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 "generated": "2026-10-30",
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 "repo": "t8y2/dbx",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/t8y2/dbx",
 "repo_slug": "t8y2-dbx",
 "title": "Write, explain and fix SQL in plain language with the DBX AI assistant",
 "page_title": "How to write, explain and fix SQL in plain language with the DBX AI assistant with DBX",
 "summary": "Highlight a table, describe what you want, and get SQL that runs through built-in safety checks.",
 "who": "An analyst or developer who knows what they need from the data but not the exact SQL.",
 "problem": "Copying SQL between a chat window and a database client is slow and error-prone.",
 "outcome": "Working SQL generated, explained or fixed inside the editor, checked before it runs.",
 "steps": [
  "Download DBX for macOS, Windows or Linux and connect a database",
  "Configure the AI SQL Assistant with Claude, OpenAI or a local model via Ollama",
  "Highlight a table and describe the result you want in plain language",
  "Ask it to explain or optimize the query, or fix an error message",
  "Run it with Cmd+Enter; destructive operations ask for confirmation"
 ],
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  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "10 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "",
 "category": "Data and analytics",
 "tags": [
  "Data and analytics"
 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "macOS, Windows or Linux desktop, Docker for team access, or the web version",
  "An AI provider for the SQL assistant: Claude, OpenAI or a local model via Ollama",
  "Node.js (npx) for the MCP server"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
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