# 使用 Homebrew 安装 whodb-cli

查看 whodb-cli 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:whodb-cli
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install whodb-cli
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:whodb-cli
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **软件包管理器页面:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/whodb-cli>
- **版本:** 0.123.0
- **来源摘要:** Database management CLI with TUI interface, MCP server support, AI, and more
- **主页:** <https://whodb.com/>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/clidey/whodb>
- **上游文档:** <https://whodb.com/>
- **许可证:** Apache-2.0
- **源码归档:** <https://github.com/clidey/whodb/archive/refs/tags/0.123.0.tar.gz>
- **最后更新:** 2026-08-03T17:46:58Z
- **已生成:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## 可执行文件

- whodb-cli (cli)
- whodb-cli (别名)

## 构建依赖

- go

## 安装行为

- post-install 钩子: 未定义
- Bottle: 可用 于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-04
- 管理器版本: 0.123.0
- 管理器更新时间: 2026-08-03
- 本地数据: OK
- 上游仓库: https://github.com/clidey/whodb
- 检测到的最新版本: 0.123.0 (当前)
## 项目历史与用法

WhoDB CLI is the terminal interface for Clidey's WhoDB database explorer. It brings the project's database browsing, querying, AI-assisted workflows, and MCP server support into a Go-based TUI.

### 项目历史

Clidey launched WhoDB in 2024 as an open-source database management tool focused on lightweight deployment and a modern user experience. The launch materials described it as an alternative to older database admin experiences, initially emphasizing PostgreSQL with broader SQL and NoSQL support planned.

The clidey/whodb repository was created on June 11, 2024. The main README now describes WhoDB as a lightweight next-generation data explorer, while the CLI README describes an interactive, production-ready command-line interface with a Bubble Tea terminal UI.

The CLI expanded WhoDB from a web/database explorer into a terminal-native tool. Its documented feature set includes multi-database support, table browsing, a WHERE builder, SQL editing with schema-aware autocomplete, optional AI chat, and an MCP server mode.

### 采用历史

WhoDB's adoption is tied to a modern developer preference for local, lightweight database tools that sit between raw database shells and full desktop GUI clients. GitHub API metadata showed more than 4,900 stars and more than 200 forks on July 2, 2026.

The CLI's MCP mode also connects WhoDB to the 2025-2026 wave of AI-agent tooling. The official CLI announcement explains that `whodb-cli mcp serve` turns the local database client into a toolset for assistants such as Claude or Cursor.

### 使用方式

Typical usage is to run `whodb-cli` for an interactive TUI, connect to a database, browse schemas and tables, build filters, and issue SQL or database-specific queries without leaving the terminal.

For AI-assisted workflows, the documented pattern is to run `whodb-cli mcp serve` so an MCP-compatible assistant can call database tools through the local WhoDB process. That gives package-manager users a single installed binary for both human TUI use and agent-facing database access.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

WhoDB CLI is significant because database tooling has historically split into heavyweight GUIs, vendor-specific shells, and ad hoc SQL clients. WhoDB CLI packages a multi-database explorer as a modern TUI with optional AI/MCP features.

For terminal users, it follows the same cultural path as tools like k9s and lazygit: make an operational domain visual and keyboard-driven while staying installable and script-adjacent.

### 时间线

- 2024-06-11: The clidey/whodb GitHub repository was created.
- 2024: Clidey launch materials introduced WhoDB as an open-source, lightweight database management tool.
- 2026: The CLI documentation described TUI database browsing, optional AI chat, and MCP server mode.
- 2026-07-02: GitHub API metadata showed the repository above 4,900 stars.

### Related projects

- WhoDB's CLI is part of the larger WhoDB data explorer project.
- Bubble Tea and Lip Gloss are the Go TUI ecosystem named by the CLI's community posts and documentation.
- MCP-compatible assistants such as Claude and Cursor are target consumers of the CLI's server mode.

### 来源

- Clidey WhoDB release post: https://blog.clidey.com/whodb-release/
- WhoDB CLI README: https://github.com/clidey/whodb/blob/main/cli/README.md
- WhoDB CLI Show HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46697475
- WhoDB CLI announcement: https://blog.clidey.com/whodb-cli-now-live/
- WhoDB GitHub API metadata: https://api.github.com/repos/clidey/whodb
- WhoDB repository and README: https://github.com/clidey/whodb


## 安全说明

没有找到 whodb-cli 的匹配本地密钥处理 manifest。软件包元数据仍在此发布，以便未来覆盖拥有稳定的软件包 URL。


## 源数据库详情

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** whodb-cli
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable


## 相关链接

- [MCP tool packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/mcp-tools/) - Mentions MCP or Model Context Protocol.
- [AI and agent packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/ai-agent-tools/) - Matched AI model, agent, coding-agent, orchestration, or MCP metadata.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [go](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [supabase-mcp-server](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/supabase-mcp-server/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, database, mcp.
- [github-mcp-server](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/github-mcp-server/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, mcp.
- [mcp-toolbox](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/mcp-toolbox/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, mcp.
- [n8n-mcp](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/n8n-mcp/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, mcp.
- [playwright-mcp](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/playwright-mcp/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, mcp.
- [chrome-devtools-mcp](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/chrome-devtools-mcp/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, mcp.
- [mcp-grafana](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/mcp-grafana/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, mcp.
- [mcp-inspector](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/mcp-inspector/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, mcp.
- [mongodb-mcp-server](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/npm/mongodb-mcp-server/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: ai, cli, mcp, mongodb, server.
- [mcp-server-kubernetes](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/mcp-server-kubernetes/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: ai, cli, management, mcp, server.
- [neo4j-mcp](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/neo4j-mcp/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: ai, cli, database, mcp, server.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/whodb-cli.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/whodb-cli.yml)


## 来源

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated package history
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph