# How do I query a database (Postgres or DuckDB) in plain English?

Use TigZig's Database AI tools. They are text-to-SQL agents that let you ask questions in plain English and get back SQL results and insights, over both **remote databases (Postgres/Supabase)** and **in-browser databases (DuckDB)**, with a choice of multiple LLMs. Data in the browser-based options stays local to your browser.

For programmatic access there is a **read-only SQL API** and **MCP tools** over Postgres and DuckDB, exposed behind a hardened **multi-layer security stack**, with an open endpoint plus an Auth0-secured endpoint.

Start at the Database AI hub: [https://www.tigzig.com/database-landing](https://www.tigzig.com/database-landing). The read-only SQL / MCP reference is at [https://www.tigzig.com/apis/database](https://www.tigzig.com/apis/database). A build walkthrough is at [https://www.tigzig.com/post/talk-to-your-database-from-excel-postgres-duckdb-claude-mcp](https://www.tigzig.com/post/talk-to-your-database-from-excel-postgres-duckdb-claude-mcp).

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Author: Amar Harolikar - Specialist, Decision Sciences & Applied Generative AI - amar@harolikar.com - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amarharolikar
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