datasette

Datasette-explain version 0.2.2 has been released, enhancing Datasette with additional explanation features for data exploration.

Simon Willison released version 1.0 of the datasette-auth-github plugin, fixing a cookie expiration issue to improve session persistence in Datasette.

Datasette releases version 1.0a40 with security fixes, new background task features for plugins, migration to httpx2, and various bug fixes towards a stable 1.0 release.

Datasette version 0.65.5 has been released with security enhancements. The announcement was made by Simon Willison on his blog.

commit-rewriter 0.1 is a web app tool for editing Git commit messages, useful for cleaning up messages before public releases like Datasette security updates.

Datasette releases security patches for versions 1.0a39 and 0.65.4, with fixes identified through AI-assisted audits using models like Claude Fable 5.1, GPT-5.6, and GPT-6 Astra.

Release announcement for datasette-publish-fly version 1.4, a tool for publishing Datasette applications on Fly.io.

Datasette version 1.0a39 has been released, featuring security updates and enhancements for data exploration.

Konstantin Ryabitsev discusses how abusive web crawlers are consuming excessive CPU resources at git.kernel.org, impacting legitimate access and raising concerns for services like Datasette.

datasette-mcp version 0.2 is released, changing the 'rows' output in execute_sql from arrays to objects for better model compatibility, and updating its dependency to mcp>=2.1.1 as its first non-alpha release.

datasette-upload-dbs 0.5a0 adds a formalized API for uploading or swapping SQLite databases on a hosted Datasette instance, enabling automated database updates via curl.

Release of datasette-auth-tokens 0.4a13, an authentication tokens plugin for Datasette by Simon Willison.

Datasette 1.0a38 fixes a SQL injection vulnerability affecting instances that serve mixed public and private tables, with the fix also backported to Datasette 0.65.3.

Datasette 0.65.3 is a new release of the open-source data exploration tool, with updates and fixes.

Datasette Apps 0.2a0 adds app_debug() and app_list() tools, enabling the Datasette Agent to test and edit apps via JavaScript in an invisible iframe.

Simon Willison discusses the stateless MCP (MCP 2.0) specification, which simplifies protocol implementations, and introduces his new tools mcp-explorer and datasette-mcp built to leverage it.

Datasette Agent 0.4a0 adds a new browser_task() mechanism, letting plugin tools run JavaScript directly in the user's browser. This enables new debugging capabilities for Datasette Apps.

Datasette 1.0a37 is an alpha release of the open-source tool for exploring and publishing data, announced by Simon Willison.

Peter Gostev built a Doom-like game using SQLite as the game engine, with ray tracing via recursive CTE, and integrated with Datasette for a real-time web interface. The project was created using GPT-5.6 Sol and demonstrates the creative potential of using SQL for game logic.

Simon Willison shares a GitHub code frequency chart for his Datasette project, illustrating the significant impact of AI coding agents and large language models on his development output, with a notable spike in activity in 2026.