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datasette-agent 0.3a0

Simon Willison just shipped datasette-agent 0.3a0—the open-source tool that turns databases into autonomous AI workspaces.

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Why it matters

datasette-agent enables developers to build AI agents that can autonomously query, analyze, and act on structured data. This is a practical implementation of agent-as-capability for the data layer—reducing the friction between LLMs and production databases.

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9 to know
  1. datasette-agent version 0.3a0 released

  2. Open-source project by Simon Willison

  3. Enables autonomous database querying and analysis

  4. Agent-based interface for structured data access

  5. Published June 15, 2026

  6. Enables natural language database queries

  7. Eliminates SQL dependency for developers

  8. Published Jun 15, 2026

  9. Open-source tool built on Simon Willison's datasette project

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