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SQLite MCP Sidecar for Gemini CLI

dev.xakpc/sqlite-mcp-sidecar

Agent-safe MCP sidecar for one live SQLite database: read-only default, bounded writes.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:oci

Install SQLite MCP Sidecar in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sqlite-mcp-sidecar": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/xakpc/sqlite-mcp-sidecar:0.1.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SQLITE_SIDECAR_DB": "<SQLITE_SIDECAR_DB>",
        "SQLITE_SIDECAR_TOKEN": "<SQLITE_SIDECAR_TOKEN>",
        "SQLITE_SIDECAR_PERMISSIONS": "<SQLITE_SIDECAR_PERMISSIONS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

SQLite MCP Sidecar in other clients