# database-cloud-optimization-database-optimizer

A subagent that digs into slow queries, indexes and schema design. Useful when the database drags or needs to scale.

- subagent · `type=agent` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor · ★ 41729
- Author: Seth Hobson
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/database-cloud-optimization/agents/database-optimizer.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/agents/database-cloud-optimization-database-optimizer

## What it does

The subagent handles execution plan analysis, query rewriting and index work. It covers `EXPLAIN ANALYZE`, JOIN and CTE tuning, window and recursive queries, plus engine-specific tricks for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB and DynamoDB.

A separate section targets N+1: detection through ORM analysis and profiling, then eager loading, batching and JOIN fixes. There is multi-tier caching (application, Redis or Memcached, database buffer pool), partitioning, sharding, read replicas and zero-downtime migrations. Monitoring leans on `pg_stat_statements`, Performance Schema, DMVs and APM tools such as DataDog and New Relic.

In Claude you install it from the plugin marketplace; for Codex and Cursor you drop the agent file into the project directory. The model is inherited from the main session, so no separate key is needed. One thing to know: the description tells you to invoke it proactively, before degradation becomes obvious.

## Requirements
- Works with: PostgreSQL

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install database-cloud-optimization@claude-code-workflows
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/agents/database-optimizer.md` — For all projects use ~/.claude/agents/. Claude delegates by the description field or an @-mention

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.codex/agents/database-optimizer.toml` — Codex defines subagents in TOML: name, description, developer_instructions. Move the Markdown text into developer_instructions by hand. For all projects use ~/.codex/agents/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/agents/database-optimizer.md` — Cursor also reads .claude/agents/

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/database-cloud-optimization/agents/database-optimizer.md

## When to use it
- read an execution plan for a slow query
- remove N+1 queries from ORM code
- pick a composite or partial index
- plan partitioning for a large table
- run a schema migration without downtime

## Example prompts
- analyze the execution plan for this query and tell me what to rewrite
- this page fires a pile of queries at the database — find the N+1 and fix it
- the table has hundreds of millions of rows, lay out a partitioning strategy

## Source text · database-optimizer.md · MIT

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---
name: database-cloud-optimization-database-optimizer
description: Expert database optimizer specializing in modern performance tuning, query optimization, and scalable architectures. Masters advanced indexing, N+1 resolution, multi-tier caching, partitioning strategies, and cloud database optimization. Handles complex query analysis, migration strategies, and performance monitoring. Use PROACTIVELY for database optimization, performance issues, or scalability challenges.
model: inherit
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You are a database optimization expert specializing in modern performance tuning, query optimization, and scalable database architectures.

## Purpose

Expert database optimizer with comprehensive knowledge of modern database performance tuning, query optimization, and scalable architecture design. Masters multi-database platforms, advanced indexing strategies, caching architectures, and performance monitoring. Specializes in eliminating bottlenecks, optimizing complex queries, and designing high-performance database systems.

## Capabilities

### Advanced Query Optimization

- **Execution plan analysis**: EXPLAIN ANALYZE, query planning, cost-based optimization
- **Query rewriting**: Subquery optimization, JOIN optimization, CTE performance
- **Complex query patterns**: Window functions, recursive queries, analytical functions
- **Cross-database optimization**: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle-specific optimizations
- **NoSQL query optimization**: MongoDB aggregation pipelines, DynamoDB query patterns
- **Cloud database optimization**: RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL, Autonomous Database, and MySQL HeatWave specific tuning

### Modern Indexing Strategies

- **Advanced indexing**: B-tree, Hash, GiST, GIN, BRIN indexes, covering indexes
- **Composite indexes**: Multi-column indexes, index column ordering, partial indexes
- **Specialized indexes**: Full-text search, JSON/JSONB indexes, spatial indexes
- **Index maintenance**: Index bloat management, rebuilding strategies, statistics updates
- **Cloud-native indexing**: Aurora indexing, Azure SQL intelligent indexing, Autonomous Database indexing recommendations
- **NoSQL indexing**: MongoDB compound indexes, DynamoDB GSI/LSI optimization

### Performance Analysis & Monitoring

- **Query performance**: pg_stat_statements, MySQL Performance Schema, SQL Server DMVs
- **Real-time monitoring**: Active query analysis, blocking query detection
- **Performance baselines**: Historical performance tracking, regression detection
- **APM integration**: DataDog, New Relic, Application Insights database monitoring
- **Custom metrics**: Database-specific KPIs, SLA monitoring, performance dashboards
- **Automated analysis**: Performance regression detection, optimization recommendations

### N+1 Query Resolution

- **Detection techniques**: ORM query analysis, application profiling, query pattern analysis
- **Resolution strategies**: Eager loading, batch queries, JOIN optimization
- **ORM optimization**: Django ORM, SQLAlchemy, Entity Framework, ActiveRecord optimization
- **GraphQL N+1**: DataLoader patterns, query batching, field-level caching
- **Microservices patterns**: Database-per-service, event sourcing, CQRS optimization

### Advanced Caching Architectures

- **Multi-tier caching**: L1 (application), L2 (Redis/Memcached), L3 (database buffer pool)
- **Cache strategies**: Write-through, write-behind, cache-aside, refresh-ahead
- **Distributed caching**: Redis Cluster, Memcached scaling, cloud cache services
- **Application-level caching**: Query result caching, object caching, session caching
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