March 10, 2026
Clippy invaded my database?!
PgAdmin 4 9.13 with AI Assistant Panel
pgAdmin adds AI panel; users yell “turn it off” as others lobby for local-only
TLDR: pgAdmin 4.9.13 adds an AI Assistant panel to its query window, sparking a split: many demand an off switch and share a layout-reset workaround, while a few say it’s fine if it runs with a local, private model. It’s convenience versus control, starring the dreaded sparkle button.
pgAdmin’s latest update drops an AI Assistant right into its Query Tool—the place people write and run database commands—and the community immediately went full siren mode. “Keep AI away from my database,” cried one user, worried there’s no obvious way to disable it and joking about keeping it far from production. Another took aim at the growing parade of sparkly AI buttons across tools, calling them useless and opting to write their own scripts instead.
The mood? Equal parts eye-roll and panic. Some say they only trust AI in a plain chatbot box where they can copy/paste and stay in control, not as a pop-up that “guesses” what you want. Others asked the devs for an off switch yesterday. In true community fashion, a quick workaround surfaced: hit Reset layout in the Query Tool and it moves the AI tab out of the way (source). Not elegant, but it’s the duct tape fix people needed.
Still, there’s a cautious middle: one commenter said they’d be into it if it worked with a local AI model—no cloud, no leaks, more control. Meanwhile, the memes write themselves: “Clippy for SQL,” the dreaded glitter icon, and a chorus begging for a “No AI” switch. The verdict? Feature shipped, patience thin, drama spicy.
Key Points
- •pgAdmin 4 9.13 documentation details the Query Tool for executing SQL and reviewing results.
- •The Query Tool supports editing updatable SELECT result sets and displays connection and transaction status.
- •Users can save output data to CSV and review execution plans in text, graphical, or table formats.
- •The Query Tool includes multiple panels, notably SQL Editor, Query History, AI Assistant, Data Output, Explain, Messages, Notifications, and a Graph Visualiser.
- •The Graph Visualiser provides line, stacked line, bar, stacked bar, and pie chart options; multiple Query Tool tabs can be opened simultaneously.