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Natural Language Postgres CLI

Query PostgreSQL databases using natural language from the command line.

Commands

Query Database

# Simple query
praisonai-ts postgres query "Show all users" \
  --connection-url $DATABASE_URL

# With options
praisonai-ts postgres query "Top 10 products by sales" \
  --connection-url $DATABASE_URL \
  --max-rows 10 \
  --json

Show Schema

# List all tables
praisonai-ts postgres schema \
  --connection-url $DATABASE_URL

# Show specific table
praisonai-ts postgres schema users \
  --connection-url $DATABASE_URL

Interactive Mode

# Start interactive SQL chat
praisonai-ts postgres chat \
  --connection-url $DATABASE_URL \
  --read-only

Options

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--connection-urlstringenvDatabase URL
--read-onlybooleantrueRead-only mode
--max-rowsnumber100Max rows returned
--allowed-tablesstring-Comma-separated whitelist
--blocked-tablesstring-Comma-separated blacklist
--jsonbooleanfalseJSON output
--show-sqlbooleanfalseShow generated SQL

Examples

Basic Queries

# List users
praisonai-ts postgres query "Show all active users"

# Aggregation
praisonai-ts postgres query "Average order value by month"

# With SQL output
praisonai-ts postgres query "Top customers" --show-sql

Restricted Access

# Only allow specific tables
praisonai-ts postgres query "Show products" \
  --allowed-tables products,categories

# Block sensitive tables
praisonai-ts postgres query "Show data" \
  --blocked-tables users,payments

Environment Variables

VariableRequiredDescription
DATABASE_URLYesPostgreSQL connection URL
OPENAI_API_KEYYesFor NL to SQL
  • praisonai-ts postgres test - Test connection
  • praisonai-ts postgres export - Export query results