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dev.xakpc/sqlite-mcp-sidecar · v0.1.3

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

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add sqlite-mcp-sidecar -e SQLITE_SIDECAR_DB=<SQLITE_SIDECAR_DB> -e SQLITE_SIDECAR_TOKEN=<SQLITE_SIDECAR_TOKEN> -e SQLITE_SIDECAR_PERMISSIONS=<SQLITE_SIDECAR_PERMISSIONS> -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/xakpc/sqlite-mcp-sidecar:0.1.3
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "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>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "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>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "sqlite-mcp-sidecar": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
SQLITE_SIDECAR_DB
Required
Path of the existing SQLite file inside the container
SQLITE_SIDECAR_TOKEN
Required, secret
Deployment bearer token (a long random string)
SQLITE_SIDECAR_PERMISSIONS
Optional
Permission set: schema, read, write, backup, diagnostics, danger-raw-write

Details

Packageghcr.io/xakpc/sqlite-mcp-sidecar:0.1.3 (OCI, streamable-http)
First published24 Oct 2026
Last updated24 Oct 2026
Registry namedev.xakpc/sqlite-mcp-sidecar

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