Questions

A question is the fundamental unit of analysis in MinusX. Each question combines a query, a visualization, and optional parameters.

Query Editor

The query editor is built on Monaco Editor (the same editor that powers VS Code):

• Syntax highlighting — keywords, strings, numbers, and comments
• Autocomplete — table and column names from your connected databases
• Keyboard shortcuts — Cmd+Enter / Ctrl+Enter to execute
• Multi-line editing — complex queries with proper formatting

The AI chat sidebar can build queries from scratch, modify existing ones, explain what a query does, or fix errors.

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AI-powered questions

The agent can help at every step:

• "What are the top 10 customers by revenue?" → builds and runs the query
• "Add a date filter" → adds a :start_date parameter
• "Show this as a bar chart by month" → configures the visualization
• "Break it down by region" → modifies the query with a GROUP BY

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