mycli
Rich MySQL Terminal Client with AutoCompletion, Syntax Highlighting, and Dataframes
Runssource: GitHubhomepagePythonBSD-3-Clausecommit 709272fadf5d
Python, BSD-3-Clause licensed. The project labels itself: auto completion, data science, database, mycli, mysql, polars, python and repl.
mycli runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 18 minutes and hit 4 errors and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
mycli installs and runs via uv; 2770 pytest tests pass against a live MariaDB database with 5 expected MySQL/MariaDB compatibility failures.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 100 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- MariaDB 13.0.2 binary crashes intermittently between shell sessions in this container10 minutes
- uv not pre-installed in container1 minute
- test.utils import path not in sys.path for standalone pytest1 minute
- 5 pytest failures against MariaDB due to MySQL/MariaDB compatibility (SSL, EXPLAIN, error messages)
- Install time
- 18 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 20 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 4 hit, 4 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- uv run python -m pytest -q test/pytests/ with PYTEST_HOST=127.0.0.1 PYTEST_PORT=3307 PYTEST_USER=root returned 2770 passed, 5 failed, 2 skipped, 7 xfailed; mycli --version returned '0.1.dev1+g709272fad'; mycli --help displayed 111-line help page
- Model tokens used
- 435,113
- Exact commit tested
- 709272fadf5d
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
exec /bin/sh -lc 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" && cd /work/repo && uv run mycli --version 2>&1' … succeeded in 1026ms: mycli, version 0.1.dev1+g709272fad All done. Here's the summary of everything I observed and did: **Install**: `uv sync --all-extras` installed 100 packages successfully. `mycli --version` outputs … **Testing**: The pytest suite ran twice — once without a database (2698 passed, 79 skipped, 7 xfail… tokens used 435,113 All done. Here's the summary of everything I observed and did: **Install**: `uv sync --all-extras` installed 100 packages successfully. `mycli --version` outputs … **Testing**: The pytest suite ran twice — once without a database (2698 passed, 79 skipped, 7 xfail…
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
- Installed in 18 minutes.
- Recovered from all 4 errors without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
- Licensed BSD-3-Clause, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
What it is a reasonable choice for
- Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
Topics (from GitHub)
auto-completiondata-sciencedatabasemyclimysqlpolarspythonreplsqlsyntax-highlighting
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/mycli)Questions
- Does mycli run?
- Yes. mycli runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 18 minutes, hitting 4 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test mycli?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit 709272fadf5d. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test mycli?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.14: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does mycli take to install?
- 18 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does mycli need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing mycli?
- 4 things broke in the recorded run, and 4 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- Where is the evidence for mycli?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.