From SQL Generation to Tool Selection: A Domain-Oriented Pattern for MCP Servers

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Learn to apply the Domain-Oriented Tooling Pattern for efficient SQL execution on MCP servers using LLMs

advanced Published 25 Aug 2026

Action Steps

Identify domain-aligned tools for your MCP server
Parameterize queries to encapsulate schema navigation and joins
Implement the Domain-Oriented Tooling Pattern to select tools at query time
Test and optimize tool selection for improved performance
Integrate the pattern with your existing LLM-based agent architecture

Who Needs to Know This

Data engineers and architects working with MCP servers and LLMs can benefit from this pattern to improve query efficiency and reduce complexity

Key Insight

💡 Selecting domain-aligned tools instead of generating SQL at query time can improve performance and reduce complexity

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Title: From SQL Generation to Tool Selection: A Domain-Oriented Pattern for MCP Servers

Abstract:
arXiv:2608.22063v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Agents built on Large Language Models (LLMs) increasingly reach enterprise data through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and many MCP database servers maximize flexibility by exposing a single generic SQL execution tool. This paper proposes the Domain-Oriented Tooling Pattern: instead of generating SQL at query time, the model selects from a small set of domain-aligned tools whose parameterized queries encapsulate schema navigation, joins and busi

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