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. ~30MB class binaries.

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

_{Sponsored by 华龙中转站 / Hualong Transfer Station}

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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	~30MB 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}

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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, guarded REST console, JSON DSL / query_string search
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 1.21+
• Node.js 18+
• Wails CLI

go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@v2.11.0

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.

Prefer a binary?

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

Standalone CLI

The standalone CLI release track is being introduced. Dev builds already carry headless gonavi archives, and the first stable CLI release will publish the same assets under the gonavi-cli_${VERSION}_${GOOS}_${GOARCH} namespace with a matching gonavi-cli_${VERSION}_checksums.txt file. Until that stable release exists, use the dev archives for testing only. Extract an archive and 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

After the first stable CLI release, the verified npm wrapper will be published and will select the matching CLI archive and checksum file for the host platform. Until the package appears in the npm registry, install from a release archive instead. Once it is published, install with:

npm install -g @syngnat/gonavi-cli

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

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

Windows: missing Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime (common on intranet images)

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.

macOS Gatekeeper

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.

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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💖 Sponsors

华龙中转站 · Hualong Transfer Station
_{AI API Gateway · multi-model routing · domestic high-speed endpoint}

Special thanks to 华龙中转站 (Hualong Transfer Station) for sponsoring GoNavi open-source development.

What they are	An AI API Gateway that unifies multi-model access behind an OpenAI-compatible surface — so you can ship LLM features without fighting provider fragmentation and network friction.
What you get	Multi-model routing · OpenAI-compatible API · domestic high-speed direct endpoint · practical for indie devs and open-source projects that need reliable LLM access
Why we recommend them	GoNavi is AI/MCP-first. Stable model access is core infrastructure for coding agents, schema-aware assistants, and day-to-day development.

Looking for a solid LLM relay?
👉 https://api-fast.hualong.online/ — console, docs, and the domestic high-speed endpoint.

Hualong 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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🤝 Contributing

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

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

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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

• 华龙中转站 · Hualong Transfer Station — AI API Gateway (GoNavi sponsor)
• linux.do
• AIBook

License

Apache-2.0

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