Documentation

Start with a working Tabula database.

Choose local SDK/CLI, self-host service, MCP host, or managed browser mode first, then use REST/OpenAPI, MCP Apps, pricing, comparison, portability, and launch-readiness docs as your workflow gets more specific.

Choose your Tabula mode

Start locally with the SDK or CLI, run a self-host endpoint, connect an MCP host, or use the managed browser trial.

Compare paths

Start managed in the browser

Create the first managed database before choosing a paid plan. The trial path shows Tabula design, inspect, and evolve real schema.

Follow the quickstart

Understand managed usage

Review the managed trial lifecycle, Launch and Scale plans, usage categories, and what changes when a trial database moves to a paid plan.

Review trial and pricing

Find the page for the decision in front of you.

The docs are grouped by reader intent. Start with the shortest working path, then use reference and commercial pages when you need exact contracts or operating boundaries.

Learn

Understand the product model

Tabula is schema intelligence above database substrates. These pages explain what it is, where it fits, and which responsibilities stay outside the product.

Product overviewRead the short product model before choosing a workflow surface.When to use TabulaUse Tabula when schema design, agent review, and export matter more than a full backend platform.

Build

Choose a first implementation path

The same database can be created, inspected, evolved, and exported through local, self-host, MCP, and managed surfaces. Start with the one closest to your workflow.

Browser quickstartCreate the first managed database and connect an MCP-compatible agent.TypeScript SDKUse `@reasonabletech/tabula` from application code and scripts.Command lineUse `tabula-cli` for local setup, inspection, export, and workflow automation.MCP tools and AppsGive agents tool contracts and visual review surfaces in compatible hosts.

Reference

Look up a public contract

Reference pages are organized by integration surface. They document the contract a developer or agent host codes against.

SDK referenceInitialization, database handles, schema evolution, exports, and typed errors.CLI referenceCommands, flags, configuration modes, output shape, and troubleshooting.REST and OpenAPIHosted service operations, authentication model, error shape, and OpenAPI entry points.MCP toolsTool parameters, return values, resources, risk levels, and text fallbacks.MCP AppsSchema viewer, data grid, creation review, and evolution review resources.

Trial and pricing

Know what is free, metered, or paid

The managed commercial docs separate the no-card trial, paid plan choice, usage categories, and upgrade behavior so evaluation does not require guessing.

PricingLaunch and Scale plans, included usage, and the no-card trial entry point.Trial lifecycleActive trial, read-only period, deletion window, and upgrade migration.Usage categoriesDatabase count, storage, schema operations, data-plane operations, exports, and free control-plane actions.

Compare

Evaluate fit and portability

Comparison docs explain how Tabula differs from managed databases, ORMs, backend-as-a-service products, and agent memory tools.

Comparison guideDecide when Tabula's schema intelligence and review workflow are the right fit.Portability and exportExport Prisma, Drizzle, TypeScript, or SQL artifacts instead of locking schema work into Tabula.

Launch

Check the beta publication story

Launch docs collect the public narrative, readiness evidence, and trust boundaries that determine what the beta can safely claim.

Launch narrativeExplain Tabula as the database that designs itself without overstating readiness.Readiness checklistMap operational claims to evidence before security, limits, backup, monitoring, and load claims go public.

Examples

Create the same first database from every surface.

These examples use one `bookmarks` database so you can compare the browser, SDK, CLI, and MCP forms without translating between unrelated sample apps. Each path creates or uses the same schema, reaches an inspectable result, and leaves you ready to evolve or export.

Web

Start from the browser when you want to see the generated schema before wiring code or an agent.

Name: bookmarks
Description: A bookmark manager with URLs, titles, tags, read status, and notes
Result: inspect Bookmark, Tag, and BookmarkTag before adding data

SDK

Use the TypeScript SDK when an application or script owns the first database flow.

const tabula = createTabula({ cloud: { apiKey: process.env.TABULA_API_KEY } });

const db = await tabula.create("bookmarks", {
  description: "A bookmark manager with URLs, titles, tags, read status, and notes",
});

await db.insert("Bookmark", {
  url: "https://example.com/architecture-notes",
  title: "Architecture notes",
  tags: [{ name: "research" }],
  isRead: false,
});

const unread = await db.query("Bookmark", { where: { isRead: false }, include: ["tags"] });

CLI

Use `tabula-cli` when you want a terminal-first setup that can be copied into scripts.

tabula create bookmarks --description "A bookmark manager with URLs, titles, tags, read status, and notes"
tabula describe bookmarks
tabula insert bookmarks Bookmark '{"url":"https://example.com/architecture-notes","title":"Architecture notes","tags":[{"name":"research"}],"isRead":false}'
tabula query bookmarks Bookmark --where '{"isRead":false}'
tabula export bookmarks --format prisma --output schema.prisma

MCP

Use MCP when an agent should create, inspect, and continue the database while you review its work.

tabula_create
  name: "bookmarks"
  description: "A bookmark manager with URLs, titles, tags, read status, and notes"

tabula_describe
  database: "bookmarks"

tabula_insert
  database: "bookmarks"
  table: "Bookmark"
  data: { "url": "https://example.com/architecture-notes", "title": "Architecture notes", "tags": [{ "name": "research" }], "isRead": false }

tabula_query
  database: "bookmarks"
  table: "Bookmark"
  where: { "isRead": false }

Ready to start

Create the first database, review the plan shape, or open the product when you already know where you want to work.

Quickstart

Pricing

Open Tabula

Documentation

Start with a working Tabula database.

Choose your Tabula mode

Start locally with the SDK or CLI, run a self-host endpoint, connect an MCP host, or use the managed browser trial.

Compare paths

Start managed in the browser

Create the first managed database before choosing a paid plan. The trial path shows Tabula design, inspect, and evolve real schema.

Follow the quickstart

Understand managed usage

Review the managed trial lifecycle, Launch and Scale plans, usage categories, and what changes when a trial database moves to a paid plan.

Review trial and pricing

Find the page for the decision in front of you.

The docs are grouped by reader intent. Start with the shortest working path, then use reference and commercial pages when you need exact contracts or operating boundaries.

Learn

Understand the product model

Tabula is schema intelligence above database substrates. These pages explain what it is, where it fits, and which responsibilities stay outside the product.

Product overviewRead the short product model before choosing a workflow surface.When to use TabulaUse Tabula when schema design, agent review, and export matter more than a full backend platform.

Build

Choose a first implementation path

The same database can be created, inspected, evolved, and exported through local, self-host, MCP, and managed surfaces. Start with the one closest to your workflow.

Reference

Look up a public contract

Reference pages are organized by integration surface. They document the contract a developer or agent host codes against.

Trial and pricing

Know what is free, metered, or paid

The managed commercial docs separate the no-card trial, paid plan choice, usage categories, and upgrade behavior so evaluation does not require guessing.

Compare

Evaluate fit and portability

Comparison docs explain how Tabula differs from managed databases, ORMs, backend-as-a-service products, and agent memory tools.

Launch

Check the beta publication story

Launch docs collect the public narrative, readiness evidence, and trust boundaries that determine what the beta can safely claim.

Examples

Create the same first database from every surface.

Web

Start from the browser when you want to see the generated schema before wiring code or an agent.

Name: bookmarks
Description: A bookmark manager with URLs, titles, tags, read status, and notes
Result: inspect Bookmark, Tag, and BookmarkTag before adding data

SDK

Use the TypeScript SDK when an application or script owns the first database flow.

const tabula = createTabula({ cloud: { apiKey: process.env.TABULA_API_KEY } });

const db = await tabula.create("bookmarks", {
  description: "A bookmark manager with URLs, titles, tags, read status, and notes",
});

await db.insert("Bookmark", {
  url: "https://example.com/architecture-notes",
  title: "Architecture notes",
  tags: [{ name: "research" }],
  isRead: false,
});

const unread = await db.query("Bookmark", { where: { isRead: false }, include: ["tags"] });

CLI

Use `tabula-cli` when you want a terminal-first setup that can be copied into scripts.

tabula create bookmarks --description "A bookmark manager with URLs, titles, tags, read status, and notes"
tabula describe bookmarks
tabula insert bookmarks Bookmark '{"url":"https://example.com/architecture-notes","title":"Architecture notes","tags":[{"name":"research"}],"isRead":false}'
tabula query bookmarks Bookmark --where '{"isRead":false}'
tabula export bookmarks --format prisma --output schema.prisma

MCP

Use MCP when an agent should create, inspect, and continue the database while you review its work.

tabula_create
  name: "bookmarks"
  description: "A bookmark manager with URLs, titles, tags, read status, and notes"

tabula_describe
  database: "bookmarks"

tabula_insert
  database: "bookmarks"
  table: "Bookmark"
  data: { "url": "https://example.com/architecture-notes", "title": "Architecture notes", "tags": [{ "name": "research" }], "isRead": false }

tabula_query
  database: "bookmarks"
  table: "Bookmark"
  where: { "isRead": false }

Ready to start

Create the first database, review the plan shape, or open the product when you already know where you want to work.

Quickstart

Pricing

Open Tabula

Start with a working Tabula database.

First success path

Choose your Tabula mode

Start managed in the browser

Understand managed usage

Find the page for the decision in front of you.

Understand the product model

Choose a first implementation path

Look up a public contract

Know what is free, metered, or paid

Evaluate fit and portability

Check the beta publication story

Create the same first database from every surface.

Web

SDK

CLI

MCP

Ready to start

Start with a working Tabula database.

First success path

Choose your Tabula mode

Start managed in the browser

Understand managed usage

Find the page for the decision in front of you.

Understand the product model

Choose a first implementation path

Look up a public contract

Know what is free, metered, or paid

Evaluate fit and portability

Check the beta publication story

Create the same first database from every surface.

Web

SDK

CLI

MCP

Ready to start