diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 18b9e5e..2d85879 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "bin": "./dist/cli/index.js",
-  "version": "0.14.0",
+  "version": "0.15.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Lightweight Firebase/Supabase alternative built to run anywhere — incl. Next.js, React Router, Astro, Cloudflare, Bun, Node, AWS Lambda & more.",
   "homepage": "https://bknd.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@
       },
       "require": "./dist/adapter/sqlite/node.js"
     },
-     "./plugins": {
-        "types": "./dist/types/plugins/index.d.ts",
-        "import": "./dist/plugins/index.js",
-        "require": "./dist/plugins/index.js"
-     },
+    "./plugins": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/plugins/index.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/plugins/index.js",
+      "require": "./dist/plugins/index.js"
+    },
     "./adapter/cloudflare": {
       "types": "./dist/types/adapter/cloudflare/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/adapter/cloudflare/index.js",
diff --git a/app/src/adapter/index.ts b/app/src/adapter/index.ts
index abd2f8e..7554040 100644
--- a/app/src/adapter/index.ts
+++ b/app/src/adapter/index.ts
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ export async function createAdapterApp<Config extends BkndConfig = BkndConfig, A
             connection = config.connection;
          } else {
             const sqlite = (await import("bknd/adapter/sqlite")).sqlite;
-            connection = sqlite(config.connection ?? { url: ":memory:" });
-            $console.info(`Using ${connection.name} connection`);
+            const conf = config.connection ?? { url: ":memory:" };
+            connection = sqlite(conf);
+            $console.info(`Using ${connection.name} connection`, conf.url);
          }
          appConfig.connection = connection;
       }
diff --git a/app/src/cli/commands/run/run.ts b/app/src/cli/commands/run/run.ts
index 2d6f751..7ed5bed 100644
--- a/app/src/cli/commands/run/run.ts
+++ b/app/src/cli/commands/run/run.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ type MakeAppConfig = {
 async function makeApp(config: MakeAppConfig) {
    return await createRuntimeApp({
       serveStatic: await serveStatic(config.server?.platform ?? "node"),
+      ...config,
    });
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ export async function makeAppFromEnv(options: Partial<RunOptions> = {}) {
    let app: App | undefined = undefined;
    // first start from arguments if given
    if (options.dbUrl) {
-      console.info("Using connection from", c.cyan("--db-url"));
+      console.info("Using connection from", c.cyan("--db-url"), c.cyan(options.dbUrl));
       const connection = options.dbUrl ? { url: options.dbUrl } : undefined;
       app = await makeApp({ connection, server: { platform: options.server } });
 
diff --git a/app/src/data/connection/Connection.ts b/app/src/data/connection/Connection.ts
index fab8e36..cd807b7 100644
--- a/app/src/data/connection/Connection.ts
+++ b/app/src/data/connection/Connection.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 import type { BaseIntrospector, BaseIntrospectorConfig } from "./BaseIntrospector";
 import type { Constructor, DB } from "core";
 import { KyselyPluginRunner } from "data/plugins/KyselyPluginRunner";
+import type { Field } from "data/fields/Field";
 
 export type QB = SelectQueryBuilder<any, any, any>;
 
@@ -200,6 +201,14 @@ export abstract class Connection<Client = unknown> {
 
    abstract getFieldSchema(spec: FieldSpec, strict?: boolean): SchemaResponse;
 
+   toDriver(value: unknown, field: Field): unknown {
+      return value;
+   }
+
+   fromDriver(value: any, field: Field): unknown {
+      return value;
+   }
+
    async close(): Promise<void> {
       // no-op by default
    }
diff --git a/app/src/data/connection/connection-test-suite.ts b/app/src/data/connection/connection-test-suite.ts
index 5305337..6d6f84d 100644
--- a/app/src/data/connection/connection-test-suite.ts
+++ b/app/src/data/connection/connection-test-suite.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type { TestRunner } from "core/test";
 import { Connection, type FieldSpec } from "./Connection";
 
+// @todo: add various datatypes: string, number, boolean, object, array, null, undefined, date, etc.
+
 export function connectionTestSuite(
    testRunner: TestRunner,
    {
diff --git a/app/src/data/connection/sqlite/LibsqlConnection.ts b/app/src/data/connection/sqlite/LibsqlConnection.ts
index e6833eb..cf68962 100644
--- a/app/src/data/connection/sqlite/LibsqlConnection.ts
+++ b/app/src/data/connection/sqlite/LibsqlConnection.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ export class LibsqlConnection extends SqliteConnection<Client> {
    }
 }
 
-export function libsql(credentials: LibSqlCredentials): LibsqlConnection {
+export function libsql(credentials: Client | LibSqlCredentials): LibsqlConnection {
    return new LibsqlConnection(credentials);
 }
diff --git a/app/src/data/connection/sqlite/SqliteConnection.ts b/app/src/data/connection/sqlite/SqliteConnection.ts
index 705046d..d435c6c 100644
--- a/app/src/data/connection/sqlite/SqliteConnection.ts
+++ b/app/src/data/connection/sqlite/SqliteConnection.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ import { Connection, type DbFunctions, type FieldSpec, type SchemaResponse } fro
 import type { Constructor } from "core";
 import { customIntrospector } from "../Connection";
 import { SqliteIntrospector } from "./SqliteIntrospector";
+import type { Field } from "data/fields/Field";
 
+// @todo: add pragmas
 export type SqliteConnectionConfig<
    CustomDialect extends Constructor<Dialect> = Constructor<Dialect>,
 > = {
@@ -80,4 +82,24 @@ export abstract class SqliteConnection<Client = unknown> extends Connection<Clie
          },
       ] as const;
    }
+
+   override toDriver(value: unknown, field: Field): unknown {
+      if (field.type === "boolean") {
+         return value ? 1 : 0;
+      }
+      if (typeof value === "undefined") {
+         return null;
+      }
+      return value;
+   }
+
+   override fromDriver(value: any, field: Field): unknown {
+      if (field.type === "boolean" && typeof value === "number") {
+         return value === 1;
+      }
+      if (value === null) {
+         return undefined;
+      }
+      return value;
+   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/data/data-schema.ts b/app/src/data/data-schema.ts
index c594117..7137d7d 100644
--- a/app/src/data/data-schema.ts
+++ b/app/src/data/data-schema.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import { type Static, StringEnum, StringRecord, objectTransform } from "core/utils";
 import * as tb from "@sinclair/typebox";
-import {
-   FieldClassMap,
-   RelationClassMap,
-   RelationFieldClassMap,
-   entityConfigSchema,
-   entityTypes,
-} from "data";
 import { MediaField, mediaFieldConfigSchema } from "../media/MediaField";
+import { FieldClassMap } from "data/fields";
+import { RelationClassMap, RelationFieldClassMap } from "data/relations";
+import { entityConfigSchema, entityTypes } from "data/entities";
 import { primaryFieldTypes } from "./fields";
 
 export const FIELDS = {
diff --git a/app/src/data/entities/EntityManager.ts b/app/src/data/entities/EntityManager.ts
index 0401d4d..0ab634a 100644
--- a/app/src/data/entities/EntityManager.ts
+++ b/app/src/data/entities/EntityManager.ts
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ export class EntityManager<TBD extends object = DefaultDB> {
                   row[key] = field.getDefault();
                }
 
+               // transform from driver
+               value = this.connection.fromDriver(value, field);
+
+               // transform from field
                row[key] = field.transformRetrieve(value as any);
             } catch (e: any) {
                throw new TransformRetrieveFailedException(
diff --git a/app/src/data/entities/mutation/Mutator.ts b/app/src/data/entities/mutation/Mutator.ts
index bf8cebe..a270c7a 100644
--- a/app/src/data/entities/mutation/Mutator.ts
+++ b/app/src/data/entities/mutation/Mutator.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-import { $console, type DB as DefaultDB, type PrimaryFieldType } from "core";
+import type { DB as DefaultDB, PrimaryFieldType } from "core";
 import { type EmitsEvents, EventManager } from "core/events";
 import type { DeleteQueryBuilder, InsertQueryBuilder, UpdateQueryBuilder } from "kysely";
-import { type TActionContext, WhereBuilder } from "../..";
+import type { TActionContext } from "../..";
+import { WhereBuilder } from "../query/WhereBuilder";
 import type { Entity, EntityData, EntityManager } from "../../entities";
 import { InvalidSearchParamsException } from "../../errors";
 import { MutatorEvents } from "../../events";
 import { RelationMutator } from "../../relations";
 import type { RepoQuery } from "../../server/query";
 import { MutatorResult, type MutatorResultOptions } from "./MutatorResult";
+import { transformObject } from "core/utils";
 
 type MutatorQB =
    | InsertQueryBuilder<any, any, any>
@@ -86,7 +88,11 @@ export class Mutator<
             throw new Error(`Field "${key}" is not fillable on entity "${entity.name}"`);
          }
 
+         // transform from field
          validatedData[key] = await field.transformPersist(data[key], this.em, context);
+
+         // transform to driver
+         validatedData[key] = this.em.connection.toDriver(validatedData[key], field);
       }
 
       if (Object.keys(validatedData).length === 0) {
@@ -283,6 +289,10 @@ export class Mutator<
    ): Promise<MutatorResult<Output[]>> {
       const entity = this.entity;
       const validatedData = await this.getValidatedData(data, "update");
+      console.log("updateWhere", {
+         entity,
+         validatedData,
+      });
 
       // @todo: add a way to delete all by adding force?
       if (!where || typeof where !== "object" || Object.keys(where).length === 0) {
diff --git a/app/src/data/entities/mutation/MutatorResult.ts b/app/src/data/entities/mutation/MutatorResult.ts
index 25ae7f6..b5ad083 100644
--- a/app/src/data/entities/mutation/MutatorResult.ts
+++ b/app/src/data/entities/mutation/MutatorResult.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Result, type ResultJSON, type ResultOptions } from "../Result";
 
 export type MutatorResultOptions = ResultOptions & {
    silent?: boolean;
+   logParams?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type MutatorResultJSON<T = EntityData[]> = ResultJSON<T>;
@@ -19,7 +20,10 @@ export class MutatorResult<T = EntityData[]> extends Result<T> {
          hydrator: (rows) => em.hydrate(entity.name, rows as any),
          beforeExecute: (compiled) => {
             if (!options?.silent) {
-               $console.debug(`[Mutation]\n${compiled.sql}\n`);
+               $console.debug(
+                  `[Mutation]\n${compiled.sql}\n`,
+                  options?.logParams ? compiled.parameters : undefined,
+               );
             }
          },
          onError: (error) => {
diff --git a/app/src/data/entities/query/Repository.ts b/app/src/data/entities/query/Repository.ts
index ce39c6a..f41bd8b 100644
--- a/app/src/data/entities/query/Repository.ts
+++ b/app/src/data/entities/query/Repository.ts
@@ -246,8 +246,10 @@ export class Repository<TBD extends object = DefaultDB, TB extends keyof TBD = a
          qb = WhereBuilder.addClause(qb, options.where);
       }
 
-      if (!ignore.includes("limit")) qb = qb.limit(options.limit ?? defaults.limit);
-      if (!ignore.includes("offset")) qb = qb.offset(options.offset ?? defaults.offset);
+      if (!ignore.includes("limit")) {
+         qb = qb.limit(options.limit ?? defaults.limit);
+         if (!ignore.includes("offset")) qb = qb.offset(options.offset ?? defaults.offset);
+      }
 
       // sorting
       if (!ignore.includes("sort")) {
diff --git a/app/src/data/server/query.ts b/app/src/data/server/query.ts
index f5c73dd..b4ebc9e 100644
--- a/app/src/data/server/query.ts
+++ b/app/src/data/server/query.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { s } from "core/object/schema";
-import { WhereBuilder, type WhereQuery } from "data";
+import { WhereBuilder, type WhereQuery } from "data/entities/query/WhereBuilder";
 import { $console } from "core";
 import { isObject } from "core/utils";
 import type { CoercionOptions, TAnyOf } from "jsonv-ts";
diff --git a/app/src/media/MediaField.ts b/app/src/media/MediaField.ts
index d7760d3..f29a171 100644
--- a/app/src/media/MediaField.ts
+++ b/app/src/media/MediaField.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Static } from "core/utils";
-import { Field, baseFieldConfigSchema } from "data";
+import { Field, baseFieldConfigSchema } from "data/fields";
 import * as tbbox from "@sinclair/typebox";
 const { Type } = tbbox;
 
diff --git a/app/vite.dev.ts b/app/vite.dev.ts
index 913d488..9181dc9 100644
--- a/app/vite.dev.ts
+++ b/app/vite.dev.ts
@@ -8,25 +8,39 @@ import { __bknd } from "modules/ModuleManager";
 import { nodeSqlite } from "./src/adapter/node/connection/NodeSqliteConnection";
 import { libsql } from "./src/data/connection/sqlite/LibsqlConnection";
 import { $console } from "core";
+import { createClient } from "@libsql/client";
 
 registries.media.register("local", StorageLocalAdapter);
 
 const example = import.meta.env.VITE_EXAMPLE;
-const dbUrl = example ? `file:.configs/${example}.db` : import.meta.env.VITE_DB_URL;
 
 let connection: Connection;
-if (dbUrl) {
-   connection = nodeSqlite({ url: dbUrl });
-   $console.debug("Using node-sqlite connection", dbUrl);
-} else if (import.meta.env.VITE_DB_LIBSQL_URL) {
-   connection = libsql({
-      url: import.meta.env.VITE_DB_LIBSQL_URL!,
-      authToken: import.meta.env.VITE_DB_LIBSQL_TOKEN!,
-   });
+
+if (import.meta.env.VITE_DB_LIBSQL_URL) {
+   connection = libsql(
+      createClient({
+         url: import.meta.env.VITE_DB_LIBSQL_URL!,
+         authToken: import.meta.env.VITE_DB_LIBSQL_TOKEN!,
+      }),
+   );
    $console.debug("Using libsql connection", import.meta.env.VITE_DB_URL);
 } else {
-   connection = nodeSqlite();
-   $console.debug("No connection provided, using in-memory database");
+   const dbUrl = example ? `file:.configs/${example}.db` : import.meta.env.VITE_DB_URL;
+   if (dbUrl) {
+      connection = nodeSqlite({ url: dbUrl });
+      $console.debug("Using node-sqlite connection", dbUrl);
+   } else if (import.meta.env.VITE_DB_LIBSQL_URL) {
+      connection = libsql(
+         createClient({
+            url: import.meta.env.VITE_DB_LIBSQL_URL!,
+            authToken: import.meta.env.VITE_DB_LIBSQL_TOKEN!,
+         }),
+      );
+      $console.debug("Using libsql connection", import.meta.env.VITE_DB_URL);
+   } else {
+      connection = nodeSqlite();
+      $console.debug("No connection provided, using in-memory database");
+   }
 }
 
 /* if (example) {