Anyquery

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Anyquery is a SQL query engine that allows you to run SQL queries on pretty much anything. It supports querying files, databases, and apps (e.g. Apple Notes, Notion, Chrome, Todoist, etc.). It's built on top of SQLite and uses plugins to extend its functionality.

It can also connect to LLMs (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, TypingMind, etc.) to allow them to access your data.

Finally, it can act as a MySQL server, allowing you to run SQL queries from your favorite MySQL-compatible client (e.g. TablePlus, Metabase, etc.).

Usage

Connecting LLM

LLMs can connect to Anyquery using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This protocol provides context for LLMs that support it. You can start the MCP server with the following command:

# To be started by the LLM client
anyquery mcp --stdio
# To connect using an HTTP and SSE tunnel
anyquery mcp --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8070

You can also connect to clients that supports function calling (e.g. ChatGPT, TypingMind). Refer to each connection guide in the documentation for more information.

# Copy the ID returned by the command, and paste it in the LLM client (e.g. ChatGPT, TypingMind)
anyquery gpt

Running SQL queries

The documentation provides detailed instructions on how to run queries with Anyquery. But let's see a quick example. Type anyquery in your terminal to open the shell mode. Then, run the following query:

You can also launch the MySQL server with anyquery server and connect to it with your favorite MySQL-compatible client.

anyquery server &
mysql -u root -h 127.0.0.1 -P 8070

Installation

The documentation provides detailed instructions on how to install Anyquery on your system. You can install anyquery from Homebrew, APT, YUM/DNF, Scoop, Winget and Chocolatey. You can also download the binary from the releases page.

Quick install (macOS & Linux)

The fastest way to get started. This downloads the right binary for your platform, verifies its checksum, and adds it to your PATH — no sudo required:

curl -fsSL https://anyquery.dev/install.sh | sh

To pin a version or install elsewhere, set ANYQUERY_VERSION (e.g. 0.4.5) or ANYQUERY_INSTALL_DIR. To update later, re-run the same command. On Windows, use Scoop, Winget, or Chocolatey (below).

Homebrew

brew install anyquery

ARCH LINUX (AUR)

# Install using an AUR helper like yay
yay -S anyquery-git

# paru
paru -S anyquery-git

APT

echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://apt.julienc.me/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anyquery.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install anyquery

YUM/DNF

echo "[anyquery]
name=Anyquery
baseurl=https://yum.julienc.me/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0" | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/anyquery.repo
sudo dnf install anyquery

Scoop

scoop bucket add anyquery https://github.com/julien040/anyquery-scoop
scoop install anyquery

Winget

winget install JulienCagniart.anyquery

Chocolatey

choco install anyquery

Go install

Requires Go 1.26+ (some dependencies don't support older versions).

CGO_ENABLED=1 go install -tags "vtable fts5 sqlite_json sqlite_math_functions" github.com/julien040/anyquery@main

Anyquery relies on cgo (through go-sqlite3), so you need a C compiler (gcc, clang, or a mingw toolchain on Windows) available in your PATH.

Plugins

Anyquery is plugin-based, and you can install plugins to extend its functionality. You can install plugins from the official registry or create your own. Anyquery can also load any SQLite extension.

Sponsors

Anyquery is an independent open-source project. These companies support its development:

Want your logo here?

Anyquery is built and maintained by one person. Sponsoring keeps it free and open-source, and puts your logo in this README and on anyquery.dev.

Become a sponsor

License

Anyquery is licensed under the AGPLv3 license for the core engine. The RPC library is licensed under the MIT license so that anyone can reuse plugins in different projects.

The plugins are not subject to the AGPL license. Each plugins has its own license and the copyright is owned by the plugin author. See the LICENSE file for more information.

Contributing

If you want to contribute to Anyquery, please read the contributing guidelines. I currently only accept minor contributions, but I'm open to any suggestions or feedback.

You can have a brief overview of the project in the architecture documentation.