Lightweight MCP server providing seamless database connections, zero-config auto-discovery, and rich IDE integrations for efficient development, debugging, and multi-database support including SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.
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A lightweight VS Code extension that auto-loads your database and provides affordances from your database to aid development and debugging.
Built with π for developers.
Cmd+K Cmd+G
(Mac) or Ctrl+K Ctrl+G
(Windows/Linux) to quickly open any tableWe are genuinely grateful to the following sponsors of DevDb:
MCP Server: Provide your database information to AI-powered IDEs and MCP clients like Cursor, Windsurf, etc.
Quick table open command: Press Cmd+K Cmd+G
(Mac) or Ctrl+K Ctrl+G
(Windows/Linux) to quickly open any table.
Zero-config Database Auto-discovery: Automatically discover and load your database β no manual configuration required. Supports environments like DDEV, Adonis, Laravel, containerized setups (Laravel Sail), etc.
Database affordances for Local Development: Because of a deep understanding of your database schema, DevDb is able to provide affordances that aid development and debugging, such as one-click generation of Eloquent Model factories, etc.
Powerful IDE Integrations: DevDb nicely integrates your database with your IDE to provide very useful IDE-powered features like Context Menu & CodeLens Integrations directly in your editor, providing features like opening tables from code, invoking SQL query explainer when working on query optimization tasks, etc.
Rich Database Client with Intuitive UX: Dedicated database client view with one-click data browsing, inline editing, deletion, one-click reconnection, etc. Easily modify, set values to null, preview complex JSON data, all within a responsive interface.
Data Export: Export table data as well-formatted JSON or SQL INSERT statements copied to your clipboard or saved to file.
Comprehensive Multi-database Support: Seamlessly interface with SQLite, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL Server; with more to come!
Intuitive Configuration System: In environments where automatic zero-config is unavailable, DevDb provides quick snippets that produce well-formatted templates, as well as JSON Schema validation IntelliSense, which altogether makes creating configuration file for connecting to your database an awesome experience.
Integrated Framework & Tool Support: Tailored support for popular frameworks and tools including Laravel, DDEV, and Adonis ensures a seamless development experience. Need special feature(s) for your environment? We're listening!.
Cross-platform Compatibility: Engineered to perform consistently on Linux, macOS, and Windows, ensuring maximum flexibility as you can carry on your work across all these platforms.
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Ubuntu 20.04 (including equivalent distors) and below are not supported because they have reached EOL and no longer supported runners in GitHub Actions. See https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/11101
[!NOTE] DevDb also provides several Language and Framework Integrations
Cmd + K + D
to toggle the view panelCmd + K + G
to go to a tableCmd + Click
table name in the sidebar to open the table in the current tabCmd + Click
on a database value to edit itCmd + Z
to undo changes, Cmd + Y
to redo changes, and Cmd + S
to save changesSet null
button on a database value to set the value to null
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Currently supported databases:
DevDb can automatically discover and load your database using connection details from your VS Code workspace (zero-config mode). When this zero-config auto-discovery isn't available, a configuration file option is provided.
No configuration file is needed when the workspace root contains any of the following:
If zero-config support isn't available for your environment, create a .devdbrc
file in your project root with your database connection details.
[!WARNING] Exclude the
.devdbrc
config file from version control by adding it to.gitignore
. This protects sensitive information and allows team members to use different database configurations.
The configuration file should contain a single array of database connection objects. DevDb provides rich editing features for .devdbrc
:
type
devdb mysql
: MySQL configurationdevdb mariadb
: MariaDB configurationdevdb postgres
: PostgreSQL configurationdevdb sqlite
: SQLite configurationdevdb mssql
: Microsoft SQL Server configuration[ { "name": "My test MySQL database", "type": "mysql", "host": "127.0.0.1", "port": "3306", "username": "root", "password": "12345", "database": "test" // [!NOTE] > Factory Generation is also available via the context menu #### Query Explainer The Query Explainer integrates with [MySQL Visual Explain](https://mysqlexplain.com) to optimize SQL queries by analyzing MySQL's query execution plan. Usage: 1. Open a Laravel PHP file containing SQL query (Eloquent or `DB` facade) 2. Select the SQL query to analyze 3. Click the `Explain query` Code Lens or select `Explain query` from the context menu 4. View the explanation in your browser or copy the URL !image > [!NOTE] > VS Code [multi-root workspaces](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/multi-root-workspaces) support is in development. Track progress [here](https://github.com/damms005/devdb-vscode/issues/68). ### MCP Configuration 1. As shown in screenshot, click the hammer icon to copy the MCP settings. 1. In your IDE's MCP settings file (e.g. `.vscode/mcp.json`, `windsurf/mcp_config.json`, etc.), paste the copied JSON as one of the available MCP servers. Your IDE/AI-tool should now be able to use your database details. !Copy MCP settings !MCP Usage ## URI Handler DevDb provides a custom URI handler that allows you to open specific database tables directly from external applications or links. This is useful for integrating DevDb with other tools or creating shortcuts to frequently accessed tables. ### URI Format The URI format follows this pattern:
devdb://open/table?connectionId=123&database=main&table=users&workspace=...&authority=...
Parameters:
- `connectionId`: The ID of the database connection
- `database`: The database name
- `table`: The table name to open
- `workspace`: (Optional) The workspace path
- `authority`: (Optional) The authority for the URI
## Support
You can support the development of DevDb by [contributing](#contribution) or by [sponsoring the development](https://github.com/sponsors/damms005). We appreciate your DevDb sponsorships with perks. Check the [sponsorship page](https://github.com/sponsors/damms005) for available sponsorship options.
We also appreciate your support by saying 'thank you' to our existing sponsors by patronizing or subscribing to the amazing services they offer:
- [Traycer AI](https://traycer.ai/#pricing1)
## Contribution
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Contributions are currently limited to the extension core code. UI code is not available for public contribution.
1. Fork this repository and clone your fork locally
1. Run `bun install` to install dependencies
1. Make your contributions to the codebase
1. Press `F5` to launch the debugger and test changes locally
1. Run test suites with `bun run test-services` and ensure all tests pass
1. Push changes to your fork
1. Open a PR to this repository
1. Take your flowers! ππΊπΉ
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