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SQLite Has No Query Log. That's a Library Problem, Not a Logging Problem (2026)

SQLite has no server, so there is no daemon holding a log you could tail. The ecosystem answered that with sqlite3_trace_v2 and ORM echo flags, which are per-connection and need the app's cooperation. The shared libsqlite3 is a better place to stand, and here is what it costs you.

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