diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 22902f1..d324c24 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 source_env ..
+use nix
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 209a769..f1a5729 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,32 @@ let ?ds = dataspace
 ]
 ```
 
+### SQLite
+
+Readonly access to SQLite databases. Asserts rows as records in response to SQL query assertions. Dynamic updates are not implemented.
+
+Can be disabled by passing `--define:withSqlite=no` to the Nim compiler.
+
+```
+# Configuration example
+<require-service <daemon syndesizer>>
+
+let ?sqlspace = dataspace
+
+? <service-object <daemon syndesizer> ?cap> [
+  $cap <sqlite {
+    dataspace: $sqlspace
+    database: "/var/db/example.db"
+  }>
+]
+
+$sqlspace <query example-row "SELECT id, name FROM stuff">
+
+$sqlspace ? <example-row ?id ?name> [
+  $log ! <log "-" { row: <example-row $id $name> }>
+]
+```
+
 ### Webooks
 
 Listens for webhook requests and sends request data to a dataspace as messages.
diff --git a/Tuprules.tup b/Tuprules.tup
index 189eba9..704673f 100644
--- a/Tuprules.tup
+++ b/Tuprules.tup
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 include ../syndicate-nim/depends.tup
+NIM = $(DIRENV) $(NIM)
 NIM_FLAGS += --path:$(TUP_CWD)/../syndicate-nim/src
 NIM_GROUPS += $(TUP_CWD)/<lock>
diff --git a/config.prs b/config.prs
index 527f5b8..02094ce 100644
--- a/config.prs
+++ b/config.prs
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ JsonSocketTranslatorArguments = <json-socket-translator {
   socket: string
 }>.
 
+SqliteArguments = <sqlite {
+  database: string
+  dataspace: #!any
+}>.
+
 WebhooksArguments = <webhooks {
   endpoints: {[string ...]: #!any ...:...}
   listen: Tcp
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 3a6cdd4..ea5fd1a 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }:
+
 pkgs.buildNimPackage {
   name = "dummy";
-  lockFile = ./lock.json;
+  propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.sqlite ];
 }
diff --git a/sql.prs b/sql.prs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db37fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql.prs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version 1 .
+
+# When asserted the actor reponds with
+# rows as records of the given label and
+# row columns as record fields.
+Query = <query @label any @statement string> .
diff --git a/src/schema/config.nim b/src/schema/config.nim
index 822c2f4..a22bf44 100644
--- a/src/schema/config.nim
+++ b/src/schema/config.nim
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ type
   WebhooksArguments* {.preservesRecord: "webhooks".} = object
     `field0`*: WebhooksArgumentsField0
 
+  SqliteArgumentsField0* {.preservesDictionary.} = object
+    `database`*: string
+    `dataspace`* {.preservesEmbedded.}: EmbeddedRef
+
+  SqliteArguments* {.preservesRecord: "sqlite".} = object
+    `field0`*: SqliteArgumentsField0
+
   CacheArgumentsField0* {.preservesDictionary.} = object
     `dataspace`* {.preservesEmbedded.}: EmbeddedRef
     `lifetime`*: float32
@@ -49,6 +56,7 @@ proc `$`*(x: WebsocketArguments | JsonTranslatorArguments |
     JsonTranslatorConnected |
     JsonSocketTranslatorArguments |
     WebhooksArguments |
+    SqliteArguments |
     CacheArguments |
     Tcp): string =
   `$`(toPreserves(x))
@@ -57,6 +65,7 @@ proc encode*(x: WebsocketArguments | JsonTranslatorArguments |
     JsonTranslatorConnected |
     JsonSocketTranslatorArguments |
     WebhooksArguments |
+    SqliteArguments |
     CacheArguments |
     Tcp): seq[byte] =
   encode(toPreserves(x))
diff --git a/src/schema/sql.nim b/src/schema/sql.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26caef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/schema/sql.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+import
+  preserves
+
+type
+  Query* {.preservesRecord: "query".} = object
+    `label`*: Value
+    `statement`*: string
+
+proc `$`*(x: Query): string =
+  `$`(toPreserves(x))
+
+proc encode*(x: Query): seq[byte] =
+  encode(toPreserves(x))
diff --git a/src/syndesizer.nim b/src/syndesizer.nim
index 10d7049..e77d93f 100644
--- a/src/syndesizer.nim
+++ b/src/syndesizer.nim
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 import syndicate, syndicate/relays, syndicate/actors/timers
 
 import ./syndesizer/[
-  cache_actor, json_socket_translator, json_translator, webhooks, websockets]
+  cache_actor,
+  json_socket_translator,
+  json_translator,
+  sqlite_actor,
+  webhooks,
+  websockets]
 
 runActor("syndesizer") do (turn: var Turn; root: Cap):
   connectStdio(turn, root)
@@ -16,3 +21,5 @@ runActor("syndesizer") do (turn: var Turn; root: Cap):
   discard spawnJsonStdioTranslator(turn, root)
   discard spawnWebhookActor(turn, root)
   discard spawnWebsocketActor(turn, root)
+  when withSqlite:
+    discard spawnSqliteActor(turn, root)
diff --git a/src/syndesizer/sqlite_actor.nim b/src/syndesizer/sqlite_actor.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a2dc98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/syndesizer/sqlite_actor.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: ☭ Emery Hemingway
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense
+
+const withSqlite* {.booldefine.}: bool = true
+
+when withSqlite:
+  import preserves, syndicate, syndicate/relays
+  import ../schema/[config, sql]
+
+  # Avoid Sqlite3 from the standard library because it is
+  # only held together by wishful thinking and dlload.
+
+  {.passC: staticExec("pkg-config --cflags sqlite3").}
+  {.passL: staticExec("pkg-config --libs sqlite3").}
+
+  {.pragma: sqlite3h, header: "sqlite3.h".}
+
+  var
+    SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER {.importc, sqlite3h.}: cint
+    SQLITE_OK {.importc, sqlite3h.}: cint
+    SQLITE_ROW {.importc, sqlite3h.}: cint
+    SQLITE_DONE {.importc, sqlite3h.}: cint
+    SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY {.importc, sqlite3h.}: cint
+
+  const
+    SQLITE_INTEGER = 1
+    SQLITE_FLOAT = 2
+    SQLITE_TEXT = 3
+    SQLITE_BLOB = 4
+    # SQLITE_NULL = 5
+
+  type
+    Sqlite3 {.importc: "sqlite3", sqlite3h.} = distinct pointer
+    Stmt {.importc: "sqlite3_stmt", sqlite3h.} = distinct pointer
+
+  {.pragma: importSqlite3, importc: "sqlite3_$1", sqlite3h.}
+
+  proc libversion_number: cint {.importSqlite3.}
+
+  proc open_v2(filename: cstring; ppDb: ptr Sqlite3; flags: cint; zVfs: cstring): cint {.importSqlite3.}
+  proc close(ds: Sqlite3): int32 {.discardable, importSqlite3.}
+
+  proc errmsg(db: Sqlite3): cstring {.importSqlite3.}
+
+  proc prepare_v2(db: Sqlite3; zSql: cstring, nByte: cint; ppStmt: ptr Stmt; pzTail: ptr cstring): cint {.importSqlite3.}
+
+  proc step(para1: Stmt): cint {.importSqlite3.}
+
+  proc column_count(stmt: Stmt): int32 {.importSqlite3.}
+  proc column_blob(stmt: Stmt; col: cint): pointer {.importSqlite3.}
+  proc column_bytes(stmt: Stmt; col: cint): cint {.importSqlite3.}
+  proc column_double(stmt: Stmt; col: cint): float64 {.importSqlite3.}
+  proc column_int64(stmt: Stmt; col: cint): int64 {.importSqlite3.}
+  proc column_text(stmt: Stmt; col: cint): cstring {.importSqlite3.}
+  proc column_type(stmt: Stmt; col: cint): cint {.importSqlite3.}
+  proc finalize(stmt: Stmt): cint {.importSqlite3.}
+
+  doAssert libversion_number() == SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER
+
+  proc logError(db: Sqlite3; context: string) =
+    writeLine(stderr, errmsg(db), ": ", context)
+
+  proc extractValue(stmt: Stmt; col: cint): Value =
+    case column_type(stmt, col)
+    of SQLITE_INTEGER:
+      result = toPreserve(column_int64(stmt, col))
+    of SQLITE_FLOAT:
+      result = toPreserve(column_double(stmt, col))
+    of SQLITE_TEXT:
+      result = Value(kind: pkString, string: newString(column_bytes(stmt, col)))
+      if result.string.len > 0:
+        copyMem(addr result.string[0], column_text(stmt, col), result.string.len)
+    of SQLITE_BLOB:
+      result = Value(kind: pkByteString, bytes: newSeq[byte](column_bytes(stmt, col)))
+      if result.bytes.len > 0:
+        copyMem(addr result.bytes[0], column_blob(stmt, col), result.bytes.len)
+    else:
+      result = initRecord("null")
+
+  proc extractRecord(stmt: Stmt; label: Value, arity: cint): Value =
+    result = initRecord(label, arity)
+    for col in 0..<arity: result.record[col] = extractValue(stmt, col)
+
+  proc spawnSqliteActor*(turn: var Turn; root: Cap): Actor {.discardable.} =
+    spawn("sqlite-actor", turn) do (turn: var Turn):
+      during(turn, root, ?:SqliteArguments) do (path: string, ds: Cap):
+        var db: Sqlite3
+        if open_v2(path, addr db, SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY, nil) != SQLITE_OK:
+          logError(db, path)
+        else:
+          during(turn, ds, ?:Query) do (label: Value, statement: string):
+            var stmt: Stmt
+            if prepare_v2(db, statement, statement.len.cint, addr stmt, nil) != SQLITE_OK:
+              logError(db, statement)
+            else:
+              try:
+                let arity = column_count(stmt)
+                var res = step(stmt)
+                while res == SQLITE_ROW:
+                  var rec = extractRecord(stmt, label, arity)
+                  discard publish(turn, ds, rec)
+                  res = step(stmt)
+                assert res != 100
+                if res != SQLITE_DONE:
+                  logError(db, statement)
+              finally:
+                if finalize(stmt) != SQLITE_OK: logError(db, statement)
+      do:
+        close(db)
+
+  when isMainModule:
+    runActor("main") do (turn: var Turn; root: Cap):
+      connectStdio(turn, root)
+      spawnSqliteActor(turn, root)