pgAssistant 2.1 is released !

Code Suggestions Section When pgAssistant generates recommendations, the form now includes a dedicated “Code suggestions” section grouping all actionable statements. A convenient “Copy” button lets users export them instantly. (Thank you Manon for the great idea!) Bgwriter & Checkpointer Insights The reporting API now exposes pg_stat_bgwriter (and pg_stat_checkpointer for PG17+) metrics along with detailed recommendations to improve checkpoint and background writer performance. Database Uptime on Dashboard The main dashboard now displays the database uptime, with a clean human-readable format. ...

November 23, 2025 · 2 min · beh74

pgAssistant 2.0 is released !

I’m excited to announce the release of pgAssistant 2.0, a major milestone for the project. This new version marks a strategic shift toward API-first integration, making it easier to embed pgAssistant into existing workflows — from code review pipelines to production compliance checks. The first available API in this release focuses on automated database health reporting. It generates a Markdown report that provides : • A global health overview of your PostgreSQL database • Key performance and metrics • Identified issues and improvement suggestions Since its beginning, pgAssistant’s mission has been to help developers design better, faster, and more maintainable databases — while also providing educational insights, references, and explanations for every metric. ...

November 9, 2025 · 2 min · beh74

pgAssistant 1.9.9 is released !

This release is coming with this a new AI feature : Use AI to verify table compliance with your SQL guide lines (like naming conventions) - Just provide a valid URL to your guidelines. It is strongly recommanded to use the Markdown format for SQL guide lines. This new functionnality is added on the Table definition helper menu. Enjoy ! New docker image is available on dockerhub Take a look at DockerHub image tag ...

October 19, 2025 · 1 min · beh74

pgAssistant 1.9.8 is released !

This release is coming with this news features : pgTune : docker-compose yaml file is using a healthcheck and the shm_size parameter pgTune : a Kubernetes deployment descriptor has been added New docker image is available on dockerhub Take a look at DockerHub image tag docker pull bertrand73/pgassistant:1.9.8 Enjoy ! Docker image security advices No any security advice from github or docker scouts or Grype.

October 13, 2025 · 1 min · beh74

pgAssistant 1.9.7 is released !

This release is coming with this news features : Re-factoring LLM API Calls to detect the use of ollama. Tested with the lastest ollama version With Lighthouse, optimize the UI Re-factoring the LLM settings form New docker image is available on dockerhub Take a look at DockerHub image tag docker pull bertrand73/pgassistant:1.9.7 Enjoy ! Docker image security advices No any security advice from github or docker scouts or Grype.

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · beh74

Using gpt-oss:20b with pgAssistant

Following the release of OpenAI’s open-source model gpt-oss, I set out to benchmark its performance in conjunction with PostgreSQL, focusing specifically on integration with pgAssistant. All evaluations were conducted locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Pro (24 GB RAM), using Ollama as the model runtime environment. gpt-oss installation To install this new model, first download the latest version of ollama, then run this : ollama pull gpt-oss:20b Ollama should now serve the API at: http://localhost:11434 ...

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · beh74