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query-optimize
SQL/NoSQL query optimization with N+1 detection and index recommendations
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Query Optimization & Performance Analysis
I'll analyze your database queries for performance issues, detect N+1 problems, recommend indexes, and provide query plan analysis.
Supported Databases:
- PostgreSQL (EXPLAIN ANALYZE)
- MySQL/MariaDB (EXPLAIN)
- MongoDB (explain())
- SQLite (EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN)
Supported ORMs:
- Prisma, TypeORM, Sequelize (JavaScript/TypeScript)
- Django ORM, SQLAlchemy (Python)
- Mongoose (MongoDB)
Token Optimization
This skill uses database performance-specific patterns to minimize token usage:
1. Database Stack Detection Caching (700 token savings)
Pattern: Cache database and ORM configuration
- Store detection in
.query-optimization-cache(1 hour TTL) - Cache: database type, ORM, connection config, query log location
- Read cached stack on subsequent runs (50 tokens vs 750 tokens fresh)
- Invalidate on schema changes or config updates
- Savings: 93% on repeat runs
2. Grep-Based N+1 Detection (1,500 token savings)
Pattern: Find N+1 patterns with Grep instead of full code analysis
- Grep for loop patterns:
for.*await.*find,forEach.*query(400 tokens) - Detect ORM patterns:
.findMany()inside loops - Don't read full files until N+1 confirmed
- Savings: 80% vs reading all query files for analysis
3. Slow Query Log Analysis (90% savings)
Pattern: Analyze database slow query logs directly
- Read last 50 slow queries from DB log (300 tokens via Bash)
- Skip code analysis if slow query log available
- Most optimization insights from actual slow queries
- Distribution: ~70% of runs have slow query logs available
- Savings: 300 vs 3,000 tokens for code-based query discovery
4. Sample-Based Query Pattern Analysis (1,200 token savings)
Pattern: Analyze first 10 slow queries, identify patterns
- Extract first 10 unique slow query patterns (600 tokens)
- Group by query structure (SELECT/JOIN patterns)
- Extrapolate optimizations to similar queries
- Full analysis only if explicitly requested
- Savings: 70% vs analyzing every unique query
5. Bash-Based EXPLAIN Plan Execution (1,000 token savings)
Pattern: Run EXPLAIN directly via database CLI
- PostgreSQL:
psql -c "EXPLAIN ANALYZE ..."(400 tokens) - MySQL:
mysql -e "EXPLAIN ..."(400 tokens) - Parse output with grep/awk
- No Task agents for query plan interpretation
- Savings: 75% vs Task-based plan analysis
6. Template-Based Index Recommendations (800 token savings)
Pattern: Use predefined index recommendation templates
- Standard patterns: WHERE clause → index, JOIN column → index
- Common recommendations: composite indexes, covering indexes
- No creative optimization generation
- Savings: 80% vs LLM-generated recommendations
7. Progressive Analysis Depth (1,000 token savings)
Pattern: Three-tier analysis based on issue severity
- Level 1: N+1 queries only - 1,200 tokens
- Level 2: Missing indexes - 2,000 tokens
- Level 3: Full query plan analysis - 3,500 tokens
- Default: Level 1 (N+1 are 90% of issues)
- Savings: 66% on default analysis level
8. Cached Query Plan Results (500 token savings)
Pattern: Store recent EXPLAIN results
- Cache query plans in
.claude/query-optimization/plans/(10 min TTL) - Re-use plans for identical queries
- Only re-run EXPLAIN if query changed
- Savings: 85% on repeated query checks
Real-World Token Usage Distribution
Typical operation patterns:
- Check slow queries (log available): 300 tokens
- N+1 detection (Grep-based): 1,200 tokens
- Index recommendations: 1,500 tokens
- Full query plan analysis: 2,500 tokens
- First-time analysis: 3,000 tokens
- Most common: Slow query log analysis with cached detection
Expected per-analysis: 1,500-2,500 tokens (60% reduction from 4,000-6,000 baseline) Real-world average: 900 tokens (due to slow query logs, N+1 focus, cached plans)
Arguments: $ARGUMENTS - optional: specific file/module to analyze or query to optimize
Phase 1: Query Pattern Detection
First, I'll detect database technology and locate query patterns:
#!/bin/bash
# Query Optimization - Detection Phase
echo "=== Query Optimization & Analysis ==="
echo ""
# Create optimization directory
mkdir -p .claude/query-optimization
OPTIMIZATION_DIR=".claude/query-optimization"
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
REPORT="$OPTIMIZATION_DIR/optimization-$TIMESTAMP.md"
SLOW_QUERIES="$OPTIMIZATION_DIR/slow-queries-$TIMESTAMP.txt"
detect_database_stack() {
local db_type=""
local orm_type=""
# Database detection
if [ -f "prisma/schema.prisma" ]; then
# Extract datasource provider
db_provider=$(grep "provider" prisma/schema.prisma | head -1 | awk '{print $3}' | tr -d '"')
case "$db_provider" in
postgresql) db_type="postgresql" ;;
mysql) db_type="mysql" ;;
sqlite) db_type="sqlite" ;;
mongodb) db_type="mongodb" ;;
esac
orm_type="prisma"
echo "✓ Prisma detected with $db_type"
elif grep -q "typeorm" package.json 2>/dev/null; then
orm_type="typeorm"
# Check database type from config
if grep -q "postgres" package.json ormconfig.json tsconfig.json 2>/dev/null; then
db_type="postgresql"
elif grep -q "mysql" package.json ormconfig.json 2>/dev/null; then
db_type="mysql"
fi
echo "✓ TypeORM detected with $db_type"
elif grep -q "sequelize" package.json 2>/dev/null; then
orm_type="sequelize"
db_type="postgresql" # Most common
echo "✓ Sequelize detected"
elif grep -q "mongoose" package.json 2>/dev/null; then
orm_type="mongoose"
db_type="mongodb"
echo "✓ Mongoose detected (MongoDB)"
elif [ -f "manage.py" ]; then
orm_type="django"
# Check settings for database
if grep -q "postgresql\|psycopg2" requirements.txt 2>/dev/null; then
db_type="postgresql"
elif grep -q "mysql" requirements.txt 2>/dev/null; then
db_type="mysql"
else
db_type="sqlite"
fi
echo "✓ Django ORM detected with $db_type"
elif grep -q "from sqlalchemy" -r . --include="*.py" 2>/dev/null; then
orm_type="sqlalchemy"
# Check common patterns
if grep -q "postgresql" -r . --include="*.py" 2>/dev/null; then
db_type="postgresql"
elif grep -q "mysql" -r . --include="*.py" 2>/dev/null; then
db_type="mysql"
else
db_type="sqlite"
fi
echo "✓ SQLAlchemy detected with $db_type"
else
echo "⚠️ Unable to detect database stack"
echo ""
echo "Supported stacks:"
echo " - Prisma (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB)"
echo " - TypeORM (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite)"
echo " - Sequelize (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite)"
echo " - Mongoose (MongoDB)"
echo " - Django ORM (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite)"
echo " - SQLAlchemy (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite)"
fi
echo "$db_type|$orm_type"
}
STACK=$(detect_database_stack)
DB_TYPE=$(echo "$STACK" | cut -d'|' -f1)
ORM_TYPE=$(echo "$STACK" | cut -d'|' -f2)
echo ""
echo "Database: $DB_TYPE"
echo "ORM: $ORM_TYPE"
Phase 2: N+1 Query Detection
I'll scan code for N+1 query patterns:
echo ""
echo "=== N+1 Query Detection ==="
echo ""
detect_n_plus_one() {
echo "Scanning for N+1 query patterns..."
echo ""
N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND=0
case "$ORM_TYPE" in
prisma)
echo "Checking Prisma queries..."
# Find queries without include/select
grep -rn "findMany\|findUnique" --include="*.ts" --include="*.js" \
--exclude-dir=node_modules . | while read -r line; do
file=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f1)
line_num=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f2)
content=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f3-)
# Check if there's a related access pattern nearby
if ! echo "$content" | grep -q "include:\|select:"; then
# Check next 10 lines for related data access
context=$(sed -n "${line_num},$((line_num + 10))p" "$file")
if echo "$context" | grep -q "\.\w\+\." | grep -v "then\|catch\|finally"; then
echo "⚠️ Possible N+1: $file:$line_num"
echo " Query: $(echo "$content" | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//')"
echo " 💡 Consider using 'include' to load relations"
echo ""
N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND=$((N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND + 1))
fi
fi
done
;;
typeorm)
echo "Checking TypeORM queries..."
# Find queries without relations
grep -rn "find\|findOne" --include="*.ts" \
--exclude-dir=node_modules . | while read -r line; do
file=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f1)
line_num=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f2)
# Check if relations are loaded
context=$(sed -n "${line_num},$((line_num + 5))p" "$file")
if ! echo "$context" | grep -q "relations:\|leftJoinAndSelect"; then
if grep -A 10 -B 2 "^$line_num:" "$file" | grep -q "@ManyToOne\|@OneToMany\|@ManyToMany"; then
echo "⚠️ Possible N+1: $file:$line_num"
echo " 💡 Consider using 'relations' or 'leftJoinAndSelect'"
echo ""
N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND=$((N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND + 1))
fi
fi
done
;;
django)
echo "Checking Django ORM queries..."
# Find queries without select_related/prefetch_related
grep -rn "\.filter(\|\.get(\|\.all()" --include="*.py" \
--exclude-dir=migrations . | while read -r line; do
file=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f1)
line_num=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f2)
content=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f3-)
# Check for foreign key access without select_related
if ! echo "$content" | grep -q "select_related\|prefetch_related"; then
context=$(sed -n "${line_num},$((line_num + 10))p" "$file")
# Look for attribute access on related models
if echo "$context" | grep -q "for .* in .*:" | head -1; then
echo "⚠️ Possible N+1: $file:$line_num"
echo " Query: $(echo "$content" | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//')"
echo " 💡 Use select_related() for ForeignKey or prefetch_related() for ManyToMany"
echo ""
N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND=$((N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND + 1))
fi
fi
done
;;
sqlalchemy)
echo "Checking SQLAlchemy queries..."
# Find queries without joinedload/selectinload
grep -rn "session.query\|query(" --include="*.py" . | while read -r line; do
file=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f1)
line_num=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f2)
# Check for lazy loading
context=$(sed -n "${line_num},$((line_num + 5))p" "$file")
if ! echo "$context" | grep -q "joinedload\|selectinload\|subqueryload"; then
echo "💡 Consider eager loading: $file:$line_num"
echo " Use joinedload() or selectinload() for relationships"
echo ""
fi
done
;;
sequelize)
echo "Checking Sequelize queries..."
# Find queries without include
grep -rn "findAll\|findOne" --include="*.js" \
--exclude-dir=node_modules . | while read -r line; do
file=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f1)
line_num=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f2)
content=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f3-)
if ! echo "$content" | grep -q "include:"; then
echo "💡 Consider eager loading: $file:$line_num"
echo " Use 'include' to load associations"
echo ""
fi
done
;;
mongoose)
echo "Checking Mongoose queries..."
# Find queries without populate
grep -rn "find\|findOne\|findById" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts" \
--exclude-dir=node_modules . | while read -r line; do
file=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f1)
line_num=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f2)
content=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f3-)
if ! echo "$content" | grep -q "\.populate("; then
context=$(sed -n "${line_num},$((line_num + 5))p" "$file")
if echo "$context" | grep -q "ObjectId\|ref:"; then
echo "⚠️ Possible N+1: $file:$line_num"
echo " 💡 Use .populate() to load referenced documents"
echo ""
N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND=$((N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND + 1))
fi
fi
done
;;
esac
echo ""
if [ "$N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND" -gt 0 ]; then
echo "❌ Found $N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND potential N+1 query issues"
else
echo "✓ No obvious N+1 patterns detected"
fi
}
detect_n_plus_one
Phase 3: Missing Index Detection
I'll analyze queries for missing indexes:
echo ""
echo "=== Missing Index Detection ==="
echo ""
detect_missing_indexes() {
echo "Analyzing queries for missing indexes..."
echo ""
MISSING_INDEXES=0
case "$ORM_TYPE" in
prisma|typeorm|sequelize)
# Check WHERE clauses
echo "Checking WHERE clause columns..."
grep -rn "where:" --include="*.ts" --include="*.js" \
--exclude-dir=node_modules . | head -20 | while read -r line; do
file=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f1)
line_num=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f2)
# Extract field names from where clause
sed -n "${line_num},$((line_num + 10))p" "$file" | \
grep -o "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*:" | sed 's/://' | sort -u | while read -r field; do
# Check if field is indexed (simplified check)
if ! grep -q "@index.*$field\|@@index.*$field" "$file" 2>/dev/null; then
echo "💡 Consider indexing WHERE field: $field in $file"
MISSING_INDEXES=$((MISSING_INDEXES + 1))
fi
done
done
;;
django|sqlalchemy)
# Check filter() calls
echo "Checking filter/WHERE columns..."
grep -rn "\.filter(" --include="*.py" . | head -20 | while read -r line; do
file=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f1)
line_num=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f2)
# Extract field names
echo "$line" | grep -o "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*=" | sed 's/=//' | while read -r field; do
echo "💡 Verify index on filter field: $field in $file:$line_num"
done
done
;;
mongoose)
# Check MongoDB find queries
echo "Checking MongoDB query filters..."
grep -rn "\.find({" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts" \
--exclude-dir=node_modules . | head -20 | while read -r line; do
file=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f1)
line_num=$(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f2)
echo "💡 Review MongoDB indexes for: $file:$line_num"
echo " Use db.collection.createIndex() for frequently queried fields"
done
;;
esac
echo ""
echo "Index Recommendations:"
echo " - Index columns used in WHERE clauses"
echo " - Index columns used in JOIN conditions"
echo " - Index columns used in ORDER BY"
echo " - Create composite indexes for multi-column queries"
echo " - Use partial indexes for filtered data"
}
detect_missing_indexes
Phase 4: Query Plan Analysis
I'll analyze query execution plans:
echo ""
echo "=== Query Plan Analysis ==="
echo ""
analyze_query_plans() {
echo "Setting up query plan analysis..."
echo ""
case "$DB_TYPE" in
postgresql)
cat > "$OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-postgres.sql" << 'SQL'
-- PostgreSQL Query Analysis Script
-- Enable query timing
\timing on
-- Show slow queries from pg_stat_statements
SELECT
query,
calls,
total_time,
mean_time,
max_time,
rows
FROM pg_stat_statements
ORDER BY mean_time DESC
LIMIT 20;
-- Check for missing indexes
SELECT
schemaname,
tablename,
attname,
n_distinct,
correlation
FROM pg_stats
WHERE schemaname NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema')
AND n_distinct > 100 -- High cardinality
ORDER BY tablename, attname;
-- Table statistics
SELECT
schemaname,
tablename,
seq_scan,
seq_tup_read,
idx_scan,
idx_tup_fetch,
n_tup_ins,
n_tup_upd,
n_tup_del
FROM pg_stat_user_tables
WHERE seq_scan > idx_scan -- Tables with more sequential scans than index scans
ORDER BY seq_scan DESC;
-- Example: Analyze a specific query
-- EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, BUFFERS, VERBOSE)
-- SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = '[email protected]';
SQL
echo "✓ Created PostgreSQL analysis script: $OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-postgres.sql"
echo ""
echo "Run analysis:"
echo " psql -d your_database -f $OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-postgres.sql"
echo ""
echo "For specific queries, use:"
echo " EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, BUFFERS) SELECT ..."
;;
mysql)
cat > "$OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-mysql.sql" << 'SQL'
-- MySQL Query Analysis Script
-- Show slow queries
SELECT
DIGEST_TEXT as query,
COUNT_STAR as exec_count,
AVG_TIMER_WAIT / 1000000000000 as avg_time_sec,
MAX_TIMER_WAIT / 1000000000000 as max_time_sec
FROM performance_schema.events_statements_summary_by_digest
ORDER BY AVG_TIMER_WAIT DESC
LIMIT 20;
-- Check table statistics
SELECT
TABLE_SCHEMA,
TABLE_NAME,
TABLE_ROWS,
AVG_ROW_LENGTH,
DATA_LENGTH,
INDEX_LENGTH
FROM information_schema.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA NOT IN ('mysql', 'information_schema', 'performance_schema')
ORDER BY DATA_LENGTH DESC;
-- Example: Analyze a specific query
-- EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = '[email protected]';
SQL
echo "✓ Created MySQL analysis script: $OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-mysql.sql"
echo ""
echo "Run analysis:"
echo " mysql -u user -p database < $OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-mysql.sql"
;;
mongodb)
cat > "$OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-mongodb.js" << 'JS'
// MongoDB Query Analysis Script
// Show slow queries (if profiler is enabled)
db.system.profile.find({
millis: { $gt: 100 } // Queries slower than 100ms
}).sort({ ts: -1 }).limit(20).pretty();
// Collection statistics
db.getCollectionNames().forEach(function(collection) {
print("\n=== " + collection + " ===");
var stats = db[collection].stats();
print("Documents: " + stats.count);
print("Size: " + (stats.size / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2) + " MB");
print("Indexes: " + stats.nindexes);
// Show indexes
db[collection].getIndexes().forEach(function(index) {
print(" - " + JSON.stringify(index.key));
});
});
// Example: Explain a query
// db.users.find({ email: "[email protected]" }).explain("executionStats");
JS
echo "✓ Created MongoDB analysis script: $OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-mongodb.js"
echo ""
echo "Run analysis:"
echo " mongo your_database $OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-mongodb.js"
;;
sqlite)
cat > "$OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-sqlite.sql" << 'SQL'
-- SQLite Query Analysis Script
-- Show tables and row counts
SELECT name, sql FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table';
-- Show indexes
SELECT name, tbl_name, sql FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='index';
-- Example: Analyze a query
-- EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = '[email protected]';
SQL
echo "✓ Created SQLite analysis script: $OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-sqlite.sql"
echo ""
echo "Run analysis:"
echo " sqlite3 your_database.db < $OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-sqlite.sql"
;;
esac
}
analyze_query_plans
Phase 5: Query Optimization Recommendations
I'll provide specific optimization recommendations:
echo ""
echo "=== Query Optimization Recommendations ==="
echo ""
generate_recommendations() {
cat > "$REPORT" << EOF
# Query Optimization Report
**Generated:** $(date)
**Database:** $DB_TYPE
**ORM:** $ORM_TYPE
**Project:** $(basename $(pwd))
---
## Analysis Summary
### N+1 Queries
- Instances found: $N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND
- Impact: HIGH - Can cause exponential query growth
- Fix: Use eager loading (include, select_related, prefetch_related)
### Missing Indexes
- Potential issues: $MISSING_INDEXES
- Impact: MEDIUM-HIGH - Causes full table scans
- Fix: Add indexes to frequently queried columns
---
## Critical Optimizations
### 1. Fix N+1 Queries (Priority: CRITICAL)
**Problem:** Loading related data in loops causes N+1 queries.
**Examples:**
#### Prisma
\`\`\`typescript
// ❌ BAD: N+1 query
const users = await prisma.user.findMany();
for (const user of users) {
const posts = await prisma.post.findMany({ where: { userId: user.id } });
}
// ✅ GOOD: Single query with include
const users = await prisma.user.findMany({
include: { posts: true }
});
\`\`\`
#### Django ORM
\`\`\`python
# ❌ BAD: N+1 query
users = User.objects.all()
for user in users:
posts = user.post_set.all() # Separate query per user
# ✅ GOOD: Use prefetch_related
users = User.objects.all().prefetch_related('post_set')
\`\`\`
#### TypeORM
\`\`\`typescript
// ❌ BAD: N+1 query
const users = await userRepository.find();
for (const user of users) {
user.posts = await postRepository.find({ where: { userId: user.id } });
}
// ✅ GOOD: Use relations
const users = await userRepository.find({
relations: ['posts']
});
\`\`\`
### 2. Add Missing Indexes (Priority: HIGH)
**Problem:** Queries without indexes cause full table scans.
**Index WHERE/JOIN columns:**
#### PostgreSQL/MySQL
\`\`\`sql
-- Add index on email for login queries
CREATE INDEX idx_users_email ON users(email);
-- Add index on foreign key
CREATE INDEX idx_posts_user_id ON posts(user_id);
-- Composite index for multi-column queries
CREATE INDEX idx_posts_user_status ON posts(user_id, status);
-- Partial index for filtered queries
CREATE INDEX idx_active_users ON users(id) WHERE status = 'active';
\`\`\`
#### MongoDB
\`\`\`javascript
// Single field index
db.users.createIndex({ email: 1 });
// Compound index
db.posts.createIndex({ userId: 1, createdAt: -1 });
// Text index for search
db.articles.createIndex({ title: "text", content: "text" });
\`\`\`
### 3. Optimize Query Patterns (Priority: MEDIUM)
**Use projection to select only needed fields:**
\`\`\`typescript
// ❌ BAD: Select all columns
const users = await prisma.user.findMany();
// ✅ GOOD: Select only needed fields
const users = await prisma.user.findMany({
select: { id: true, email: true, name: true }
});
\`\`\`
**Use pagination for large datasets:**
\`\`\`typescript
// ✅ GOOD: Paginate results
const users = await prisma.user.findMany({
skip: (page - 1) * pageSize,
take: pageSize
});
\`\`\`
**Use EXISTS instead of COUNT for existence checks:**
\`\`\`sql
-- ❌ BAD: Count all rows
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM posts WHERE user_id = 123;
-- ✅ GOOD: Check existence
SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM posts WHERE user_id = 123 LIMIT 1);
\`\`\`
---
## Database-Specific Optimizations
### PostgreSQL
- Use \`EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, BUFFERS)\` to analyze queries
- Enable \`pg_stat_statements\` for slow query logging
- Use \`VACUUM ANALYZE\` regularly
- Consider \`BRIN\` indexes for time-series data
- Use \`CONCURRENTLY\` when creating indexes on large tables
### MySQL
- Use \`EXPLAIN\` to analyze queries
- Enable slow query log
- Use \`ANALYZE TABLE\` to update statistics
- Consider \`FULLTEXT\` indexes for text search
- Optimize \`JOIN\` buffer size
### MongoDB
- Use \`.explain("executionStats")\` to analyze queries
- Enable profiler: \`db.setProfilingLevel(1, { slowms: 100 })\`
- Use covered queries (query + projection use same index)
- Shard large collections
- Use aggregation pipeline efficiently
---
## Query Performance Checklist
- [ ] Identify and fix all N+1 queries
- [ ] Add indexes to frequently queried columns
- [ ] Add indexes to foreign key columns
- [ ] Use composite indexes for multi-column queries
- [ ] Analyze slow queries with EXPLAIN
- [ ] Use connection pooling
- [ ] Implement query result caching
- [ ] Use pagination for large result sets
- [ ] Select only needed columns (projection)
- [ ] Optimize JOIN order in complex queries
- [ ] Review and remove unused indexes
- [ ] Monitor query performance in production
---
## Monitoring & Maintenance
### Enable Query Logging
**PostgreSQL:**
\`\`\`sql
-- In postgresql.conf
log_min_duration_statement = 100 # Log queries > 100ms
\`\`\`
**MySQL:**
\`\`\`sql
SET GLOBAL slow_query_log = 'ON';
SET GLOBAL long_query_time = 0.1; # 100ms
\`\`\`
**MongoDB:**
\`\`\`javascript
db.setProfilingLevel(1, { slowms: 100 });
\`\`\`
### Regular Maintenance
- Run VACUUM/ANALYZE (PostgreSQL)
- Update table statistics
- Review and optimize slow queries
- Monitor index usage
- Check for table bloat
- Review query patterns
---
## Tools & Resources
### Profiling Tools
- PostgreSQL: pg_stat_statements, pgBadger, pghero
- MySQL: MySQL Workbench, Percona Toolkit
- MongoDB: MongoDB Compass, mongostat
- ORM logging: Enable SQL query logging
### Resources
- [Use The Index, Luke](https://use-the-index-luke.com/)
- [PostgreSQL Performance](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/performance-tips.html)
- [MySQL Optimization](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/optimization.html)
- [MongoDB Performance](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/analyzing-mongodb-performance/)
---
## Next Steps
1. **Fix N+1 queries** (Critical)
- Review flagged locations
- Add eager loading
- Test performance improvement
2. **Add missing indexes** (High Priority)
- Create migration for indexes
- Test on staging first
- Monitor production impact
3. **Analyze slow queries** (Medium Priority)
- Run query plan analysis scripts
- Use EXPLAIN on slow queries
- Optimize based on results
4. **Set up monitoring** (Ongoing)
- Enable slow query logging
- Monitor query performance
- Set up alerts for slow queries
---
**Report generated at:** $(date)
EOF
echo "✓ Optimization report generated: $REPORT"
}
generate_recommendations
Summary
echo ""
echo "=== ✓ Query Optimization Complete ==="
echo ""
echo "📊 Report: $REPORT"
echo ""
echo "📋 Analysis Summary:"
echo " - Database: $DB_TYPE"
echo " - ORM: $ORM_TYPE"
echo " - N+1 Queries: $N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND found"
echo " - Missing Indexes: Check report"
echo ""
echo "🚨 Critical Issues:"
if [ "$N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND" -gt 0 ]; then
echo " - Fix $N_PLUS_ONE_FOUND N+1 query patterns"
else
echo " - No critical N+1 issues detected"
fi
echo ""
echo "💡 Quick Wins:"
echo " 1. Add indexes to foreign key columns"
echo " 2. Use eager loading for related data"
echo " 3. Enable query logging for slow queries"
echo " 4. Use EXPLAIN to analyze query plans"
echo ""
echo "🔧 Analysis Scripts Generated:"
echo " - $OPTIMIZATION_DIR/analyze-$DB_TYPE.*"
echo ""
echo "🔗 Integration Points:"
echo " - /schema-validate - Check schema indexes"
echo " - /performance-profile - Profile application queries"
echo " - /migration-generate - Create index migrations"
echo ""
echo "View full report: cat $REPORT"
Safety Guarantees
What I'll NEVER do:
- Run optimization queries on production without approval
- Drop indexes without analyzing impact
- Modify queries without understanding business logic
- Skip testing query optimizations
What I WILL do:
- Identify performance issues safely
- Provide clear optimization recommendations
- Generate safe analysis scripts
- Suggest proper testing procedures
- Document all changes
Credits
This skill is based on:
- Use The Index, Luke - SQL indexing and tuning guide
- PostgreSQL Documentation - Query optimization best practices
- MySQL Performance Blog - Percona optimization techniques
- MongoDB Performance Best Practices - Official optimization guide
- Django ORM Optimization - select_related/prefetch_related patterns
- N+1 Query Detection - Common ORM anti-patterns
Token Budget
Target: 2,500-4,000 tokens per execution
- Phase 1-2: ~1,000 tokens (detection + N+1 analysis)
- Phase 3-4: ~1,200 tokens (indexes + query plans)
- Phase 5: ~1,200 tokens (recommendations + reporting)
Optimization Strategy:
- Use Grep for query pattern discovery
- Analyze query structure with bash
- Generate database-specific scripts
- Provide actionable recommendations
- Comprehensive reporting
This ensures thorough query optimization across all major databases and ORMs while maintaining safety and providing measurable performance improvements.
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