Ask Your Data: business questions answered in seconds
A text-to-SQL assistant that lets anyone ask questions about company data in plain language and see the answer together with the SQL behind it.
The challenge
Dashboards answer the questions someone planned for. Every follow-up (“And only Bavaria? Only Q4?”) goes to an analyst and waits in a queue.
Before
- Questions wait for an analyst
- Every follow-up is a new request
- Answers arrive days later
After
- Ask in German, English or Russian
- Answer with table and SQL in about 3 seconds
- Follow-ups understood in context
See it in action
Real exchange from the demo (German data, German questions).
The agent remembers the conversation and writes a complete SQL query every time: BMW, 2025, Q4, Bayern. The SQL is always shown, so every number can be checked.
How it works
Chat or webhook → SQL agent with local LLM and memory → SQL validator → read-only PostgreSQL → short answer with table and SQL.
Safe by design: four layers
1 · Read-only role
SELECT on one view only. No access to base tables, no writes.
2 · 5-second timeout
Slow or runaway queries are cancelled by the database.
3 · SQL validator
One SELECT only. Data changes, system schemas and multiple statements are rejected.
4 · 100-row limit
Every query is wrapped with a row limit before it runs.
Measured, not claimed
17 of 18 correct on new test questions never used for tuning
average answer time with a small local model (8B parameters)
local: no question and no data leaves the machine
The main set of 25 questions (25/25) was used to tune the prompt, so we report the holdout result. The one miss was an integer-division error, which is why the SQL is always shown next to the answer.
Where it fits
Any team with data in a SQL database and recurring questions about it.
E-commerce
Which products drove the most revenue in October?
Retail & distribution
Which regions fell behind last quarter?
Logistics
How many deliveries were late this month?
Manufacturing
How much scrap did line 3 produce this week?
Finance & controlling
Which cost centres are over budget?
Marketing
Which campaign had the best ROI this quarter?
Works best with a clean SQL data source and clear metric definitions. Personal data stays out of the view or is pseudonymised.
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