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monitor-pg-stat-statements

pg_stat_statements tracks execution statistics for all queries, helping identify slow and frequent queries.

  • Skills
  • Databases
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What it does and how to use it

A skill that teaches Claude Code to do databases tasks well. It is packaged knowledge the model uses whenever it is relevant.

  1. Install the skill (command above).
  2. In Claude Code, describe what you need - the skill turns on by itself when the context fits.
  3. No commands to memorize: you talk in plain language and the skill does the rest.

Install (Claude Code)

mkdir -p .claude/skills/monitor-pg-stat-statements && curl -fsSL https://doutorai.pt/data/lib/skills__monitor-pg-stat-statements.md -o .claude/skills/monitor-pg-stat-statements/SKILL.md

Paste this command into the terminal, in your project folder, and the component installs automatically.

Content

---
title: Enable pg_stat_statements for Query Analysis
impact: LOW-MEDIUM
impactDescription: Identify top resource-consuming queries
tags: pg-stat-statements, monitoring, statistics, performance
---

## Enable pg_stat_statements for Query Analysis

pg_stat_statements tracks execution statistics for all queries, helping identify slow and frequent queries.

**Incorrect (no visibility into query patterns):**

```sql
-- Database is slow, but which queries are the problem?
-- No way to know without pg_stat_statements
```

**Correct (enable and query pg_stat_statements):**

```sql
-- Enable the ext

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