Lightweight database client
Developed in Rust, dbx offers a lightweight database client of 25 MB that supports over 100 database types. Along with a desktop application, command-line interface (CLI), and Docker support, it includes features such as a built-in AI assistant and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Updates
- October 26, 2026: Stars 27,698 → 27,769, latest release v0.6.55 (October 25, 2026).
- October 25, 2026: Stars 27,655 → 27,698, latest release v0.6.54 (October 24, 2026).
- October 24, 2026: Stars 27,622 → 27,655, latest release v0.6.53 (October 24, 2026).
- October 23, 2026: Stars 27,537 → 27,622, latest release v0.6.52 (October 23, 2026).
What you get
- Supports over a hundred database types.
- Works with desktop, Docker, and command line.
- Includes an AI assistant and Model Context Protocol.
Installation
brew install --cask dbxnpm install -g @dbx-app/cli
# or via Homebrew
brew tap t8y2/tap && brew install dbx-cli
dbx agent setup
dbx connections list --json
dbx query local "select 1" --jsonRunning it
# The default keeps the key in the persistent /app/data volume.
docker run -d --pull=always --name dbx -p 4224:4224 \
-v dbx-data:/app/data \
t8y2/dbx:latestIf you don't write code
Follow the necessary steps to install and run the dbx application. For the desktop app, use the brew install --cask dbx command, and for the command line interface, use the npm install -g @dbx-app/cli # or via Homebrew brew tap t8y2/tap && brew install dbx-cli dbx agent setup dbx connections list --json dbx query local "select 1" --json commands. If you want to run it with Docker, run the # The default keeps the key in the persistent /app/data volume. docker run -d --pull=always --name dbx -p 4224:4224 \ -v dbx-data:/app/data \ t8y2/dbx:latest command.
Repository: https://github.com/t8y2/dbx. Follow the official instructions in the README of this repository for setup and execution.
Before starting, check which OS we are on and if the necessary tools (e.g., Python, Node.js, Git, Docker) are installed. Install any missing ones step-by-step according to this system.
Create a new, empty folder to work in. Do not touch any files outside this folder and do not delete anything. Tell me what you are going to do in one sentence before running each command.
Tell me what I should see on the screen at the end of each step. If an error occurs, I will paste the error message to you exactly as it is, and we will fix it together.
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TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-09-29: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. The introductory text was prepared with AI from the repository's own documentation, and this page was machine-translated from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.