Nischal Dahal

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AI/ML-based full-stack engineer building cool stuffs, platform-agnostic, allergic to bloat, and pipes things into <(…) for fun. part engineer, part romantic, quietly sophisticated, and an unapologetic nerd who ships.

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Strokea fast, modern, minimal database client.
Jul 2026

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Joined Product HuntApril 10th, 2023

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2d ago

a fast, modern, minimal database client.

I built Stroke because I was tired of fighting my database client every day. The ones I tried were either slow on large tables, cluttered with things I never used, weak on keyboard support, or missing any real AI and MCP integration.

Stroke is my attempt at the tool I actually wanted. It's a lightweight desktop app that connects to PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Cloudflare D1. It stays fast even on tables with over a million rows, it's keyboard-first with a command palette for everything, and it has AI and a built-in MCP server built in so I can work with my data using the tools I already use.

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5h ago

Stroke - a fast, modern, minimal database client.

Stroke is a database client for people who work in their database all day and are tired of fighting their tools. It's a fast, lightweight desktop app for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Cloudflare D1 that stays smooth even on tables with over a million rows. It's keyboard-first, with a command palette for everything, and AI-native — chat with your data, generate SQL, and connect your own AI tools through a built-in MCP server. Clean, focused, no bloat. Just the tools you need.