DB Plugin

Help query: "What does the db plugin do?" / "How do I use db in Volt?"

The db plugin turns Volt into a lightweight database workbench: connect to databases, browse schema, run SQL in query buffers, keep history/snippets, and use a multi-pane dashboard.

Package name	db
Module	user/db.rs

What it does

• Connect and disconnect database sessions
• Browse tables/schema and refresh metadata
• Open SQL query buffers and execute statements
• Manage connection history, snippets, and a dashboard multiview

Commands

Command	Description
db.connect	Starts a database connection flow.
db.disconnect	Disconnects the active database session.
db.show-tables	Shows tables for the active connection.
db.new-query-buffer	Opens a new SQL query buffer.
db.execute-sql	Executes SQL from the query buffer.
db.show-connections	Shows saved/active connections.
db.show-history	Shows query history.
db.show-snippets	Shows SQL snippets.
db.save-snippet	Saves the current query as a snippet.
db.refresh-schema	Refreshes schema metadata.
db.dashboard	Opens the DB dashboard.
db.multiview	Opens the DB multiview layout.
db.switch-pane	Switches focus between DB panes.

Keybindings

Chord	Command	Scope
Ctrl+c Ctrl+c	db.execute-sql	Query / dashboard buffers
Ctrl+s	db.save-snippet	Query buffers
Ctrl+Tab	db.switch-pane	DB panes
Enter	db.activate-line / db.submit-connect	Browsers / connect popup

Notes

Buffer names follow *db-* patterns (query, schema, history, snippets, results, dashboard).

Related pages

• Builtin plugin catalog
• Edit a plugin
• Plugin concepts