dbx

What it is

DBX is a lightweight, cross-platform database management tool implemented in Rust. It supports 70+ databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, DuckDB, SQL Server, DM, and more) and bundles features such as a CLI, GUI, built-in AI assistant, MCP Server, and Docker/NPM-distributed components. The project emphasizes a small binary size (~20 MB) with no bundled Chromium and multi-frontend accessibility (desktop, web, and Docker).

How it works

DBX provides a single application that includes a query editor (CodeMirror 6), a data grid, schema tools, data operations, specialized browsers for Redis and MongoDB, and safety/connectivity features (SSH tunnel, proxy settings, auto-reconnect). It also exposes an MCP-based integration path where AI agents can query databases via a separate MCP server. The MCP server can be started with a CLI command and configured via a .mcp.json file.

Getting started

• Install or run the MCP server as part of the setup:

npx @dbx-app/mcp-server

• Add to your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dbx": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@dbx-app/mcp-server"] }
  }
}

• Manage MCP permissions under DBX Settings → MCP (values: read_only, safe_write, high_risk_write).

• Windows portable builds require DBX_DATA_DIR in the MCP config pointing to the data directory next to DBX.exe.

Recent releases

Latest release: v0.5.68 (2026-07-28) with features such as Nacos metrics, etcd key management improvements, and Redis fuzzy key lookup. Other releases include package binaries for DBX MCP and CLI (v0.4.44, 2026-07-27) and Linux static browser release (v0.5.67, 2026-07-27).

Traction

Stars: 12190 Forks: 1166 Open issues: 1058

Behind the repo

DBX maintains a separate MCP server package under packages/mcp-server/ and distributes MCP artifacts independently from the desktop application. The MCP server is invoked via npx and is configurable through .mcp.json.

Caveats

License: Apache-2.0 Created: 2026-04-29 Last push: 2026-07-28