DeepSQL – A self-hostable DBA agent for Postgres and MySQL
Hi HN - I'm Venkat, founder of Stayflexi (YC), CMU CS grad and Ex-Oracle Query Engine team (patents in core databases) DeepSQL started as an internal tool to stop our own databases from becoming the bottleneck they were becoming (13,000+ hotels in production). It worked well enough that we're releasing it. DeepSQL is an AI agent that operates a database the way a senior DBA and Data Engineer would 1. Fixes slow queries (we cutdown DB spend by 4x) 2. Fixes DB bloat (blocks unnecessary schema changes, in vibecoded setup) 2. BI dashboards(we removed spend on tableau, retool and appsmith) 3.…
DeepSQL – A self-hostable DBA agent for Postgres and MySQL launched on July 20, 2026 with 52 votes, #610 of 24,623 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
DeepSQL is a self-hosted AI agent for Postgres and MySQL databases that automates database administration tasks. It optimizes slow queries, reduces database bloat, generates business intelligence dashboards, and manages security by controlling access to sensitive data. Built by engineers from Oracle and YC-backed Stayflexi, DeepSQL learns from code, query logs, and database rules to operate like a senior DBA, helping organizations reduce database costs and complexity while enabling broader team access to data.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
DeepSQL is a fully context-aware database agent: it monitors workloads, optimizes slow queries, and ships BI dashboards for Postgres and MySQL.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN - I'm Venkat, founder of Stayflexi (YC), CMU CS grad and Ex-Oracle Query Engine team (patents in core databases) DeepSQL started as an internal tool to stop our own databases from becoming the bottleneck they were becoming (13,000+ hotels in production). It worked well enough that we're releasing it. DeepSQL is…
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