diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index c6fa9294..f910b09e 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ We would love it if you could star the repository (https://github.com/surrealdb/
 ----------
 ";
 
+fn split_endpoint(v: &str) -> (&str, &str) {
+	v.split_once("://").unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
 fn file_valid(v: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
 	match v {
 		v if !v.is_empty() => Ok(()),
@@ -54,9 +58,9 @@ fn path_valid(v: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
 }
 
 fn conn_valid(v: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
-	match v {
-		v if v.starts_with("http://") => Ok(()),
-		v if v.starts_with("https://") => Ok(()),
+	let scheme = split_endpoint(v).0;
+	match scheme {
+		"http" | "https" | "ws" | "wss" | "fdb" | "mem" | "rocksdb" | "file" | "tikv" => Ok(()),
 		_ => Err(String::from(
 			"\
 			Provide a valid database connection string\
@@ -459,7 +463,7 @@ pub fn init() {
 	let matches = setup.get_matches();
 
 	let output = match matches.subcommand() {
-		Some(("sql", m)) => sql::init(m),
+		Some(("sql", m)) => futures::executor::block_on(sql::init(m)),
 		Some(("start", m)) => start::init(m),
 		Some(("backup", m)) => backup::init(m),
 		Some(("import", m)) => import::init(m),
diff --git a/src/cli/sql.rs b/src/cli/sql.rs
index 43015c52..f23a6707 100644
--- a/src/cli/sql.rs
+++ b/src/cli/sql.rs
@@ -1,50 +1,62 @@
-use crate::cnf::SERVER_AGENT;
 use crate::err::Error;
-use reqwest::blocking::Client;
-use reqwest::blocking::Response;
-use reqwest::header::ACCEPT;
-use reqwest::header::USER_AGENT;
 use rustyline::error::ReadlineError;
 use rustyline::Editor;
 use serde_json::Value;
+use surrealdb::engines::any::connect;
+use surrealdb::error::Api as ApiError;
+use surrealdb::opt::auth::Root;
+use surrealdb::sql;
+use surrealdb::sql::statements::SetStatement;
+use surrealdb::sql::Statement;
+use surrealdb::Error as SurrealError;
+use surrealdb::Response;
 
-pub fn init(matches: &clap::ArgMatches) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub async fn init(matches: &clap::ArgMatches) -> Result<(), Error> {
 	// Set the default logging level
-	crate::cli::log::init(3);
+	crate::cli::log::init(0);
 	// Parse all other cli arguments
-	let user = matches.value_of("user").unwrap();
-	let pass = matches.value_of("pass").unwrap();
-	let conn = matches.value_of("conn").unwrap();
-	let ns = matches.value_of("ns");
-	let db = matches.value_of("db");
+	let username = matches.value_of("user").unwrap();
+	let password = matches.value_of("pass").unwrap();
+	let endpoint = matches.value_of("conn").unwrap();
+	let mut ns = matches.value_of("ns").map(str::to_string);
+	let mut db = matches.value_of("db").map(str::to_string);
 	// If we should pretty-print responses
 	let pretty = matches.is_present("pretty");
-	// Set the correct import URL
-	let conn = format!("{conn}/sql");
 	// Make a new remote request
-	let res = Client::new()
-		.post(conn)
-		.header(USER_AGENT, SERVER_AGENT)
-		.header(ACCEPT, "application/json")
-		.basic_auth(user, Some(pass));
-	// Add NS header if specified
-	let res = match ns {
-		Some(ns) => res.header("NS", ns),
-		None => res,
-	};
-	// Add DB header if specified
-	let res = match db {
-		Some(db) => res.header("DB", db),
-		None => res,
+	let client = connect(endpoint).await?;
+	// Sign in to the server if the specified dabatabase engine supports it
+	let root = Root {
+		username,
+		password,
 	};
+	if let Err(error) = client.signin(root).await {
+		match error {
+			// Authentication not supported by this engine, we can safely continue
+			SurrealError::Api(ApiError::AuthNotSupported) => {}
+			error => {
+				return Err(error.into());
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	// Create a new terminal REPL
 	let mut rl = Editor::<()>::new().unwrap();
 	// Load the command-line history
 	let _ = rl.load_history("history.txt");
+	// Configure the prompt
+	let mut prompt = "> ".to_owned();
 	// Loop over each command-line input
 	loop {
+		// Use namespace / database if specified
+		if let (Some(namespace), Some(database)) = (&ns, &db) {
+			match client.use_ns(namespace).use_db(database).await {
+				Ok(()) => {
+					prompt = format!("{namespace}/{database}> ");
+				}
+				Err(error) => eprintln!("{error}"),
+			}
+		}
 		// Prompt the user to input SQL
-		let readline = rl.readline("> ");
+		let readline = rl.readline(&prompt);
 		// Check the user input
 		match readline {
 			// The user typed a query
@@ -55,14 +67,38 @@ pub fn init(matches: &clap::ArgMatches) -> Result<(), Error> {
 				}
 				// Add the entry to the history
 				rl.add_history_entry(line.as_str());
-				// Clone the request infallibly
-				let res = res.try_clone().unwrap();
 				// Complete the request
-				let res = res.body(line).send();
-				// Get the request response
-				match process(pretty, res) {
-					Ok(v) => println!("{v}"),
-					Err(e) => eprintln!("{e}"),
+				match sql::parse(&line) {
+					Ok(query) => {
+						for statement in query.iter() {
+							match statement {
+								Statement::Use(stmt) => {
+									if let Some(namespace) = &stmt.ns {
+										ns = Some(namespace.clone());
+									}
+									if let Some(database) = &stmt.db {
+										db = Some(database.clone());
+									}
+								}
+								Statement::Set(SetStatement {
+									name,
+									what,
+								}) => {
+									if let Err(error) = client.set(name, what).await {
+										eprintln!("{error}");
+									}
+								}
+								_ => {}
+							}
+						}
+						let res = client.query(query).await;
+						// Get the request response
+						match process(pretty, res) {
+							Ok(v) => println!("{v}"),
+							Err(e) => eprintln!("{e}"),
+						}
+					}
+					Err(error) => eprintln!("{error}"),
 				}
 			}
 			// The user types CTRL-C
@@ -86,28 +122,20 @@ pub fn init(matches: &clap::ArgMatches) -> Result<(), Error> {
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-fn process(pretty: bool, res: reqwest::Result<Response>) -> Result<String, Error> {
+fn process(pretty: bool, res: surrealdb::Result<Response>) -> Result<String, Error> {
 	// Catch any errors
-	let res = res?;
-	// Process the TEXT response
-	let res = res.text()?;
+	let values: Vec<Value> = res?.take(0)?;
+	let value = Value::Array(values);
 	// Check if we should prettify
 	match pretty {
 		// Don't prettify the response
-		false => Ok(res),
+		false => Ok(value.to_string()),
 		// Yes prettify the response
-		true => match res.is_empty() {
-			// This was an empty response
-			true => Ok(res),
-			// Let's make this response pretty
-			false => {
-				// Parse the JSON response
-				let res: Value = serde_json::from_str(&res)?;
-				// Pretty the JSON response
-				let res = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&res)?;
-				// Everything processed OK
-				Ok(res)
-			}
-		},
+		true => {
+			// Pretty the JSON response
+			let res = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&value)?;
+			// Everything processed OK
+			Ok(res)
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/err/mod.rs b/src/err/mod.rs
index 71dfd55d..78ebddf1 100644
--- a/src/err/mod.rs
+++ b/src/err/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use serde_json::error::Error as JsonError;
 use serde_pack::encode::Error as PackError;
 use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::string::FromUtf8Error as Utf8Error;
-use surrealdb::err::Error as DbError;
+use surrealdb::Error as SurrealError;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 	InvalidStorage,
 
 	#[error("There was a problem with the database: {0}")]
-	Db(#[from] DbError),
+	Db(#[from] SurrealError),
 
 	#[error("Couldn't open the specified file: {0}")]
 	Io(#[from] IoError),
@@ -73,3 +73,9 @@ impl From<JWTError> for Error {
 		Error::InvalidAuth
 	}
 }
+
+impl From<surrealdb::error::Db> for Error {
+	fn from(error: surrealdb::error::Db) -> Error {
+		Error::Db(error.into())
+	}
+}