---
url: "https://www.launchboard.dev/launch/shirube-1330"
slug: "shirube-1330"
name: "shirube"
category: "Database"
upvotes: 5
launch_week: "2026-08-10"
tier: "Paid"
---

# shirube

> Understand your database as a map — with AI as your navigator.

```yaml
url: "https://www.launchboard.dev/launch/shirube-1330"
website: "https://github.com/shou-taro/shirube"
category: "Database"
tags: "Open Source, developer tools, AI, PostgreSQL, SQLite"
upvotes: 5
comments: 1
launch_week: "2026-08-10"
tier: "Paid"
maker: "shoutaro"
```

## About

shirube is an open-source, AI-native database explorer that helps you understand a database as a map.

It automatically visualises PostgreSQL and SQLite schemas as an interactive ER diagram. Search for a table, follow relationships one hop at a time, preview data, or ask the AI navigator questions such as, “How are customers and payments connected?”

shirube runs locally, opens database connections in read-only mode, and never sends credentials or data through a shirube server. The AI navigator is optional and supports your own Claude or OpenAI key, as well as local models through Ollama.

Run it instantly with:

uvx shirube

## Overview

shirube is an open-source, AI-native database explorer that helps developers understand a database as a map. It automatically visualises PostgreSQL and SQLite schemas as an interactive ER diagram, so relationships and table structure can be explored without manually tracing foreign keys.

The explorer can search for tables, follow relationships one hop at a time, preview data, and answer questions with an optional AI navigator. shirube runs locally in read-only mode and does not send credentials or data through a shirube server.

## Key features

- Automatically visualises PostgreSQL and SQLite schemas as an interactive ER diagram
- Search for a table and follow relationships one hop at a time
- Preview data while navigating the schema map
- Optional AI navigator for database questions like connection paths
- Safe by design: runs locally, connects read-only, and does not send credentials or data through a shirube server
- AI navigator supports user-provided Claude or OpenAI keys and local models via Ollama

## Use cases

- A developer onboarding to an unfamiliar PostgreSQL database can quickly locate a table, view its connected entities in an ER diagram, and inspect related data without writing SQL joins.
- A backend engineer debugging a schema change can trace how “customers” connects to “payments” through one-hop relationships and confirm how tables relate before updating application queries.
- A team member working with a local SQLite file can explore table structure, preview sample rows, and use the AI navigator to ask how entities are connected—without uploading database contents to a server.

## Who it's for

shirube is for developers who need to understand PostgreSQL or SQLite schemas during onboarding, debugging, or development. It’s especially useful for teams that want local, read-only database exploration with an optional AI assistant.

## How it works

1. **Run shirube locally** — Start shirube with uvx shirube to launch the local database explorer.
2. **Connect in read-only mode** — Provide a database connection for PostgreSQL or SQLite, with access handled as read-only.
3. **Explore diagram and ask questions** — Use the interactive ER diagram to search tables, follow relationships, preview data, and optionally ask the AI navigator about connections.

## FAQ

### Does shirube send database credentials or data to a server?

No. shirube runs locally, opens database connections in read-only mode, and does not send credentials or data through a shirube server.

### Which databases does shirube support for schema visualization?

shirube visualises PostgreSQL and SQLite schemas as an interactive ER diagram.

### Can the AI navigator be used without sending data to the shirube server?

Yes. The AI navigator is optional, and shirube is designed to run locally without sending credentials or data through a shirube server.

### What AI options are supported for the navigator?

The AI navigator can use user-provided Claude or OpenAI keys, or local models via Ollama.

## Links

- Website: https://github.com/shou-taro/shirube
- LaunchBoard: https://www.launchboard.dev/launch/shirube-1330

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