PostgreSQL
Analyze performance, optimize queries, and tune PostgreSQL databases with health checks
Databases
About
Analyze and optimize PostgreSQL performance with index tuning, workload-aware query insights, safe execution controls, schema-aware SQL generation, health diagnostics, and EXPLAIN plan simulation.
Features
- Database Health Analysis: Comprehensive health checks including index health, connection utilization, buffer cache analysis, vacuum health, and replication lag monitoring
- Advanced Index Tuning: Industrial-strength algorithms that explore thousands of possible indexes using proven optimization techniques
- Query Performance Optimization: EXPLAIN plan analysis and hypothetical index simulation for performance validation
- Schema Intelligence: Context-aware SQL generation based on detailed database schema understanding
- Safe SQL Execution: Configurable access control with read-only mode and SQL parsing for both development and production environments
- Workload Analysis: Identify resource-intensive queries and get targeted optimization recommendations
What you’ll need to connect
Required:
- Database URI: PostgreSQL connection string (e.g.,
postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/dbname)
Example Usage
- “Check the health of my database and identify any issues”
- “What are the slowest queries in my database? And how can I speed them up?”
- “Analyze my database workload and suggest indexes to improve performance”
- “Help me optimize this query: SELECT * FROM orders JOIN customers ON orders.customer_id = customers.id WHERE orders.created_at > ‘2023-01-01′”
Known Issues
Some tools require extensions to be installed in the target postgres instance:
get_top_queriesrequires thepg_stat_statementsextensionanalyze_workload_indexesandanalyze_query_indexesrequire thehypopgextension
Configuration
Environment variables
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
DATABASE_URI | The connection string for your Postgres database; e.g. "postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/dbname" | Yes |
Container runtime
- Image
ghcr.io/obot-platform/mcp-images/postgresql:0.3.0-obot2- Port
8099- Path
/- Args
postgres-mcp, --access-mode=unrestricted