ORM Query Optimizer

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Analyze and optimize ORM queries to prevent N+1 problems, add proper indexing, and improve database performance.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevelopmentIntermediate
2/27/2026
Claude CodeCursorWindsurfCopilotCodex
#database#orm#query-optimization#performance#indexing

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Automated summary

This skill walks through optimizing ORM-generated SQL, from spotting slow queries through to generating index migrations.

Strengths

  • Follows a clear seven-step procedure from EXPLAIN analysis to index migration
  • Explicitly targets N+1 patterns and recommends eager loading where it fits
  • Combines query rewriting, indexing and caching strategy in one pass
  • Delivers concrete artifacts: suggested indexes and a generated migration

Limitations

  • Assumes you can reach production query logs or EXPLAIN output
  • Offers no before/after benchmarking or load testing to confirm the gain
  • Index advice stays generic and needs review against write load and the specific database engine
When to use it

Reach for it when an application shows slow queries or known N+1 issues and you want a structured optimization plan.

When not to use it

Skip it when you have no logs, execution plan or schema access, since the analysis would be guesswork.

Security analysis

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Quality score65/100

The skill only provides guidance for optimizing ORM queries, identifying N+1 patterns, adding indexes, and caching. It does not instruct destructive actions, data exfiltration, or unsafe command execution. No tools are declared, and the content is purely advisory.

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How this analysis is made

Examples

Fix N+1 in a Rails endpoint
Here's the Rails log for our /orders endpoint and the ActiveRecord models involved. Find the N+1 queries, show me where to add includes/eager loading, and rewrite the worst query.
Index recommendations from EXPLAIN
This is the EXPLAIN ANALYZE output for our five slowest Django queries. Suggest the indexes that would help and write the Alembic migration for them.
Audit a Prisma query path
Review this Prisma service that loads a user dashboard. Identify redundant queries, propose a caching strategy, and tell me which relations should be fetched in a single query.

ORM Query Optimizer

Optimize database queries generated by ORMs.

When to Use

  • Slow database queries in production
  • N+1 query problems
  • Need to add proper database indexes

Instructions

  1. Identify slow queries via logs or EXPLAIN
  2. Detect N+1 query patterns
  3. Add eager loading where appropriate
  4. Suggest proper indexes for common queries
  5. Rewrite complex queries for performance
  6. Add query caching strategies
  7. Generate migration for new indexes

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