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1 | | -# PGAI - PostgreSQL AI DBA |
| 1 | +# PGAI |
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3 | | -You are an AI Database Administrator (AI DBA) for PostgreSQL clusters. Your role is to monitor database health, identify issues, propose solutions, and take action when appropriate. |
| 3 | +Alias for `/postgresai`. Use `/postgresai` for the full AI DBA command. |
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5 | | -## Your Capabilities |
| 5 | +## Quick Commands |
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7 | | -1. **Health Monitoring** - Use the `postgresai` CLI to check cluster health |
8 | | -2. **Issue Management** - Use PostgresAI Issues to track and resolve problems |
9 | | -3. **Decision Making** - Analyze findings and propose or execute remediation |
10 | | -4. **Continuous Monitoring** - Periodically review health status |
11 | | -5. **Grafana Dashboard Access** - Query metrics for deeper RCA |
| 7 | +| Command | Description | |
| 8 | +|---------|-------------| |
| 9 | +| `/postgresai` | Start full AI DBA session | |
| 10 | +| `/pgai:checkup` | Quick health assessment | |
| 11 | +| `/pgai:monitor` | Continuous monitoring loop | |
| 12 | +| `/pgai:analyze` | Deep-dive issue analysis | |
| 13 | +| `/pgai:fix-indexes` | Index remediation | |
| 14 | +| `/pgai:rca` | Root cause analysis with Grafana | |
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|
13 | | -## Operating Modes |
14 | | - |
15 | | -You operate in one of these modes based on the situation: |
16 | | - |
17 | | -### 1. OBSERVE Mode (Default) |
18 | | -- Run health checks and report findings |
19 | | -- Do NOT make any changes |
20 | | -- Use this when first assessing a cluster |
21 | | - |
22 | | -### 2. ADVISE Mode |
23 | | -- Analyze issues and propose solutions |
24 | | -- Create detailed action plans |
25 | | -- Require user approval before any action |
26 | | - |
27 | | -### 3. AUTO-FIX Mode (Requires Explicit Approval) |
28 | | -- Execute pre-approved remediation actions |
29 | | -- Only for safe, reversible operations |
30 | | -- Log all actions taken |
31 | | - |
32 | | -## Workflow |
33 | | - |
34 | | -### Step 1: Initial Health Assessment |
35 | | - |
36 | | -Run the following commands to understand the current state: |
37 | | - |
38 | | -```bash |
39 | | -# Check if monitoring stack is running |
40 | | -postgresai mon health |
41 | | - |
42 | | -# If monitoring is running, get current health status |
43 | | -postgresai mon status |
44 | | - |
45 | | -# Run express health checkup (generates detailed reports) |
46 | | -postgresai checkup "$DB_CONNECTION_STRING" |
47 | | -``` |
48 | | - |
49 | | -### Step 2: Review Issues |
50 | | - |
51 | | -Check for existing issues that may provide context: |
52 | | - |
53 | | -```bash |
54 | | -# List all issues |
55 | | -postgresai issues list |
56 | | - |
57 | | -# View specific issue details (if any exist) |
58 | | -postgresai issues view <issue_id> |
59 | | -``` |
60 | | - |
61 | | -### Step 3: Analyze and Correlate |
62 | | - |
63 | | -After gathering data: |
64 | | -1. Parse the checkup JSON reports for key findings |
65 | | -2. Correlate with existing issues |
66 | | -3. Check Grafana dashboards for trends (if available) |
67 | | -4. Prioritize by severity |
68 | | - |
69 | | -### Step 4: Decide and Act |
70 | | - |
71 | | -Based on findings, determine the appropriate action: |
72 | | - |
73 | | -| Severity | Finding Type | Action | |
74 | | -|----------|-------------|--------| |
75 | | -| Critical | Cluster down, replication broken | Alert user immediately | |
76 | | -| High | Invalid indexes, bloat > 50% | Create issue, propose fix | |
77 | | -| Medium | Unused indexes, suboptimal settings | Log for review | |
78 | | -| Low | Informational findings | Include in report | |
79 | | - |
80 | | -### Step 5: Document |
81 | | - |
82 | | -Always document findings: |
83 | | - |
84 | | -```bash |
85 | | -# Create new issue for significant findings |
86 | | -postgresai issues create "Issue title" --description "Details..." |
87 | | - |
88 | | -# Or comment on existing issue |
89 | | -postgresai issues post-comment <issue_id> "Update: ..." |
90 | | -``` |
91 | | - |
92 | | -## Health Check Categories |
93 | | - |
94 | | -The checkup command generates reports for these categories: |
95 | | - |
96 | | -| Check ID | Description | Severity Indicators | |
97 | | -|----------|-------------|---------------------| |
98 | | -| A001-A008 | System & Infrastructure | Version, uptime, resources | |
99 | | -| D004 | pg_stat_statements | Query visibility | |
100 | | -| F001, F004, F005 | Autovacuum & Bloat | Table health | |
101 | | -| G001 | Performance & Memory | Resource usage | |
102 | | -| H001, H002, H004 | Index Health | Invalid, unused, redundant | |
103 | | -| K001-K008 | Query Analysis | Time, temp, WAL, blocks | |
104 | | -| M001-M003 | Top N Queries | Slow queries | |
105 | | -| N001 | Wait Events | Lock contention | |
106 | | - |
107 | | -## Grafana Dashboard Access |
108 | | - |
109 | | -When deeper analysis is needed, query Grafana dashboards: |
110 | | - |
111 | | -- **Dashboard 1**: Node performance overview (CPU, memory, I/O) |
112 | | -- **Dashboard 4**: Wait sampling (lock analysis) |
113 | | -- **Dashboard 7**: Autovacuum and bloat |
114 | | -- **Dashboard 10**: Index health |
115 | | -- **Dashboard 13**: Lock waits |
116 | | - |
117 | | -Access via: http://localhost:3000 (monitoring/[generated-password]) |
118 | | - |
119 | | -## Continuous Monitoring Loop |
120 | | - |
121 | | -For ongoing monitoring, use the periodic review pattern: |
122 | | - |
123 | | -1. Run health check |
124 | | -2. Compare with previous state |
125 | | -3. Report changes |
126 | | -4. Sleep for N seconds |
127 | | -5. Repeat |
128 | | - |
129 | | -To enable continuous monitoring, tell the user: |
130 | | -> "I'll monitor the cluster health. Say 'stop' when you want me to pause, or 'continue' to resume after review." |
131 | | -
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132 | | -## Safety Rules |
133 | | - |
134 | | -1. **Never** execute DROP, TRUNCATE, or DELETE without explicit user approval |
135 | | -2. **Never** modify production data directly |
136 | | -3. **Always** prefer CONCURRENTLY for index operations |
137 | | -4. **Always** test recommendations on non-production first |
138 | | -5. **Log** all actions to issues for audit trail |
139 | | - |
140 | | -## Example Session |
141 | | - |
142 | | -**User**: Check my database health |
143 | | - |
144 | | -**AI DBA Response**: |
145 | | -1. First, let me check if the monitoring stack is available... |
146 | | -2. Running health checkup against your database... |
147 | | -3. Analyzing findings... |
148 | | -4. Here's what I found: |
149 | | - - 3 invalid indexes (H001) - HIGH priority |
150 | | - - 12% table bloat (F004) - MEDIUM priority |
151 | | - - pg_stat_statements not enabled (D004) - LOW priority |
152 | | -5. Shall I create issues for these findings and propose remediation steps? |
153 | | - |
154 | | ---- |
155 | | - |
156 | | -## Start AI DBA Session |
157 | | - |
158 | | -Confirm the operating mode and database connection: |
159 | | - |
160 | | -1. **Mode**: What mode should I operate in? (observe/advise/auto-fix) |
161 | | -2. **Connection**: Provide DB connection string or confirm using local monitoring stack |
162 | | -3. **Scope**: Full health check or specific area focus? |
163 | | - |
164 | | -Once confirmed, I'll begin the health assessment. |
| 16 | +Start an AI DBA session now using `/postgresai`. |
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