# MCP Toolbox for Databases

> Apache-2.0 Google MCP server for databases

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox  
**Added:** 2026-10-12

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## The Hook

MCP Toolbox for Databases (formerly genai-toolbox) gives an agent safe, named database tools — you define the queries once and the server handles connection pooling, auth and observability.

## What's Good

Apache-2.0, from Google (googleapis/mcp-toolbox), release v1.14.0. Prebuilt generic tools such as list_tables and execute_sql get an MCP client talking to a database in minutes; for production you define your own parameterised SQL tools in tools.yaml. Works with Postgres, MySQL and many more, plus Google Cloud databases. ★~16.6k.

## The Catch

You write and maintain your SQL tools yourself in tools.yaml — the server does not invent safe queries for you. The prebuilt tool sets mostly target Google databases (AlloyDB, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Spanner and friends); other engines get the generic tools. Renamed from genai-toolbox, so older guides use the old name.

## Verdict

The Google-backed way to give agents database access through queries you control — budget time for writing tools.yaml.