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GoNavi

Active·★ 2.1k·Apache-2.0·Updated 2026-10-22
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GoNavi is a cross-platform database client built with Wails (Go plus the system WebView) and React instead of Electron, with installers in the 20–26 MB range. It is notably honest about size: the README separates installer size from memory use and reports about 429 MB RSS for an idle Linux WebKit build, warning readers not to confuse the two.

It connects to relational databases and also to caches, vector stores, message queues, search engines, time-series and Chinese domestic databases, for example MySQL, Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Milvus, OceanBase and ClickHouse. The data grid is virtualized for large result sets and supports in-place edits, batch CRUD and transaction commit or rollback, with SSH tunnels, proxies, execution logs and a redacted audit center.

The AI side attaches live table schemas to chats with OpenAI, Gemini, Claude or any OpenAI-compatible API, with slash commands to generate, explain, optimize and review SQL. It also detects local CLIs and connects Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and others over MCP, or serves Streamable HTTP for remote agents, while credentials stay on the GoNavi host. License is Apache-2.0.

This write-up is based on the project's README and public repository data. We have not hand-tested the tool. Data as of 2026-10-22.

License
Apache-2.0
Latest release
v1.1.4 · 2026-10-18
Last commit
2026-10-22
Contributors
52
Forks
228
Open issues and PRs
5
First published
2026-01-31

Source: GitHub, npm and PyPI public APIs.

#ai#cross-platform#database-client#database-gui#desktop-app#developer-tools#golang#kafka
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01

Features

01One client for MySQL, Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Milvus, OceanBase, ClickHouse and more
02AI assistant with live table schemas as context; slash commands to generate, explain, optimize and review SQL
03One-click MCP connection for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and others, or Streamable HTTP for remote agents
04Virtualized data grid with in-place edits, batch CRUD and transaction commit/rollback
05SSH tunnel and proxy, SQL execution logs and a redacted audit center
02

Why choose it

+Agents get database tools over MCP without ever seeing raw passwords, which is safer than pasting connection strings into a chat.
+One small native client covers SQL, Redis, Kafka, vector and time-series sources instead of several separate GUIs.
+Clear, measured claims about installer size versus memory use, so expectations are realistic.
03

Trade-offs

!Idle memory is still several hundred MB because the UI runs in a system WebView.
!The Web Server mode is marked experimental.
!Broad data-source coverage means less-common drivers are installed on demand and may be less mature than the main ones.
04

Maintenance check

ActiveChecked: 2026-10-22
Last commit
2026-10-22
Commits, last 90 days
100+
Releases, last 90 days
19
Latest release
dev-latest (2026-10-22)
Open issues
3
Recent issues with at least one comment
3/3
Commits per week, last 12 weeks
Commits per week, last 12 weeks: 75, 81, 57, 112, 127, 175, 116, 181, 226, 134, 109, 60

Oldest week on the left; the latest four weeks are orange. Source: GitHub commit activity.

Status rule: archived on GitHub = Archived; last commit within 90 days = Active; 91 to 365 days = Slowing; older = Stale. All figures come from the GitHub API on the date shown.

Most discussed open issues

  • #671 📣 邀请共建 GoNavi · Call for Contributors(欢迎提 PR)16 comments · 2026-07-21
  • #672 [Docs] Windows 内网缺少 WebView2 Runtime 导致无法启动 — 安装与排查指南2 comments · 2026-07-21
  • #761 📮 联系 GoNavi 作者与加入微信群 / Contact & WeChat Group0 comments · 2026-07-28

Issue titles are quoted from GitHub. Open the link to check whether a problem still applies to the version you use.

05

Compatibility

Windows / macOS / Linux
Desktop app
Verified via docs
Claude Code / Codex
MCP
Verified via docs
OpenAI / Gemini / Claude APIs
AI assistant
Verified via docs
06

Use cases

↳A lightweight replacement for Electron-based database GUIs
↳Giving a coding agent database access without handing it credentials
↳Drafting and reviewing SQL with an assistant that knows the schema
07

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A ~25 MB Go database client with a schema-aware AI assistant and MCP for agents

2.1k228Apache-2.0
Last commit1d ago
StatusActive
CategoryDev Tooling
Contributors52
Latest releasev1.1.4
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