diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# 0.1.0.0 2024-07-31
+
+* Initial release
+
+---
+
+`hnix-store-db` uses [PVP Versioning][1].
+
+[1]: https://pvp.haskell.org
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diff --git a/README.lhs b/README.lhs
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+# hnix-store-db
+
+[Nix] SQLite database implementation.
+
+Only read-only functionality provided for
+database schema version `10`.
+
+[Nix]: https://nixos.org/nix
+
+## API
+
+The interface is experimental and might change wildly.
+
+[System.Nix.Store.DB.Query]: ./src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Query.hs
+[System.Nix.Store.DB.Run]: ./src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Run.hs
+[System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema]: ./src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Schema.hs
+
+## Example
+
+This example is runnable via `cabal run db-readme`.
+
+```haskell
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+import Data.Default.Class (Default(def))
+
+import qualified Control.Monad
+import qualified Control.Monad.IO.Class
+
+import qualified Database.Esqueleto.Experimental
+
+import qualified System.Nix.StorePath
+import qualified System.Nix.Store.DB.Run
+import qualified System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema
+
+import System.Nix.Store.DB.Query
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+  System.Nix.Store.DB.Run.runSystemSqlite $ do
+    (paths, refs, drvOuts) <- queryEverything
+
+    Control.Monad.IO.Class.liftIO $ do
+      putStrLn $ "Stats: "
+      let stat name v = putStrLn $ "- " ++ name ++ ": " ++ show (length v)
+      stat "ValidPath(s)" paths
+      stat "Ref(s)" refs
+      stat "DerivationOutput(s)" drvOuts
+
+    maybeValidPath <- queryOneValidDerivationEntity
+    case maybeValidPath of
+      Nothing -> pure ()
+      Just validPathEntity -> do
+        let pth =
+              System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema.validPathPath
+              $ Database.Esqueleto.Experimental.entityVal validPathEntity
+
+        (same, samePath, references, referrers, validDerivers, outputs) <- (,,,,,)
+          <$> queryPathInfo pth
+          <*> queryPathFromHashPart def (System.Nix.StorePath.storePathHash pth)
+          <*> queryReferences validPathEntity
+          <*> queryReferrers pth
+          <*> queryValidDerivers pth
+          <*> queryDerivationOutputs validPathEntity
+
+        Control.Monad.unless (same == Just (Database.Esqueleto.Experimental.entityVal validPathEntity))
+          $ error "queryPathInfo failed to roundtrip"
+        Control.Monad.unless (samePath == Just pth)
+          $ error "queryPathFromHashPart failed to roundtrip"
+
+        Control.Monad.IO.Class.liftIO $ do
+          putStrLn $ "References: "
+          print references
+          putStrLn $ "Referrers: "
+          print referrers
+          putStrLn $ "Valid derivers: "
+          print validDerivers
+          putStrLn $ "Derivation outputs: "
+          print outputs
+
+    pure ()
+```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# hnix-store-db
+
+[Nix] SQLite database implementation.
+
+Only read-only functionality provided for
+database schema version `10`.
+
+[Nix]: https://nixos.org/nix
+
+## API
+
+The interface is experimental and might change wildly.
+
+[System.Nix.Store.DB.Query]: ./src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Query.hs
+[System.Nix.Store.DB.Run]: ./src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Run.hs
+[System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema]: ./src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Schema.hs
+
+## Example
+
+This example is runnable via `cabal run db-readme`.
+
+```haskell
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+import Data.Default.Class (Default(def))
+
+import qualified Control.Monad
+import qualified Control.Monad.IO.Class
+
+import qualified Database.Esqueleto.Experimental
+
+import qualified System.Nix.StorePath
+import qualified System.Nix.Store.DB.Run
+import qualified System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema
+
+import System.Nix.Store.DB.Query
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+  System.Nix.Store.DB.Run.runSystemSqlite $ do
+    (paths, refs, drvOuts) <- queryEverything
+
+    Control.Monad.IO.Class.liftIO $ do
+      putStrLn $ "Stats: "
+      let stat name v = putStrLn $ "- " ++ name ++ ": " ++ show (length v)
+      stat "ValidPath(s)" paths
+      stat "Ref(s)" refs
+      stat "DerivationOutput(s)" drvOuts
+
+    maybeValidPath <- queryOneValidDerivationEntity
+    case maybeValidPath of
+      Nothing -> pure ()
+      Just validPathEntity -> do
+        let pth =
+              System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema.validPathPath
+              $ Database.Esqueleto.Experimental.entityVal validPathEntity
+
+        (same, samePath, references, referrers, validDerivers, outputs) <- (,,,,,)
+          <$> queryPathInfo pth
+          <*> queryPathFromHashPart def (System.Nix.StorePath.storePathHash pth)
+          <*> queryReferences validPathEntity
+          <*> queryReferrers pth
+          <*> queryValidDerivers pth
+          <*> queryDerivationOutputs validPathEntity
+
+        Control.Monad.unless (same == Just (Database.Esqueleto.Experimental.entityVal validPathEntity))
+          $ error "queryPathInfo failed to roundtrip"
+        Control.Monad.unless (samePath == Just pth)
+          $ error "queryPathFromHashPart failed to roundtrip"
+
+        Control.Monad.IO.Class.liftIO $ do
+          putStrLn $ "References: "
+          print references
+          putStrLn $ "Referrers: "
+          print referrers
+          putStrLn $ "Valid derivers: "
+          print validDerivers
+          putStrLn $ "Derivation outputs: "
+          print outputs
+
+    pure ()
+```
diff --git a/apps/Bench.hs b/apps/Bench.hs
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+++ b/apps/Bench.hs
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+module Main where
+
+import qualified System.Nix.Store.DB.Run
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = System.Nix.Store.DB.Run.bench
diff --git a/hnix-store-db.cabal b/hnix-store-db.cabal
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/hnix-store-db.cabal
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+cabal-version:       2.2
+name:                hnix-store-db
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            Nix store database support
+description:         Implementation of the Nix store database
+homepage:            https://github.com/haskell-nix/hnix-store
+license:             Apache-2.0
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Sorki
+maintainer:          srk@48.io
+copyright:           2023 Sorki
+category:            Nix
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-doc-files:
+    CHANGELOG.md
+extra-source-files:
+    README.md
+  , README.lhs
+
+flag build-bench
+  default:
+    False
+  description:
+    Build db-bench executable
+
+flag build-readme
+  default:
+    False
+  description:
+    Build README.lhs example
+
+common commons
+  ghc-options: -Wall -Wunused-packages
+  default-extensions:
+      OverloadedStrings
+    , DataKinds
+    , DeriveGeneric
+    , DeriveDataTypeable
+    , DeriveFunctor
+    , DeriveFoldable
+    , DeriveTraversable
+    , DeriveLift
+    , DerivingStrategies
+    , FlexibleContexts
+    , FlexibleInstances
+    , GADTs
+    , GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving
+    , RecordWildCards
+    , ScopedTypeVariables
+    , StandaloneDeriving
+    , TypeApplications
+    , TypeFamilies
+    , TypeOperators
+    , TypeSynonymInstances
+    , InstanceSigs
+    , MultiParamTypeClasses
+    , TupleSections
+    , LambdaCase
+    , BangPatterns
+    , ViewPatterns
+  default-language: Haskell2010
+
+library
+  import: commons
+  hs-source-dirs:   src
+  exposed-modules:
+      System.Nix.Store.DB
+    , System.Nix.Store.DB.Query
+    , System.Nix.Store.DB.Instances
+    , System.Nix.Store.DB.Run
+    , System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema
+    , System.Nix.Store.DB.Util
+
+  build-depends:
+      base >=4.10 && <5
+    , hnix-store-core >= 0.8
+    , attoparsec
+    , bytestring
+    , bytestring
+    , data-default-class
+    , text
+    , time
+    , esqueleto >= 3.5.10 && < 3.6
+    , persistent >= 2.14.5 && < 2.15
+    , persistent-sqlite >= 2.13.1 && < 2.14
+    , template-haskell
+    , monad-logger
+    , microlens
+    , fast-logger
+    , transformers
+    , unliftio-core
+
+executable db-readme
+  if !flag(build-readme)
+    buildable: False
+  build-depends:
+      base >=4.12 && <5
+    , data-default-class
+    , esqueleto
+    , hnix-store-core
+    , hnix-store-db
+  build-tool-depends:
+      markdown-unlit:markdown-unlit
+  default-language: Haskell2010
+  main-is: README.lhs
+  ghc-options: -pgmL markdown-unlit -Wall
+
+executable db-bench
+  if !flag(build-bench)
+    buildable: False
+  build-depends:
+      base >=4.12 && <5
+    , hnix-store-db
+  default-language: Haskell2010
+  hs-source-dirs:   apps
+  main-is: Bench.hs
+  ghc-options: -Wall
+
+test-suite db
+  import: commons
+  type:             exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  main-is:          Smoke.hs
+  hs-source-dirs:   tests
+  build-depends:
+      base
+    , hnix-store-db
diff --git a/src/System/Nix/Store/DB.hs b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB.hs
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+++ b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB.hs
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+module System.Nix.Store.DB (
+   module System.Nix.Store.DB.Query
+ , module System.Nix.Store.DB.Run
+ , module System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema
+ ) where
+
+import System.Nix.Store.DB.Query
+import System.Nix.Store.DB.Run
+import System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema
diff --git a/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Instances.hs b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Instances.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Instances.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE DataKinds           #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications    #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings   #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans       #-}
+
+module System.Nix.Store.DB.Instances where
+
+import Database.Persist (PersistField(..), PersistValue(..), SqlType(..))
+import Database.Persist.Sql (PersistFieldSql(..))
+
+import Data.Time (UTCTime)
+import Data.Default.Class (Default(def))
+
+import System.Nix.ContentAddress (ContentAddress)
+import System.Nix.StorePath (StorePath)
+import System.Nix.StorePath.Metadata (StorePathTrust(..))
+
+import qualified Data.Attoparsec.Text
+import qualified Data.Bifunctor
+import qualified Data.Text
+import qualified Data.Time.Clock.POSIX
+
+import qualified System.Nix.ContentAddress
+import qualified System.Nix.StorePath
+
+instance PersistField StorePath where
+  toPersistValue = PersistText . System.Nix.StorePath.storePathToText def
+  fromPersistValue (PersistText t) = either
+    (Left . Data.Text.pack)
+    Right
+    $ Data.Attoparsec.Text.parseOnly
+      (System.Nix.StorePath.pathParser def)
+      t
+  fromPersistValue wrongValue = Left
+    $ "Received "
+    <> (Data.Text.pack $ show wrongValue)
+    <> " when a value of type PersistText was expected."
+
+instance PersistFieldSql StorePath where
+  sqlType _ = SqlString
+
+instance PersistField StorePathTrust where
+  toPersistValue BuiltLocally     = PersistInt64 1
+  toPersistValue BuiltElsewhere   = PersistNull
+
+  fromPersistValue (PersistInt64 1) = pure BuiltLocally
+  fromPersistValue PersistNull      = pure BuiltElsewhere
+  fromPersistValue wrongValue = Left
+    $ "Received "
+    <> (Data.Text.pack $ show wrongValue)
+    <> " when a value of type PersistNull"
+    <> " or (PersistInt64 1) was expected."
+
+instance PersistFieldSql StorePathTrust where
+  sqlType _ = SqlInt64
+
+newtype NixUTCTime = NixUTCTime UTCTime
+  deriving (Eq, Show, Ord)
+
+instance PersistField NixUTCTime where
+  toPersistValue (NixUTCTime u) = PersistInt64
+    $ round $  Data.Time.Clock.POSIX.utcTimeToPOSIXSeconds u
+  fromPersistValue (PersistInt64 i) = pure $ NixUTCTime
+    $ Data.Time.Clock.POSIX.posixSecondsToUTCTime $ fromIntegral i
+  fromPersistValue wrongValue = Left
+    $ "Received "
+    <> (Data.Text.pack $ show wrongValue)
+    <> " when a value of (PersistInt64 _) was expected."
+
+instance PersistFieldSql NixUTCTime where
+  sqlType _ = SqlInt64
+
+instance PersistField ContentAddress where
+  toPersistValue =
+    PersistText
+    . System.Nix.ContentAddress.buildContentAddress
+
+  fromPersistValue (PersistText t) =
+    Data.Bifunctor.first (\e -> error $ show (e, t))
+    $ System.Nix.ContentAddress.parseContentAddress t
+  fromPersistValue wrongValue = Left
+    $ "Received "
+    <> (Data.Text.pack $ show wrongValue)
+    <> " when a value of type PersistText was expected."
+
+instance PersistFieldSql ContentAddress where
+  sqlType _ = SqlString
diff --git a/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Query.hs b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Query.hs
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+++ b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Query.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE Rank2Types #-}
+
+module System.Nix.Store.DB.Query
+  ( queryPathInfoEntity
+  , queryPathInfo
+  , queryReferencesEntity
+  , queryReferences
+  , queryReferrersEntity
+  , queryReferrers
+  , queryValidDerivers
+  , queryDerivationOutputs
+  , queryPathFromHashPart
+  , queryValidPathsEntity
+  , queryValidPaths
+  -- * Testing
+  , queryAllRefsEntity
+  , queryAllRefs
+  , queryAllDerivationOutputsEntity
+  , queryAllDerivationOutputs
+  , queryOneValidDerivationEntity
+  , queryOneValidDerivation
+  , queryEverything
+  ) where
+
+import Control.Monad.IO.Class (MonadIO)
+import Control.Monad.Logger (MonadLogger)
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import Database.Esqueleto.Experimental
+import System.Nix.StorePath (StoreDir, StorePath, StorePathHashPart)
+import System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema
+
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8
+import qualified Data.Maybe
+import qualified Data.Text
+import qualified System.Nix.StorePath
+import qualified System.Nix.StorePath.Metadata
+
+-- * Queries
+
+-- | Query @Entity ValidPath@ for @StorePath@ if it exists.
+queryPathInfoEntity
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => StorePath
+  -> SqlReadT m (Maybe (Entity ValidPath))
+queryPathInfoEntity path = do
+  res <- select $ do
+    validPaths <- from $ table @ValidPath
+    where_ (validPaths ^. ValidPathPath ==. val path)
+    pure validPaths
+  pure $ Data.Maybe.listToMaybe res
+
+-- | Query @ValidPath@ for @StorePath@ if it exists.
+queryPathInfo
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => StorePath
+  -> SqlReadT m (Maybe ValidPath)
+queryPathInfo sp =
+  -- this is expanded from >>= pure $ (fmap . fmap) entityVal
+  -- to make older GHCs (like 9.0.2) happy
+  queryPathInfoEntity sp >>= \case
+    Nothing -> pure Nothing
+    Just evp -> pure $ Just (entityVal evp)
+
+-- | Query references as a list of @Entity Ref@s for @ValidPath@
+-- using id of @Entity ValidPath@
+queryReferencesEntity
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => Entity ValidPath
+  -> SqlReadT m [Entity Ref]
+queryReferencesEntity referrer =
+  select $ do
+    (refs :& _validPaths) <-
+      from $ table @Ref
+      `innerJoin` table @ValidPath
+      `on` (\(refs :& validPaths) ->
+        refs ^. RefReference ==. validPaths ^. ValidPathId)
+    where_ (refs ^. RefReferrer ==. val (entityKey referrer))
+    pure refs
+
+-- | Query references as a list of @Ref@s for @ValidPath@
+-- by id of @Entity ValidPath@
+queryReferences
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => Entity ValidPath
+  -> SqlReadT m [Ref]
+queryReferences evp = do
+  queryReferencesEntity evp >>= pure . fmap entityVal
+
+-- | Query referrers as a list of @Entity Ref@s for @StorePath@
+queryReferrersEntity
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => StorePath
+  -> SqlReadT m [Entity Ref]
+queryReferrersEntity path = do
+  select $ do
+    (refs :& _validPaths) <-
+      from $ table @Ref
+      `innerJoin` table @ValidPath
+      `on` (\(refs :& validPaths) ->
+        (refs ^. RefReference ==. validPaths ^. ValidPathId))
+    where_
+      (
+        refs ^. RefReference
+        `in_`
+        (subList_select $ do
+          validPaths <- from $ table @ValidPath
+          where_ (validPaths ^. ValidPathPath ==. val path)
+          pure $ validPaths ^. ValidPathId
+        )
+      )
+    pure refs
+
+-- | Query referrers as a list of @Ref@s for @StorePath@
+queryReferrers
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => StorePath
+  -> SqlReadT m [Ref]
+queryReferrers sp =
+  queryReferrersEntity sp
+  >>= pure . (fmap entityVal)
+
+-- | Query valid derivers as a list of @(Text, StorePath)@s
+-- for some @StorePath@
+queryValidDerivers
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => StorePath
+  -> SqlReadT m [(Text, StorePath)]
+queryValidDerivers path = do
+  res <- select $ do
+    (drvOuts :& _validPaths) <-
+      from $ table @DerivationOutput
+      `innerJoin` table @ValidPath
+      `on` (\(drvOuts :& validPaths) ->
+        (drvOuts ^. DerivationOutputDrv ==. validPaths ^. ValidPathId))
+    where_ (drvOuts ^. DerivationOutputPath ==. val path)
+    pure (drvOuts ^. DerivationOutputName, drvOuts ^. DerivationOutputPath)
+
+  pure $ unValue2 <$> res
+
+-- | Query derivation outputs as a list of @(Text, StorePath)@s
+-- for some @ValidPath@ by its id
+queryDerivationOutputs
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => Entity ValidPath
+  -> SqlReadT m [(Text, StorePath)]
+queryDerivationOutputs drv = do
+  res <- select $ do
+    drvOuts <- from $ table @DerivationOutput
+    where_ (drvOuts ^. DerivationOutputDrv ==. val (entityKey drv))
+    pure (drvOuts ^. DerivationOutputName, drvOuts ^. DerivationOutputPath)
+
+  pure $ unValue2 <$> res
+
+-- | Query @StorePath@ from its hash part
+queryPathFromHashPart
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => StoreDir
+  -> StorePathHashPart
+  -> SqlReadT m (Maybe StorePath)
+queryPathFromHashPart storeDir hp =
+  let hashPart =
+        ( Data.Text.pack
+        . Data.ByteString.Char8.unpack
+        $ System.Nix.StorePath.unStoreDir storeDir
+        )
+        <> "/"
+        <> System.Nix.StorePath.storePathHashPartToText hp
+  in do
+    -- We use rawSql here
+    -- as otherwise, we would have to construct a @StorePath@
+    -- to match the type of ValidPath.path, but the @StorePath@
+    -- always includes name, so we would have to change
+    -- the type of ValidPath.path to @Either StorePathHashPart StorePath@
+    -- which isn't worth for a single query
+    raw <- rawSql
+            "select ?? from ValidPaths where path >= ? limit 1"
+            [PersistText hashPart]
+    pure
+      $ Data.Maybe.listToMaybe
+      $ validPathPath . entityVal
+      <$> raw
+
+-- | Query all valid paths as a list of @Entity ValidPath@s
+queryValidPathsEntity
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => SqlReadT m [Entity ValidPath]
+queryValidPathsEntity =
+  select $ from $ table @ValidPath
+
+-- | Query all valid paths as a list of @ValidPath@s
+queryValidPaths
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => SqlReadT m [ValidPath]
+queryValidPaths =
+  queryValidPathsEntity
+  >>= pure . fmap entityVal
+
+-- * For testing
+
+-- | Query all references as a list of @Entity Ref@s
+queryAllRefsEntity
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => SqlReadT m [Entity Ref]
+queryAllRefsEntity =
+  select $ from $ table @Ref
+
+-- | Query all references as a list of @Ref@s
+queryAllRefs
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => SqlReadT m [Ref]
+queryAllRefs =
+  queryAllRefsEntity
+  >>= pure . fmap entityVal
+
+-- | Query all derivation outputs as a list of @Entity DerivationOutput@s
+queryAllDerivationOutputsEntity
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => SqlReadT m [Entity DerivationOutput]
+queryAllDerivationOutputsEntity =
+  select $ from $ table @DerivationOutput
+
+-- | Query all derivation outputs as a list of @DerivationOutput@s
+queryAllDerivationOutputs
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => SqlReadT m [DerivationOutput]
+queryAllDerivationOutputs =
+  queryAllDerivationOutputsEntity
+  >>= pure . fmap entityVal
+
+-- | Query one random derivation as an @Entity ValidPath@
+queryOneValidDerivationEntity
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => SqlReadT m (Maybe (Entity ValidPath))
+queryOneValidDerivationEntity = do
+  res <- select $ do
+    validPath <- from $ table @ValidPath -- \validPath -> do
+    where_
+      (
+        validPath ^. ValidPathUltimate
+        ==. (val $ Just System.Nix.StorePath.Metadata.BuiltLocally)
+      )
+    offset 100
+    limit 1
+    pure validPath
+
+  pure $ Data.Maybe.listToMaybe res
+
+-- | Query one random derivation as a @ValidPath@
+queryOneValidDerivation
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => SqlReadT m (Maybe ValidPath)
+queryOneValidDerivation =
+  queryOneValidDerivationEntity
+  >>= pure . fmap entityVal
+
+-- | Query everything
+queryEverything
+  :: ( MonadIO m
+     , MonadLogger m
+     )
+  => SqlReadT m
+       ( [Entity ValidPath]
+       , [Entity Ref]
+       , [Entity DerivationOutput]
+       )
+queryEverything = (,,)
+  <$> queryValidPathsEntity
+  <*> queryAllRefsEntity
+  <*> queryAllDerivationOutputsEntity
+
+-- * Utility
+
+unValue2 :: (Value a, Value b) -> (a, b)
+unValue2 (a, b) = (unValue a, unValue b)
diff --git a/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Run.hs b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Run.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Run.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+module System.Nix.Store.DB.Run
+  ( systemConnectionInfo
+  , runSystemSqlite
+  , memoryConnectionInfo
+  , runInMemory
+  , runCustom
+  , runWithLogging
+  , allMigrations
+  , doMigrateAll
+  , memTest
+  , testMigrateAll
+  , test
+  , bench
+  ) where
+
+import Control.Monad.Logger (LoggingT)
+import Control.Monad.Trans.Reader (ReaderT)
+import Control.Monad.IO.Class (MonadIO)
+import Control.Monad.IO.Unlift (MonadUnliftIO)
+import Data.Default.Class (Default(def))
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import Database.Persist.Sql (SqlPersistM, SqlBackend, Migration)
+import Database.Persist.Sqlite (SqliteConnectionInfo)
+
+import System.Nix.Store.DB.Query
+
+import qualified Control.Monad
+import qualified Control.Monad.IO.Class
+import qualified Control.Monad.Logger
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8
+import qualified Database.Esqueleto.Experimental
+import qualified Database.Persist.Sql
+import qualified Database.Persist.Sqlite
+import qualified System.Log.FastLogger
+import qualified System.Nix.StorePath
+import qualified System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema
+import qualified System.Nix.Store.DB.Util
+
+-- | @SqliteConnectionInfo@ for accessing
+-- systems database in /nix/var/nix/db/db.sqlite
+-- Currently set to immutable
+systemConnectionInfo :: SqliteConnectionInfo
+systemConnectionInfo =
+  Database.Persist.Sqlite.mkSqliteConnectionInfo
+    "file:/nix/var/nix/db/db.sqlite?immutable=1"
+
+-- | Run with @systemConnectionInfo@
+runSystemSqlite
+  :: SqlPersistM a
+  -> IO a
+runSystemSqlite =
+  Database.Persist.Sqlite.runSqliteInfo
+    systemConnectionInfo
+
+-- | @SqliteConnectionInfo@ for running in memory
+memoryConnectionInfo :: SqliteConnectionInfo
+memoryConnectionInfo =
+  Database.Persist.Sqlite.mkSqliteConnectionInfo
+    ":memory:"
+
+-- | Run with @memoryConnectionInfo@
+runInMemory
+  :: SqlPersistM a
+  -> IO a
+runInMemory =
+  Database.Persist.Sqlite.runSqliteInfo
+    memoryConnectionInfo
+
+-- | Run with custom connection string
+runCustom
+  :: Text
+  -> SqlPersistM a
+  -> IO a
+runCustom =
+  Database.Persist.Sqlite.runSqlite
+
+-- | Run with logging
+runWithLogging
+  :: MonadUnliftIO m
+  => SqliteConnectionInfo
+  -> ReaderT SqlBackend (LoggingT m) a
+  -> m a
+runWithLogging connInfo act = do
+  flip Control.Monad.Logger.runLoggingT
+    (\_ _ _ s ->
+      Data.ByteString.Char8.putStrLn
+      $ System.Log.FastLogger.fromLogStr s
+    )
+    $ Database.Persist.Sqlite.withSqliteConnInfo
+        connInfo
+        $ Database.Persist.Sql.runSqlConn act
+
+-- | Test that we can create in-memory database
+-- and run a dummy query, used by smoke test
+memTest :: IO ()
+memTest = runInMemory $ do
+  doMigrateAll
+  _ <- queryEverything
+  pure ()
+
+allMigrations :: Migration
+allMigrations = do
+  let addSafeMigration
+          -- the False means it is not unsafe to run (idempotent)
+        = Database.Persist.Sql.addMigration False
+
+  System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema.migrateAll
+
+  addSafeMigration
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS IndexReferrer ON Refs(referrer)"
+  addSafeMigration
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS IndexReference ON Refs(reference)"
+  addSafeMigration
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS IndexDerivationOutputs ON DerivationOutputs(path)"
+  addSafeMigration
+    "CREATE TRIGGER IF NOT EXISTS DeleteSelfRefs before delete on ValidPaths \
+    \begin delete from Refs where referrer = old.id and reference = old.id; end;"
+
+-- | Perform migration
+doMigrateAll
+  :: MonadIO m
+  => ReaderT SqlBackend m ()
+doMigrateAll =
+  Database.Persist.Sql.runMigration allMigrations
+
+-- | Perform migration on real database
+testMigrateAll :: IO ()
+testMigrateAll = do
+  let connInfo =
+        Database.Persist.Sqlite.mkSqliteConnectionInfo
+          "/tmp/db.sqlite"
+  runWithLogging
+    -- We need to disable foreign key checking otherwise
+    -- the migration would fail
+    (System.Nix.Store.DB.Util.disableFK connInfo)
+    -- this actually returns what queries were performed
+    -- during migration so we just discard it
+    $ Control.Monad.void
+    -- use runMigrationSilent as we have logging enabled
+    $ Database.Persist.Sql.runMigrationSilent allMigrations
+
+-- | Elaborate test, testing most available query
+-- functionality. Same as README.md (db-readme executable)
+test :: IO ()
+test = do
+  runSystemSqlite $ do
+    (paths, refs, drvOuts) <- queryEverything
+
+    Control.Monad.IO.Class.liftIO $ do
+      putStrLn $ "Stats: "
+      let stat name v = putStrLn $ "- " ++ name ++ ": " ++ show (length v)
+      stat "ValidPath(s)" paths
+      stat "Ref(s)" refs
+      stat "DerivationOutput(s)" drvOuts
+
+    maybeValidPath <- queryOneValidDerivationEntity
+    case maybeValidPath of
+      Nothing -> pure ()
+      Just validPathEntity -> do
+        let pth =
+              System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema.validPathPath
+              $ Database.Esqueleto.Experimental.entityVal validPathEntity
+
+        (same, samePath, references, referrers, validDerivers, outputs) <- (,,,,,)
+          <$> queryPathInfo pth
+          <*> queryPathFromHashPart def (System.Nix.StorePath.storePathHash pth)
+          <*> queryReferences validPathEntity
+          <*> queryReferrers pth
+          <*> queryValidDerivers pth
+          <*> queryDerivationOutputs validPathEntity
+
+        Control.Monad.unless (same == Just (Database.Esqueleto.Experimental.entityVal validPathEntity))
+          $ error "queryPathInfo failed to roundtrip"
+        Control.Monad.unless (samePath == Just pth)
+          $ error "queryPathFromHashPart failed to roundtrip"
+
+        Control.Monad.IO.Class.liftIO $ do
+          putStrLn $ "References: "
+          print references
+          putStrLn $ "Referrers: "
+          print referrers
+          putStrLn $ "Valid derivers: "
+          print validDerivers
+          putStrLn $ "Derivation outputs: "
+          print outputs
+
+    pure ()
+
+-- | Query everything and for each valid path
+-- perform detailed queries
+bench :: IO ()
+bench = do
+  runSystemSqlite $ do
+    (paths, refs, drvOuts) <- queryEverything
+    Control.Monad.IO.Class.liftIO $ do
+      putStrLn $ "Stats: "
+      let stat name v = putStrLn $ "- " ++ name ++ ": " ++ show (length v)
+      stat "ValidPath(s)" paths
+      stat "Ref(s)" refs
+      stat "DerivationOutput(s)" drvOuts
+
+    Control.Monad.forM_ paths proc
+  where
+    proc validPathEntity = do
+      let pth =
+            System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema.validPathPath
+            $ Database.Esqueleto.Experimental.entityVal validPathEntity
+
+      (same, samePath, _references, _referrers, _validDerivers, _outputs) <- (,,,,,)
+        <$> queryPathInfo pth
+        <*> queryPathFromHashPart def (System.Nix.StorePath.storePathHash pth)
+        <*> queryReferences validPathEntity
+        <*> queryReferrers pth
+        <*> queryValidDerivers pth
+        <*> queryDerivationOutputs validPathEntity
+
+      Control.Monad.unless (same == Just (Database.Esqueleto.Experimental.entityVal validPathEntity))
+        $ error "queryPathInfo failed to roundtrip"
+      Control.Monad.unless (samePath == Just pth)
+        $ error "queryPathFromHashPart failed to roundtrip"
diff --git a/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Schema.hs b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Schema.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Schema.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes                #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell            #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE UndecidableInstances       #-}
+
+module System.Nix.Store.DB.Schema where
+
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import Data.Word (Word64)
+
+import Database.Persist.TH ( mkMigrate
+                           , mkPersist
+                           , share
+                           , sqlSettings
+                           )
+
+import System.Nix.ContentAddress (ContentAddress)
+import System.Nix.StorePath (StorePath)
+import System.Nix.StorePath.Metadata (StorePathTrust(..))
+
+import System.Nix.Store.DB.Instances (NixUTCTime)
+import System.Nix.Store.DB.Util (persistLikeNix)
+
+-- shcema version 10
+-- cat /nix/var/nix/db/schema
+-- 10
+
+share [ mkPersist sqlSettings
+      , mkMigrate "migrateAll" ] [persistLikeNix|
+  ValidPath
+    path      StorePath
+    hash      Text
+    regTime   NixUTCTime sql=registrationTime
+    deriver   StorePath Maybe
+    narBytes  Word64 sql=narSize
+    ultimate  StorePathTrust Maybe
+    -- ^ null is BuiltElsewhere, 1 is BuiltLocally
+    sigs      Text Maybe
+    -- ^ space separated
+    ca        ContentAddress Maybe
+    -- ^ if not null, an assertion that the path is content-addressed
+    deriving Eq Show Ord
+
+  Ref
+    referrer  ValidPathId
+    reference ValidPathId
+
+    Primary referrer reference
+
+    Foreign ValidPath OnDeleteCascade fk_referrer referrer
+    Foreign ValidPath OnDeleteRestrict fk_reference reference
+    deriving Eq Show Ord
+
+  DerivationOutput
+    drv      ValidPathId
+    name     Text sql=id
+    -- ^ symbolic output id, usually "out"
+    path     StorePath
+
+    Primary drv name
+
+    Foreign ValidPath OnDeleteCascade fk_drv drv
+    deriving Eq Show Ord
+|]
diff --git a/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Util.hs b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Util.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/System/Nix/Store/DB/Util.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+module System.Nix.Store.DB.Util
+  ( persistLikeNix
+  , setWAL
+  , enableWAL
+  , disableWAL
+  , setFK
+  , enableFK
+  , disableFK
+  ) where
+
+import Language.Haskell.TH.Quote
+import Database.Persist.Quasi
+import Database.Persist.Sqlite (SqliteConnectionInfo)
+import Database.Persist.TH (persistWith)
+
+import qualified Database.Persist.Sqlite
+import qualified Lens.Micro
+
+-- | Coerce table names to their plural names
+-- i.e. ValidPath -> ValidPaths
+persistLikeNix :: QuasiQuoter
+persistLikeNix = persistWith $
+  setPsToDBName
+    (coerce . (getPsToDBName upperCaseSettings))
+    upperCaseSettings
+  where
+    coerce x | x `elem` ["ValidPath", "Ref", "DerivationOutput"] = plural x
+    coerce x = x
+
+    plural x = x <> "s"
+
+-- * WAL and FK
+
+-- | Configure WAL (write ahead log)
+setWAL
+  :: Bool
+  -> SqliteConnectionInfo
+  -> SqliteConnectionInfo
+setWAL v = Lens.Micro.over Database.Persist.Sqlite.walEnabled (const v)
+
+-- | Enable WAL (write ahead log)
+enableWAL
+  :: SqliteConnectionInfo
+  -> SqliteConnectionInfo
+enableWAL = setWAL True
+
+-- | Disable WAL (write ahead log)
+disableWAL
+  :: SqliteConnectionInfo
+  -> SqliteConnectionInfo
+disableWAL = setWAL False
+
+-- | Configure FK (foreign key constraints)
+setFK
+  :: Bool
+  -> SqliteConnectionInfo
+  -> SqliteConnectionInfo
+setFK v = Lens.Micro.over Database.Persist.Sqlite.walEnabled (const v)
+
+-- | Enable foreign key constraint checking
+enableFK
+  :: SqliteConnectionInfo
+  -> SqliteConnectionInfo
+enableFK = setFK True
+
+-- | Disable foreign key constraint checking
+disableFK
+  :: SqliteConnectionInfo
+  -> SqliteConnectionInfo
+disableFK = setFK False
diff --git a/tests/Smoke.hs b/tests/Smoke.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Smoke.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module Main where
+
+import qualified System.Nix.Store.DB.Run
+
+-- This only tests that database can be created
+-- in-memory using migrateAll and that queryEverything
+-- runs (with no data)
+--
+-- For better test, we would need a populated nix-store
+main :: IO ()
+main = System.Nix.Store.DB.Run.memTest
