# MotherDuck CLI

> Not MCP. Dives/Flights are MotherDuck-specific. Lite Flights 30 min/day

**Subcategory:** MotherDuck  
**License:** MIT  
**Source:** https://github.com/motherduckdb/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/motherduck-cli/SKILL.md

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## When it is useful

Operate MotherDuck from a terminal: auth, query, Dive/Flight authoring. Not MCP (chat-only exploration). Dives and Flights are MotherDuck-specific. Lite Flights 30 min/day without CC. Distinct from duckdb-install-duckdb.

## The Catch

Not MCP. Dives/Flights are MotherDuck-specific. Lite Flights 30 min/day without CC. Distinct from duckdb-* CLI. Lite 0 USD/mo still 10 GB / 10 CU hours Pulse / 2 service accounts.