Studio

The bundled web UI for any database the engine can talk to. Studio ships as a separate package @zanith/studio — install it alongside the engine and run zanith studio to launch.

#Install + launch

SHELL

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1# alongside the engine
2npm install -D @zanith/studio
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4# launch — defaults to localhost:4321
5zanith studio
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7# point at a specific database (overrides zanith.config.ts)
8zanith studio --connection postgres://user:pass@host:5432/db
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10# different launch mode — see /docs/studio/launch
11zanith studio --mode staff --token <token>
12zanith studio --mode viewer

#Two levels, eight surfaces

Level	What it covers
Workspace	Cross-database — every connection in one place. Activity, search, schema diff, command palette. See [Workspace level](/docs/studio/workspace).
Database (8 tabs)	Tables · SQL · Security · Catalog · Schema · Migrate · Recover · Search. The first five have dedicated docs pages below; Schema/Migrate/Recover defer to [Migrate](/docs/migrate); Search defers to [Production · Search](/docs/production/search).

#What's in this section

Page	Covers
[Workspace level](/docs/studio/workspace)	Connections, recent activity, schema diff, command palette.
[Tables surface](/docs/studio/tables)	Browse, edit, FK drilldown, bulk operations, sensitive-data masking.
[SQL playground](/docs/studio/sql)	Multi-tab editor, parameter prompts, plan history, watch mode, inline charts.
[Security tab](/docs/studio/security)	Lock graph, RLS inspector, role list, permission matrix.
[Catalog](/docs/studio/catalog)	Views, sequences, triggers, functions, indexes — first-class, with one-click ops.
[Launch + auth](/docs/studio/launch)	Three deployment shapes — local, staff, viewer — with the auth model for each.

#Where Studio sits architecturally

Studio runs in-process with the engine. Your zanith.config.tsimports the adapter; Studio uses the same adapter to talk to your database. Plugins you have registered (logging, multi-tenancy, audit) all run when Studio executes a query — there is no "backdoor" mode.

#Marketing-shaped overview

For a marketing-shaped overview that pitches Studio to a team, see /studio. The pages under /docs/studio are the working reference.