{"data":{"slug":"dbx","name":"DBX","tagline":"Apache-2.0 agent-facing multi-engine DB client — MCP + CLI + Docker","category":"agents","categoryName":"AI Agents","url":"https://github.com/t8y2/dbx","github":"https://github.com/t8y2/dbx","pricing":"open-source","hook":"DBX is a lightweight multi-engine database client that already speaks MCP — agents query the connections you configured, via CLI or Docker, without inventing another SQL gateway.","whatsGood":"Apache-2.0 (t8y2/dbx). ~20 MB client for 80+ engines (Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, DuckDB, …). Built-in MCP server, desktop, Docker Hub image, and npm `@dbx-app/cli` / `@dbx-app/mcp-server`. Surfaces: MCP + CLI. Connection allowlist and SQL safety modes aimed at agent use.","theCatch":"★22,325 in about 99 weeks (~225 a week), with 1,284 open issues: judge it on the MCP/CLI substance, not the star count. Vs Neon / hosted DuckDB: those are managed engines; DBX is the agent-facing multi-engine client that sits on connections you already have. MCP is a separate install from the desktop binary; some engines still need the DBX agent/JRE path.","verdict":"Apache multi-engine MCP/CLI client when agents must query many DBs you already run — not Neon/DuckDB hosting; distrust the ★ spike and the issue pile.","addedAt":"2026-09-30","featured":false,"domain":"AI Agents","subSpecialty":"MCP","subcategory":"MCP","tags":["mcp","cli","self-host","permissive","containers","active","young-repo","fast-stars"],"capabilities":["mcp","cli","database"],"surfaces":["MCP","CLI","Self-host"],"ecosystem":["Multi-platform"],"licenseModel":"Apache-2.0","githubStars":27177,"starsPerWeek":1096,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2026-04-29","pushedAt":"2026-10-19","license":"Apache-2.0","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-19"}},"related":[{"slug":"claude-code","name":"Claude Code","tagline":"Terminal-first coding agent with deep repository context"},{"slug":"cursor","name":"Cursor","tagline":"The AI-first code editor that understands your codebase"},{"slug":"devin","name":"Devin","tagline":"Autonomous AI engineer for defined engineering tasks"},{"slug":"stagehand","name":"Stagehand","tagline":"AI-native browser automation that mixes code and natural language"},{"slug":"browser-use","name":"Browser Use","tagline":"Open-source framework for LLM-driven browser agents"}],"links":{"self":"/api/gems/dbx","html":"/gems/dbx","markdown":"/gems/dbx.md","category":"/api/gems?category=agents","categoryPage":"/stacks/agents"}}