# mysql_explain_analyze

Get query execution plan with actual timing using EXPLAIN ANALYZE (MySQL 8.0+). Only TREE format is supported.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `mysql_explain_analyze`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-explain-analyze

## Facts

- Tool: `mysql_explain_analyze`
- Server: Mysql Mcp (`oci:docker.io/writenotenow/mysql-mcp:v1.0.0`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/neverinfamous/mysql-mcp.git
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "mysql_explain_analyze",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why mysql_explain_analyze is rated Low

EXPLAIN ANALYZE in MySQL is a non-destructive introspection tool that analyzes and reports on query performance characteristics. It does not execute the actual query body, does not modify state, and returns only explanatory output. This is purely informational (Read category). The 'actual timing' aspect comes from simulating execution, not from side effects.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool uses EXPLAIN ANALYZE which is a read-only query analysis statement. The description explicitly states it 'Get[s] query execution plan with actual timing' — a diagnostic operation that retrieves metadata about query execution without modifying data."

## Use case

AI agents call mysql_explain_analyze to retrieve information from Mysql Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mysql Mcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "mysql_explain_analyze": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mysql Mcp (222)

- `mysql_audit_restore_backup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-audit-restore-backup.md
- `mysql_cascade_simulator` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-cascade-simulator.md
- `mysql_doc_drop_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-doc-drop-collection.md
- `mysql_doc_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-doc-remove.md
- `mysql_drop_partition` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-drop-partition.md
- `mysql_drop_schema` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-drop-schema.md
- `mysql_drop_table` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-drop-table.md
- `mysql_drop_view` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-drop-view.md
- `mysql_event_drop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-event-drop.md
- `mysql_force_index` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-force-index.md
- `mysql_fulltext_drop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-fulltext-drop.md
- `mysql_json_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-json-remove.md
- `mysql_migration_rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-migration-rollback.md
- `mysql_role_drop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-role-drop.md
- `mysql_analyze_table` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-analyze-table.md
- `mysql_create_dump` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-create-dump.md
- `mysql_event_create` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-event-create.md
- `mysql_flush_tables` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-flush-tables.md
- `mysql_json_merge` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-json-merge.md
- `mysql_migration_apply` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-migration-apply.md
- `mysql_optimize_table` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-optimize-table.md
- `mysql_spatial_intersection` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-spatial-intersection.md
- `mysql_spatial_transform` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-spatial-transform.md
- `mysql_stats_row_number` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-stats-row-number.md
- `mysql_transaction_begin` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-transaction-begin.md
- `mysql_transaction_execute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-transaction-execute.md
- `mysqlsh_run_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysqlsh-run-script.md
- `proxysql_commands` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/proxysql-commands.md
- `mysql_audit_diff_backup` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-audit-diff-backup.md
- `mysql_audit_list_backups` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp/mysql-audit-list-backups.md
- …and 192 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-neverinfamous-mysql-mcp.md

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