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--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
      matrix:
        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
      with:
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
    permissions:
      id-token: write
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
    - name: Set up Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
      with:
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
      matrix:
        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
      with:
--- a/30
+++ b/30
@ -1,37 +1,29 @@
 # Run tests and linters
@default: test lint

-# Install dependencies and test dependencies
-@init:
-  pipenv run pip install -e '.[test]'
-
 # Run pytest with supplied options
@test *options:
-  pipenv run pytest {{options}}
+  uv run pytest {{options}}

 # Run linters
@lint:
  echo "Linters..."
-  echo "  Black"
-  pipenv run black . --check
  echo "  cog"
-  pipenv run cog --check README.md docs/*.md
-  echo "  ruff"
-  pipenv run ruff .
+  uv run cog --check README.md docs/*.md
+  echo "  ruff check"
+  uv run ruff check .
+  echo "  ruff format"
+  uv run ruff format . --check

 # Rebuild docs with cog
@cog:
-  pipenv run cog -r docs/*.md
+  uv run cog -r docs/*.md

 # Serve live docs on localhost:8000
@docs: cog
-  cd docs && pipenv run make livehtml
+  cd docs && uv run make livehtml

-# Apply Black
-@black:
-  pipenv run black .
-
-# Run automatic fixes
+# Apply ruff fixes and formatting
@fix: cog
-  pipenv run ruff . --fix
-  pipenv run black .
+  uv run ruff check . --fix
+  uv run ruff format .
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ Much of the functionality requires Datasette 1.0a2 or higher.

 ## Things you can do with dclient

- Run SQL queries against Datasette and returning the results as JSON
+- Browse table data with filtering, sorting, and pagination — no SQL required
+- Run SQL queries against Datasette and return the results as JSON, CSV, TSV, or an ASCII table
+- Introspect databases, tables, plugins, and schema
 - Run queries against authenticated Datasette instances
- Create aliases and store authentication tokens for convenient access to Datasette
- Insert data into Datasette using the [insert API](https://docs.datasette.io/en/latest/json_api.html#the-json-write-api) (Datasette 1.0 alpha or higher)
+- Create aliases and set default instances/databases for convenient access
+- Insert and upsert data using the [write API](https://docs.datasette.io/en/latest/json_api.html#the-json-write-api) (Datasette 1.0 alpha or higher)

 ## Installation

@ -26,19 +28,40 @@ If you want to install it in the same virtual environment as Datasette (to use i
 ```bash
 datasette install dclient
 ```
-## Running a query
+## Quick start
+
+Add an alias for a Datasette instance:
+```bash
+dclient alias add latest https://latest.datasette.io
+dclient default instance latest
+dclient default database latest fixtures
+```
+Now run queries directly:
+```bash
+dclient "select * from facetable limit 1"
+```
+Or be explicit:
+```bash
+dclient query fixtures "select * from facetable limit 1" -i latest
+```
+Output as a table with `-t`, or use `--csv`, `--tsv`, `--nl`:
+```bash
+dclient "select pk, state from facetable limit 3" -t
+```
+Browse table rows without SQL:
+```bash
+dclient rows facetable -f state eq CA --sort _city_id -t
+```
+
+## Introspection

 ```bash
-dclient query https://latest.datasette.io/fixtures "select * from facetable limit 1"
-```
-To shorten that, create an alias:
-```bash
-dclient alias add fixtures https://latest.datasette.io/fixtures
-```
-Then run it like this instead:
-```bash
-dclient query fixtures "select * from facetable limit 1"
+dclient databases
+dclient tables
+dclient plugins
+dclient schema facetable
 ```
+
 ## Documentation

 Visit **[dclient.datasette.io](https://dclient.datasette.io)** for full documentation on using this tool.
--- a/dclient/cli.py
+++ b/dclient/cli.py
--- a/docs/aliases.md
+++ b/docs/aliases.md
@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 # Aliases

-You can assign an alias to a Datasette database using the `dclient alias` command:
+You can assign an alias to a Datasette instance using the `dclient alias add` command:

-    dclient alias add content https://datasette.io/content
+    dclient alias add latest https://latest.datasette.io

 You can list aliases with `dclient alias list`:

    $ dclient alias list
-    content = https://datasette.io/content
+      latest = https://latest.datasette.io

-Once registered, you can pass an alias to commands such as `dclient query`:
+Once registered, you can pass an alias to commands using the `-i` flag:

-    dclient query content "select * from news limit 1"
+    dclient query fixtures "select * from news limit 1" -i latest
+
+See [Defaults](defaults.md) for default instance and default database settings.

 ## dclient alias --help
 <!-- [[[cog
@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

 Commands:
-  add     Add an alias
+  add     Add an alias for a Datasette instance
  list    List aliases
  remove  Remove an alias

@ -56,10 +58,6 @@ Usage: dclient alias list [OPTIONS]

  List aliases

-  Example usage:
-
-      dclient aliases list
-
 Options:
  --json  Output raw JSON
  --help  Show this message and exit.
@ -80,15 +78,11 @@ cog.out(
 ```
 Usage: dclient alias add [OPTIONS] NAME URL

-  Add an alias
+  Add an alias for a Datasette instance

  Example usage:

-      dclient alias add content https://datasette.io/content
-
-  Then:
-
-      dclient query content 'select * from news limit 3'
+      dclient alias add prod https://myapp.datasette.cloud

 Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.
@ -113,7 +107,7 @@ Usage: dclient alias remove [OPTIONS] NAME

  Example usage:

-      dclient alias remove content
+      dclient alias remove prod

 Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.
--- a/docs/authentication.md
+++ b/docs/authentication.md
@ -4,35 +4,159 @@

 `dclient` can handle API tokens for Datasette instances that require authentication.

-You can pass an API token to `query` using `-t/--token` like this:
+You can pass an API token to any command using `--token` like this:

 ```bash
-dclient query https://latest.datasette.io/fixtures "select * from facetable" -t dstok_mytoken
+dclient query fixtures "select * from facetable" --token dstok_mytoken -i latest
 ```

-A more convenient way to handle this is to store tokens to be used with different URL prefixes.
+A more convenient way to handle this is to store tokens for your aliases.
+
+## Logging in with OAuth
+
+The easiest way to authenticate is using the `dclient login` command, which uses the OAuth device flow to obtain and store a token.
+
+This requires the Datasette instance to be running the [datasette-oauth](https://github.com/datasette/datasette-oauth) plugin with [device flow enabled](https://github.com/datasette/datasette-oauth?tab=readme-ov-file#plugin-configuration).
+
+```bash
+dclient login https://my-datasette.example.com/
+dclient login myalias
+dclient login
+```
+
+This will display a URL and a code. Open the URL in your browser, enter the code to approve access, and the resulting API token will be saved automatically. If you run `dclient login` without an argument, you will be prompted for the instance URL or alias.
+
+### Requesting scoped tokens
+
+By default, `dclient login` requests an unrestricted token. You can request a token with limited permissions using the shorthand options:
+
+```bash
+# Instance-wide read or write access
+dclient login --read-all
+dclient login --write-all
+
+# Database-level access
+dclient login --read db1
+dclient login --write db3
+
+# Table-level access
+dclient login --read db1/dogs
+dclient login --write db3/submissions
+
+# Mixed
+dclient login --read db1 --write db3/dogs
+```
+
+`--read-all` grants: `view-instance`, `view-table`, `view-database`, `view-query`, `execute-sql`.
+
+`--write-all` grants all read scopes plus: `insert-row`, `delete-row`, `update-row`, `create-table`, `alter-table`, `drop-table`.
+
+`--read` and `--write` accept a database name or `database/table` and can be specified multiple times. `--write` implies read access for the same target.
+
+For advanced use, you can also pass raw scope JSON with `--scope`:
+
+```bash
+dclient login myalias --scope '[["view-instance"]]'
+```
+
+All scope options can be combined — the shorthand options append to whatever `--scope` provides.
+
+### Outputting the token directly
+
+Use `--token-only` to print the token to stdout instead of saving it. This is useful for creating debug tokens or piping them into other tools:
+
+```bash
+dclient login --token-only --read mydb
+dclient login --token-only --write-all
+```
+
+## dclient login --help
+
+<!-- [[[cog
+import cog
+from dclient import cli
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+runner = CliRunner()
+result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["login", "--help"])
+help = result.output.replace("Usage: cli", "Usage: dclient")
+cog.out(
+    "```\n{}\n```".format(help)
+)
+]]] -->
+```
+Usage: dclient login [OPTIONS] [ALIAS_OR_URL]
+
+  Authenticate with a Datasette instance using OAuth
+
+  Uses the OAuth device flow: opens a URL in your browser where you approve
+  access, then saves the resulting API token.
+
+  Example usage:
+
+      dclient login https://simon.datasette.cloud/
+      dclient login myalias
+      dclient login
+      dclient login --read-all
+      dclient login --write-all
+      dclient login --read db1
+      dclient login --write db3/submissions
+      dclient login --read db1 --write db3/dogs
+
+Options:
+  --scope TEXT  JSON scope array
+  --read-all    Request instance-wide read access
+  --write-all   Request instance-wide write access
+  --read TEXT   Request read access for a database or database/table
+  --write TEXT  Request write access for a database or database/table
+  --token-only  Output the token to stdout instead of saving it
+  --help        Show this message and exit.
+
+```
+<!-- [[[end]]] -->

 ## Using stored tokens

-To always use `dstok_mytoken` for any URL on the `https://latest.datasette.io/` instance you can run this:
+To store a token for an alias:
 ```bash
-dclient auth add https://latest.datasette.io/
+dclient auth add latest
 ```
 Then paste in the token and hit enter when prompted to do so.

-To list which URLs you have set tokens for, run the `auth list` command:
+Tokens can also be stored for direct URLs:
+```bash
+dclient auth add https://latest.datasette.io
+```
+
+To list which aliases/URLs you have set tokens for, run the `auth list` command:
 ```bash
 dclient auth list
 ```
-To delete the token for a specific URL, run `auth remove`:
+To delete the token for a specific alias or URL, run `auth remove`:
 ```bash
-dclient auth remove https://latest.datasette.io/
+dclient auth remove latest
 ```
+
+## Token resolution order
+
+When making a request, dclient resolves the token in this order:
+
+1. `--token` CLI flag (highest priority)
+2. Token stored by alias name in `auth.json`
+3. Token stored by URL prefix in `auth.json`
+4. `DATASETTE_TOKEN` environment variable (lowest priority)
+
 ## Testing a token

-The `dclient actor` command can be used to test a token, retrieving the actor that the token represents.
+The `dclient auth status` command can be used to verify authentication by calling `/-/actor.json`:
 ```bash
-dclient actor https://latest.datasette.io/content
+dclient auth status
+dclient auth status -i prod
+```
+
+The `dclient actor` command also shows the actor:
+```bash
+dclient actor
+dclient actor -i prod
 ```
 The output looks like this:
 ```json
@ -68,6 +192,7 @@ Commands:
  add     Add an authentication token for an alias or URL
  list    List stored API tokens
  remove  Remove the API token for an alias or URL
+  status  Verify authentication by calling /-/actor.json

 ```
 <!-- [[[end]]] -->
@ -89,7 +214,8 @@ Usage: dclient auth add [OPTIONS] ALIAS_OR_URL

  Example usage:

-      dclient auth add https://datasette.io/content
+      dclient auth add prod
+      dclient auth add https://datasette.io

  Paste in the token when prompted.

@ -142,7 +268,7 @@ Usage: dclient auth remove [OPTIONS] ALIAS_OR_URL

  Example usage:

-      dclient auth remove https://datasette.io/content
+      dclient auth remove prod

 Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.
@ -150,6 +276,34 @@ Options:
 ```
 <!-- [[[end]]] -->

+## dclient auth status --help
+
+<!-- [[[cog
+import cog
+result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["auth", "status", "--help"])
+help = result.output.replace("Usage: cli", "Usage: dclient")
+cog.out(
+    "```\n{}\n```".format(help)
+)
+]]] -->
+```
+Usage: dclient auth status [OPTIONS]
+
+  Verify authentication by calling /-/actor.json
+
+  Example usage:
+
+      dclient auth status
+      dclient auth status -i prod
+
+Options:
+  -i, --instance TEXT  Datasette instance URL or alias
+  --token TEXT         API token
+  --help               Show this message and exit.
+
+```
+<!-- [[[end]]] -->
+
 ## dclient actor --help

 <!-- [[[cog
@ -161,17 +315,19 @@ cog.out(
 )
 ]]] -->
 ```
-Usage: dclient actor [OPTIONS] URL_OR_ALIAS
+Usage: dclient actor [OPTIONS]

  Show the actor represented by an API token

  Example usage:

-      dclient actor https://latest.datasette.io/fixtures
+      dclient actor
+      dclient actor -i prod

 Options:
-  --token TEXT  API token
-  --help        Show this message and exit.
+  -i, --instance TEXT  Datasette instance URL or alias
+  --token TEXT         API token
+  --help               Show this message and exit.

 ```
-<!-- [[[end]]] -->
+<!-- [[[end]]] -->
--- a/docs/defaults.md
+++ b/docs/defaults.md
@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# Defaults
+
+Set a default instance so you don't need `-i` every time:
+
+    dclient default instance latest
+
+Now commands will use `latest` automatically:
+
+    dclient databases
+    dclient tables -d fixtures
+
+Set a default database for an alias or instance URL:
+
+    dclient default database latest fixtures
+    dclient default database https://latest.datasette.io fixtures
+
+Now you can run bare SQL queries directly:
+
+    dclient "select * from facetable limit 5"
+
+This uses the default instance and default database.
+
+## dclient default --help
+<!-- [[[cog
+import cog
+from dclient import cli
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+runner = CliRunner()
+result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["default", "--help"])
+help = result.output.replace("Usage: cli", "Usage: dclient")
+cog.out(
+    "```\n{}\n```".format(help)
+)
+]]] -->
+```
+Usage: dclient default [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
+
+  Manage default instance and database
+
+Options:
+  --help  Show this message and exit.
+
+Commands:
+  database  Set or show the default database for an instance
+  instance  Set or show the default instance
+
+```
+<!-- [[[end]]] -->
+
+## dclient default instance --help
+
+<!-- [[[cog
+import cog
+result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["default", "instance", "--help"])
+help = result.output.replace("Usage: cli", "Usage: dclient")
+cog.out(
+    "```\n{}\n```".format(help)
+)
+]]] -->
+```
+Usage: dclient default instance [OPTIONS] [ALIAS_OR_URL]
+
+  Set or show the default instance
+
+  Example usage:
+
+      dclient default instance prod
+      dclient default instance https://myapp.datasette.cloud
+      dclient default instance
+      dclient default instance --clear
+
+Options:
+  --clear  Clear default instance
+  --help   Show this message and exit.
+
+```
+<!-- [[[end]]] -->
+
+## dclient default database --help
+
+<!-- [[[cog
+import cog
+result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["default", "database", "--help"])
+help = result.output.replace("Usage: cli", "Usage: dclient")
+cog.out(
+    "```\n{}\n```".format(help)
+)
+]]] -->
+```
+Usage: dclient default database [OPTIONS] ALIAS_OR_URL [DB]
+
+  Set or show the default database for an instance
+
+  Example usage:
+
+      dclient default database prod main
+      dclient default database https://myapp.datasette.cloud main
+      dclient default database prod
+      dclient default database prod --clear
+
+Options:
+  --clear  Clear default database for this instance
+  --help   Show this message and exit.
+
+```
+<!-- [[[end]]] -->
--- a/docs/environment.md
+++ b/docs/environment.md
@ -2,37 +2,39 @@

 # Environment variables

-`dclient` supports two environment variables for convenient access to a Datasette instance without needing aliases or repeated URLs.
+`dclient` supports several environment variables for convenient access to Datasette instances.

 ## DATASETTE_URL

-Set this to the base URL of your Datasette instance:
+Set this to the base URL of your Datasette instance. It is used as a fallback when no instance is specified via `-i` and no default instance is configured:

 ```bash
 export DATASETTE_URL=https://my-instance.datasette.cloud
 ```

-Then pass just the database name as the first argument to any command:
+Then you can omit the `-i` flag:

 ```bash
+dclient databases
 dclient query data "select * from my_table limit 10"
 ```

-This is equivalent to:
+Aliases and the `-i` flag always take priority over `DATASETTE_URL`.
+
+## DATASETTE_DATABASE
+
+Set this to a default database name. It is used as a fallback when no database is specified via `-d` and the current instance has no `default_database` configured:

 ```bash
-dclient query https://my-instance.datasette.cloud/data "select * from my_table limit 10"
+export DATASETTE_DATABASE=data
 ```

-It works with all commands:
+Then you can use the bare SQL shortcut:

 ```bash
-dclient insert data my_table data.csv --csv
-dclient actor data
+dclient "select * from my_table limit 10"
 ```

-Full URLs and aliases always take priority over `DATASETTE_URL`. If the argument starts with `http://` or `https://`, it is used as-is. If it matches an alias in `aliases.json`, the alias is used.
-
 ## DATASETTE_TOKEN

 Set this to an API token:
@ -46,23 +48,34 @@ The token will be used automatically for any request that doesn't have a more sp
 The precedence order for tokens is:

 1. `--token` CLI flag (highest priority)
-2. Stored token from `auth.json` (matched by URL prefix)
+2. Stored token from `auth.json` (matched by alias name, then URL prefix)
 3. `DATASETTE_TOKEN` environment variable (lowest priority)

-## Using both together
+## DCLIENT_CONFIG_DIR
+
+Override the config directory (default `~/.config/io.datasette.dclient` or platform equivalent):
+
+```bash
+export DCLIENT_CONFIG_DIR=/path/to/config
+```
+
+This is useful for testing or running multiple configurations side by side.
+
+## Using them together

 These variables work well together for quick access to a single instance:

 ```bash
 export DATASETTE_URL=https://my-instance.datasette.cloud
+export DATASETTE_DATABASE=data
 export DATASETTE_TOKEN=dstok_abc123

-# Query the "data" database
-dclient query data "select * from my_table"
+# Query
+dclient "select * from my_table"

-# Insert into the "data" database
+# Insert
 cat records.json | dclient insert data my_table - --json

 # Check your actor identity
-dclient actor data
+dclient actor
 ```
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@ -21,15 +21,10 @@ If you also have Datasette installed in the same environment it will register it
 ```bash
 datasette install dclient
 ```
-This means you can run any of these commands using `datasette dt` instead, like this:
+This means you can run any of these commands using `datasette dc` instead, like this:
 ```bash
 datasette dc --help
-datasette dc query https://latest.datasette.io/fixtures "select * from facetable limit 1"
-```
-You can install it into Datasette this way using:
-
-```bash
-datasette install dclient
+datasette dc query fixtures "select * from facetable limit 1" -i latest
 ```

 ## Contents
@ -40,6 +35,8 @@ maxdepth: 3
 ---
 queries
 aliases
+defaults
 authentication
 inserting
+environment
 ```
--- a/docs/inserting.md
+++ b/docs/inserting.md
@ -1,22 +1,64 @@
 # Inserting data

+## Creating tables
+
+The `dclient create-table` command creates a new empty table with an explicit schema. Define columns with `--column name type` and optionally set primary keys with `--pk`:
+
+```bash
+dclient create-table mydb dogs \
+  --column id integer \
+  --column name text \
+  --column age integer \
+  --pk id \
+  -i myapp
+```
+
+This hits the Datasette [create API](https://docs.datasette.io/en/latest/json_api.html#the-json-write-api) with a `columns` array. The response includes the generated schema:
+
+```json
+{
+  "ok": true,
+  "database": "mydb",
+  "table": "dogs",
+  "schema": "CREATE TABLE [dogs] (\n   [id] INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n   [name] TEXT,\n   [age] INTEGER\n)"
+}
+```
+
+Compound primary keys are supported by passing `--pk` multiple times:
+
+```bash
+dclient create-table mydb events \
+  --column user_id integer \
+  --column event_id integer \
+  --column data text \
+  --pk user_id --pk event_id
+```
+
+If you want to create a table and populate it with data in one step, use `dclient insert --create` instead.
+
+## Inserting rows
+
 The `dclient insert` command can be used to insert data from a local file directly into a Datasette instance, via the [Write API](https://docs.datasette.io/en/latest/json_api.html#the-json-write-api) introduced in the Datasette 1.0 alphas.

 First you'll need to {ref}`authenticate <authentication>` with the instance.

-To insert data from a `data.csv` file into a table called `my_table`, creating that table if it does not exist:
+To insert data from a `data.csv` file into a table called `my_table` in the `data` database:

 ```bash
-dclient insert \
-  https://my-private-space.datasette.cloud/data \
-  my_table data.csv --create
+dclient insert data my_table data.csv --create -i myapp
 ```
 You can also pipe data into standard input:
 ```bash
 curl -s 'https://api.github.com/repos/simonw/dclient/issues' | \
-  dclient insert \
-    https://my-private-space.datasette.cloud/data \
-    issues - --create
+  dclient insert data issues - --create -i myapp
+```
+
+## Upserting data
+
+The `dclient upsert` command works exactly like `insert` but uses the upsert endpoint, which will update existing rows with matching primary keys rather than raising an error.
+
+```bash
+dclient upsert data my_table data.csv --csv -i myapp
 ```

 ## Streaming data
@ -26,7 +68,7 @@ curl -s 'https://api.github.com/repos/simonw/dclient/issues' | \
 If you have a log file containing newline-delimited JSON you can tail it and send it to a Datasette instance like this:
 ```bash
 tail -f log.jsonl | \
-  dclient insert https://my-private-space.datasette.cloud/data logs - --nl
+  dclient insert data logs - --nl -i myapp
 ```
 When reading from standard input (filename `-`) you are required to specify the format. In this example that's `--nl` for newline-delimited JSON. `--csv` and `--tsv` are supported for streaming as well, but `--json` is not.

@ -34,7 +76,7 @@ In streaming mode records default to being sent to the server every 100 records

 ```bash
 tail -f log.jsonl | dclient insert \
-  https://my-private-space.datasette.cloud/data logs - --nl --create \
+  data logs - --nl --create -i myapp \
  --batch-size 10 \
  --interval 5
 ```
@ -106,35 +148,105 @@ cog.out(
 )
 ]]] -->
 ```
-Usage: dclient insert [OPTIONS] URL_OR_ALIAS TABLE FILEPATH
+Usage: dclient insert [OPTIONS] DATABASE TABLE FILEPATH

  Insert data into a remote Datasette instance

  Example usage:

-      dclient insert \
-        https://private.datasette.cloud/data \
-        mytable data.csv --pk id --create
+      dclient insert main mytable data.csv --csv -i myapp
+      dclient insert main mytable data.csv --csv --create --pk id

 Options:
+  -i, --instance TEXT   Datasette instance URL or alias
  --csv                 Input is CSV
  --tsv                 Input is TSV
  --json                Input is JSON
  --nl                  Input is newline-delimited JSON
  --encoding TEXT       Character encoding for CSV/TSV
  --no-detect-types     Don't detect column types for CSV/TSV
-  --replace             Replace rows with a matching primary key
-  --ignore              Ignore rows with a matching primary key
-  --create              Create table if it does not exist
  --alter               Alter table to add any missing columns
  --pk TEXT             Columns to use as the primary key when creating the
                        table
  --batch-size INTEGER  Send rows in batches of this size
  --interval FLOAT      Send batch at least every X seconds
-  -t, --token TEXT      API token
+  --token TEXT          API token
+  --silent              Don't output progress
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose output: show HTTP request and response
+  --replace             Replace rows with a matching primary key
+  --ignore              Ignore rows with a matching primary key
+  --create              Create table if it does not exist
+  --help                Show this message and exit.
+
+```
+<!-- [[[end]]] -->
+
+## dclient upsert --help
+<!-- [[[cog
+import cog
+result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["upsert", "--help"])
+help = result.output.replace("Usage: cli", "Usage: dclient")
+cog.out(
+    "```\n{}\n```".format(help)
+)
+]]] -->
+```
+Usage: dclient upsert [OPTIONS] DATABASE TABLE FILEPATH
+
+  Upsert data into a remote Datasette instance
+
+  Example usage:
+
+      dclient upsert main mytable data.csv --csv -i myapp
+
+Options:
+  -i, --instance TEXT   Datasette instance URL or alias
+  --csv                 Input is CSV
+  --tsv                 Input is TSV
+  --json                Input is JSON
+  --nl                  Input is newline-delimited JSON
+  --encoding TEXT       Character encoding for CSV/TSV
+  --no-detect-types     Don't detect column types for CSV/TSV
+  --alter               Alter table to add any missing columns
+  --pk TEXT             Columns to use as the primary key when creating the
+                        table
+  --batch-size INTEGER  Send rows in batches of this size
+  --interval FLOAT      Send batch at least every X seconds
+  --token TEXT          API token
  --silent              Don't output progress
  -v, --verbose         Verbose output: show HTTP request and response
  --help                Show this message and exit.

 ```
 <!-- [[[end]]] -->
+
+## dclient create-table --help
+<!-- [[[cog
+import cog
+result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["create-table", "--help"])
+help = result.output.replace("Usage: cli", "Usage: dclient")
+cog.out(
+    "```\n{}\n```".format(help)
+)
+]]] -->
+```
+Usage: dclient create-table [OPTIONS] DATABASE TABLE_NAME
+
+  Create a new empty table with an explicit schema
+
+  Example usage:
+
+      dclient create-table mydb dogs \
+        --column id integer --column name text --pk id
+
+Options:
+  -c, --column TEXT...  Column definition: name type (e.g. --column id integer
+                        --column name text)
+  --pk TEXT             Column(s) to use as primary key
+  -i, --instance TEXT   Datasette instance URL or alias
+  --token TEXT          API token
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose output: show HTTP request and response
+  --help                Show this message and exit.
+
+```
+<!-- [[[end]]] -->
--- a/docs/queries.md
+++ b/docs/queries.md
@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 You can run SQL queries against a Datasette instance like this:

 ```bash
-dclient query https://latest.datasette.io/fixtures "select * from facetable limit 1"
+dclient query fixtures "select * from facetable limit 1" -i https://latest.datasette.io
 ```
 Output:
 ```json
@ -24,6 +24,178 @@ Output:
 ]
 ```

+The `query` command takes a database name and SQL string as positional arguments. Use `-i` to specify the instance (alias or URL). If you have a default instance and default database configured, you can use the bare SQL shortcut instead:
+
+```bash
+dclient "select * from facetable limit 1"
+```
+
+You can override just the database with `-d`:
+
+```bash
+dclient "select * from counters" -d counters
+```
+
+## Browsing rows
+
+The `dclient rows` command lets you browse table data without writing SQL:
+
+```bash
+dclient rows fixtures facet_cities -i https://latest.datasette.io -t
+```
+```
+id  name
+--  -------------
+3   Detroit
+2   Los Angeles
+4   Memnonia
+1   San Francisco
+```
+
+If you have a default instance and database configured, you can just pass the table name:
+
+```bash
+dclient rows facet_cities -t
+```
+
+### Filtering
+
+Use `-f` / `--filter` with three arguments: column, operation, value:
+
+```bash
+dclient rows facet_cities -f id gte 3 -t
+dclient rows facet_cities -f name eq Detroit
+dclient rows facet_cities -f name contains M -f id gt 2
+```
+
+The operation is passed directly to Datasette as a column filter suffix. Built-in Datasette operations include `exact`, `not`, `gt`, `gte`, `lt`, `lte`, `contains`, `like`, `startswith`, `endswith`, `glob`, `isnull`, `notnull`, and more. `eq` is a convenience alias for `exact`. Operations added by Datasette plugins will work too.
+
+### Sorting
+
+```bash
+dclient rows dogs --sort age
+dclient rows dogs --sort-desc age
+```
+
+### Column selection
+
+```bash
+dclient rows dogs --col name --col age
+dclient rows dogs --nocol id
+```
+
+### Search
+
+Full-text search (requires an FTS index on the table):
+
+```bash
+dclient rows dogs --search "retriever"
+```
+
+### Pagination
+
+By default only one page of results is returned. Use `--all` to auto-paginate through all rows, and `--limit` to cap the total:
+
+```bash
+dclient rows dogs --all
+dclient rows dogs --all --limit 500
+dclient rows dogs --size 50
+```
+
+### dclient rows --help
+<!-- [[[cog
+import cog
+from dclient import cli
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+runner = CliRunner()
+result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["rows", "--help"])
+help = result.output.replace("Usage: cli", "Usage: dclient")
+cog.out(
+    "```\n{}\n```".format(help)
+)
+]]] -->
+```
+Usage: dclient rows [OPTIONS] DB_OR_TABLE [TABLE]
+
+  Browse rows in a table with filtering and sorting
+
+  If only one positional argument is given, it is treated as the table name and
+  the default database is used. Pass two arguments for database and table.
+
+  Example usage:
+
+      dclient rows facet_cities
+      dclient rows fixtures facet_cities -i https://latest.datasette.io
+      dclient rows facet_cities -f id gte 3 --sort name -t
+
+Options:
+  -i, --instance TEXT   Datasette instance URL or alias
+  -d, --database TEXT   Database name
+  --token TEXT          API token
+  -f, --filter TEXT...  Filter: column operation value (e.g. -f age gte 3)
+  --search TEXT         Full-text search query
+  --sort TEXT           Sort by column (ascending)
+  --sort-desc TEXT      Sort by column (descending)
+  --col TEXT            Include only these columns
+  --nocol TEXT          Exclude these columns
+  --size INTEGER        Number of rows per page
+  --limit INTEGER       Maximum total rows to return
+  --all                 Fetch all pages
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose output: show HTTP request
+  --csv                 Output as CSV
+  --tsv                 Output as TSV
+  --nl                  Output as newline-delimited JSON
+  -t, --table           Output as ASCII table
+  --help                Show this message and exit.
+
+```
+<!-- [[[end]]] -->
+
+## Output formats
+
+By default, results are returned as JSON. Use these flags to change the output format:
+
+- `--csv` — CSV
+- `--tsv` — TSV
+- `-t` / `--table` — ASCII table
+- `--nl` — newline-delimited JSON (one JSON object per line)
+
+These flags work with `dclient query`, `dclient rows`, and the bare SQL shortcut.
+
+CSV output:
+
+```bash
+dclient query fixtures "select * from facetable limit 2" -i latest --csv
+```
+```
+pk,created,planet_int,on_earth,state,_city_id,_neighborhood
+1,2019-01-14 08:00:00,1,1,CA,1,Mission
+2,2019-01-15 08:00:00,1,1,CA,1,Dogpatch
+```
+
+ASCII table output:
+
+```bash
+dclient query fixtures "select pk, state, _neighborhood from facetable limit 3" -i latest -t
+```
+```
+pk  state  _neighborhood
+--  -----  -------------
+1   CA     Mission
+2   CA     Dogpatch
+3   CA     SOMA
+```
+
+Newline-delimited JSON, useful for piping into `jq` or other line-oriented tools:
+
+```bash
+dclient query fixtures "select pk, state from facetable limit 2" -i latest --nl
+```
+```
+{"pk": 1, "state": "CA"}
+{"pk": 2, "state": "CA"}
+```
+
 ## dclient query --help
 <!-- [[[cog
 import cog
@ -37,22 +209,26 @@ cog.out(
 )
 ]]] -->
 ```
-Usage: dclient query [OPTIONS] URL_OR_ALIAS SQL
+Usage: dclient query [OPTIONS] DATABASE SQL

-  Run a SQL query against a Datasette database URL
+  Run a SQL query against a Datasette database

-  Returns a JSON array of objects
+  Requires both a database name and a SQL string.

  Example usage:

-      dclient query \
-        https://datasette.io/content \
-        'select * from news limit 10'
+      dclient query fixtures "select * from facetable limit 5"
+      dclient query analytics "select count(*) from events" -i staging

 Options:
-  --token TEXT   API token
-  -v, --verbose  Verbose output: show HTTP request
-  --help         Show this message and exit.
+  -i, --instance TEXT  Datasette instance URL or alias
+  --token TEXT         API token
+  -v, --verbose        Verbose output: show HTTP request
+  --csv                Output as CSV
+  --tsv                Output as TSV
+  --nl                 Output as newline-delimited JSON
+  -t, --table          Output as ASCII table
+  --help               Show this message and exit.

 ```
 <!-- [[[end]]] -->
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "dclient"
-version = "0.4"
+version = "0.5a3"
 description = "A client CLI utility for Datasette instances"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "Simon Willison"}]
@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
    "click",
-    "httpx",
+    "click-default-group",
+    "httpx<1.0",
    "sqlite-utils",
 ]

@ -25,13 +26,24 @@ dclient = "dclient.cli:cli"
 client = "dclient.plugin"

 [dependency-groups]
-dev = [
+test = [
    "pytest",
    "pytest-asyncio",
    "pytest-httpx",
    "cogapp",
    "pytest-mock",
-    "datasette>=1.0a2",
+    "datasette>=1.0a25",
+]
+docs = [
+    "furo",
+    "sphinx-autobuild",
+    "sphinx-copybutton",
+    "myst-parser",
+    "cogapp",
+]
+dev = [
+    {include-group = "test"},
+    {include-group = "docs"},
 ]

 [tool.uv.build-backend]
--- a/specs/dclient-v2.md
+++ b/specs/dclient-v2.md
@ -0,0 +1,408 @@
+# dclient v2 — Changes from v1
+
+## Summary of changes
+
+1. Aliases point at Datasette instances, not database URLs
+2. Instance is always a flag (`-i`/`--instance`), never a positional argument
+3. `query` and `insert`/`upsert` take database as a required positional argument
+4. Introspection commands (`tables`, `schema`, etc.) use `-d`/`--database` with defaults
+5. Default instance and default database reduce typing
+6. Bare SQL defaults to `query` command via `click-default-group`, using defaults + `-d` override
+7. New commands: `databases`, `tables`, `schema`, `plugins`
+8. Config and auth remain separate files, with a new config format
+9. New `DATASETTE_DATABASE` environment variable
+
+---
+
+## Config changes
+
+### config.json (replaces aliases.json)
+
+```json
+{
+  "default_instance": "prod",
+  "instances": {
+    "prod": {
+      "url": "https://myapp.datasette.cloud",
+      "default_database": "main"
+    },
+    "local": {
+      "url": "http://localhost:8001",
+      "default_database": null
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### auth.json (same file, new key structure)
+
+Keys are now alias names instead of URLs:
+
+```json
+{
+  "prod": "dstok_abc123",
+  "local": "dstok_def456"
+}
+```
+
+When no alias exists (using `-i` with a raw URL), tokens are looked up by URL with the existing prefix-matching logic as a fallback.
+
+### Migration
+
+On first run, if `config.json` doesn't exist but `aliases.json` does:
+
+- Parse each v1 alias URL. If it has a single path segment (e.g., `https://example.com/mydb`), split into instance URL + default database. Otherwise store the URL as-is.
+- Migrate auth.json keys from URLs to alias names where a match exists, keep URL-keyed entries as fallbacks.
+- Write new files, rename originals to `.bak`.
+
+### Environment variables
+
+| Variable | Purpose | Precedence |
+|----------|---------|------------|
+| `DATASETTE_URL` | Default instance URL (existing) | Below config default, above nothing |
+| `DATASETTE_DATABASE` | Default database name (new) | Below config default, above auto-detect |
+| `DATASETTE_TOKEN` | Auth token (existing) | Below stored token, above nothing |
+
+---
+
+## Two ways to query: explicit and shortcut
+
+The design provides two distinct interfaces for running queries, optimized for different workflows.
+
+### Explicit: `dclient query <database> <sql>`
+
+Database is a required positional argument. No defaults involved. This is unambiguous and works well for zero-config usage and when switching between databases frequently.
+
+```bash
+dclient query fixtures "select * from facetable limit 5"
+dclient query analytics "select count(*) from events" -i staging
+```
+
+### Shortcut: `dclient <sql>`
+
+When the first argument doesn't match any subcommand, `click-default-group` routes it to a default command that uses the configured default instance and default database. Override either with flags.
+
+```bash
+dclient "select count(*) from users"                # default instance + default db
+dclient "select count(*) from users" -d analytics   # override database
+dclient "select count(*) from users" -i staging     # override instance
+```
+
+This is the daily-driver mode for people with a configured default instance and database.
+
+### Implementation
+
+```python
+from click_default_group import DefaultGroup
+
+@click.group(cls=DefaultGroup, default="default_query", default_if_no_args=False)
+@click.version_option()
+def cli():
+    "A client CLI utility for Datasette instances"
+
+@cli.command()
+@click.argument("database")
+@click.argument("sql")
+@click.option("-i", "--instance")
+@click.option("--token")
+@click.option("-v", "--verbose", is_flag=True)
+# ... output format options ...
+def query(database, sql, instance, token, verbose, **kwargs):
+    """Run a SQL query against a Datasette database
+
+    Requires both a database name and a SQL string.
+
+    Example:
+
+        dclient query fixtures "select * from facetable limit 5"
+    """
+    ...
+
+@cli.command(name="default_query", hidden=True)
+@click.argument("sql")
+@click.option("-i", "--instance")
+@click.option("-d", "--database")
+@click.option("--token")
+@click.option("-v", "--verbose", is_flag=True)
+# ... output format options ...
+def default_query(sql, instance, database, token, verbose, **kwargs):
+    """Run a SQL query using default instance and database."""
+    # Resolve instance and database from defaults/env vars
+    # Error if no default database can be resolved
+    ...
+```
+
+The `default_query` command is hidden from help output. Users see `query` in the help text; the bare-SQL shortcut just works without being documented as a separate command.
+
+---
+
+## Instance resolution
+
+Every command that talks to a Datasette server accepts `-i, --instance TEXT`. Resolution order:
+
+1. `-i` flag (alias name or URL)
+2. `config.default_instance`
+3. `DATASETTE_URL` environment variable
+4. Error
+
+If the value starts with `http://` or `https://`, use it as a URL directly. Otherwise look it up as an alias name in config.
+
+---
+
+## Database resolution
+
+There are two modes of database resolution depending on the command.
+
+### Commands with required positional database
+
+`query`, `insert`, `upsert`: the database is always the first positional argument. No resolution logic, no defaults. You must name the database.
+
+### Commands with optional `-d` flag
+
+`tables`, `schema`, and the default query shortcut: resolve in order:
+
+1. `-d` flag
+2. Instance's `default_database` from config
+3. `DATASETTE_DATABASE` environment variable
+4. Auto-detect if instance has exactly one (non-internal) database
+5. Error with a helpful message listing available databases
+
+### Commands that don't need a database
+
+`databases`, `plugins`, `actor`, `alias`, `auth`: no database argument or flag.
+
+---
+
+## New commands
+
+### `dclient databases`
+
+List databases on an instance.
+
+```bash
+$ dclient databases
+main
+extra
+
+$ dclient databases --json
+[{"name": "main", "tables_count": 12, ...}, ...]
+
+$ dclient databases -i https://latest.datasette.io
+fixtures
+```
+
+Options: `-i`, `--json`.
+
+Implementation: `GET <instance>/.json` → `databases` key.
+
+### `dclient tables`
+
+List tables (and optionally views) in a database.
+
+```bash
+$ dclient tables
+facetable          15 rows
+facet_cities        4 rows
+
+$ dclient tables -d analytics
+events             1503 rows
+
+$ dclient tables --views --json
+[{"name": "facetable", "columns": [...], "count": 15, ...}, ...]
+```
+
+Options: `-i`, `-d`, `--views`, `--views-only`, `--hidden`, `--json`.
+
+Implementation: `GET <instance>/<database>.json` → `tables` and `views` keys.
+
+### `dclient schema`
+
+Show SQL schema for a database or a specific table.
+
+```bash
+$ dclient schema
+# all CREATE TABLE/VIEW statements for default database
+
+$ dclient schema -d analytics
+# all schemas for the analytics database
+
+$ dclient schema facetable
+# just that table's schema (in default database)
+
+$ dclient schema facetable -d analytics
+# that table in a specific database
+```
+
+The optional table name is a positional argument. Options: `-i`, `-d`, `--json`.
+
+### `dclient plugins`
+
+List installed plugins on an instance.
+
+```bash
+$ dclient plugins
+datasette-files
+datasette-auth-tokens
+
+$ dclient plugins --json
+[{"name": "datasette-files", "version": "0.3.1", ...}, ...]
+```
+
+Options: `-i`, `--json`.
+
+Implementation: `GET <instance>/-/plugins.json`.
+
+---
+
+## Changed commands
+
+### `dclient query`
+
+```bash
+# v1
+dclient query https://datasette.io/content "select * from news"
+
+# v2: database is required positional, instance is a flag
+dclient query content "select * from news" -i https://datasette.io
+dclient query fixtures "select * from facetable"    # uses default instance
+```
+
+Signature: `dclient query <database> <sql> [-i instance] [--csv|--tsv|--nl|--table] [-o file] [--token TOKEN] [-v]`
+
+### `dclient insert`
+
+```bash
+# v1
+dclient insert https://myapp.datasette.cloud/data mytable data.csv --csv
+
+# v2: database and table are required positionals, instance is a flag
+dclient insert main mytable data.csv --csv -i myapp
+dclient insert main mytable data.csv --csv          # uses default instance
+```
+
+Signature: `dclient insert <database> <table> <file> [-i instance] [--csv|--tsv|--json|--nl] [--create] [--replace] [--ignore] [--alter] [--pk col] [--batch-size N] [--interval N] [--token TOKEN] [-v] [--silent]`
+
+### `dclient upsert`
+
+New command. Same shape as `insert` but hits `/-/upsert`.
+
+Signature: `dclient upsert <database> <table> <file> [-i instance] [--csv|--tsv|--json|--nl] [--alter] [--pk col] [--batch-size N] [--interval N] [--token TOKEN] [-v] [--silent]`
+
+### `dclient alias`
+
+```bash
+dclient alias add <name> <url>         # url is the instance root, stored as-is
+dclient alias remove <name>
+dclient alias list                     # shows * for default, (db: x) for default db
+dclient alias default [name]           # set/show default instance
+dclient alias default --clear
+dclient alias default-db <alias> [db]  # set/show default database for an alias
+dclient alias default-db <alias> --clear
+```
+
+**Tip: multiple aliases for the same instance.** You can create several aliases pointing at the same instance URL with different default databases. This gives you short names for databases you switch between frequently:
+
+```bash
+dclient alias add prod https://myapp.datasette.cloud
+dclient alias add prod-analytics https://myapp.datasette.cloud
+dclient alias default-db prod main
+dclient alias default-db prod-analytics analytics
+
+dclient tables -i prod              # → main
+dclient tables -i prod-analytics    # → analytics
+```
+
+Auth tokens are resolved by alias name first, then by URL match as a fallback, so a token stored for either alias will work for both.
+
+### `dclient auth`
+
+```bash
+dclient auth add <alias-or-url>           # prompt for token
+dclient auth add <alias-or-url> --token TOKEN
+dclient auth remove <alias-or-url>
+dclient auth list                         # shows which aliases have tokens, never values
+dclient auth status [-i instance]         # calls /-/actor.json to verify
+```
+
+### `dclient actor`
+
+Uses `-i` flag instead of positional URL:
+
+```bash
+dclient actor                  # default instance
+dclient actor -i prod
+```
+
+---
+
+## Worked examples for the three usage modes
+
+### Mode 1: Zero config, public instance
+
+```bash
+# Explicit database, instance as flag
+dclient databases -i https://latest.datasette.io
+dclient tables -i https://latest.datasette.io -d fixtures
+dclient query fixtures "select * from facetable limit 3" -i https://latest.datasette.io
+
+# Or set env vars for a session
+export DATASETTE_URL=https://latest.datasette.io
+export DATASETTE_DATABASE=fixtures
+dclient tables
+dclient "select * from facetable limit 3"
+```
+
+### Mode 2: Single default instance
+
+```bash
+# One-time setup
+dclient alias add work https://myapp.datasette.cloud
+dclient alias default work
+dclient alias default-db work main
+dclient auth add work
+
+# Daily use — bare SQL shortcut uses defaults
+dclient tables
+dclient "select count(*) from users"
+dclient "select * from events" -d analytics
+
+# Explicit query when switching databases frequently
+dclient query main "select count(*) from users"
+dclient query analytics "select count(*) from events"
+
+# Insert always names the database
+dclient insert main events data.csv --csv --create --pk id
+dclient plugins
+```
+
+### Mode 3: Multiple aliases
+
+```bash
+dclient alias add prod https://prod.datasette.cloud
+dclient alias add staging https://staging.datasette.cloud
+dclient alias default prod
+dclient alias default-db prod main
+dclient alias default-db staging main
+
+# Bare shortcut hits prod/main
+dclient "select count(*) from users"
+
+# Explicit query — name the database, override instance with -i
+dclient query main "select count(*) from users" -i staging
+dclient query analytics "select * from events" -i staging
+
+# Insert always explicit
+dclient insert main events data.csv --csv -i staging
+```
+
+---
+
+## Not in this version (reserved)
+
+These command names are reserved for future work:
+
+- `dclient cloud` — Datasette Cloud integration
+- `dclient files` — datasette-files management
+- `dclient get`, `dclient rows`, `dclient update`, `dclient delete` — row-level CRUD
+- `dclient create-table`, `dclient drop-table` — DDL
+- `dclient queries` — canned queries
--- a/tests/test_alias_v2.py
+++ b/tests/test_alias_v2.py
@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+"""Tests for v2 defaults command: instance and database subcommands."""
+
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+from dclient.cli import cli
+import json
+import pathlib
+
+
+def test_alias_default_workflow(mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    runner = CliRunner()
+
+    # Add an alias
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "add", "prod", "https://prod.example.com"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # No default yet
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "instance"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "No default instance set" in result.output
+
+    # Set default
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "instance", "prod"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # Show default
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "instance"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.output.strip() == "prod"
+
+    # List should show * marker
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "list"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "* prod" in result.output
+
+    # Clear default
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "instance", "--clear"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "instance"])
+    assert "No default instance set" in result.output
+
+
+def test_alias_default_unknown_alias(mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "instance", "nonexistent"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 1
+    assert "No such alias" in result.output
+
+
+def test_alias_default_db_workflow(mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    runner = CliRunner()
+
+    # Add an alias
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "add", "prod", "https://prod.example.com"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # No default database yet
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "database", "prod"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "No default database set" in result.output
+
+    # Set default database
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "database", "prod", "main"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # Show default database
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "database", "prod"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.output.strip() == "main"
+
+    # List should show db info
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "list"])
+    assert "(db: main)" in result.output
+
+    # Clear default database
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "database", "prod", "--clear"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "database", "prod"])
+    assert "No default database set" in result.output
+
+
+def test_alias_default_db_unknown_alias(mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "database", "nonexistent", "main"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 1
+    assert "No such alias" in result.output
+
+
+def test_alias_remove_clears_default(mocker, tmpdir):
+    """Removing the default alias also clears default_instance."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    runner = CliRunner()
+
+    runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "add", "prod", "https://prod.example.com"])
+    runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "instance", "prod"])
+
+    # Verify it's set
+    config = json.loads((pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json").read_text())
+    assert config["default_instance"] == "prod"
+
+    # Remove alias
+    runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "remove", "prod"])
+
+    config = json.loads((pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json").read_text())
+    assert config["default_instance"] is None
+    assert "prod" not in config["instances"]
+
+
+def test_default_instance_accepts_url(mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    runner = CliRunner()
+
+    runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "add", "prod", "https://prod.example.com"])
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "instance", "https://prod.example.com"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "instance"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.output.strip() == "prod"
+
+
+def test_default_database_accepts_url(mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    runner = CliRunner()
+
+    runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "add", "prod", "https://prod.example.com"])
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["default", "database", "https://prod.example.com", "main"]
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default", "database", "prod"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.output.strip() == "main"
--- a/tests/test_cli_auth.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli_auth.py
@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from click.testing import CliRunner
 from dclient.cli import cli
 import pathlib
 import json
+import pytest


 def test_auth(mocker, tmpdir):
@ -13,29 +14,510 @@ def test_auth(mocker, tmpdir):
    # Should only have one line
    assert len([line for line in result.output.split("\n") if line.strip()]) == 1

-    # Now add a token
-    result2 = runner.invoke(cli, ["auth", "add", "https://example.com"], input="xyz\n")
+    # Now add a token (keys are now alias names or URLs)
+    result2 = runner.invoke(cli, ["auth", "add", "prod"], input="xyz\n")
    assert result2.exit_code == 0

    # Check the tokens file
    auth_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "auth.json"
-    assert json.loads(auth_file.read_text()) == {"https://example.com": "xyz"}
+    assert json.loads(auth_file.read_text()) == {"prod": "xyz"}

    # auth list should show that now
    result3 = runner.invoke(cli, ["auth", "list"])
    assert result3.output.startswith("Tokens file:")
-    assert "https://example.com" in result3.output
+    assert "prod" in result3.output

-    # Remove should fail with an incorrect URL
-    result4 = runner.invoke(cli, ["auth", "remove", "https://example.com/foo"])
+    # Remove should fail with an incorrect key
+    result4 = runner.invoke(cli, ["auth", "remove", "nonexistent"])
    assert result4.exit_code == 1
    assert result4.output == "Error: No such URL or alias\n"

-    # Remove should work with the correct URL
-    result5 = runner.invoke(cli, ["auth", "remove", "https://example.com"])
+    # Remove should work with the correct key
+    result5 = runner.invoke(cli, ["auth", "remove", "prod"])
    assert result5.exit_code == 0
    assert result5.output == ""

    # Check the tokens file
    auth_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "auth.json"
    assert json.loads(auth_file.read_text()) == {}
+
+
+# -- login command (OAuth device flow) --
+
+DEVICE_RESPONSE = {
+    "device_code": "devcode123",
+    "user_code": "ABCD-EFGH",
+    "verification_uri": "https://example.com/-/oauth/device/verify",
+    "expires_in": 900,
+    "interval": 0,
+}
+
+TOKEN_SUCCESS = {
+    "access_token": "dstok_abc123",
+    "token_type": "bearer",
+    "expires_in": 3600,
+}
+
+
+def test_login_with_url(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com/"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "ABCD-EFGH" in result.output
+    assert "Login successful" in result.output
+    # Token should be saved
+    auth_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "auth.json"
+    auths = json.loads(auth_file.read_text())
+    assert auths["https://example.com/"] == "dstok_abc123"
+
+
+def test_login_adds_trailing_slash(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    # Check that the device request went to the right URL
+    requests = httpx_mock.get_requests()
+    assert str(requests[0].url) == "https://example.com/-/oauth/device"
+
+
+def test_login_with_alias(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    # Set up an alias first
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": None,
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": None,
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "prod"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Login successful" in result.output
+    # Token should be saved by alias name
+    auth_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "auth.json"
+    auths = json.loads(auth_file.read_text())
+    assert auths["prod"] == "dstok_abc123"
+
+
+def test_login_interactive_prompt(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login"], input="https://example.com/\n")
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Instance URL or alias" in result.output
+    assert "Login successful" in result.output
+
+
+def test_login_access_denied(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json={"error": "access_denied"}, status_code=400)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com/"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 1
+    assert "Authorization denied" in result.output
+
+
+def test_login_expired_token(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json={"error": "expired_token"}, status_code=400)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com/"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 1
+    assert "expired" in result.output
+
+
+def test_login_pending_then_success(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    # First poll: pending
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json={"error": "authorization_pending"}, status_code=400)
+    # Second poll: success
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com/"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Login successful" in result.output
+    auth_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "auth.json"
+    auths = json.loads(auth_file.read_text())
+    assert auths["https://example.com/"] == "dstok_abc123"
+
+
+def test_login_device_endpoint_error(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(status_code=403)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com/"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 1
+    assert "Failed to start login flow" in result.output
+
+
+# -- login sets defaults --
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "databases_response,expected_db",
+    [
+        ([{"name": "mydata", "is_mutable": True}], "mydata"),
+        (
+            [
+                {"name": "fixtures", "is_mutable": False},
+                {"name": "data", "is_mutable": True},
+                {"name": "extra", "is_mutable": True},
+            ],
+            "data",
+        ),
+        (
+            [
+                {"name": "alpha", "is_mutable": True},
+                {"name": "beta", "is_mutable": True},
+                {"name": "gamma", "is_mutable": False},
+            ],
+            "alpha",
+        ),
+    ],
+    ids=["single_db", "prefers_data", "first_when_no_data"],
+)
+def test_login_sets_defaults(
+    httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir, databases_response, expected_db
+):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=databases_response, status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com/"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    config = json.loads((pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json").read_text())
+    assert config["default_instance"] == "https://example.com/"
+    assert (
+        config["instances"]["https://example.com/"]["default_database"] == expected_db
+    )
+
+
+def test_login_does_not_override_existing_defaults(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """When defaults are already configured, login should not change them."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://other.example.com/"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    config = json.loads(config_file.read_text())
+    assert config["default_instance"] == "prod"
+
+
+def test_login_with_alias_sets_defaults(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """When logging in with an alias that has no default_database, set it."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": None,
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": None,
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json=[
+            {"name": "fixtures", "is_mutable": False},
+            {"name": "data", "is_mutable": True},
+            {"name": "extra", "is_mutable": True},
+        ],
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "prod"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    config = json.loads(config_file.read_text())
+    assert config["default_instance"] == "prod"
+    assert config["instances"]["prod"]["default_database"] == "data"
+
+
+def test_login_read_all(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com/", "--read-all"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    from urllib.parse import parse_qs
+
+    request = httpx_mock.get_requests()[0]
+    body = parse_qs(request.content.decode())
+    scope = json.loads(body["scope"][0])
+    assert scope == [
+        ["view-instance"],
+        ["view-table"],
+        ["view-database"],
+        ["view-query"],
+        ["execute-sql"],
+    ]
+
+
+def test_login_write_all(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com/", "--write-all"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    from urllib.parse import parse_qs
+
+    request = httpx_mock.get_requests()[0]
+    body = parse_qs(request.content.decode())
+    scope = json.loads(body["scope"][0])
+    assert scope == [
+        ["view-instance"],
+        ["view-table"],
+        ["view-database"],
+        ["view-query"],
+        ["execute-sql"],
+        ["insert-row"],
+        ["delete-row"],
+        ["update-row"],
+        ["create-table"],
+        ["alter-table"],
+        ["drop-table"],
+    ]
+
+
+def test_login_read_database(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com/", "--read", "db1"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    from urllib.parse import parse_qs
+
+    request = httpx_mock.get_requests()[0]
+    body = parse_qs(request.content.decode())
+    scope = json.loads(body["scope"][0])
+    assert scope == [
+        ["view-instance", "db1"],
+        ["view-table", "db1"],
+        ["view-database", "db1"],
+        ["view-query", "db1"],
+        ["execute-sql", "db1"],
+    ]
+
+
+def test_login_write_table(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["login", "https://example.com/", "--write", "db3/submissions"]
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    from urllib.parse import parse_qs
+
+    request = httpx_mock.get_requests()[0]
+    body = parse_qs(request.content.decode())
+    scope = json.loads(body["scope"][0])
+    assert scope == [
+        ["view-instance", "db3", "submissions"],
+        ["view-table", "db3", "submissions"],
+        ["view-database", "db3", "submissions"],
+        ["view-query", "db3", "submissions"],
+        ["execute-sql", "db3", "submissions"],
+        ["insert-row", "db3", "submissions"],
+        ["delete-row", "db3", "submissions"],
+        ["update-row", "db3", "submissions"],
+        ["create-table", "db3", "submissions"],
+        ["alter-table", "db3", "submissions"],
+        ["drop-table", "db3", "submissions"],
+    ]
+
+
+def test_login_mixed_read_write(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        ["login", "https://example.com/", "--read", "db1", "--write", "db3/dogs"],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    from urllib.parse import parse_qs
+
+    request = httpx_mock.get_requests()[0]
+    body = parse_qs(request.content.decode())
+    scope = json.loads(body["scope"][0])
+    assert scope == [
+        ["view-instance", "db1"],
+        ["view-table", "db1"],
+        ["view-database", "db1"],
+        ["view-query", "db1"],
+        ["execute-sql", "db1"],
+        ["view-instance", "db3", "dogs"],
+        ["view-table", "db3", "dogs"],
+        ["view-database", "db3", "dogs"],
+        ["view-query", "db3", "dogs"],
+        ["execute-sql", "db3", "dogs"],
+        ["insert-row", "db3", "dogs"],
+        ["delete-row", "db3", "dogs"],
+        ["update-row", "db3", "dogs"],
+        ["create-table", "db3", "dogs"],
+        ["alter-table", "db3", "dogs"],
+        ["drop-table", "db3", "dogs"],
+    ]
+
+
+def test_login_scope_combined_with_shortcuts(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "login",
+            "https://example.com/",
+            "--scope",
+            '[["view-instance"]]',
+            "--write",
+            "db1/dogs",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    from urllib.parse import parse_qs
+
+    request = httpx_mock.get_requests()[0]
+    body = parse_qs(request.content.decode())
+    scope = json.loads(body["scope"][0])
+    assert scope == [
+        ["view-instance"],
+        ["view-instance", "db1", "dogs"],
+        ["view-table", "db1", "dogs"],
+        ["view-database", "db1", "dogs"],
+        ["view-query", "db1", "dogs"],
+        ["execute-sql", "db1", "dogs"],
+        ["insert-row", "db1", "dogs"],
+        ["delete-row", "db1", "dogs"],
+        ["update-row", "db1", "dogs"],
+        ["create-table", "db1", "dogs"],
+        ["alter-table", "db1", "dogs"],
+        ["drop-table", "db1", "dogs"],
+    ]
+
+
+def test_login_no_scope_sends_no_scope(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """Without any scope options, no scope field should be sent."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[{"name": "data"}], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com/"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    request = httpx_mock.get_requests()[0]
+    assert request.content == b""
+
+
+def test_login_token_only(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """--token-only prints the token to stdout and does not save it."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["login", "https://example.com/", "--token-only", "--read", "foo/bar"]
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    # Last line of output should be the raw token
+    assert result.output.strip().endswith("dstok_abc123")
+    # Should NOT have "Login successful" message
+    assert "Login successful" not in result.output
+    # auth.json should not exist
+    auth_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "auth.json"
+    assert not auth_file.exists()
+    # config.json should not exist (no defaults set)
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    assert not config_file.exists()
+
+
+def test_login_databases_error_still_succeeds(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """If the databases check fails, login should still succeed."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.time.sleep")
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=DEVICE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TOKEN_SUCCESS, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(status_code=500)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["login", "https://example.com/"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    assert "Login successful" in result.output
--- a/tests/test_commands_v2.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands_v2.py
@ -0,0 +1,585 @@
+"""Tests for v2 commands: databases, tables, plugins, schema, default_query, upsert."""
+
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+from dclient.cli import cli
+import json
+import pathlib
+
+# -- databases command --
+
+
+def test_databases_json(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "databases": [
+                {"name": "main", "tables_count": 12},
+                {"name": "extra", "tables_count": 3},
+            ]
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["databases", "-i", "https://example.com", "--json"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert len(data) == 2
+    assert data[0]["name"] == "main"
+
+
+def test_databases_plain(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "databases": [
+                {"name": "main", "tables_count": 12},
+                {"name": "extra", "tables_count": 3},
+            ]
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["databases", "-i", "https://example.com"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "main\n" in result.output
+    assert "extra\n" in result.output
+
+
+def test_databases_url(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """databases command hits /.json on the instance."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={"databases": [{"name": "db1"}]},
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["databases", "-i", "https://example.com"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.path == "/.json"
+
+
+# -- tables command --
+
+
+def test_tables_json(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "tables": [
+                {"name": "facetable", "count": 15, "hidden": False},
+                {"name": "facet_cities", "count": 4, "hidden": False},
+            ],
+            "views": [],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        ["tables", "-i", "https://example.com", "-d", "fixtures", "--json"],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert len(data) == 2
+
+
+def test_tables_plain(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "tables": [
+                {"name": "facetable", "count": 15, "hidden": False},
+            ],
+            "views": [],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["tables", "-i", "https://example.com", "-d", "fixtures"]
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "facetable" in result.output
+    assert "15 rows" in result.output
+
+
+def test_tables_url(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """tables command hits /<database>.json."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={"tables": [], "views": []},
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["tables", "-i", "https://example.com", "-d", "fixtures"]
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.path == "/fixtures.json"
+
+
+def test_tables_with_views(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "tables": [{"name": "t1", "count": 5, "hidden": False}],
+            "views": [{"name": "v1"}],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["tables", "-i", "https://example.com", "-d", "db", "--views"]
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "t1" in result.output
+    assert "v1" in result.output
+
+
+def test_tables_views_only(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "tables": [{"name": "t1", "count": 5, "hidden": False}],
+            "views": [{"name": "v1"}],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        ["tables", "-i", "https://example.com", "-d", "db", "--views-only"],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "t1" not in result.output
+    assert "v1" in result.output
+
+
+def test_tables_hidden(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "tables": [
+                {"name": "visible", "count": 5, "hidden": False},
+                {"name": "hidden_t", "count": 2, "hidden": True},
+            ],
+            "views": [],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    # Without --hidden
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["tables", "-i", "https://example.com", "-d", "db"])
+    assert "visible" in result.output
+    assert "hidden_t" not in result.output
+
+    # With --hidden
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "tables": [
+                {"name": "visible", "count": 5, "hidden": False},
+                {"name": "hidden_t", "count": 2, "hidden": True},
+            ],
+            "views": [],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        ["tables", "-i", "https://example.com", "-d", "db", "--hidden"],
+    )
+    assert "visible" in result.output
+    assert "hidden_t" in result.output
+
+
+# -- plugins command --
+
+
+def test_plugins_json(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json=[
+            {"name": "datasette-files", "version": "0.3.1"},
+            {"name": "datasette-auth-tokens", "version": "0.4"},
+        ],
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["plugins", "-i", "https://example.com", "--json"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert len(data) == 2
+
+
+def test_plugins_plain(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json=[
+            {"name": "datasette-files", "version": "0.3.1"},
+            {"name": "datasette-auth-tokens", "version": "0.4"},
+        ],
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["plugins", "-i", "https://example.com"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "datasette-files\n" in result.output
+    assert "datasette-auth-tokens\n" in result.output
+
+
+def test_plugins_url(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """plugins command hits /-/plugins.json."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=[], status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["plugins", "-i", "https://example.com"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.path == "/-/plugins.json"
+
+
+# -- schema command --
+
+
+def test_schema_all_tables(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    full_schema = (
+        "CREATE TABLE users (id integer primary key, name text);\n"
+        "CREATE VIEW user_count AS SELECT count(*) FROM users;"
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={"database": "main", "schema": full_schema},
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["schema", "-i", "https://example.com", "-d", "main"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "CREATE TABLE users" in result.output
+    assert "CREATE VIEW user_count" in result.output
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.path == "/main/-/schema.json"
+
+
+def test_schema_specific_table(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "database": "main",
+            "table": "users",
+            "schema": "CREATE TABLE users (id integer primary key, name text)",
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["schema", "users", "-i", "https://example.com", "-d", "main"]
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "CREATE TABLE users" in result.output
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.path == "/main/users/-/schema.json"
+
+
+def test_schema_json(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    full_schema = "CREATE TABLE users (id integer primary key);"
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={"database": "main", "schema": full_schema},
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        ["schema", "-i", "https://example.com", "-d", "main", "--json"],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert "schema" in data
+
+
+# -- default_query (bare SQL shortcut) --
+
+
+def test_default_query_with_defaults(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """Bare SQL uses default instance + default database."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "ok": True,
+            "rows": [{"count(*)": 42}],
+            "columns": ["count(*)"],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["select count(*) from users"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert json.loads(result.output) == [{"count(*)": 42}]
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.host == "prod.example.com"
+    assert request.url.path == "/main.json"
+
+
+def test_default_query_with_database_override(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """Bare SQL with -d flag overrides the database."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "ok": True,
+            "rows": [{"count(*)": 100}],
+            "columns": ["count(*)"],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["select count(*) from events", "-d", "analytics"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.path == "/analytics.json"
+
+
+def test_default_query_with_instance_override(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """Bare SQL with -i flag overrides the instance."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    },
+                    "staging": {
+                        "url": "https://staging.example.com",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    },
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "ok": True,
+            "rows": [{"count(*)": 5}],
+            "columns": ["count(*)"],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["select count(*) from users", "-i", "staging"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.host == "staging.example.com"
+
+
+def test_default_query_no_database_error(mocker, tmpdir):
+    """Bare SQL without a default database gives an error."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": None,
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["select 1"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 1
+    assert "No database specified" in result.output
+
+
+# -- upsert command --
+
+
+def test_upsert_mocked(httpx_mock, tmpdir, mocker):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "ok": True,
+        }
+    )
+    path = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "data.csv"
+    path.write_text("a,b,c\n1,2,3\n")
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "upsert",
+            "data",
+            "table1",
+            str(path),
+            "--csv",
+            "--token",
+            "x",
+            "-i",
+            "https://datasette.example.com",
+        ],
+        catch_exceptions=False,
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.headers["authorization"] == "Bearer x"
+    # Should hit /-/upsert endpoint
+    assert "/table1/-/upsert" in str(request.url)
+    assert json.loads(request.read()) == {"rows": [{"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}]}
+
+
+# -- auth status command --
+
+
+def test_auth_status(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={"actor": {"id": "root"}},
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["auth", "status", "-i", "https://example.com", "--token", "tok"]
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert data["actor"]["id"] == "root"
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.path == "/-/actor.json"
+
+
+# -- actor command --
+
+
+def test_actor_with_instance_flag(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={"actor": {"id": "root"}},
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["actor", "-i", "https://example.com", "--token", "tok"]
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert data["actor"]["id"] == "root"
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.path == "/-/actor.json"
+    assert request.headers["authorization"] == "Bearer tok"
+
+
+# -- get command --
+
+
+def test_get_command(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={"hello": "world"},
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["get", "/-/plugins.json", "-i", "https://example.com"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert data == {"hello": "world"}
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.path == "/-/plugins.json"
+
+
+# -- instances command --
+
+
+def test_instances_plain(mocker, tmpdir):
+    config_dir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=config_dir)
+    (config_dir / "config.json").write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    },
+                    "staging": {
+                        "url": "https://staging.example.com",
+                        "default_database": None,
+                    },
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["instances"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "* prod = https://prod.example.com (db: main)" in result.output
+    assert "  staging = https://staging.example.com" in result.output
+
+
+def test_instances_json(mocker, tmpdir):
+    config_dir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=config_dir)
+    (config_dir / "config.json").write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    },
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["instances", "--json"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert "prod" in data["instances"]
+    assert data["default_instance"] == "prod"
+
+
+def test_instances_empty(mocker, tmpdir):
+    config_dir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=config_dir)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["instances"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.output.strip() == ""
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+"""Tests for the v2 config system: config.json format, instance resolution, database resolution."""
+
+from dclient.cli import (
+    _load_config,
+    _save_config,
+    _resolve_instance,
+    _resolve_database,
+    _resolve_token,
+)
+import json
+import pathlib
+import pytest
+
+# -- Config loading/saving --
+
+
+def test_load_config_empty(tmpdir):
+    """Loading config when no file exists returns empty defaults."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config = _load_config(config_file)
+    assert config == {"default_instance": None, "instances": {}}
+
+
+def test_load_config_existing(tmpdir):
+    """Loading config reads the JSON file."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://myapp.datasette.cloud",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    config = _load_config(config_file)
+    assert config["default_instance"] == "prod"
+    assert config["instances"]["prod"]["url"] == "https://myapp.datasette.cloud"
+    assert config["instances"]["prod"]["default_database"] == "main"
+
+
+def test_save_config(tmpdir):
+    """Saving config writes JSON to disk."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config = {
+        "default_instance": "local",
+        "instances": {
+            "local": {
+                "url": "http://localhost:8001",
+                "default_database": None,
+            }
+        },
+    }
+    _save_config(config_file, config)
+    assert json.loads(config_file.read_text()) == config
+
+
+# -- Instance resolution --
+
+
+def test_resolve_instance_from_flag(tmpdir):
+    """An explicit -i flag with a URL is used directly."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    url = _resolve_instance("https://example.com", config_file)
+    assert url == "https://example.com"
+
+
+def test_resolve_instance_from_flag_alias(tmpdir):
+    """An explicit -i flag with an alias name resolves via config."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": None,
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://myapp.datasette.cloud",
+                        "default_database": None,
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    url = _resolve_instance("prod", config_file)
+    assert url == "https://myapp.datasette.cloud"
+
+
+def test_resolve_instance_from_config_default(tmpdir):
+    """When no -i flag, uses config.default_instance."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://myapp.datasette.cloud",
+                        "default_database": None,
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    url = _resolve_instance(None, config_file)
+    assert url == "https://myapp.datasette.cloud"
+
+
+def test_resolve_instance_from_env(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
+    """When no -i flag and no config default, falls back to DATASETTE_URL."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DATASETTE_URL", "https://env.example.com")
+    url = _resolve_instance(None, config_file)
+    assert url == "https://env.example.com"
+
+
+def test_resolve_instance_from_env_strips_trailing_slash(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
+    """DATASETTE_URL trailing slash is stripped."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DATASETTE_URL", "https://env.example.com/")
+    url = _resolve_instance(None, config_file)
+    assert url == "https://env.example.com"
+
+
+def test_resolve_instance_error(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
+    """When nothing is configured, raises an error."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    monkeypatch.delenv("DATASETTE_URL", raising=False)
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="No instance specified"):
+        _resolve_instance(None, config_file)
+
+
+def test_resolve_instance_unknown_alias(tmpdir):
+    """An -i flag with an unknown alias name raises an error."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(json.dumps({"default_instance": None, "instances": {}}))
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Unknown instance"):
+        _resolve_instance("nonexistent", config_file)
+
+
+# -- Database resolution (optional -d flag mode) --
+
+
+def test_resolve_database_from_flag(tmpdir):
+    """An explicit -d flag is used directly."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    db = _resolve_database("mydb", None, config_file)
+    assert db == "mydb"
+
+
+def test_resolve_database_from_instance_default(tmpdir):
+    """When no -d flag, uses the instance's default_database from config."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://myapp.datasette.cloud",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    db = _resolve_database(None, "prod", config_file)
+    assert db == "main"
+
+
+def test_resolve_database_from_env(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
+    """When no -d flag and no instance default, falls back to DATASETTE_DATABASE."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DATASETTE_DATABASE", "envdb")
+    db = _resolve_database(None, None, config_file)
+    assert db == "envdb"
+
+
+def test_resolve_database_error(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
+    """When nothing is configured, raises an error."""
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    monkeypatch.delenv("DATASETTE_DATABASE", raising=False)
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="No database specified"):
+        _resolve_database(None, None, config_file)
+
+
+# -- Token resolution --
+
+
+def test_resolve_token_from_flag(tmpdir):
+    """An explicit --token flag is used directly."""
+    auth_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "auth.json"
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    token = _resolve_token(
+        "explicit-token", "https://example.com", auth_file, config_file
+    )
+    assert token == "explicit-token"
+
+
+def test_resolve_token_from_auth_by_alias(tmpdir):
+    """Auth token looked up by alias name."""
+    auth_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "auth.json"
+    auth_file.write_text(json.dumps({"prod": "tok123"}))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": None,
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://myapp.datasette.cloud",
+                        "default_database": None,
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    token = _resolve_token(
+        None, "https://myapp.datasette.cloud", auth_file, config_file
+    )
+    assert token == "tok123"
+
+
+def test_resolve_token_from_auth_by_url_fallback(tmpdir):
+    """Auth token falls back to URL prefix matching when no alias match."""
+    auth_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "auth.json"
+    auth_file.write_text(json.dumps({"https://example.com": "url-tok"}))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    token = _resolve_token(None, "https://example.com/db", auth_file, config_file)
+    assert token == "url-tok"
+
+
+def test_resolve_token_from_env(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
+    """Falls back to DATASETTE_TOKEN env var."""
+    auth_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "auth.json"
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DATASETTE_TOKEN", "env-tok")
+    token = _resolve_token(None, "https://example.com", auth_file, config_file)
+    assert token == "env-tok"
+
+
+def test_resolve_token_none(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
+    """Returns None when nothing is configured."""
+    auth_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "auth.json"
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    monkeypatch.delenv("DATASETTE_TOKEN", raising=False)
+    token = _resolve_token(None, "https://example.com", auth_file, config_file)
+    assert token is None
--- a/tests/test_create_table.py
+++ b/tests/test_create_table.py
@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+"""Tests for the create-table command."""
+
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+from dclient.cli import cli
+import json
+import pathlib
+
+
+def test_create_table_basic(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "ok": True,
+            "database": "mydb",
+            "table": "dogs",
+            "table_url": "http://example.com/mydb/dogs",
+            "table_api_url": "http://example.com/mydb/dogs.json",
+            "schema": "CREATE TABLE [dogs] (\n   [id] INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n   [name] TEXT\n)",
+        },
+        status_code=201,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "create-table",
+            "mydb",
+            "dogs",
+            "--column",
+            "id",
+            "integer",
+            "--column",
+            "name",
+            "text",
+            "--pk",
+            "id",
+            "-i",
+            "https://example.com",
+            "--token",
+            "tok",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert data["ok"] is True
+    assert data["table"] == "dogs"
+
+    # Verify request
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.path == "/mydb/-/create"
+    assert request.headers["authorization"] == "Bearer tok"
+    body = json.loads(request.read())
+    assert body["table"] == "dogs"
+    assert body["columns"] == [
+        {"name": "id", "type": "integer"},
+        {"name": "name", "type": "text"},
+    ]
+    assert body["pk"] == "id"
+
+
+def test_create_table_compound_pk(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json={"ok": True}, status_code=201)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "create-table",
+            "mydb",
+            "events",
+            "--column",
+            "user_id",
+            "integer",
+            "-c",
+            "event_id",
+            "integer",
+            "--column",
+            "data",
+            "text",
+            "--pk",
+            "user_id",
+            "--pk",
+            "event_id",
+            "-i",
+            "https://example.com",
+            "--token",
+            "tok",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    body = json.loads(httpx_mock.get_request().read())
+    assert body["pks"] == ["user_id", "event_id"]
+    assert "pk" not in body
+
+
+def test_create_table_no_pk(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json={"ok": True}, status_code=201)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "create-table",
+            "mydb",
+            "logs",
+            "--column",
+            "message",
+            "text",
+            "--column",
+            "level",
+            "integer",
+            "-i",
+            "https://example.com",
+            "--token",
+            "tok",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    body = json.loads(httpx_mock.get_request().read())
+    assert "pk" not in body
+    assert "pks" not in body
+
+
+def test_create_table_no_columns_error(mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "create-table",
+            "mydb",
+            "empty",
+            "-i",
+            "https://example.com",
+            "--token",
+            "tok",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 1
+    assert "at least one --column" in result.output
+
+
+def test_create_table_api_error(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={"ok": False, "errors": ["Table already exists: dogs"]},
+        status_code=400,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "create-table",
+            "mydb",
+            "dogs",
+            "--column",
+            "id",
+            "integer",
+            "-i",
+            "https://example.com",
+            "--token",
+            "tok",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 1
+    assert "Table already exists" in result.output
+
+
+def test_create_table_uses_default_instance(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json={"ok": True}, status_code=201)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "create-table",
+            "mydb",
+            "t1",
+            "--column",
+            "id",
+            "integer",
+            "--token",
+            "tok",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.host == "prod.example.com"
+    assert request.url.path == "/mydb/-/create"
--- a/tests/test_env.py
+++ b/tests/test_env.py
@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from dclient.cli import cli
 import json
 import pathlib

-
 QUERY_RESPONSE = {
    "ok": True,
    "database": "data",
@ -26,7 +25,9 @@ def test_datasette_token_used_as_fallback(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
    httpx_mock.add_response(json=QUERY_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
    runner = CliRunner(env={"DATASETTE_TOKEN": "env-token-123"})
-    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["query", "https://example.com", "select 1"])
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["query", "data", "select 1", "-i", "https://example.com"]
+    )
    assert result.exit_code == 0
    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
    assert request.headers["authorization"] == "Bearer env-token-123"
@ -38,7 +39,16 @@ def test_token_flag_overrides_datasette_token(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
    httpx_mock.add_response(json=QUERY_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
    runner = CliRunner(env={"DATASETTE_TOKEN": "env-token"})
    result = runner.invoke(
-        cli, ["query", "https://example.com", "select 1", "--token", "flag-token"]
+        cli,
+        [
+            "query",
+            "data",
+            "select 1",
+            "-i",
+            "https://example.com",
+            "--token",
+            "flag-token",
+        ],
    )
    assert result.exit_code == 0
    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
@ -52,7 +62,9 @@ def test_auth_json_overrides_datasette_token(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
    auth_file.write_text(json.dumps({"https://example.com": "stored-token"}))
    httpx_mock.add_response(json=QUERY_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
    runner = CliRunner(env={"DATASETTE_TOKEN": "env-token"})
-    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["query", "https://example.com", "select 1"])
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["query", "data", "select 1", "-i", "https://example.com"]
+    )
    assert result.exit_code == 0
    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
    assert request.headers["authorization"] == "Bearer stored-token"
@ -61,8 +73,8 @@ def test_auth_json_overrides_datasette_token(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
 # -- DATASETTE_URL tests --


-def test_datasette_url_combines_with_database_name(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
-    """DATASETTE_URL + database name arg → combined URL."""
+def test_datasette_url_used_as_instance(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """DATASETTE_URL provides the instance when no -i flag."""
    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
    httpx_mock.add_response(json=QUERY_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
    runner = CliRunner(env={"DATASETTE_URL": "https://my-instance.datasette.cloud"})
@ -84,12 +96,14 @@ def test_datasette_url_with_trailing_slash(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
    assert request.url.path == "/data.json"


-def test_full_url_ignores_datasette_url(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
-    """A full URL argument is used as-is, ignoring DATASETTE_URL."""
+def test_explicit_instance_ignores_datasette_url(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """An explicit -i flag is used, ignoring DATASETTE_URL."""
    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
    httpx_mock.add_response(json=QUERY_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
    runner = CliRunner(env={"DATASETTE_URL": "https://should-be-ignored.com"})
-    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["query", "https://other.example.com/db", "select 1"])
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["query", "db", "select 1", "-i", "https://other.example.com"]
+    )
    assert result.exit_code == 0
    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
    assert request.url.host == "other.example.com"
@ -97,13 +111,25 @@ def test_full_url_ignores_datasette_url(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):


 def test_alias_takes_priority_over_datasette_url(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
-    """Alias match takes priority over DATASETTE_URL."""
+    """Alias match via -i takes priority over DATASETTE_URL."""
    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
-    aliases_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "aliases.json"
-    aliases_file.write_text(json.dumps({"myalias": "https://aliased.example.com/db"}))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": None,
+                "instances": {
+                    "myalias": {
+                        "url": "https://aliased.example.com",
+                        "default_database": None,
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
    httpx_mock.add_response(json=QUERY_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
    runner = CliRunner(env={"DATASETTE_URL": "https://should-be-ignored.com"})
-    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["query", "myalias", "select 1"])
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["query", "db", "select 1", "-i", "myalias"])
    assert result.exit_code == 0
    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
    assert request.url.host == "aliased.example.com"
@ -150,7 +176,7 @@ def test_datasette_url_with_actor(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
            "DATASETTE_TOKEN": "env-token",
        }
    )
-    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["actor", "data"])
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["actor"])
    assert result.exit_code == 0
    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
    assert request.url.host == "my-instance.datasette.cloud"
@ -176,3 +202,23 @@ def test_datasette_url_and_token_together(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
    assert request.url.host == "my-instance.datasette.cloud"
    assert request.url.path == "/mydb.json"
    assert request.headers["authorization"] == "Bearer env-token-456"
+
+
+# -- DATASETTE_DATABASE tests --
+
+
+def test_datasette_database_with_default_query(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """DATASETTE_DATABASE is used by default_query shortcut."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=QUERY_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner(
+        env={
+            "DATASETTE_URL": "https://my-instance.datasette.cloud",
+            "DATASETTE_DATABASE": "mydb",
+        }
+    )
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["select 1"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.host == "my-instance.datasette.cloud"
+    assert request.url.path == "/mydb.json"
--- a/tests/test_insert.py
+++ b/tests/test_insert.py
@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ def test_insert_mocked(httpx_mock, tmpdir):
        cli,
        [
            "insert",
-            "https://datasette.example.com/data",
+            "data",
            "table1",
            str(path),
            "--csv",
            "--token",
            "x",
+            "-i",
+            "https://datasette.example.com",
        ],
        catch_exceptions=False,
    )
@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ async def test_insert_against_datasette(
            "insert into table1 (a, b, c) values (1, 2, 3), (4, 5, 6)"
        )

-    token = ds.create_token("actor")
+    token = await ds.create_token("actor")

    # These are useful with pytest --pdb to see what happened
    datasette_requests = []
@ -311,11 +313,13 @@ async def test_insert_against_datasette(
        cli,
        [
            "insert",
-            "http://datasette.example.com/data",
+            "data",
            "table1",
            str(path),
            "--token",
            token,
+            "-i",
+            "http://datasette.example.com",
        ]
        + cmd_args,
    )
--- a/tests/test_migration.py
+++ b/tests/test_migration.py
@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+"""Tests for v1 → v2 config migration."""
+
+from dclient.cli import _migrate_v1_to_v2
+import json
+import pathlib
+
+
+def test_migration_simple(tmpdir):
+    """Migrate a simple aliases.json with a database-in-URL alias."""
+    config_dir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+    aliases_file = config_dir / "aliases.json"
+    aliases_file.write_text(json.dumps({"content": "https://datasette.io/content"}))
+
+    _migrate_v1_to_v2(config_dir)
+
+    config = json.loads((config_dir / "config.json").read_text())
+    assert config["instances"]["content"]["url"] == "https://datasette.io"
+    assert config["instances"]["content"]["default_database"] == "content"
+    assert config["default_instance"] is None
+
+    # Original should be renamed
+    assert (config_dir / "aliases.json.bak").exists()
+    assert not (config_dir / "aliases.json").exists()
+
+
+def test_migration_no_path_segment(tmpdir):
+    """Migrate an alias that has no database in the URL."""
+    config_dir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+    aliases_file = config_dir / "aliases.json"
+    aliases_file.write_text(json.dumps({"local": "http://localhost:8001"}))
+
+    _migrate_v1_to_v2(config_dir)
+
+    config = json.loads((config_dir / "config.json").read_text())
+    assert config["instances"]["local"]["url"] == "http://localhost:8001"
+    assert config["instances"]["local"]["default_database"] is None
+
+
+def test_migration_with_auth(tmpdir):
+    """Auth keys are migrated from URLs to alias names."""
+    config_dir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+    aliases_file = config_dir / "aliases.json"
+    aliases_file.write_text(json.dumps({"content": "https://datasette.io/content"}))
+    auth_file = config_dir / "auth.json"
+    auth_file.write_text(json.dumps({"https://datasette.io/content": "tok123"}))
+
+    _migrate_v1_to_v2(config_dir)
+
+    new_auths = json.loads((config_dir / "auth.json").read_text())
+    assert "content" in new_auths
+    assert new_auths["content"] == "tok123"
+
+    # Old auth should be backed up
+    assert (config_dir / "auth.json.bak").exists()
+
+
+def test_migration_auth_url_fallback(tmpdir):
+    """Auth entries without matching aliases are kept as URL keys."""
+    config_dir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+    aliases_file = config_dir / "aliases.json"
+    aliases_file.write_text(json.dumps({}))
+    auth_file = config_dir / "auth.json"
+    auth_file.write_text(json.dumps({"https://other.example.com": "tok456"}))
+
+    _migrate_v1_to_v2(config_dir)
+
+    new_auths = json.loads((config_dir / "auth.json").read_text())
+    assert new_auths["https://other.example.com"] == "tok456"
+
+
+def test_migration_skips_if_config_exists(tmpdir):
+    """If config.json already exists, migration is skipped."""
+    config_dir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+    (config_dir / "config.json").write_text(json.dumps({"existing": True}))
+    (config_dir / "aliases.json").write_text(json.dumps({"foo": "https://bar.com"}))
+
+    _migrate_v1_to_v2(config_dir)
+
+    # config.json should be untouched
+    assert json.loads((config_dir / "config.json").read_text()) == {"existing": True}
+    # aliases.json should NOT be renamed
+    assert (config_dir / "aliases.json").exists()
+
+
+def test_migration_skips_if_no_aliases(tmpdir):
+    """If aliases.json doesn't exist, migration is skipped."""
+    config_dir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+
+    _migrate_v1_to_v2(config_dir)
+
+    assert not (config_dir / "config.json").exists()
+
+
+def test_migration_multi_path_segments(tmpdir):
+    """URL with multiple path segments stores URL as-is."""
+    config_dir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+    aliases_file = config_dir / "aliases.json"
+    aliases_file.write_text(json.dumps({"deep": "https://example.com/a/b/c"}))
+
+    _migrate_v1_to_v2(config_dir)
+
+    config = json.loads((config_dir / "config.json").read_text())
+    assert config["instances"]["deep"]["url"] == "https://example.com/a/b/c"
+    assert config["instances"]["deep"]["default_database"] is None
--- a/tests/test_output_formats.py
+++ b/tests/test_output_formats.py
@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+"""Tests for multiple output formats on the query and default_query commands."""
+
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+from dclient.cli import cli
+import json
+import pathlib
+
+QUERY_RESPONSE = {
+    "ok": True,
+    "database": "fixtures",
+    "query_name": None,
+    "rows": [
+        {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5},
+        {"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes", "age": 3},
+    ],
+    "truncated": False,
+    "columns": ["id", "name", "age"],
+    "query": {"sql": "select * from dogs", "params": {}},
+    "error": None,
+    "private": False,
+    "allow_execute_sql": True,
+}
+
+
+def _mock_and_invoke(httpx_mock, extra_args=None):
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=QUERY_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    args = ["query", "fixtures", "select * from dogs", "-i", "https://example.com"]
+    if extra_args:
+        args.extend(extra_args)
+    return runner.invoke(cli, args)
+
+
+# -- query --csv --
+
+
+def test_query_csv(httpx_mock):
+    result = _mock_and_invoke(httpx_mock, ["--csv"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert lines[0] == "id,name,age"
+    assert lines[1] == "1,Cleo,5"
+    assert lines[2] == "2,Pancakes,3"
+
+
+# -- query --tsv --
+
+
+def test_query_tsv(httpx_mock):
+    result = _mock_and_invoke(httpx_mock, ["--tsv"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert lines[0] == "id\tname\tage"
+    assert lines[1] == "1\tCleo\t5"
+    assert lines[2] == "2\tPancakes\t3"
+
+
+# -- query --nl --
+
+
+def test_query_nl(httpx_mock):
+    result = _mock_and_invoke(httpx_mock, ["--nl"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert len(lines) == 2
+    assert json.loads(lines[0]) == {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5}
+    assert json.loads(lines[1]) == {"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes", "age": 3}
+
+
+# -- query --table --
+
+
+def test_query_table(httpx_mock):
+    result = _mock_and_invoke(httpx_mock, ["--table"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    # Should have a header row, a separator row, and 2 data rows
+    assert len(lines) == 4
+    # Header should contain column names
+    assert "id" in lines[0]
+    assert "name" in lines[0]
+    assert "age" in lines[0]
+    # Data rows should contain values
+    assert "Cleo" in lines[2]
+    assert "Pancakes" in lines[3]
+
+
+# -- query -t shortcut for --table --
+
+
+def test_query_table_shortcut(httpx_mock):
+    result = _mock_and_invoke(httpx_mock, ["-t"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert len(lines) == 4
+    assert "Cleo" in lines[2]
+
+
+# -- default JSON (no flag) stays the same --
+
+
+def test_query_default_json(httpx_mock):
+    result = _mock_and_invoke(httpx_mock)
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert data == [
+        {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5},
+        {"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes", "age": 3},
+    ]
+
+
+# -- default_query also supports output formats --
+
+
+def _mock_default_query(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir, extra_args=None):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=QUERY_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    args = ["select * from dogs"]
+    if extra_args:
+        args.extend(extra_args)
+    return runner.invoke(cli, args)
+
+
+def test_default_query_csv(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    result = _mock_default_query(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir, ["--csv"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert lines[0] == "id,name,age"
+    assert lines[1] == "1,Cleo,5"
+
+
+def test_default_query_table(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    result = _mock_default_query(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir, ["--table"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Cleo" in result.output
+    assert "Pancakes" in result.output
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert len(lines) == 4
+
+
+def test_default_query_nl(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    result = _mock_default_query(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir, ["--nl"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert json.loads(lines[0]) == {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5}
+
+
+# -- edge cases --
+
+
+def test_query_csv_with_commas_in_values(httpx_mock):
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "ok": True,
+            "rows": [{"name": "Smith, John", "note": 'He said "hi"'}],
+            "columns": ["name", "note"],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "query",
+            "db",
+            "select * from t",
+            "-i",
+            "https://example.com",
+            "--csv",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert lines[0] == "name,note"
+    # CSV should properly quote fields with commas/quotes
+    assert '"Smith, John"' in lines[1]
+
+
+def test_query_table_empty_results(httpx_mock):
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "ok": True,
+            "rows": [],
+            "columns": ["id", "name"],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "query",
+            "db",
+            "select * from t",
+            "-i",
+            "https://example.com",
+            "--table",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+
+def test_query_csv_empty_results(httpx_mock):
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "ok": True,
+            "rows": [],
+            "columns": ["id", "name"],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "query",
+            "db",
+            "select * from t",
+            "-i",
+            "https://example.com",
+            "--csv",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert lines[0] == "id,name"
+    assert len(lines) == 1  # header only, no data rows
+
+
+def test_query_nl_empty_results(httpx_mock):
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "ok": True,
+            "rows": [],
+            "columns": ["id", "name"],
+        },
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "query",
+            "db",
+            "select * from t",
+            "-i",
+            "https://example.com",
+            "--nl",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.output.strip() == ""
--- a/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/tests/test_query.py
@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ def test_query_error(httpx_mock):
        status_code=400,
    )
    runner = CliRunner()
-    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["query", "https://example.com", "hello"])
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["query", "content", "hello", "-i", "https://example.com"]
+    )
    assert result.exit_code == 1
    assert (
        result.output
@ -42,17 +44,18 @@ def test_query(httpx_mock, with_token):
        status_code=200,
    )
    runner = CliRunner()
-    args = ["query", "https://example.com", "hello"]
+    args = ["query", "content", "hello", "-i", "https://example.com"]
    if with_token:
-        args.append("--token")
-        args.append("xyz")
+        args.extend(["--token", "xyz"])
    result = runner.invoke(cli, args)
    assert result.exit_code == 0
    assert json.loads(result.output) == [{"5 * 2": 10}]

    # Check the request
    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
-    assert str(request.url) == "https://example.com.json?sql=hello&_shape=objects"
+    assert (
+        str(request.url) == "https://example.com/content.json?sql=hello&_shape=objects"
+    )
    if with_token:
        assert request.headers["authorization"] == "Bearer xyz"
    else:
@ -66,28 +69,30 @@ def test_aliases(mocker, tmpdir, httpx_mock):
    assert result.exit_code == 0
    assert result.output == ""

-    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "add", "foo", "https://example.com/foo"])
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "add", "foo", "https://example.com"])
    assert result.exit_code == 0
    assert result.output == ""

    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "list"])
    assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert result.output == "foo = https://example.com/foo\n"
+    assert "foo = https://example.com" in result.output

    # --json mode:
    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "list", "--json"])
    assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert json.loads(result.output) == {"foo": "https://example.com/foo"}
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert data["instances"]["foo"]["url"] == "https://example.com"

-    # Check the aliases file
-    aliases_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "aliases.json"
-    assert json.loads(aliases_file.read_text()) == {"foo": "https://example.com/foo"}
+    # Check the config file
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config = json.loads(config_file.read_text())
+    assert config["instances"]["foo"]["url"] == "https://example.com"

    # Try a query against that alias
    httpx_mock.add_response(
        json={
            "ok": True,
-            "database": "foo",
+            "database": "mydb",
            "query_name": None,
            "rows": [{"11 * 3": 33}],
            "truncated": False,
@ -99,14 +104,14 @@ def test_aliases(mocker, tmpdir, httpx_mock):
        },
        status_code=200,
    )
-    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["query", "foo", "select 11 * 3"])
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["query", "mydb", "select 11 * 3", "-i", "foo"])
    assert result.exit_code == 0
    assert json.loads(result.output) == [{"11 * 3": 33}]

-    # Should have hit https://example.com/foo.json
+    # Should have hit https://example.com/mydb.json
    url = httpx_mock.get_request().url
    assert url.host == "example.com"
-    assert url.path == "/foo.json"
+    assert url.path == "/mydb.json"
    assert dict(url.params) == {"sql": "select 11 * 3", "_shape": "objects"}

    # Remove alias
@ -117,4 +122,5 @@ def test_aliases(mocker, tmpdir, httpx_mock):
    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["alias", "remove", "foo"])
    assert result.exit_code == 0
    assert result.output == ""
-    assert json.loads(aliases_file.read_text()) == {}
+    config = json.loads(config_file.read_text())
+    assert config["instances"] == {}
--- a/tests/test_rows.py
+++ b/tests/test_rows.py
@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
+"""Tests for the rows command."""
+
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+from dclient.cli import cli
+import json
+import pathlib
+
+TABLE_RESPONSE = {
+    "ok": True,
+    "rows": [
+        {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5},
+        {"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes", "age": 3},
+        {"id": 3, "name": "Fido", "age": 7},
+    ],
+    "columns": ["id", "name", "age"],
+    "next": None,
+    "next_url": None,
+}
+
+
+def _invoke(httpx_mock, extra_args=None, response=None):
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=response or TABLE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    args = ["rows", "fixtures", "dogs", "-i", "https://example.com"]
+    if extra_args:
+        args.extend(extra_args)
+    return runner.invoke(cli, args)
+
+
+# -- basic usage --
+
+
+def test_rows_default_json(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock)
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert len(data) == 3
+    assert data[0]["name"] == "Cleo"
+    # Verify request URL
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.path == "/fixtures/dogs.json"
+    assert "_shape" in dict(request.url.params)
+    assert dict(request.url.params)["_shape"] == "objects"
+
+
+def test_rows_table_format(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-t"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert len(lines) == 5  # header + separator + 3 data rows
+    assert "Cleo" in lines[2]
+    assert "Pancakes" in lines[3]
+
+
+def test_rows_csv(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["--csv"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert lines[0] == "id,name,age"
+    assert lines[1] == "1,Cleo,5"
+
+
+def test_rows_nl(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["--nl"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = result.output.strip().split("\n")
+    assert json.loads(lines[0]) == {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5}
+
+
+# -- single argument uses default database --
+
+
+def test_rows_single_arg_uses_default_database(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    """dclient rows tablename uses default database."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": "data",
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TABLE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["rows", "dogs"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.host == "prod.example.com"
+    assert request.url.path == "/data/dogs.json"
+
+
+def test_rows_single_arg_no_default_database_errors(mocker, tmpdir):
+    """dclient rows tablename without default database gives error."""
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": None,
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["rows", "dogs"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 1
+    assert "No database specified" in result.output
+
+
+# -- filters --
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_eq(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "name", "eq", "Cleo"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    params = dict(request.url.params)
+    assert params["name__exact"] == "Cleo"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_gt(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["--filter", "age", "gt", "3"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["age__gt"] == "3"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_gte(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "age", "gte", "5"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["age__gte"] == "5"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_lt(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "age", "lt", "5"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["age__lt"] == "5"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_lte(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "age", "lte", "5"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["age__lte"] == "5"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_not(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "name", "not", "Cleo"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["name__not"] == "Cleo"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_contains(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "name", "contains", "leo"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["name__contains"] == "leo"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_like(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "name", "like", "%leo%"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["name__like"] == "%leo%"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_startswith(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "name", "startswith", "Cl"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["name__startswith"] == "Cl"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_endswith(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "name", "endswith", "eo"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["name__endswith"] == "eo"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_glob(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "name", "glob", "C*"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["name__glob"] == "C*"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_isnull(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "name", "isnull", "1"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["name__isnull"] == "1"
+
+
+def test_rows_filter_notnull(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "name", "notnull", "1"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["name__notnull"] == "1"
+
+
+def test_rows_multiple_filters(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "name", "eq", "Cleo", "-f", "age", "gte", "3"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    params = list(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params.multi_items())
+    param_dict = {k: v for k, v in params}
+    assert param_dict["name__exact"] == "Cleo"
+    assert param_dict["age__gte"] == "3"
+
+
+def test_rows_custom_filter_op_passthrough(httpx_mock):
+    """Unknown ops are passed through to Datasette, supporting plugin-added filters."""
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["-f", "name", "custom_plugin_op", "x"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["name__custom_plugin_op"] == "x"
+
+
+# -- sorting --
+
+
+def test_rows_sort(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["--sort", "age"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["_sort"] == "age"
+
+
+def test_rows_sort_desc(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["--sort-desc", "age"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["_sort_desc"] == "age"
+
+
+# -- column selection --
+
+
+def test_rows_col(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["--col", "name", "--col", "age"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    params = list(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params.multi_items())
+    col_params = [v for k, v in params if k == "_col"]
+    assert col_params == ["name", "age"]
+
+
+def test_rows_nocol(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["--nocol", "id"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["_nocol"] == "id"
+
+
+# -- search --
+
+
+def test_rows_search(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["--search", "pancakes"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["_search"] == "pancakes"
+
+
+# -- size --
+
+
+def test_rows_size(httpx_mock):
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["--size", "10"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert dict(httpx_mock.get_request().url.params)["_size"] == "10"
+
+
+# -- limit --
+
+
+def test_rows_limit(httpx_mock):
+    response = {
+        "ok": True,
+        "rows": [{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}, {"id": 3}],
+        "columns": ["id"],
+        "next": None,
+    }
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, ["--limit", "2"], response=response)
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert len(data) == 2
+
+
+# -- pagination with --all --
+
+
+def test_rows_all_pagination(httpx_mock):
+    page1 = {
+        "ok": True,
+        "rows": [{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}],
+        "columns": ["id"],
+        "next": "2",
+        "next_url": "https://example.com/fixtures/dogs.json?_next=2&_shape=objects",
+    }
+    page2 = {
+        "ok": True,
+        "rows": [{"id": 3}],
+        "columns": ["id"],
+        "next": None,
+        "next_url": None,
+    }
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=page1, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=page2, status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        ["rows", "fixtures", "dogs", "-i", "https://example.com", "--all"],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert len(data) == 3
+    assert [r["id"] for r in data] == [1, 2, 3]
+
+
+def test_rows_all_with_limit(httpx_mock):
+    page1 = {
+        "ok": True,
+        "rows": [{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}],
+        "columns": ["id"],
+        "next": "2",
+        "next_url": "https://example.com/fixtures/dogs.json?_next=2&_shape=objects",
+    }
+    page2 = {
+        "ok": True,
+        "rows": [{"id": 3}, {"id": 4}],
+        "columns": ["id"],
+        "next": None,
+    }
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=page1, status_code=200)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=page2, status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "rows",
+            "fixtures",
+            "dogs",
+            "-i",
+            "https://example.com",
+            "--all",
+            "--limit",
+            "3",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert len(data) == 3
+
+
+def test_rows_no_all_ignores_next(httpx_mock):
+    """Without --all, pagination is not followed even if next is present."""
+    response = {
+        "ok": True,
+        "rows": [{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}],
+        "columns": ["id"],
+        "next": "2",
+        "next_url": "https://example.com/fixtures/dogs.json?_next=2&_shape=objects",
+    }
+    result = _invoke(httpx_mock, response=response)
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert len(data) == 2  # only first page
+
+
+# -- error handling --
+
+
+def test_rows_api_error(httpx_mock):
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={"ok": False, "error": "Table not found: dogs"},
+        status_code=404,
+    )
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        ["rows", "fixtures", "dogs", "-i", "https://example.com"],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 1
+    assert "Table not found" in result.output
+
+
+# -- uses default instance --
+
+
+def test_rows_default_instance(httpx_mock, mocker, tmpdir):
+    mocker.patch("dclient.cli.get_config_dir", return_value=pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+    config_file = pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "config.json"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "default_instance": "prod",
+                "instances": {
+                    "prod": {
+                        "url": "https://prod.example.com",
+                        "default_database": "main",
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(json=TABLE_RESPONSE, status_code=200)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["rows", "data", "dogs"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    request = httpx_mock.get_request()
+    assert request.url.host == "prod.example.com"
+    assert request.url.path == "/data/dogs.json"
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Simon Willison	f6cbf95b01	Upgrade to actions/checkout@v7	2026-06-23 16:51:17 -07:00
Simon Willison	80786dadaf	Release 0.5a3 Pin to httpx<1.0	2026-03-07 07:15:10 -08:00
Simon Willison	ed589d34cf	Release 0.5a2 Refs #30, #31, #32, #33, #34	2026-02-26 21:55:56 -08:00
Simon Willison	54df24db5e	--read/--write options plus --token-only, closes #34	2026-02-26 21:45:58 -08:00
Simon Willison	e8d80a6495	Logging in with OAuth docs	2026-02-26 21:25:56 -08:00
Simon Willison	0b590d1a6f	dclient rows command, closes #33	2026-02-26 21:19:32 -08:00
Simon Willison	1340f68255	Ran cog	2026-02-26 21:04:25 -08:00
Simon Willison	021c595de4	dclient create-table, closes #32	2026-02-26 21:03:17 -08:00
Simon Willison	f2aea1b108	--csv, --tsv, --nl, -t/--table output formats, closes #31	2026-02-26 20:56:22 -08:00
Simon Willison	2f7f2a7378	Moved default commands to dclient default ..., closes #30	2026-02-26 20:44:39 -08:00
Simon Willison	7a8643f72f	Justfile now uses uv, docs gets a dependency group	2026-02-26 20:43:18 -08:00
Simon Willison	04e396b020	Release 0.5a1	2026-02-26 15:25:22 -08:00
Simon Willison	9df1828d1d	Set defaults on login, if not already set	2026-02-26 15:25:06 -08:00
Simon Willison	9b03289e3a	Tests now use Datasette 1.0a25+	2026-02-26 15:05:43 -08:00
Simon Willison	ebb8268d51	Release 0.5a0 Refs #29	2026-02-26 15:00:49 -08:00
Simon Willison	4df076d1f0	Initial oauth flow for use with datasette-oauth	2026-02-26 15:00:15 -08:00
Simon Willison	7be5d4a53f	Merge branch 'v2' # Conflicts: # docs/authentication.md	2026-02-26 14:39:57 -08:00
Simon Willison	7b3a15027e	Add instances command, improve error messages with actionable hints Add "dclient instances" command to list known instances from config, with --json support. Improve "No instance specified" and "No database specified" error messages to show the exact commands needed to fix the problem. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-02-24 15:25:57 -08:00
Simon Willison	3f3221fdd3	Update README and docs index for v2 Update examples to use v2 command syntax with -i flag and alias defaults. Add quick start section showing alias add/default/default-db workflow. Add introspection commands section. Add environment.md to docs toctree. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-02-24 15:22:12 -08:00
Simon Willison	742d46de05	v1 to v2 config migration with tests Add _migrate_v1_to_v2() to convert aliases.json to config.json format. Single-path-segment URLs are split into instance URL + default_database. Auth keys are migrated from URLs to alias names. Original files are backed up as .bak. 7 tests covering simple migration, no path segment, auth migration, URL fallback for unmatched auth, skip if config exists, skip if no aliases, and multi-path-segment URLs. refs #29 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-02-24 15:22:05 -08:00
Simon Willison	92c0d2a5ba	Tests and docs for v2 introspection commands and alias features Add test_commands_v2.py with 28 tests covering databases, tables, plugins, schema, default_query, upsert, auth status, actor, and get commands. Add test_alias_v2.py with 5 tests for alias default, alias default-db, and removing the default alias. Update aliases.md and authentication.md docs for v2 API. refs #29 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-02-24 15:21:58 -08:00
Simon Willison	3621f13263	v2 config system, CLI rewrite, and updated core commands Replace aliases.json with config.json storing instances with default_database. Instance resolution: -i flag → config default → DATASETTE_URL. Database resolution: -d flag → instance default_database → DATASETTE_DATABASE. Token resolution: --token → auth.json by alias → auth.json by URL → DATASETTE_TOKEN. Add click-default-group dependency for bare SQL shortcut support. Add DCLIENT_CONFIG_DIR env var to override config directory. Rewrite query, insert, get, and actor commands for v2 API where instance is always -i flag. Add upsert command sharing insert implementation. Add databases, tables, schema, plugins commands. Add default_query hidden command for bare SQL shortcut. Add alias default, alias default-db subcommands. Add auth status subcommand. refs #29 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-02-24 15:21:52 -08:00
Simon Willison	cf565e3eb6	Ran cog	2026-02-24 15:00:27 -08:00
Simon Willison	ff95969d10	Ran cog	2026-02-24 14:59:23 -08:00
Simon Willison	7c9c0b4f5f	Spec for v2, refs #29	2026-02-24 14:57:54 -08:00
Simon Willison	f47738495d	Add tables command to list tables in a database Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-02-24 14:57:18 -08:00
Simon Willison	8b98d971dd	Add databases command to list databases on an instance Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-02-24 14:57:06 -08:00
Simon Willison	d1dfdbf6db	Add get command for authenticated GET requests Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-02-24 14:56:54 -08:00
Simon Willison	1b4dc85974	actor command: make URL optional, fix actor URL construction Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-02-24 14:56:40 -08:00
Simon Willison	4cb77386c7	_resolve_url falls back to DATASETTE_URL when no URL provided Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-02-24 14:56:27 -08:00