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sqlite-utils

CLI utility and library for manipulating SQLite databases

notable Python simonw/sqlite-utils
60% pass rate
2/7 principles met

Spec Coverage

How many of the spec's requirements were verified for this tool. See /coverage for the full matrix.

Level Total Verified Unverified
MUST 23 9 14
SHOULD 16 0 16
MAY 7 0 7

Audience signal: mixed

This tool sends mixed signals: some agent-readable affordances are present, others are not. Treat the warnings below as friction points, not defects.

This is an informational signal, not an authoritative verdict — see methodology. The per-check evidence below is the ground truth.

Top Issues

All Checks

P1: Non-Interactive by Default

PASS Non-interactive by default
SKIP Non-interactive gate flag advertised in --help target satisfies P1 via alternative gate (help-on-bare or stdin-primary)
WARN Flags advertise env-var bindings in --help 2 flag(s) found in --help but no `[env: NAME]` bindings advertised

P2: Structured, Parseable Output

WARN Structured output support --output/--format flag detected but could not validate JSON via safe probes (--help/--version override output flags in most CLIs)

P3: Progressive Help Discovery

PASS Help flag produces useful output
PASS Version flag works

P4: Fail-Fast, Actionable Errors

PASS Rejects invalid arguments

P6: Composable, Predictable Command Structure

PASS Handles SIGPIPE gracefully
WARN Pager-using CLI ships --no-pager escape hatch pager referenced in --help but no --no-pager escape hatch advertised
PASS Respects NO_COLOR

P7: Bounded, High-Signal Responses

WARN Quiet mode available no --quiet/-q flag detected in --help output

Details

Version scored
3.39
Audit date
2026-05-01 10:09:39 UTC
Duration
2.1s
Platform
linux/x86_64
Mode
command
Anc build
0.3.0
Install
uv tool install sqlite-utils

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