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      <title>Myriade, the analytic agent for your database.</title>
      <dc:creator>Benjamin Derville</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/benderv/myriade-the-analytic-agent-for-your-database-1lcg</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Open-sourced today 🥳 — Myriade, the analytic agent for your database.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Connect your database (Postgres, Mysql, ...)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ask in plain English (... or Mandarin)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get SQL + charts back in seconds.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Check it out :&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://github.com/myriade-ai/myriade" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://github.com/myriade-ai/myriade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It's free, but you will need your own Anthropic apikey.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;git clone https://github.com/myriade-ai/myriade.git
docker compose pull
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=XXXX docker compose up -d
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

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      <title>Open-sourced today — Myriade, the analytic agent for your database. 1. Connect your database (Postgres, Mysql, ...) 2. Ask in plain English (... or Mandarin) 3. Get SQL + charts back in seconds. Check it out : https://github.com/myriade-ai/myriade</title>
      <dc:creator>Benjamin Derville</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/benderv/open-sourced-today-myriade-the-analytic-agent-for-your-database-1-connect-your-database-3ahd</link>
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      <title>Query Your SQL Database In English</title>
      <dc:creator>Benjamin Derville</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/benderv/query-your-sql-database-in-english-2lik</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/benderv/query-your-sql-database-in-english-2lik</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disclaimer: I built Myriade (and I love it ^^)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let’s be honest: writing SQL can feel like a chore — tedious and tricky.&lt;br&gt;
Have you ever dreamed of using ChatGPT on your database?&lt;br&gt;
That’s exactly what Myriade lets you do.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  What’s Myriade?
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Myriade is an AI-powered tool designed to make database queries easy and intuitive.&lt;br&gt;
It plugs directly into databases like Postgres, MySQL, Snowflake, or BigQuery.&lt;br&gt;
It doesn’t just translate your questions into SQL; it actively explores, tries, corrects queries, adapts, reviews… and gets back to you with a synthesis report.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;— no SQL needed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Quick Start Guide
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  1. Connect Your Database
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Start by hooking up your Postgres database to Myriade.&lt;br&gt;
The connection is totally secure and strictly read-only, keeping your data safe and untouched.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F3muhrync1g1pkkf5d8n1.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F3muhrync1g1pkkf5d8n1.png" alt="Select your database type and fill your connection details" width="800" height="453"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;Select your database type and fill your connection details&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  2. Just Ask in English
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Simply type your query using everyday language.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;“What were the sales figures last quarter?”&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;“Explain the decrease in user sign-ups yesterday.”
You don’t even need to worry about field names or tables — Myriade figures that out for you.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  3. Get Report
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;After you ask, Myriade transforms your plain-English question into SQL, fetches the data, and presents clear results as tables, graphs, or easy-to-understand insights.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fm8qy0mg8l4x40mbuxljl.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fm8qy0mg8l4x40mbuxljl.png" alt="Chat" width="800" height="453"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;Using a database about Formula 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Safety First
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Data security matters, so Myriade comes with built-in privacy:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Read-Only Mode: No chance of accidentally editing or losing data.
Sample Only: The AI only reads a sample of the results (like a human would)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;AI — Zero Data Retention: Nothing you query gets stored on the AI providers.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Zero Knowledge Protection: Advanced features to hide your sensitive data from AI providers.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Practical Examples of Using Myriade
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Myriade isn’t just for basic queries. Here are some practical scenarios you can try:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Diagnose a Problem: “Why did sales drop on March 10?”&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Find What’s Missing: “What key metrics aren’t in our monthly reports?”&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shape Your Data: “Make a quick table showing each user’s last purchase.”&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Check Your Data Quality: “Spot any weird duplicates in billing data.”&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;With Myriade, interacting with your database feels less like coding and more like chatting.&lt;br&gt;
Easy, intuitive, and even a little bit fun!&lt;br&gt;
— &lt;a href="https://myriade.ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;myriade.ai&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://medium.com/@benderv/query-your-postgres-database-using-plain-english-febd2c50a158" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Originally published on Medium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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