A power-user oriented MongoDB CLI written in Rust, focused on productivity, scripting, and rich output.

Note: This project is an independent, community-driven tool. It is NOT affiliated with MongoDB, and it is not intended to be a drop-in replacement for the official mongosh.

The official MongoDB Shell (mongosh) is excellent for compatibility and JavaScript workflows. This project exists for engineers who want a faster, more scriptable, and CLI-native experience:

• 🧠 Power-user workflows — Batch queries, automation, CI/CD
• 📊 Readable output — Tables, highlighted JSON
• ⚡ Fast startup & execution — Compiled Rust binary
• 🧩 Extensible architecture — Plugins & future extensions

If you rely heavily on JavaScript execution inside the shell, you should continue using the official mongosh.

⚠️ Active Development – Not Production Ready

• APIs and commands may change
• Some MongoDB features are incomplete
• Bugs and panics may exist

Feedback, testing, and contributions are highly welcome.

• ⚡ High Performance — Native Rust, async I/O
• 💾 Lightweight — Small static binary
• 🔒 Type Safety — Memory-safe by design
• 🧵 Async Execution — Powered by Tokio
• 🎨 Syntax Highlighting — Readable command & JSON output
• 🧠 Smart Completion — Context-aware auto-completion
• 📊 Rich Output — Table & structured views (WIP)
• 🔌 Extensible — Plugin-friendly design
• 🌍 Cross-Platform — Linux, macOS, Windows

cargo install mongosh

Note: The binary name may change in the future to avoid conflicts with the official MongoDB shell.

# Connect to local MongoDB
mongosh

# Connect to a specific host
mongosh mongodb://localhost:27017

# Connect with authentication
mongosh mongodb://username:password@localhost:27017/dbname

show dbs

use mydb

show collections

db.users.insertOne({ name: "John Doe", age: 25 });

db.users.find({ age: { $gte: 18 } });

db.users.updateOne({ name: "John Doe" }, { $set: { age: 26 } });

db.orders.aggregate([
  { $match: { status: "completed" } },
  { $group: { _id: "$userId", total: { $sum: "$amount" } } },
]);

This shell now supports SQL SELECT queries that are automatically translated to MongoDB queries!

-- Simple query with filtering and sorting
SELECT name, age FROM users WHERE age > 18 ORDER BY name ASC

-- Pagination with LIMIT and OFFSET
SELECT * FROM users LIMIT 10 OFFSET 5

-- Column aliases support both identifiers and quoted strings
SELECT group_id AS 'group_id', COUNT(*) FROM templates GROUP BY group_id

-- Group by with multiple aggregates
SELECT
  category,
  COUNT(*) AS total,
  SUM(price) AS revenue
FROM products
GROUP BY category

• ✅ SELECT with column list or *
• ✅ FROM clause
• ✅ WHERE with comparison operators (=, !=, >, <, >=, <=)
• ✅ Logical operators (AND, OR)
• ✅ GROUP BY with aggregation functions (COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX)
• ✅ ORDER BY with ASC/DESC
• ✅ LIMIT and OFFSET
• ✅ Column aliases with AS (supports both identifiers and string literals)

• SQL queries are automatically detected when starting with SELECT
• Complex JOIN operations are not yet supported
• Subqueries are not yet supported

Licensed under the MIT License.

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

If you have any questions, suggestions, or issues, please open an issue on GitHub.