Open Source
How VillageSQL does open source
VillageSQL plans and builds VillageSQL Server, the open source MySQL fork that adds an extension framework, in public, and every contributor follows the same written rules.
MySQL
Crafting an Extension Framework for MySQL: a talk from MySQL BR Conf 2026
The design choices behind the VillageSQL Extension Framework, from simpler functions to parameterized types to porting PostgreSQL’s hstore. Watch the MySQL BR Conf 2026 talk.
AI
Benchmarking vector indexes in MySQL with vector-dev-bench
PostgreSQL has a rapidly evolving vector ecosystem. MySQL is earlier on that road, but the community is hard at work catching up. MariaDB ships its own HNSW index, Google engineers have shared a ScaNN-based vector index on MySQL's own vector index proposal, Percona is building an HNSW
MySQL
Announcing VillageSQL Server 0.0.7
We are pleased to announce the launch of VillageSQL Server 0.0.7. You now have a License to Query (please note this post contains lots of James Bond 007 database puns). In this release, the mysql-8.4 build tracks MySQL Server 8.4.11, the mysql-9.7
VillageSQL
Access MySQL over MCP with vsql-mcp
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has become a standard way for AI agents to discover the tools an application, database, or service offers. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity, et al. can connect to an MCP server, ask it what tools are available, and call these tools instead of figuring out
Extension
Advanced Cryptography in MySQL with vsql-crypto
There are a few cryptography tasks that are common to many backends. For example, you should store passwords such that a database leak doesn't expose them, you should sign payloads so the receiving side can verify them, you should keep a column's data unreadable outside the
Extension
OAuth2 and JWT Logins for MySQL
An engineer leaves your company. You disable their single sign-on account, and their access to the wiki, the cloud console, and the CI system goes with it. Typically, access to database resources doesn't follow such a simple plan. Database user and role maintenance too often happens within
MySQL
Announcing VillageSQL Server 0.0.6
VillageSQL Server 0.0.6 is now available. This release advances the mainline to MySQL Server 8.4.11 and adds support for MySQL Server 9.7.2 and Percona Server 8.4.10. Highlights of this release include the following: * An extension can now log you in, so your
Extension
Aligning MySQL Extensions with Existing Component Services
When something goes wrong inside MySQL, the server says so in the error log. It's what administrators already watch. Every entry carries a severity and an error code, and you can query it from performance_schema.error_log like any other table. It is the server's
VillageSQL
Village News: MySQL News + Events (18 August 2026)
NOTE: We are back after a summer break! Hope you enjoyed the beach and long summer nights. As part of building the MySQL Community, we are going to publish a curated overview of MySQL and database news and events that you might have missed over the last period. If you
VillageSQL
Announcing VillageSQL Server 0.0.5
VillageSQL Server 0.0.5 is now available (and marked as the stable release for installs). This release is focused on the extension lifecycle: upgrading an extension in place, pinning the exact version you install, and seeing what's running. The extension framework also adds variable-length custom types
MySQL
MySQL's New Governance Model: Two steps forward, one step to the side, and one step backwards
After years of MySQL development happening largely behind closed doors, Oracle has been making real progress towards making the MySQL project more open and community-oriented. Thanks and recognition should go to Heather VanCura and the MySQL team for driving these major initiatives which require heavy lifting on a 30-