Add LibreDB Studio to the list of supported GUI tools

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What is changed, added or deleted? (Required)

Adds LibreDB Studio (https://libredb.org, https://github.com/libredb/libredb-studio) to the GUI table in the third-party tools list. It's an open-source, web-based SQL IDE that connects to TiDB over the MySQL protocol.

Verified against a local TiDB Self-Managed instance (pingcap/tidb:v8.5.0, --store=unistore): created a connection, ran a query, created a table and read the rows back.

The Full rating reflects a broader measurement than that single session: the TiDB section of docs/providers/mysql.md in the LibreDB Studio repo independently tests all 15 provider surfaces against TiDB (schema browsing, query editing, EXPLAIN, health/monitoring, storage stats, permissions, and more) and documents the caveats found: background statistics lag on freshly loaded tables, EXPLAIN FORMAT='json' being rejected, an empty slow-query panel, and a phantom InnoDB storage entry.

A dedicated connection tutorial (like the ones DataGrip, DBeaver, VS Code and Navicat have) is not included in this PR, so the Tutorial column is N/A for now, same as the Beekeeper Studio row above it.

Which TiDB version(s) do your changes apply to? (Required)

• master (the latest development version)
• v9.0 (TiDB 9.0 versions)
• v8.5 (TiDB 8.5 versions)
• v8.1 (TiDB 8.1 versions)
• v7.5 (TiDB 7.5 versions)
• v7.1 (TiDB 7.1 versions)
• v6.5 (TiDB 6.5 versions)

What is the related PR or file link(s)?

• Other reference link(s): https://github.com/libredb/libredb-studio

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added LibreDB Studio to TiDB’s list of supported GUI tools.
  • Recorded full support for version 0.16.2.
  • Noted that no tutorial is currently available.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The GUI support table now lists LibreDB Studio, tested with version 0.16.2. The entry marks support as Full and indicates that no tutorial is available.

Changes

GUI support documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Add LibreDB Studio support entry develop/dev-guide-third-party-support.md	The GUI support table lists LibreDB Studio at version 0.16.2 with Full support and no tutorial.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

Change: Other

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to d97cd

The entry may overstate LibreDB Studio coverage; use Compatible or document broader testing.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: adding LibreDB Studio to the supported GUI tools list.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description includes the required change summary, affected TiDB versions, reference link, contributor checklist, AI involvement, and change classification. It also explains the verification perfor…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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[kaya-abdullah]

Hi @qiancai, this PR has been open for about two weeks and is still waiting on a pingcap member to comment /ok-to-test so CI can run. Could you or someone else on the team take a look? Happy to address any feedback.

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Hi @qiancai, checking back on this one again. It has been about two weeks since the last note and it is still waiting on /ok-to-test. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help move it along.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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rg -n -C 8 'Full|Compatible|LibreDB|support|functionalit|testing' develop/dev-guide-third-party-support.md
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printf '%s\n' '--- LibreDB references ---'
rg -n -i -C 3 'libredb|libredb studio' .
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rg -n -i -C 2 'connection|query execution|table creation|row reads|compatibility test|latest version|ongoing' --glob '*.md' --glob '*.yml' --glob '*.yaml' --glob '*.json' . | head -250

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Use Compatible unless broader coverage and ongoing testing are documented.

Full requires compatibility with most functionalities and periodic tests against the latest version. The four reported checks do not establish that contract.

Suggested replacement

Suggested change

	| [LibreDB Studio](https://libredb.org) | 0.16.2 | Full | N/A |
	| [LibreDB Studio](https://libredb.org) | 0.16.2 | Compatible | N/A |