GoNavi

Navigate every data source — native speed, agent-ready, zero Electron bloat.

A high-performance cross-platform database client built with Wails (Go) + React. Desktop-first. MCP-ready. ~10MB class binaries.

Language: English · 简体中文  ·  ⬇ Download · ⚡ Quick Start · ✨ Features · 🤖 MCP

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Why GoNavi?

Most database GUIs are Electron shells with megabytes of tax. GoNavi takes a different path:

	Typical Electron client	GoNavi
Runtime	Chromium + Node	Go + native WebView
Binary size	Hundreds of MB	~10MB class
Startup	Heavy	Fast
Memory	High baseline	Lean
AI / Agents	Bolt-on or absent	First-class MCP + multi-provider AI
Data sources	Mostly RDBMS	SQL · Cache · Vector · MQ · Search · Time-series · Domestic DBs

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, scaled proportionally for README display.

 

_{Real desktop captures · full window · sensitive result cells redacted}

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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: install into Claude Code / Codex, or 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 · MongoDB · TDengine · IoTDB · ClickHouse · Trino · Elasticsearch · Custom Driver/DSN

Full capability matrix

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
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, JSON DSL / query_string search
Extensibility	Custom Driver/DSN	Custom	Extend to more data sources via Driver + DSN

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🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21+
• Node.js 18+
• Wails CLI

go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/[email protected]

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.

Prefer a binary?

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

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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

Safety defaults: remote schema-only omits execute_sql; mutating SQL requires explicit allowMutating=true.
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

macOS: “App is damaged and can’t be opened”

Without Apple notarization, Gatekeeper may block the app:

sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/GoNavi.app

Or right-click → Open (Control-click flow). Move the app to Applications first.

Linux: missing WebKitGTK

# 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+.

Linux: Chinese glyphs as tofu boxes

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

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⭐ Star History

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Links

• linux.do
• AIBook

License

Apache-2.0

_{Built for people who live in SQL, schemas, and agent loops.}