Tools

In-process analytical SQL database. Its CLI queries CSV, Parquet and JSON files directly with SQL, no import or server needed, so agents can sample and aggregate large files. Officially maintained.

Anthropic's official data skill that guides agents to write, translate and optimize SQL across Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, PostgreSQL and other warehouse dialects, including CTEs, window functions and analytical aggregations.

Manages BigQuery datasets, tables and jobs with the bq and gcloud CLIs, runs SQL queries and loads data, with references for client libraries, MCP and Terraform. Google's official skill; requires a Google Cloud project.

Publishes SQLite databases as browsable, queryable web pages and JSON APIs, with SQL queries, metadata and plugins, and deploys to Cloud Run and other platforms with datasette publish. Great for data exploration and data journalism. Needs Python 3.10+.

A CLI and Python library by Simon Willison: imports JSON and CSV straight into SQLite with automatic table creation, runs in-memory SQL queries over files, and supports full-text search and table transformations.

Runs SQL queries against ClickHouse and browses databases and table schemas, read-only by default; can also enable embedded chDB to query data directly in files and URLs. Maintained by ClickHouse.

Official DuckDB skills: query local or S3 CSV, Parquet, Excel and JSON files with SQL or plain language, attach databases, convert formats, analyze spatial data and look up documentation. Needs the DuckDB CLI; tested only on macOS and Linux.

Apache Doris's official MCP: gives agents read-only access to explore table metadata, run and explain SQL, diagnose slow queries, and check cluster status, load jobs and data governance info. Needs Python 3.12+ and Doris 2.0 or later.