GoNavi

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Why GoNavi?

Most database GUIs are Electron shells with megabytes of tax. GoNavi takes a different path — and “lightweight” only makes sense if you separate three numbers:

Number	What it means	GoNavi (v0.9.8)
Installer size	What you download	~20–26 MB class (Win / macOS / Linux release assets)
Steady-state RSS	What RAM the running UI holds	Linux WebKit build, idle empty workbench: main ≈ 429 MB; with WebKit helpers ≈ 765 MB (method below)
UI stack	Chromium tax or not	Go + system WebView (Wails) — not Electron

	Typical Electron client	GoNavi
Runtime	Chromium + Node	Go + native WebView
Installer	Hundreds of MB common	~20–26 MB class
Startup	Heavy	Fast
Memory claim	Often mixed with installer size	Measure RSS separately (see note)
AI / Agents	Bolt-on or absent	First-class MCP + multi-provider AI (draft SQL; GUI still owns schema / edits / EXPLAIN)
Data sources	Mostly RDBMS	SQL · Cache · Vector · MQ · Search · Time-series · Domestic DBs

Installer MB ≠ RAM. The RSS figures above are one Linux cloud run of the v0.9.8 WebKit41 build (empty workbench, no DB connections, remote display, ~30–40 s steady). Do not compare them to installer size, or to unverified “native ~80 MB” marketing. Windows / macOS laptop numbers may differ — treat them as a labeled sample, not a leaderboard score.

One cockpit for MySQL, Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Milvus, OceanBase, ClickHouse…
Query, edit, audit, sync — and hand structured context to coding agents without leaking passwords off-host.

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At a Glance

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  GoNavi Workbench                                                    │
│  ┌─────────────┐  ┌──────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────────┐  │
│  │ Connections │  │ Monaco SQL + AI  │  │ Virtualized DataGrid    │  │
│  │ SSH / Proxy │  │ Schema context   │  │ Batch edit · Export     │  │
│  │ Drivers     │  │ Slash commands   │  │ Txn submit / rollback   │  │
│  └─────────────┘  └────────┬─────────┘  └─────────────────────────┘  │
│                            │                                         │
│              ┌─────────────▼─────────────┐                           │
│              │  Go core · Audit · Sync   │                           │
│              │  MCP HTTP · Web Server    │                           │
│              └───────────────────────────┘                           │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Product screenshots

Each image is a full GoNavi application window (1440×900) captured from the latest dev build, scaled proportionally for README display.

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💖 Sponsors

Want to sponsor GoNavi? We welcome sponsorships and partnerships that help sustain its open-source development. Contact the maintainer on WeChat: ygf1140302783 (note “GoNavi”) to start a conversation.

Special thanks to APISmart and HuaLongAI for sponsoring GoNavi open-source development.

Sponsor	What they offer	Why it fits GoNavi
APISmart	APISmart provides unified access to leading AI models through a single API. Developers can connect to LLM, image, and video models using one API key and an OpenAI-compatible interface. This eliminates the need to manage multiple providers separately. Intelligent routing and automatic failover help improve reliability, while centralized billing makes usage easier to manage. With APISmart, developers can build and scale AI applications faster through one streamlined platform.	Lets developers and agent workflows use multiple AI capabilities without separately integrating each provider.
HuaLongAI	HuaLongAI is a premium model API relay provider for power AI developers, focused on official direct connectivity. It primarily offers Codex-series models supplied directly from official sources, with no substitutions or dilution, and invites verification. Billing is transparent, with token-level itemized records available for review. It supports enterprise-grade high concurrency and provides enterprise customers with a professional management platform, formal contracts, and invoices; visit the website for contact details. GPT-series models start at a 0.08 rate, with a stable Pro group at 0.15, two-way referral gifts, and uncapped referral rewards.	Stable model access is core infrastructure for GoNavi's schema-aware assistants, MCP, and day-to-day development.

• APISmart: https://www.apismart.ai/ — unified AI model API with an OpenAI-compatible interface.
• HuaLongAI: https://gonavi.hualong.online/ — console, docs, and the domestic high-speed endpoint.

HuaLongAI also sponsored a shared 50B token pool for GoNavi co-maintainers, used via API Key (not 50B per person). Rules and how to apply: Issue #671.

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✨ Key Features

🤖 AI that knows your schema

• OpenAI · Gemini · Claude · custom OpenAI-compatible APIs
• Attach live table schemas as context
• Slash commands: generate SQL, explain, optimize, review
• MCP: after detecting a locally installed CLI, one-click connect Claude Code / Codex / OpenCode / ZCode / DeepSeek Harness / Kimi Code / Grok Build, or use Streamable HTTP for remote agents
• Secrets stay on the GoNavi host — agents get tools, not raw passwords

⚡ Built for large data

• Virtualized DataGrid for heavy result sets
• In-place cell edit · batch CRUD · transaction submit/rollback
• Large-field popup editor · smart read/write modes
• Export: CSV · XLSX · JSON · Markdown
• Monaco editor with context-aware completion

🔌 Connectivity without drama

• URI generate / parse
• SSH tunnel · proxy
• Connection JSON import / export
• On-demand optional driver agents
• Custom Driver + DSN extensibility

🛡️ Observable & shippable

• SQL execution logs with timing
• Audit center (redacted by default, retention, export)
• Desktop + experimental Web Server mode
• Docker / K8s / Helm / Podman packaging
• Auto update checks · multi-arch releases

🧩 Stack

Go 1.24 · Wails v2 · React 18 · TypeScript · Vite · Ant Design 5 · Zustand · Monaco

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🗄 Supported Data Sources

Built-in — ready out of the box · Optional agent — install via Driver Manager

Built-in	MySQL · GoldenDB · PostgreSQL · Oracle · Redis · Chroma · Qdrant · Milvus · RocketMQ · MQTT · Kafka · RabbitMQ
Optional	MariaDB · Doris · StarRocks · Sphinx · SQL Server · SQLite · DuckDB · OceanBase · Dameng · Kingbase · HighGo · Vastbase · OpenGauss · GaussDB · IRIS · Caché · MongoDB · TDengine · IoTDB · ClickHouse · Trino · Elasticsearch · TiDB · CockroachDB · KWDB · TimescaleDB · GBase 8a · GBase 8c · GBase 8s · YashanDB · Firebird · QuestDB · GreptimeDB · InfluxDB · Presto · OpenSearch · Weaviate · Meilisearch · Typesense · etcd · ZooKeeper · Custom Driver/DSN

Category	Data Source	Driver Mode	Typical Capabilities
Relational	MySQL	Built-in	Schema browsing, SQL query, data editing, export/backup
Domestic DB	GoldenDB	Built-in	MySQL-compatible query workflow and distributed transaction scenarios
Relational	PostgreSQL	Built-in	Schema browsing, SQL query, data editing, object management
Relational	Oracle	Built-in	Query execution, object browsing, data editing
Cache	Redis	Built-in	Key browsing, command execution, encoding/view switch
Vector Database	Chroma	Built-in	Collection browsing, vector retrieval, metadata filtering
Vector Database	Qdrant	Built-in	Collection browsing, vector search, payload filtering
Vector Database	Milvus	Built-in	Collection browsing, vector search, scalar filtering
Message Queue	RocketMQ	Built-in	Topic browsing, consumer-group inspection, message-oriented workflow
Message Queue	MQTT	Built-in	Broker and topic-filter workflow with QoS-aware connection settings
Message Queue	Kafka	Built-in	Topic browsing, broker metadata, consumer-group workflow
Message Queue	RabbitMQ	Built-in	Queue/exchange browsing, virtual host inspection, management API workflow
Relational	MariaDB	Optional driver agent	Querying, object management, data editing
Relational	Doris	Optional driver agent	Querying, object browsing, SQL execution
Columnar Analytics	StarRocks	Optional driver agent	Querying, object browsing, SQL execution
Search	Sphinx	Optional driver agent	SphinxQL querying and object browsing
Relational	SQL Server	Optional driver agent	Schema browsing, SQL query, object management
File-based	SQLite	Optional driver agent	Local DB browsing, editing, export
File-based	DuckDB	Optional driver agent	Large-table query, pagination, file-DB workflow
Domestic DB	OceanBase	Optional driver agent	MySQL / Oracle tenant access, object browsing, query workflow
Domestic DB	Dameng	Optional driver agent	Querying, object browsing, data editing
Domestic DB	Kingbase	Optional driver agent	Querying, object browsing, data editing
Domestic DB	HighGo	Optional driver agent	Querying, object browsing, data editing
Domestic DB	Vastbase	Optional driver agent	Querying, object browsing, data editing
Domestic DB	OpenGauss	Optional driver agent	PostgreSQL-like schema browsing, SQL query, object management
Domestic DB	GaussDB	Optional driver agent	PostgreSQL-like schema browsing, SQL query, object management
Multi-model	InterSystems IRIS	Optional driver agent	Namespace browsing, SQL query, object management
Multi-model	InterSystems Caché	Optional driver agent	Namespace browsing, Caché SQL query, object management
Document	MongoDB	Optional driver agent	Document query, collection browsing, connection management
Time-series	TDengine	Optional driver agent	Time-series schema browsing and querying
Time-series	Apache IoTDB	Optional driver agent	Storage group / device / timeseries browsing and querying
Columnar Analytics	ClickHouse	Optional driver agent	Analytical query, object browsing, SQL execution
Federated Query	Trino	Optional driver agent	Cross-source SQL via multiple catalogs, catalog.schema browsing, SQL execution
Search	Elasticsearch	Optional driver agent	Index browsing, mapping inspection, guarded REST console, JSON DSL / query_string search
Relational	TiDB	Optional driver agent	MySQL-compatible querying, TiDB execution plans, data editing, sync / migration
Relational	CockroachDB	Optional driver agent	PostgreSQL-wire querying, SHOW CREATE DDL, data editing, sync / migration
Time-series	KWDB	Optional driver agent	Relational and time-series databases over the PostgreSQL wire, data editing, sync / migration
Time-series	TimescaleDB	Optional driver agent	Hypertables and continuous aggregates, chunk statistics, PostgreSQL workflow, sync / migration
Domestic DB	GBase 8a	Optional driver agent	MySQL-protocol MPP querying, HASH indexes, single-kind grid commits, sync / migration
Domestic DB	GBase 8c	Optional driver agent	openGauss kernel (A / B / PG modes), sha256 authentication, object management, sync / migration
Domestic DB	GBase 8s	Optional driver agent	Informix SQLI via your GBase 8s CSDK, object browsing, data editing, SQL backup / restore
Domestic DB	YashanDB	Optional driver agent	Oracle-compatible querying via your YashanDB client, PL/SQL objects, execution plans, sync / migration
Relational	Firebird	Optional driver agent	Firebird 2.5 / 3.0 / 4-5, procedures / triggers / packages, data editing, SQL backup / restore
Time-series	QuestDB	Optional driver agent	Partitioned time-series tables, SQL querying, execution plans, append-only import
Time-series	GreptimeDB	Optional driver agent	MySQL-protocol querying, TIME INDEX / tag metadata, append-only import
Time-series	InfluxDB	Optional driver agent	InfluxDB 1.x (InfluxQL) / 2.x (Flux) / 3.x (SQL), line-protocol writes, grid editing
Federated Query	Presto	Optional driver agent	PrestoDB / PrestoSQL catalogs, SQL execution, cancellation, migration source
Search	OpenSearch	Optional driver agent	OpenSearch 1.x / 2.x / 3.x indices, guarded REST console, SQL / PPL
Vector Database	Weaviate	Optional driver agent	Classes and tenants, GraphQL-backed grid browsing and editing, vector columns
Search	Meilisearch	Optional driver agent	Indexes as tables, filter / sort push-down, document editing, REST console
Search	Typesense	Optional driver agent	Collections as tables, filter_by push-down, document editing, REST console
Key-Value	etcd	Optional driver agent	Prefix tree browsing, key / lease editing, etcdctl-style console (v2 / v3 APIs)
Coordination	ZooKeeper	Optional driver agent	Znode tree browsing, data and ACL inspection, node editing, zkCli-style console
Extensibility	Custom Driver/DSN	Custom	Extend to more data sources via Driver + DSN

Elasticsearch REST console

Elasticsearch connections reuse the query workspace as a version-aware REST console:

• Write Dev Tools-style METHOD /path requests with JSON bodies, or NDJSON for _bulk and _msearch; run the request at the cursor, the exact selection, or a batch in editor order.
• Search hits can be viewed as a table while the complete HTTP response remains available as raw JSON or text.
• A server-side allowlist accepts supported search, document, index, mapping, settings, alias, health, and limited CAT operations. Unknown and high-privilege endpoints are rejected by default.
• Destructive operations require an expiring one-time confirmation. Connection protection still takes precedence and blocks writes as well as script-bearing reads.
• Writes are limited to concrete indices and require Elasticsearch view_index_metadata (or manage) permission so GoNavi can verify the target before sending data; aliases and data streams are not accepted as write targets.
• Request templates adapt document, mapping, and Bulk paths for Elasticsearch 6, 7, and 8.

This console targets Elasticsearch 6/7/8. It does not claim OpenSearch compatibility, and intentionally excludes reindex, security, snapshot, node, cluster-settings, template, pipeline, lifecycle, and other unrestricted administration APIs.

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🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Go 1.25+
• Node.js 18+
• Wails CLI
• Linux only: a C compiler, pkg-config, and the GTK3 / WebKitGTK development packages

go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@v2.15.0

Develop

git clone https://github.com/Syngnat/GoNavi.git
cd GoNavi

wails dev                          # full hot reload
node tools/wails-fast-dev.mjs      # faster when Go exports unchanged
node tools/wails-fast-dev.mjs --refresh-bindings  # after Go export signature changes

Build

wails build
wails build -clean   # clean build before release

Artifacts → build/bin.

On Linux, install the build dependencies first (pick one):

# Debian 12+ / Ubuntu 22.04+
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev
# Fedora / OpenCloudOS 9
sudo dnf install -y gcc pkgconf-pkg-config gtk3-devel webkit2gtk4.1-devel
# RHEL / Rocky / AlmaLinux 9 (WebKitGTK 4.0 only)
sudo dnf install -y gcc pkgconf-pkg-config gtk3-devel webkit2gtk3-devel
# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel gtk3 webkit2gtk-4.1

The build detects whether WebKitGTK 4.1 or 4.0 is installed. The frontend build peaks at about 3 GB of memory.

Prefer a binary?

Grab the latest build from Releases
(macOS AMD64/ARM64 · Windows AMD64 · Linux WebKitGTK 4.0/4.1).

Standalone CLI

Stable and dev builds carry headless gonavi archives under the gonavi-cli_${VERSION}_${GOOS}_${GOARCH} namespace with a matching gonavi-cli_${VERSION}_checksums.txt file. Download the matching archive from the GitHub Release, verify its checksum, extract it, then run:

gonavi list-connections
gonavi query --conn CONNECTION_ID --sql 'SELECT * FROM orders LIMIT 10'
gonavi export --conn CONNECTION_ID --output orders.csv --sql 'SELECT * FROM orders'
gonavi batch --conn CONNECTION_ID --file migration.sql --allow-write

The project does not currently publish the CLI to npm. Install it directly from the verified release archive instead.

The stable workflow also generates and retains a checksum-driven WinGet manifest artifact for Syngnat.GoNavi.CLI; it must be accepted by the WinGet community repository before the package is available there. The existing desktop GoNavi package is separate. After acceptance, install with:

winget install --id Syngnat.GoNavi.CLI -e

The CLI shares the active data root with the desktop application: GONAVI_DATA_ROOT first, then ~/.gonavi/storage_root.json, then ~/.gonavi. Use a 0600 owner-only --connection-file for transient credentials; secrets are never accepted as command-line flags. Query output defaults to JSONL, while diagnostics go to stderr. Mutating SQL also requires the stored AI safety level, connection protections, and --allow-write.

For Linux containers, copy docker.cli.env.example, set the host data root and your host UID/GID, then run the CLI against the same mounted /data directory:

cp docker.cli.env.example docker.cli.env
docker compose --env-file docker.cli.env -f docker-compose.cli.yml run --rm gonavi-cli list-connections

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🌐 Web Server (Experimental)

Same Go backend + React UI over HTTP — not a containerized Wails window.

go build .
.\GoNavi-Wails.exe web-server --addr 127.0.0.1:34116

• First visit → /setup (admin password; optional Google Authenticator)
• Bridge: window.go.* / window.runtime.* → HTTP / SSE
• Sessions, recovery codes, login rate limits

Docker / Podman

cp docker.web-server.env.example docker.web-server.env
# set GONAVI_HOST_DATA_ROOT (absolute path)
# optional: GONAVI_WEB_PASSWORD (min 6 chars)
docker compose --env-file docker.web-server.env -f docker-compose.web-server.yml up -d

Open http://127.0.0.1:34116. Mount the active data root at /data
(connections.json, daily_secrets.json, optional drivers/).
Auth state → web_auth.json.

Do not expose an unhardened web entry to the public internet. Use reverse proxy + HTTPS in production.

Health: GET /__gonavi/healthz
Local source build: add -f docker-compose.web-server.local.yml --build.

After changing env passwords:

docker compose --env-file docker.web-server.env -f docker-compose.web-server.yml up -d --force-recreate

(docker restart does not reload env files.)

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🤖 MCP & Agents

Ship schema tools to agents without shipping your vault:

cp docker.mcp-server.env.example docker.mcp-server.env
docker compose --env-file docker.mcp-server.env -f docker-compose.mcp-server.yml up -d

Surface	Entry
MCP container	docker-compose.mcp-server.yml → ghcr.io/syngnat/gonavi-mcp-server
Web UI container	docker-compose.web-server.yml → ghcr.io/syngnat/gonavi-web-server
Podman / Quadlet	deploy/podman/gonavi-mcp-server
Kubernetes	deploy/k8s/gonavi-mcp-server
Helm	deploy/helm/gonavi-mcp-server
Build-only image	Dockerfile.build-env → ghcr.io/syngnat/gonavi-build-env

Image tags (all four images follow the same scheme):

Tag	Meaning
latest	Newest stable release
0.9.8 / v0.9.8	Exact release, e.g. ghcr.io/syngnat/gonavi-web-server:0.9.8
0.9 / v0.9	Newest patch of a minor line
dev-latest	Rolling dev branch build, moves on every push

Pin an exact release when a cluster should not drift; dev-latest is a moving pointer and is not a stable anchor. Release tags are published both with and without a v prefix (v0.9.8 and 0.9.8) pointing at the same digest, so use whichever your tooling expects.

Safety defaults: remote schema-only omits execute_sql; when enabled it follows the same AI safety controls as the built-in assistant, and calling execute_sql is the confirmation.
Details: cmd/gonavi-mcp-server/README.md.

Linux build environment only

docker build -f Dockerfile.build-env -t gonavi-build-env:local .
docker run --rm -it -v "$PWD:/workspace" -w /workspace gonavi-build-env:local bash

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📦 Release Pipeline

Push a v* tag → GitHub Actions builds multi-arch releases.
Notes auto-generated from merged PRs via .github/release.yaml.

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🛠 Troubleshooting

The GoNavi desktop app on Windows depends on the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime (a system component, not full Chrome).
Some intranet / thin / Server / LTSC images ship without it. Symptoms:

• Process exits immediately, blank/white window
• Errors about missing WebView2 / WebView2 Runtime
• Installer blocked by AV or group policy

1. Check whether Runtime is installed

In PowerShell:

# Common Evergreen install path (64-bit Windows)
Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application"

# Registry (a `pv` version usually means installed)
Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}" `
  -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
  Select-Object pv, name

If the path is missing and registry has no pv, install the Runtime.

2. Online install (simplest)

1. Open the official download page:
   Microsoft Edge WebView2
2. Download the Evergreen Bootstrapper (small; needs network during install)
3. Run as Administrator, then restart GoNavi

3. Offline / intranet: Standalone installer (recommended for IT)

The Bootstrapper fails on fully air-gapped machines. Use the Evergreen Standalone Installer instead:

1. On a machine with internet, download the matching architecture package, e.g.:
   • MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstallerX64.exe (most 64-bit PCs)
   • …X86.exe / …ARM64.exe as needed
2. Copy the installer into the intranet (USB, software center, share)
3. Install as Administrator on the target PC:

# Interactive
.\MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstallerX64.exe

# Silent (batch / SCCM friendly)
.\MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstallerX64.exe /silent /install

4. Start GoNavi again. If it still fails, sign out or reboot Windows once.

4. Group policy / locked-down PCs

• Needs local admin, or IT push via SCCM / software center
• Ensure policies do not block Edge/WebView2 install or updates
• Enterprises may pin a Fixed Version Runtime (most users should prefer Evergreen)

5. Temporary workaround: Web Server mode

If the desktop WebView cannot be installed yet, run the experimental Web Server and use a normal browser:

.\GoNavi.exe web-server --addr 127.0.0.1:34116

Open http://127.0.0.1:34116. See the Web Server section above.
Do not expose an unhardened Web endpoint to the public internet.

Tracker / discussion: #672.

The next stable macOS release is gated on Developer ID signing and Apple notarization. Download the DMG from the matching GitHub Release, move GoNavi to Applications, and open it normally. Do not remove Gatekeeper quarantine metadata.

# Debian 13 / Ubuntu 24.04+
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-0 libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0

# Ubuntu 22.04 / Debian 12
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-0 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18

Artifacts with -WebKit41 prefer Debian 13 / Ubuntu 24.04+.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y fonts-noto-cjk fonts-wqy-microhei
fc-cache -fv

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🤝 Contributing

Issues and PRs welcome. Branch from dev, PR against dev.

• CONTRIBUTING.md
• Call for contributors (incl. sponsored token pool): Issue #671

🤝 Contributors

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💬 Contact & Feedback

Channel	Notes
GitHub Issues	Preferred for bugs, feature requests, and docs — easier to track and reproduce
WeChat	ygf1140302783 (note “GoNavi”) — maintainer can invite you to the community group for discussion

For technical reports, include version, OS, and repro steps when possible. Windows blank/crash on intranet images: WebView2 guide.

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⭐ Star History

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Links

• APISmart — Unified AI model API (GoNavi sponsor)
• HuaLongAI — AI API Gateway (GoNavi sponsor)
• linux.do
• AIBook

License

Apache-2.0