centralmind/gateway

Overview

A Go-based MCP server that connects databases to LLMs and AI agents. It provides a universal interface for agents to query and interact with databases through the Model Context Protocol.

Best for

Best for
Developers who want to give AI agents read-only database access via a standard protocol

Use cases

• Let an AI agent run SQL queries against a production database via a standardized API
• Expose database tables and schemas to LLMs for natural language querying
• Integrate database access into MCP-compatible agent frameworks

How to use

Install

docker run --platform linux/amd64 -p 9090:9090 ghcr.io/centralmind/gateway:v0.2.18 start --connection-string "postgres://db-user:db-password@db-host/db-name?sslmode=require"

Tools exposed

• docker

Tested with

Cursor, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT

Notes

A Go-based MCP server that connects databases to LLMs and AI agents. It provides a universal interface for agents to query and interact with databases through the Model Context Protocol.

531 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-07-18. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Use cases

• Let an AI agent run SQL queries against a production database via a standardized API
• Expose database tables and schemas to LLMs for natural language querying
• Integrate database access into MCP-compatible agent frameworks

Pros

• Single Go binary with no heavy dependencies for easy deployment
• Works with any database that supports MCP
• Optimized specifically for LLM read queries and schema exploration

Cons

• Limited to read queries for safety, not for write operations
• Requires running a separate service next to your database
• Small community and limited plugin ecosystem

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