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AI SKILLS · Databases & data

Write & review SQL with AI

Draft SQL with an assistant, then check it against the real schema and known results.

Applied

Why this skill matters

Generated SQL can run without errors and still return the wrong answer.

What to learn

  • Give the assistant the schema and business definitions
  • Explain each join and filter before trusting a query
  • Compare results with a figure you already know

Before you begin

Basic SELECT, JOIN and GROUP BY

PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Build a work sample

Ask an assistant for a monthly revenue query on a sample database. Then check row counts, null handling and duplicate joins against a hand-calculated total.

Evidence of progress

A reviewed query with a note of what was checked and one error that was corrected.

This exercise is an original ToolGrail suggestion. Use public, synthetic, or approved data.

LEARNING RESOURCE

Queries

PostgreSQL Documentation · Resource checked 2026-11-04

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This may be documentation, a framework, or a training path. Product access, accounts, or paid licenses may be needed for hands-on exercises.

Tools you could practice with

Matched by related tasks. Use a tool you already have access to; these are examples, not course requirements.

Tool + MCPPaid
AI2SQLText to SQL

Generates SQL from natural language for common databases.

Non-specialists drafting first versions of queries.
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Copilot in Azure SQL DatabaseCloud database assistant

Copilot features for writing queries and troubleshooting Azure SQL databases.

Teams running Azure SQL.
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Tool + MCPPricing not verified
DaggySQL & databases

Query your data in plain English or SQL, build datasets, and fit Bayesian models.

Analysts working with databases.
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DataGripSQL workspace

Database IDE for writing, running and refactoring SQL across many database engines.

Developers and DBAs working across several databases.
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