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A local-first database client with AI SQL help — 40+ databases, desktop, web, Docker and CLI
★ 28.3k starsApache-2.0
View guide →A 25MB database client for 100+ databases — with a built-in AI assistant, MCP server and CLI
dbx is an open-source dev tools project by t8y2 (t8y2/dbx on GitHub). It has 25,210 GitHub stars and 2,283 forks, is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 8 October 2026.
Decide what you want to achieve with dbx and check the README on GitHub for requirements before installing.
Clone the repository from GitHub (or take the packaged install route in step 3 if the README offers one).
Follow the project's documented install commands — the Run section below lists the exact ones — and add any required API keys or models.
Work through the README's quickstart example end to end, then adapt it to your own project or data.
One client for relational, NoSQL, embedded and analytical databases.
Built-in AI help for writing and understanding queries.
A polished editor plus grid for browsing and editing data.
Schema browsing/comparison tools and connectivity safety features documented in the README.
npx @dbx-app/mcp-server exposes database access to MCP-compatible AI agents.
Roughly 25MB desktop app, plus Docker self-hosting and a CLI for scripts.
Get the DBX source and deployment files.
git clone https://github.com/t8y2/dbx.git
cd dbxOn macOS, install via Homebrew cask (other platforms use the releases/Docker options in the README).
brew install --cask dbxRun the web version in Docker on port 4224.
docker run -d --pull=always --name dbx -p 4224:4224 dbxio/dbx:latest
# image name per README 'Self-Hosted (Docker)' — check it for the current tagdbx is maintained by the t8y2 organization/account on GitHub, together with open-source contributors, in the public repository t8y2/dbx.
Yes — the code is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. You can use, modify and redistribute it under that license's terms.
DBX itself is free and Apache-2.0; its AI assistant uses a model you configure, so AI features need your own provider key or endpoint.
DBeaver is the established heavyweight; DBX competes on size and speed with AI and MCP built in, while Chat2DB is a closer AI-first rival — DBX's edge is the tiny footprint and 100+ database breadth.
Clone the repository from GitHub, follow the install commands in the Run section (taken from the project's README), and complete the documented quickstart example before adapting it to your own use case.
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