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 "repo": "t8y2/dbx",
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 "title": "Compare schemas and move data between databases",
 "page_title": "How to compare schemas and move data between databases with DBX",
 "summary": "Use schema diff, data compare and data transfer to check and sync two environments.",
 "who": "A developer who needs to know how staging differs from production before a release.",
 "problem": "Spotting schema drift across environments by reading DDL is tedious and easy to miss.",
 "outcome": "A schema diff across two connections, a data comparison, and a data transfer when you choose to sync.",
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  "Connect both databases in DBX, using an SSH tunnel if needed",
  "Open Schema diff to compare structures across the two connections",
  "Use Data compare to review differences in a table's rows and the synchronization output",
  "Use Data transfer to migrate data between databases, or Database export for a full dump first",
  "Review the ER diagram of the target to confirm relationships"
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 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
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 "category": "Data and analytics",
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 "lang": "rust",
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  "An AI provider for the SQL assistant: Claude, OpenAI or a local model via Ollama",
  "Node.js (npx) for the MCP server"
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