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echo "SELECT * FROM orders WHERE total > 100" | stmtk analyze --dialect generic stmtk won't replace your database monitoring stack. It won't tune your work_mem for you. But it will fill the gap between "I typed a query" and "The query ran."
stmtk analyze --dangerous vendor_script.sql stmtk scans for destructive patterns (unbounded DELETE , DROP TABLE , TRUNCATE inside transactions) and flags them. It won't stop you from shooting yourself in the foot, but it will tap you on the shoulder first. Why does your query cache have a 1% hit rate? Because every user sends a slightly different literal. stmtk normalize converts your specific query into a parameterized fingerprint. stmtk tool
With stmtk parse , you get an AST (Abstract Syntax Tree) dump. It shows you exactly where the parser breaks, what token it expected, and even visualizes the nested structure. It turns guesswork into a science. You just received a SQL script from a vendor. It looks fine, but you don’t trust it. Before you run psql or sqlplus , run: echo "SELECT * FROM orders WHERE total >
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