MySQL

Zamino

ChatGPT & Claude

Connect MySQL to ChatGPT & Claude

Ask your production database anything — in plain English, no SQL. Zamino maps your schema so ChatGPT and Claude know what's in it, then runs one read-only query per question. Nothing is copied out of your database. 5-minute setup.

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Read-only & secure · Works with ChatGPT and Claude · Free for your first source

How do I connect MySQL to AI?

You can't connect MySQL to ChatGPT or Claude directly — neither can access your MySQL data or analyze your history on its own. Zamino bridges them in three moves:

Connect MySQL read-only, in a few clicks.
Zamino maps your schema — tables, columns, keys and relationships — so your AI knows what's in there.
Link ChatGPT or Claude and ask your data anything in plain English.

what zamino does

How Zamino connects MySQL to your AI

Your data is already there — it's just locked behind SQL. Zamino maps the schema, hands your AI a safe way to query it, and leaves every row where it is.

Your MySQL database

Users, orders, subscriptions, events — rows only reachable by writing SQL.

Zamino maps it

Reads your tables, columns, keys and relationships, remembers your metric definitions, and keeps a wiki of your business context.

You ask in plain English

Question your data in ChatGPT or Claude. Accurate answers across any time range, instantly.

setup

Connect MySQL to ChatGPT or Claude in 5 minutes

No developers, no spreadsheets, no exports. Five clicks and you're asking questions.

Create your free account

Connect MySQL

Add a read-only database user and paste your connection details — host, port, and credentials. Point it at a replica and production is never touched.

We map your schema

Zamino introspects your tables, columns and foreign keys — without copying a single row.

Link your AI

Paste one secure connection into ChatGPT or Claude.

Ask anything

Question your data in plain English.

see it in action

Ask a real question. Get a real analysis.

This is one question, answered across your whole MySQL history — the kind no built-in report can touch.

asking in

Claude · via Zamino

You

What's my MRR, and which plan is driving the most churn this quarter?

Joining your subscriptions, plans and payments tables, MRR is $128,400 today. Here's Q2 churn by plan:

MRR

$128,400

▲ +6%

Net revenue churn

2.9%

▼ -0.4 pts

Starter plan churn

7.8%

▲ 3× Pro

Pro plan churn

2.4%

■ steady

Starter churns at 7.8%/mo — more than 3× your Pro plan (2.4%). Most Starter cancellations land in month 2, right after the trial converts. Pro and Business are healthy and actually improving.

Verdict — it's activation, not price

Starter users who finish the setup wizard churn at 2.1%; those who don't churn at 12%. The problem is onboarding, not pricing. Fixing first-week activation for Starter would claw back an estimated $3,900 MRR per quarter — more than any price change.

Example output. Try your own: “What's my trial-to-paid conversion by signup source?” · “Which cohorts have the best 6-month retention?” · “Show weekly active users for the last quarter”

what's covered

Exactly what your AI can see

MySQL is a federated connector. Zamino copies nothing out of your database — it introspects your schema so the AI knows what's there, then runs a single read-only SELECT each time you ask. These are the eight calls it can make.

Passthrough

8 callsSELECT onlynothing stored

Read live from your database

Six calls map your schema; two run the query. Every statement is parsed first and rejected unless it is a single SELECT.

Mapping your schema

db_list_schemas

Every schema your read-only user can see, minus MySQL's own system databases.

db_list_objects

Tables and views in a schema, with comments and row-count estimates.

db_search_objects

Finds candidate tables and columns by keyword — for when nobody remembers which schema "invoice" lives in.

db_get_object_details

Columns and types, primary key, foreign keys in both directions, indexes, size, engine and collation.

db_get_relationships

Declared foreign keys across a schema, so joins are planned rather than guessed.

db_sample_rows

A handful of real rows, to learn the enum values and date formats that column types alone don't tell you.

Running the query

db_explain_query

The execution plan without running anything — used to price an expensive-looking query before it runs.

db_execute_read_query

One SELECT, or one WITH … SELECT. Results are capped at 10,000 rows by default.

Where the line is

Nothing is written: INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DDL, stored procedures and transaction control are rejected at parse time, before anything reaches your database.

Nothing is copied: Zamino stores no rows from your database, so there is no second copy to secure or keep in sync.

Multi-statement queries and functions like load_file, sleep and benchmark are rejected outright.

Only the schemas your read-only user can see are reachable — the grant you create is the boundary.

Point the connection at a read replica and production is never touched at all.

why not connect directly?

Can't ChatGPT just connect to MySQL?

Not in a way that actually works. Here's the difference between an AI that writes SQL and one that can safely run it.

A direct / live connector

ChatGPT can write SQL, but it can't connect to your database or run it.

No guardrails — nothing stops a generated UPDATE, or a query that scans every row.

It re-derives your schema every chat and forgets what your columns mean.

Can't join your database with QuickBooks, Stripe or your bank.

MySQL + Zamino

Your schema is mapped up front — tables, types and foreign keys — so the joins are actually right.

Always current: every question runs against your database at the moment you ask it.

Read-only by construction — writes and DDL are rejected before they reach your database.

Add accounting, payments & bank for answers your database alone can't give.

faq

Connecting MySQL to AI — common questions

Do I need to write SQL?

No — that's the point. You ask in plain English ('what's my MRR by plan?') and Zamino writes and runs the SQL against your schema. It learns your tables and columns so you don't have to remember them.

Will this touch or slow down my production database?

No. Zamino connects read-only and you can point it at a read replica, so production writes are never affected. Expensive-looking queries are run through EXPLAIN before they execute, and every result is row-capped — a question can't turn into a full-table scan that takes your database down.

Which databases does this work with?

This page covers MySQL and MySQL-compatible engines like MariaDB and Amazon Aurora MySQL. Zamino queries the schemas your read-only user can see, and can combine the answers with your other connected tools like Stripe or QuickBooks.

Can ChatGPT or Claude connect to MySQL directly?

Not in a useful way. ChatGPT and Claude can write SQL, but neither can open a connection to your database, and neither should be trusted to run whatever it writes. Zamino gives them a governed, read-only path: your schema is mapped first, every statement is parsed and rejected unless it's a single SELECT, and results are capped — so a question can never become a write or a full-table scan.

Is it safe to connect MySQL to AI?

Yes. Zamino connects with a read-only MySQL user you create, so it can never modify or delete a row. Connections are encrypted (TLS), credentials are vaulted, your data is isolated to your business, and you can point Zamino at a read replica so production is never touched. Revoke access anytime.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. Connecting MySQL is a few clicks, and asking questions is just plain English in the AI app you already use. There are no spreadsheets, exports, or formulas.

Does this work with Claude as well as ChatGPT?

Yes. Zamino gives you one secure connection that works in ChatGPT, Claude, or both — bring whichever AI you prefer. The same connection also lets you add other tools like QuickBooks and Stripe later.

How much does it cost?

Your first connected source is free on every plan, so you can connect MySQL and start asking questions at no cost. Paid plans add more sources and teammates — we never charge per record, and asking questions is always included.

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MySQL, ChatGPT, and Claude are trademarks of their respective owners. Zamino is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by MySQL, OpenAI, or Anthropic.