LlamaIndex + Text-to-SQL: What I Learned

What I Was Trying to Do I had structured data in SQLite and didn’t want to write SQL for every question. LlamaIndex let me ask things like “which city has the most people?” in plain English — it figures out the query, runs it, and returns the answer. Key capabilities include: Translating natural language into SQL queries. Converting unstructured context into structured insights. Dynamically retrieving relevant schemas or tables for complex databases. Note: Never expose full write-access databases to LLMs. Always use read-only credentials or sandboxed environments for safety. ...

October 27, 2025 · 3 min · Saad

RAG Text-to-SQL: Asking My Database Questions in Plain English

What I Built I hate writing SQL for simple questions. This project lets me ask things like “how many customers are from Brazil?” in plain English — it generates the SQL, runs it, and gives me a readable answer. All local, using Ollama and ChromaDB. Easy to use — ask questions in everyday language Private — everything runs locally on your machine Fast feedback — generates and runs SQL in seconds Schema-aware — understands table names and relationships Interactive — ask follow-up questions in a chat-style flow Error handling — catches common issues like wrong table name casing System Architecture My RAG Text-to-SQL system consists of five core components: ...

October 25, 2025 · 7 min · Saad