diff --git a/embed/build.sh b/embed/build.sh
index abe5e60..8ea380e 100755
--- a/embed/build.sh
+++ b/embed/build.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ROOT=../
 BINARYEN="$ROOT/tools/binaryen-version_117/bin"
 WASI_SDK="$ROOT/tools/wasi-sdk-22.0/bin"
 
-"$WASI_SDK/clang" --target=wasm32-wasi -std=c17 -flto -g0 -O2 \
+"$WASI_SDK/clang" --target=wasm32-wasi -std=c23 -flto -g0 -O2 \
 	-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function \
 	-o sqlite3.wasm "$ROOT/sqlite3/main.c" \
 	-I"$ROOT/sqlite3" \
diff --git a/ext/csv/types.go b/ext/csv/types.go
index e7697e5..ac4919a 100644
--- a/ext/csv/types.go
+++ b/ext/csv/types.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package csv
 
 import (
-	_ "embed"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/util/vtabutil"
@@ -22,12 +21,10 @@ func getColumnAffinities(schema string) ([]affinity, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer tab.Close()
 
-	types := make([]affinity, tab.NumColumns())
-	for i := range types {
-		col := tab.Column(i)
-		types[i] = getAffinity(col.Type())
+	types := make([]affinity, len(tab.Columns))
+	for i, col := range tab.Columns {
+		types[i] = getAffinity(col.Type)
 	}
 	return types, nil
 }
diff --git a/ext/csv/types_test.go b/ext/csv/types_test.go
index b88c351..ed7e7b5 100644
--- a/ext/csv/types_test.go
+++ b/ext/csv/types_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package csv
 
-import (
-	_ "embed"
-	"testing"
-)
+import "testing"
 
 func Test_getAffinity(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
diff --git a/util/vtabutil/const.go b/util/vtabutil/const.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..291527f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/vtabutil/const.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package vtabutil
+
+const (
+	_NONE = iota
+	_MEMORY
+	_SYNTAX
+	_UNSUPPORTEDSQL
+)
+
+type ConflictClause uint32
+
+const (
+	CONFLICT_NONE ConflictClause = iota
+	CONFLICT_ROLLBACK
+	CONFLICT_ABORT
+	CONFLICT_FAIL
+	CONFLICT_IGNORE
+	CONFLICT_REPLACE
+)
+
+type OrderClause uint32
+
+const (
+	ORDER_NONE OrderClause = iota
+	ORDER_ASC
+	ORDER_DESC
+)
+
+type FKAction uint32
+
+const (
+	FKACTION_NONE FKAction = iota
+	FKACTION_SETNULL
+	FKACTION_SETDEFAULT
+	FKACTION_CASCADE
+	FKACTION_RESTRICT
+	FKACTION_NOACTION
+)
+
+type FKDefType uint32
+
+const (
+	DEFTYPE_NONE FKDefType = iota
+	DEFTYPE_DEFERRABLE
+	DEFTYPE_DEFERRABLE_INITIALLY_DEFERRED
+	DEFTYPE_DEFERRABLE_INITIALLY_IMMEDIATE
+	DEFTYPE_NOTDEFERRABLE
+	DEFTYPE_NOTDEFERRABLE_INITIALLY_DEFERRED
+	DEFTYPE_NOTDEFERRABLE_INITIALLY_IMMEDIATE
+)
+
+type StatementType uint32
+
+const (
+	CREATE_UNKNOWN StatementType = iota
+	CREATE_TABLE
+	ALTER_RENAME_TABLE
+	ALTER_RENAME_COLUMN
+	ALTER_ADD_COLUMN
+	ALTER_DROP_COLUMN
+)
diff --git a/util/vtabutil/parse.go b/util/vtabutil/parse.go
index 0b40772..63b2f8e 100644
--- a/util/vtabutil/parse.go
+++ b/util/vtabutil/parse.go
@@ -12,60 +12,50 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	_NONE = iota
-	_MEMORY
-	_SYNTAX
-	_UNSUPPORTEDSQL
-
-	codeptr = 4
-	baseptr = 8
+	errp = 4
+	sqlp = 8
 )
 
 var (
 	//go:embed parse/sql3parse_table.wasm
-	binary  []byte
-	ctx     context.Context
-	once    sync.Once
-	runtime wazero.Runtime
-	module  wazero.CompiledModule
+	binary   []byte
+	once     sync.Once
+	runtime  wazero.Runtime
+	compiled wazero.CompiledModule
 )
 
-// Table holds metadata about a table.
-type Table struct {
-	mod api.Module
-	ptr uint32
-	sql string
-}
-
 // Parse parses a [CREATE] or [ALTER TABLE] command.
 //
 // [CREATE]: https://sqlite.org/lang_createtable.html
 // [ALTER TABLE]: https://sqlite.org/lang_altertable.html
 func Parse(sql string) (_ *Table, err error) {
 	once.Do(func() {
-		ctx = context.Background()
-		cfg := wazero.NewRuntimeConfigInterpreter().WithDebugInfoEnabled(false)
+		ctx := context.Background()
+		cfg := wazero.NewRuntimeConfigInterpreter()
 		runtime = wazero.NewRuntimeWithConfig(ctx, cfg)
-		module, err = runtime.CompileModule(ctx, binary)
+		compiled, err = runtime.CompileModule(ctx, binary)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	mod, err := runtime.InstantiateModule(ctx, module, wazero.NewModuleConfig().WithName(""))
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	mod, err := runtime.InstantiateModule(ctx, compiled, wazero.NewModuleConfig().WithName(""))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer mod.Close(ctx)
 
-	if buf, ok := mod.Memory().Read(baseptr, uint32(len(sql))); ok {
+	if buf, ok := mod.Memory().Read(sqlp, uint32(len(sql))); ok {
 		copy(buf, sql)
 	}
-	r, err := mod.ExportedFunction("sql3parse_table").Call(ctx, baseptr, uint64(len(sql)), codeptr)
+
+	r, err := mod.ExportedFunction("sql3parse_table").Call(ctx, sqlp, uint64(len(sql)), errp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	c, _ := mod.Memory().ReadUint32Le(codeptr)
+	c, _ := mod.Memory().ReadUint32Le(errp)
 	switch c {
 	case _MEMORY:
 		panic(util.OOMErr)
@@ -74,68 +64,146 @@ func Parse(sql string) (_ *Table, err error) {
 	case _UNSUPPORTEDSQL:
 		return nil, util.ErrorString("sql3parse: unsupported SQL")
 	}
-	if r[0] == 0 {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	return &Table{
-		sql: sql,
-		mod: mod,
-		ptr: uint32(r[0]),
-	}, nil
+
+	var tab Table
+	tab.load(mod, uint32(r[0]), sql)
+	return &tab, nil
 }
 
-// Close closes a table handle.
-func (t *Table) Close() error {
-	mod := t.mod
-	t.mod = nil
-	return mod.Close(ctx)
+// Table holds metadata about a table.
+type Table struct {
+	Name           string
+	Schema         string
+	Comment        string
+	IsTemporary    bool
+	IsIfNotExists  bool
+	IsWithoutRowID bool
+	IsStrict       bool
+	Columns        []Column
+	Type           StatementType
+	CurrentName    string
+	NewName        string
 }
 
-// NumColumns returns the number of columns of the table.
-func (t *Table) NumColumns() int {
-	r, err := t.mod.ExportedFunction("sql3table_num_columns").Call(ctx, uint64(t.ptr))
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	return int(int32(r[0]))
-}
+func (t *Table) load(mod api.Module, ptr uint32, sql string) {
+	t.Name = loadString(mod, ptr+0, sql)
+	t.Schema = loadString(mod, ptr+8, sql)
+	t.Comment = loadString(mod, ptr+16, sql)
 
-// Column returns data for the ith column of the table.
-//
-// https://sqlite.org/lang_createtable.html#column_definitions
-func (t *Table) Column(i int) Column {
-	r, err := t.mod.ExportedFunction("sql3table_get_column").Call(ctx, uint64(t.ptr), uint64(i))
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	return Column{
-		tab: t,
-		ptr: uint32(r[0]),
-	}
-}
+	t.IsTemporary = loadBool(mod, ptr+24)
+	t.IsIfNotExists = loadBool(mod, ptr+25)
+	t.IsWithoutRowID = loadBool(mod, ptr+26)
+	t.IsStrict = loadBool(mod, ptr+27)
 
-func (t *Table) string(ptr uint32) string {
-	if ptr == 0 {
-		return ""
-	}
-	off, _ := t.mod.Memory().ReadUint32Le(ptr + 0)
-	len, _ := t.mod.Memory().ReadUint32Le(ptr + 4)
-	return t.sql[off-baseptr : off+len-baseptr]
+	t.Columns = loadSlice(mod, ptr+28, func(ptr uint32, res *Column) {
+		p, _ := mod.Memory().ReadUint32Le(ptr)
+		res.load(mod, p, sql)
+	})
+
+	t.Type = loadEnum[StatementType](mod, ptr+44)
+	t.CurrentName = loadString(mod, ptr+48, sql)
+	t.NewName = loadString(mod, ptr+56, sql)
 }
 
 // Column holds metadata about a column.
 type Column struct {
-	tab *Table
-	ptr uint32
+	Name                  string
+	Type                  string
+	Length                string
+	ConstraintName        string
+	Comment               string
+	IsPrimaryKey          bool
+	IsAutoIncrement       bool
+	IsNotNull             bool
+	IsUnique              bool
+	PKOrder               OrderClause
+	PKConflictClause      ConflictClause
+	NotNullConflictClause ConflictClause
+	UniqueConflictClause  ConflictClause
+	CheckExpr             string
+	DefaultExpr           string
+	CollateName           string
+	ForeignKeyClause      *ForeignKey
 }
 
-// Type returns the declared type of a column.
-//
-// https://sqlite.org/lang_createtable.html#column_data_types
-func (c Column) Type() string {
-	r, err := c.tab.mod.ExportedFunction("sql3column_type").Call(ctx, uint64(c.ptr))
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+func (c *Column) load(mod api.Module, ptr uint32, sql string) {
+	c.Name = loadString(mod, ptr+0, sql)
+	c.Type = loadString(mod, ptr+8, sql)
+	c.Length = loadString(mod, ptr+16, sql)
+	c.ConstraintName = loadString(mod, ptr+24, sql)
+	c.Comment = loadString(mod, ptr+32, sql)
+
+	c.IsPrimaryKey = loadBool(mod, ptr+40)
+	c.IsAutoIncrement = loadBool(mod, ptr+41)
+	c.IsNotNull = loadBool(mod, ptr+42)
+	c.IsUnique = loadBool(mod, ptr+43)
+
+	c.PKOrder = loadEnum[OrderClause](mod, ptr+44)
+	c.PKConflictClause = loadEnum[ConflictClause](mod, ptr+48)
+	c.NotNullConflictClause = loadEnum[ConflictClause](mod, ptr+52)
+	c.UniqueConflictClause = loadEnum[ConflictClause](mod, ptr+56)
+
+	c.CheckExpr = loadString(mod, ptr+60, sql)
+	c.DefaultExpr = loadString(mod, ptr+68, sql)
+	c.CollateName = loadString(mod, ptr+76, sql)
+
+	if ptr, _ := mod.Memory().ReadUint32Le(ptr + 84); ptr != 0 {
+		c.ForeignKeyClause = &ForeignKey{}
+		c.ForeignKeyClause.load(mod, ptr, sql)
 	}
-	return c.tab.string(uint32(r[0]))
+}
+
+type ForeignKey struct {
+	Table      string
+	Columns    []string
+	OnDelete   FKAction
+	OnUpdate   FKAction
+	Match      string
+	Deferrable FKDefType
+}
+
+func (f *ForeignKey) load(mod api.Module, ptr uint32, sql string) {
+	f.Table = loadString(mod, ptr+0, sql)
+
+	f.Columns = loadSlice(mod, ptr+8, func(ptr uint32, res *string) {
+		*res = loadString(mod, ptr, sql)
+	})
+
+	f.OnDelete = loadEnum[FKAction](mod, ptr+16)
+	f.OnUpdate = loadEnum[FKAction](mod, ptr+20)
+	f.Match = loadString(mod, ptr+24, sql)
+	f.Deferrable = loadEnum[FKDefType](mod, ptr+32)
+}
+
+func loadString(mod api.Module, ptr uint32, sql string) string {
+	off, _ := mod.Memory().ReadUint32Le(ptr + 0)
+	if off == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	len, _ := mod.Memory().ReadUint32Le(ptr + 4)
+	return sql[off-sqlp : off+len-sqlp]
+}
+
+func loadSlice[T any](mod api.Module, ptr uint32, fn func(uint32, *T)) []T {
+	ref, _ := mod.Memory().ReadUint32Le(ptr + 4)
+	if ref == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	len, _ := mod.Memory().ReadUint32Le(ptr + 0)
+	res := make([]T, len)
+	for i := range res {
+		fn(ref, &res[i])
+		ref += 4
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+func loadEnum[T ~uint32](mod api.Module, ptr uint32) T {
+	val, _ := mod.Memory().ReadUint32Le(ptr)
+	return T(val)
+}
+
+func loadBool(mod api.Module, ptr uint32) bool {
+	val, _ := mod.Memory().ReadByte(ptr)
+	return val != 0
 }
diff --git a/util/vtabutil/parse/build.sh b/util/vtabutil/parse/build.sh
index a21b01f..abb2162 100755
--- a/util/vtabutil/parse/build.sh
+++ b/util/vtabutil/parse/build.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ ROOT=../../../
 BINARYEN="$ROOT/tools/binaryen-version_117/bin"
 WASI_SDK="$ROOT/tools/wasi-sdk-22.0/bin"
 
-"$WASI_SDK/clang" --target=wasm32-wasi -std=c17 -flto -g0 -Oz \
-	-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function \
-	-o sql3parse_table.wasm sql3parse_table.c \
+"$WASI_SDK/clang" --target=wasm32-wasi -std=c23 -flto -g0 -Oz \
+	-Wall -Wextra -o sql3parse_table.wasm main.c \
 	-mexec-model=reactor \
 	-msimd128 -mmutable-globals -mmultivalue \
 	-mbulk-memory -mreference-types \
@@ -17,11 +16,11 @@ WASI_SDK="$ROOT/tools/wasi-sdk-22.0/bin"
 	-fno-stack-protector -fno-stack-clash-protection \
 	-Wl,--stack-first \
 	-Wl,--import-undefined \
-	$(awk '{print "-Wl,--export="$0}' exports.txt)
+	-Wl,--export=sql3parse_table
 
 trap 'rm -f sql3parse_table.tmp' EXIT
-"$BINARYEN/wasm-ctor-eval" -g -c _initialize sql3parse_table.wasm -o sql3parse_table.tmp
-"$BINARYEN/wasm-opt" -g --strip --strip-producers -c -Oz \
+"$BINARYEN/wasm-ctor-eval" -c _initialize sql3parse_table.wasm -o sql3parse_table.tmp
+"$BINARYEN/wasm-opt" --strip --strip-debug --strip-producers -c -Oz \
 	sql3parse_table.tmp -o sql3parse_table.wasm \
 	--enable-simd --enable-mutable-globals --enable-multivalue \
 	--enable-bulk-memory --enable-reference-types \
diff --git a/util/vtabutil/parse/exports.txt b/util/vtabutil/parse/exports.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bc38bc..0000000
--- a/util/vtabutil/parse/exports.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-sql3parse_table
-sql3table_get_column
-sql3table_num_columns
-sql3column_type
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/util/vtabutil/parse/main.c b/util/vtabutil/parse/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ede7edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/vtabutil/parse/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include "sql3parse_table.c"
+
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, name) == 0, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, schema) == 8, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, comment) == 16, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, is_temporary) == 24, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, is_ifnotexists) == 25, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, is_withoutrowid) == 26, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, is_strict) == 27, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, num_columns) == 28, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, columns) == 32, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, type) == 44, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, current_name) == 48, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3table, new_name) == 56, "Unexpected offset");
+
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, name) == 0, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, type) == 8, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, length) == 16, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, constraint_name) == 24, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, comment) == 32, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, is_primarykey) == 40, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, is_autoincrement) == 41, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, is_notnull) == 42, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, is_unique) == 43, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, pk_order) == 44, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, pk_conflictclause) == 48, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, notnull_conflictclause) == 52, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, unique_conflictclause) == 56, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, check_expr) == 60, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, default_expr) == 68, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, collate_name) == 76, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3column, foreignkey_clause) == 84, "Unexpected offset");
+
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3foreignkey, table) == 0, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3foreignkey, num_columns) == 8, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3foreignkey, column_name) == 12, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3foreignkey, on_delete) == 16, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3foreignkey, on_update) == 20, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3foreignkey, match) == 24, "Unexpected offset");
+static_assert(offsetof(sql3foreignkey, deferrable) == 32, "Unexpected offset");
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/util/vtabutil/parse/sql3parse_table.wasm b/util/vtabutil/parse/sql3parse_table.wasm
index bf1efd6..be457df 100755
Binary files a/util/vtabutil/parse/sql3parse_table.wasm and b/util/vtabutil/parse/sql3parse_table.wasm differ
diff --git a/util/vtabutil/parse_test.go b/util/vtabutil/parse_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dd7776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/vtabutil/parse_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package vtabutil_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/util/vtabutil"
+)
+
+func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
+	tab, err := vtabutil.Parse(`CREATE TABLE child(x REFERENCES parent)`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if got := tab.Name; got != "child" {
+		t.Errorf("got %s, want child", got)
+	}
+	if got := len(tab.Columns); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("got %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+
+	col := tab.Columns[0]
+	if got := col.Name; got != "x" {
+		t.Errorf("got %s, want x", got)
+	}
+
+	fk := col.ForeignKeyClause
+	if got := fk.Table; got != "parent" {
+		t.Errorf("got %s, want parent", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vfs/tests/mptest/testdata/build.sh b/vfs/tests/mptest/testdata/build.sh
index 598a19d..3ec27c3 100755
--- a/vfs/tests/mptest/testdata/build.sh
+++ b/vfs/tests/mptest/testdata/build.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ROOT=../../../../
 BINARYEN="$ROOT/tools/binaryen-version_117/bin"
 WASI_SDK="$ROOT/tools/wasi-sdk-22.0/bin"
 
-"$WASI_SDK/clang" --target=wasm32-wasi -std=c17 -flto -g0 -O2 \
+"$WASI_SDK/clang" --target=wasm32-wasi -std=c23 -flto -g0 -O2 \
 	-o mptest.wasm main.c \
 	-I"$ROOT/sqlite3" \
 	-msimd128 -mmutable-globals \
diff --git a/vfs/tests/speedtest1/testdata/build.sh b/vfs/tests/speedtest1/testdata/build.sh
index 061ae52..af15369 100755
--- a/vfs/tests/speedtest1/testdata/build.sh
+++ b/vfs/tests/speedtest1/testdata/build.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ROOT=../../../../
 BINARYEN="$ROOT/tools/binaryen-version_117/bin"
 WASI_SDK="$ROOT/tools/wasi-sdk-22.0/bin"
 
-"$WASI_SDK/clang" --target=wasm32-wasi -std=c17 -flto -g0 -O2 \
+"$WASI_SDK/clang" --target=wasm32-wasi -std=c23 -flto -g0 -O2 \
 	-o speedtest1.wasm main.c \
 	-I"$ROOT/sqlite3" \
 	-msimd128 -mmutable-globals \