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Show HN: SnapQL – Desktop app to query Postgres with AI

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103 points nicktikhonov | 2 comments | 20 Jun 25 11:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.438s | source

SnapQL is an open-source desktop app (built with Electron) that lets you query your Postgres database using natural language. It’s schema-aware, so you don’t need to copy-paste your schema or write complex SQL by hand.

Everything runs locally — your OpenAI API key, your data, and your queries — so it's secure and private. Just connect your DB, describe what you want, and SnapQL writes and runs the SQL for you.

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GarrickDrgn ◴[20 Jun 25 14:29 UTC] No.44328059[source]▶
Am I misunderstanding something? How is this "Everything runs locally" if it's talking to OpenAI's APIs?
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nicktikhonov ◴[20 Jun 25 15:22 UTC] No.44328580[source]▶
What I meant was that it isn't a web app and I don't store your connection strings or query results. I'll make this more clear
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omega3 ◴[20 Jun 25 15:27 UTC] No.44328639[source]▶
You might not but openai does.
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1. nicktikhonov ◴[20 Jun 25 15:52 UTC] No.44328906[source]▶
That makes no sense. OpenAI doesn't know the secret database connection string or any query results. Perhaps you should have read the code before making baseless claims.
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2. nessbot ◴[20 Jun 25 15:55 UTC] No.44328944[source]▶
But it knows what you're querying, which depending on what you're doing may also give away a good bit about whats in the DB.