SQLite + Claude Desktop

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This guide walks through connecting a SQLite file to Claude Desktop using QueryBear’s managed MCP server. End result: Claude Desktop can query a local SQLite database from the chat UI.

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What you’ll need

• A QueryBear account (sign up free)
• A SQLite file
• Claude Desktop installed

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Step 1: Add the SQLite connection to QueryBear

Dashboard → Connections → New connection → SQLite:

• File path — absolute path on the machine running the QueryBear connector.

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Step 2: Add QueryBear to Claude Desktop

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Step 3: Verify

“What QueryBear tools do you have? List my connections.”

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Try it

“In the local SQLite DB, find the 5 longest support sessions and the resolution status of each.”

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SQLite + Claude Desktop gotchas

• The SQLite file must be reachable from QueryBear’s connector, not from Claude Desktop. If your file is on a server, run QueryBear there; if it’s local, the connector reads it locally.
• Always copy DB files that other apps own (Apple Notes, browsers). Locking conflicts can be subtle.
• ATTACH DATABASE is blocked at the parser.
• Block sensitive content at the QueryBear level — anything Claude reads goes to Anthropic’s API.

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Related

• SQLite MCP server — SQLite-specific deep dive
• Claude Desktop client — Claude Desktop overview
• Security model — what the gateway protects against