# Install dbx-cli with Homebrew, Nix, winget Command-line interface for DBX database connections, schema, and safe queries. Version 0.4.42 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-23. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#dbx. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dbx-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dbx-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dbx ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/db/dbx/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id t8y2.DBX -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: t8y2.DBX from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dbx-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.4.42 - **Source summary:** Command-line interface for DBX database connections, schema, and safe queries - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-23T18:27:01Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - dbx (cli) - dbx (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.4.42 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-23 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/t8y2/dbx - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage DBX CLI is the command-line companion for DBX, focused on database connections, schema inspection, safe SQL queries, and prompt-ready schema context. ### Project history The CLI lives inside the DBX monorepo, whose README describes DBX as a lightweight cross-platform database client and manager with desktop, web, Docker, and MCP-oriented workflows. ### Adoption history Official installation paths include npm and Homebrew, which places the CLI in normal package-manager workflows for developers who want database metadata and query output in scripts. ### How it is used Typical CLI usage includes listing connections, describing schemas, running read-only queries, printing compact context for prompts, and opening DBX desktop views. ### Why package nerds care Package-manager users care because DBX CLI bridges local database connection state with shell automation and AI-agent workflows while documenting stable JSON and CSV output modes. ### Timeline - Current: DBX CLI is documented as installable through npm and Homebrew. - Current: DBX documents MCP and Codex-oriented database workflows. ### Related projects - DBX Desktop, DBX MCP server, database clients such as DBeaver and TablePlus. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dbx-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Linux: $DBX_DATA_DIR/dbx.db, ~/.local/share/com.dbx.app/dbx.db - macOS: $DBX_DATA_DIR/dbx.db, ~/Library/Application Support/com.dbx.app/dbx.db - Windows: %DBX_DATA_DIR%\dbx.db, %APPDATA%\com.dbx.app\dbx.db ## Credential files - Linux: $DBX_DATA_DIR/dbx.db, ~/.local/share/com.dbx.app/dbx.db - macOS: $DBX_DATA_DIR/dbx.db, ~/Library/Application Support/com.dbx.app/dbx.db - Windows: %DBX_DATA_DIR%\dbx.db, %APPDATA%\com.dbx.app\dbx.db ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dbx-cli - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - dbx: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/db/dbx/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - t8y2.DBX: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: t8y2.DBX from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [MCP tool packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/mcp-tools/) - Mentions MCP or Model Context Protocol. - [AI and agent packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/ai-agent-tools/) - Matched AI model, agent, coding-agent, orchestration, or MCP metadata. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [anyquery](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/anyquery/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, mcp, sql. - [clickhouse-sql-parser](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clickhouse-sql-parser/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database-tools. - [couchbase-shell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/couchbase-shell/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database-tools. - [cqlkit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cqlkit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database-tools. - [gqlplus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gqlplus/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database-client, sql. - [percona-toolkit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/percona-toolkit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database-tools. - [psql2csv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/psql2csv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database-tools. - [rainfrog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rainfrog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database-tools. - [knex](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/knex/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, data, database, database-tools, query. - [kysely-ctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/kysely-ctl/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, command-line, data, database, database-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dbx-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dbx-cli.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph