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Look up or repair DuckDB SQL syntax and verify MotherDuck-specific command and feature support.
Look up or repair DuckDB SQL syntax and verify MotherDuck-specific command and feature support.
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"database"."schema"."table" names once more than one database or share is in scope.GROUP BY ALL, QUALIFY, UNION BY NAME, arg_max, EXCLUDE, and REPLACE.VARIANT, native GEOMETRY, MERGE INTO, or date_trunc return-type changes.UNDROP DATABASE statements as operational SQL with plan-specific retention behavior, not ordinary analytical syntax.INCLUDE_PATTERN as whole-table/view filtering on a Share, not row-level or column-level security. Use ALTER SHARE only for include-pattern changes.CREATE DATABASE ... FROM '<file-url>') from zero-copy clone sources, and reject filtered shares as clone sources.SHOW ... statements; do not preserve ACCESS ORGANIZATION as the preferred RBAC pattern.references/SYNTAX_REFERENCE.md.Read only the reference sections needed for the current task.
references/SYNTAX_REFERENCE.md for DuckDB data types, friendly SQL features, functions, complex types, and common MotherDuck-specific gotchas.Load related skills only for missing capabilities; reuse established context.
motherduck-query for writing and validating analytical SQL against live MotherDuck datamotherduck-connect when syntax support depends on PG endpoint versus native DuckDB behaviormotherduck-explore when the problem is really missing schema context rather than missing syntax knowledgename: motherduck-duckdb-sql description: Look up or repair DuckDB SQL syntax and verify MotherDuck-specific command and feature support. argument-hint: [syntax-or-error] license: MIT
--- name: motherduck-duckdb-sql description: Look up or repair DuckDB SQL syntax and verify MotherDuck-specific command and feature support. argument-hint: [syntax-or-error] license: MIT --- # DuckDB SQL Reference for MotherDuck ## Source Of Truth - Prefer current DuckDB SQL docs for language features and function semantics. - Use current MotherDuck SQL docs for MotherDuck-only commands such as shares, secrets, snapshots, and Dive operations. - MotherDuck can lag upstream DuckDB releases for client compatibility; check MotherDuck version-lifecycle docs before promising newly released DuckDB syntax or types are available. - If the connection path matters, verify behavior against the current Postgres-endpoint docs before promising server-mode support. ## Default Posture - Write DuckDB SQL, not PostgreSQL SQL, even when the client connects through the Postgres endpoint. - Use fully qualified `"database"."schema"."table"` names once more than one database or share is in scope. - Prefer DuckDB-native constructs when they simplify the query: `GROUP BY ALL`, `QUALIFY`, `UNION BY NAME`, `arg_max`, `EXCLUDE`, and `REPLACE`. - When porting SQL from another engine, translate functions, date arithmetic, identifier quoting, and type casts explicitly instead of assuming compatibility. - Verify current MotherDuck support before relying on recently released upstream DuckDB features such as `VARIANT`, native `GEOMETRY`, `MERGE INTO`, or `date_trunc` return-type changes. - Check whether the statement depends on local files, extension install/load, temporary-table behavior, or other client-only features before claiming it will work in MotherDuck. - Treat snapshot, restore, and `UNDROP DATABASE` statements as operational SQL with plan-specific retention behavior, not ordinary analytical syntax. - Treat `INCLUDE_PATTERN` as whole-table/view filtering on a Share, not row-level or column-level security. Use `ALTER SHARE` only for include-pattern changes. - Distinguish physical import (`CREATE DATABASE ... FROM '<file-url>'`) from zero-copy clone sources, and reject filtered shares as clone sources. - Use role/grant SQL for governed access and audit it with `SHOW ...` statements; do not preserve `ACCESS ORGANIZATION` as the preferred RBAC pattern. - Treat MotherDuck SQL as an additional surface on top of DuckDB SQL, not a replacement for it. ## Workflow 1. Confirm the connection path and whether the question is about syntax, feature support, or a specific error. 2. Write or repair the statement in DuckDB SQL first. 3. Verify any MotherDuck-only command or server-mode limitation against the current docs. 4. If the user needs exact syntax or function details, open `references/SYNTAX_REFERENCE.md`. ## References Read only the reference sections needed for the current task. - Read `references/SYNTAX_REFERENCE.md` for DuckDB data types, friendly SQL features, functions, complex types, and common MotherDuck-specific gotchas. ## Related Skills Load related skills only for missing capabilities; reuse established context. - `motherduck-query` for writing and validating analytical SQL against live MotherDuck data - `motherduck-connect` when syntax support depends on PG endpoint versus native DuckDB behavior - `motherduck-explore` when the problem is really missing schema context rather than missing syntax knowledge
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