TiDB + JavaScript (mysql2)

Use this skill to connect to TiDB from Node.js with the mysql2 driver (promise API), configure TLS correctly for TiDB Cloud, and provide small runnable snippets you can copy into a project.

Important: mysql vs mysql2

These two drivers are easy to mix up:

• This skill is for mysql2 (npm i mysql2) and uses the promise API (mysql2/promise).
• If you meant mysqljs/mysql (npm i mysql) which is callback-based, jump to the tidbx-javascript-mysqljs skill instead.

Recommendation: prefer an ORM for app code

For most application code (models, migrations, types), prefer an ORM/query builder:

• Prisma ORM: use tidbx-prisma
• Kysely query builder: use tidbx-kysely

When to use this skill