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explain_query

MCP tool from Mssql MCP by codegiveness

Show the execution plan summary (or raw XML) without executing the query.

How to use it

explain_query is exposed by the Mssql MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the explain_query tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Mssql MCP

$npx -y @codegiveness/mssql-mcp --version
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Other tools in Mssql MCP (17)

analyze_db_health

Summary health check: size, VLFs, fragmentation, stats staleness, blocking.

analyze_indexes

Missing-index analysis from sys.dmdbmissingindex DMVs (workload-wide or per-query).

database

string

execute_sql

Execute a T-SQL batch. SELECT in Restricted; DML/DDL in Unrestricted.

format

enum

get_object_details

Return columns, parameters, indexes, and triggers for a specific object.

get_top_queries

Top queries by CPU/duration/reads from sys.dmexecquerystats.

limit

int

list_databases

List all databases with an iscurrent flag (system DBs excluded).

list_objects

List tables/views/procedures/functions with schema, type, and limit filters (default 1000).

list_schemas

List schemas in the current or specified database.

name

string

order_by

enum

query

string

schema

string

sql

string

type

enum