dbcli/mycli
Rich MySQL Terminal Client with AutoCompletion, Syntax Highlighting, and Dataframes observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 2
- age_days: 4168
- days_rel: 8
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 98
Adoption not part of the score
11967 stars · 697 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
mycli is a command-line terminal client for MySQL and compatible databases (MariaDB, Percona, TiDB, Apache Doris) with context-sensitive auto-completion, syntax highlighting, and Polars dataframe support. It is a user-friendly alternative to the default mysql shell, with features like fuzzy history search, favorite queries, and LLM integration.
Use cases
- query mysql from the terminal with autocomplete
- a better mysql command line client with syntax highlighting
- interactively explore tables and columns in a mysql database
- run sql queries with pretty printed colored output
- save and reuse favorite sql queries with parameters
- query an llm about my database schema from the cli
- export query results to parquet or plot dataframes
When to choose
- you work with MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, TiDB, or Apache Doris daily and want a smarter REPL than the mysql shell
- you want context-sensitive completion, fuzzy history search, and syntax highlighting out of the box
- you want dataframe transforms, plotting, or LLM assistance directly at the SQL prompt
When to avoid
- you primarily use PostgreSQL or SQLite (use pgcli or litecli instead)
- you need a fully supported native Windows experience (testing is limited with known limitations)
- you need a GUI database client or automated non-interactive scripting where plain mysql client suffices
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
database cli search-engine databases developer-tools data-science windows python cli mysql mariadb sql-client repl autocompletion syntax-highlighting dataframes llm tidb keyring command-line linux macos
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/dbcli/mycli · fetched 2026-08-28 · a007e358f4d9
- homepage: http://mycli.net · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8f38f4e08995
- site_page: https://www.mycli.net/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 869cda192378
- site_page: https://www.mycli.net/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 954fdefaf274
- site_page: https://www.mycli.net/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2d5e4aa7e650
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/mycli/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 78a188697b47
- site_page: https://www.mycli.net/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 794cccd8ad39
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dbcli/mycli | main | 95 |
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