macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sqlx-clilocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 2519
Install sqlx-cli with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, apk
Command-line utility for SQLx, the Rust SQL toolkit. Version 0.9.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#sqlx-cli.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#sqlx-clinixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sq/sqlx-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S sqlx-cliArch Linux sync databases · sqlx-cli · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add cargo-sqlxAlpine Linux edge package indexes · cargo-sqlx · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
overview
Package summary
Command-line utility for SQLx, the Rust SQL toolkit
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cargo-sqlx
- sqlx
history
Project history and usage
sqlx-cli is the command-line companion to SQLx, the Rust SQL toolkit, used for database management, migrations, and offline query metadata generation.
Project history
The SQLx repository's official README describes SQLx as an async, pure-Rust SQL crate with optional compile-time checked queries and support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and SQLite. The sqlx-cli README describes the CLI as SQLx's associated command-line utility for managing databases, migrations, and offline mode for query macros.
Official repository metadata places the SQLx project in public GitHub development from late 2019. The CLI became important because SQLx's compile-time query checking creates a developer workflow need: capture query metadata with cargo sqlx prepare so projects can build without a live development database.
Adoption history
The supplied package-manager facts show sqlx-cli distributed as sqlx-cli or cargo-sqlx through Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, and Arch. That packaging matters because Rust users often need the executable in CI images and developer shells even when the application itself depends on SQLx as a library.
How it is used
The official sqlx-cli README documents cargo install options by database backend and TLS stack, DATABASE_URL via command-line option, environment, or .env file, database create/drop commands, migration creation and execution, reversible migrations, cargo sqlx prepare, the .sqlx metadata directory, and prepare --check for CI.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about sqlx-cli because it bridges Rust's compile-time SQL checking with ordinary package-manager workflows. It is a CLI that must stay version-compatible with a Rust library, database drivers, TLS choices, and CI environments.
Timeline
- 2019: Official repository metadata reports SQLx public repository creation.
- 2020: Public issue history shows early CLI design work around cargo-sqlx and migration commands.
- 2021: The sqlx-cli README documents reversible migrations using timestamped up/down SQL files.
- 2023: Changelog notes offline query metadata moving toward one file per query invocation.
- 2026: Latest crate/docs metadata continues to describe sqlx-cli as SQLx's command-line utility.
Related projects
- sqlx-cli is tightly coupled to SQLx query macros, Rust's cargo workflow, and database backends including PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, and SQLite.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:sql
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
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.
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
.env
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cargo-sqlx | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sqlx | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.9.0
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sqlx-cli |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/transact-rs/sqlx |
| Repository | https://github.com/transact-rs/sqlx |
| Last updated | 2026-07-04T16:53:45+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
sqlx-cli
nix profile install nixpkgs#sqlx-cli- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlx Cli
pacman95%
sqlx-cli 0.9.0-1
Command-line utility for SQLx, the Rust SQL toolkit
https://github.com/launchbadge/sqlx
sudo pacman -S sqlx-cli- License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlx Cli
apk92%
cargo-sqlx 0.8.6-r0
Command-line utility for SQLx, the Rust SQL toolkit - cargo subcommand
https://github.com/launchbadge/sqlx
sudo apk add cargo-sqlx- License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlx
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Cargo Sqlx
apk92%
sqlx 0.8.6-r0
Command-line utility for SQLx, the Rust SQL toolkit
https://github.com/launchbadge/sqlx
sudo apk add sqlx- License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlx
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Sqlx
apk92%
sqlx-bash-completion 0.8.6-r0
Bash completions for sqlx
https://github.com/launchbadge/sqlx
sudo apk add sqlx-bash-completion- License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlx
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Sqlx
apk92%
sqlx-doc 0.8.6-r0
Command-line utility for SQLx, the Rust SQL toolkit (documentation)
https://github.com/launchbadge/sqlx
sudo apk add sqlx-doc- License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlx
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Sqlx
apk92%
sqlx-fish-completion 0.8.6-r0
Fish completions for sqlx
https://github.com/launchbadge/sqlx
sudo apk add sqlx-fish-completion- License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlx
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Sqlx
apk92%
sqlx-zsh-completion 0.8.6-r0
Zsh completions for sqlx
https://github.com/launchbadge/sqlx
sudo apk add sqlx-zsh-completion- License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlx
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Sqlx
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation