AI Chat

Note

This feature is available in Lite, Enterprise, Ultimate and Team editions only.

DBeaver provides AI Chat for working with databases in natural language. You can enter requests in plain text to generate SQL queries, get explanations, or ask questions about your databases.

Using AI Chat

To use the AI Chat:

1. Click on the AI Chat icon located in the DBeaver toolbar.

   

   • Alternatively, open the SQL Editor and click on the AI Assistant icon located in the left toolbar.

   Note

   The toolbar is customizable. For further information, refer to Toolbar Customization article.

2. In the chat window that opens, select a connection and, optionally, a scope.

3. Enter your request in natural language.

4. Press the Send button to get the SQL translation. You can then choose from the following options:

   • Execute to run the generated SQL query

   • Editor to open the query in the SQL Editor and continue working with it directly

     Tip

     If the cursor is on a query, clicking Editor will replace it. Move to a new line to keep the old query.

   • Copy to copy the query to your clipboard

   

AI Chat configuration

Connection field

To use a specific connection in AI Chat, select the connection from the toolbar at the top of the chat panel. The selected connection defines which database the AI will use when generating SQL queries.

Multiple conversations

You can create multiple chats for different connections.

The first chat is created automatically when you open AI Chat. Each chat is named based on your first prompt. Messages related to the same query or object in the same connection are kept together in one conversation.

Action	Button/icon	How to do it
Add a new chat		Click the button to start a new conversation
Switch chats	(Dropdown menu)	Use the dropdown menu to switch between existing chats
Delete a chat		Select the chat from the dropdown, then click the delete button

Important

Deleted conversations can’t be restored.

Resetting query context

AI Chat keeps the history of your questions so you can build on them. Sometimes you may want to start fresh. To reset the context or clear history up to a certain message, click the reset button () next to that message.

Example

You asked about the “orders” table and then want to switch to “customers”. Reset before your new question so AI doesn’t mix both topics.

Defining the scope

To improve accuracy, especially in databases with large schemas, you can use the Scope field to limit the context to specific database objects.

1. In the AI Chat toolbar, click the Change scope button to open the context menu.

2. Choose the desired context level:

   Scope option	Description
   Current schema	AI focuses only on the schema you’re currently using
   Current database	AI is limited to the currently selected database
   This connection	AI considers all schemas within the current database connection
   This conversation	AI uses only the context and metadata gathered in the current chat
   All objects	AI can access metadata for all available connections, databases, and schemas
   Custom	Lets you define a more specific scope, such as a particular table or set of objects

AI Chat settings

You can adjust a few key options to make AI Chat work the way you prefer. Go to Window -> Preferences -> General -> AI -> AI Chat.

Setting	Description
Send previous answers	Passes earlier replies back to the AI to improve context, but uses more tokens
Days to keep chats	Sets how long your chat history is stored locally
Use experimental renderer	Switches to a faster web-based view of AI Chat (still in development)

Tip

See the full list of AI settings.