query_data
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Execute a structured query against connected data sources. Convert the user's question to a structured intent and call this tool — do NOT try to write SQL or parse column names yourself. The engine resolves column meaning from mathematical relationships and statistical structure only. It works on any dataset without configuration. The governed filter shape is a record-predicate contract over normalized rows, not a SQL predicate language, so it also applies to Redis and other non-SQL sources.
Structural roles (use in metric.role):
- derived_measure: the main financial/operational aggregate (revenue, spend, value)
- base_measure: counts, quantities, discrete amounts
- unit_measure: per-unit prices, rates
- ratio: percentages, margins, fill rates (0-1 range)
- metric: let the engine pick the best numeric column
If clarification_required is true, or if confidence < 0.85, check the candidates list and ask the user to clarify. Never fabricate column names or SQL.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dataset_id | string | no | Preferred path. dataset_id returned by connect_data or list_data. |
| sources | array | no | Data sources to query. Usually omitted when dataset_id is provided. |
| metric | object | no | What to measure. |
| aggregation | string | no | How to aggregate the metric column. |
| group_by | array | no | Dimension words from the user's question (e.g. ['customer', 'region']). The engine finds the best matching column. |
| filter | object | no | |
| limit | integer | no | Top-N limit. Use for 'top 5 customers' type questions. |
| order | string | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"dataset_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Preferred path. dataset_id returned by connect_data or list_data."
},
"sources": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Data sources to query. Usually omitted when dataset_id is provided.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Human-readable name"
},
"dataset_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Dataset ID alias for a registered source."
},
"source_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Registered source_id (fastest — avoids re-uploading data)"
},
"table": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Registered source name (alternative to source_id)"
},
"csv": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Raw CSV text (use source_id/table for registered sources)"
},
"json_str": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Raw JSON array/object text"
},
"records": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Inline JSON records (use source_id/table for registered sources)",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "HTTP URL for CSV/JSON source"
}
}
}
},
"metric": {
"type": "object",
"description": "What to measure.",
"required": [
"role"
],
"properties": {
"role": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"derived_measure",
"base_measure",
"unit_measure",
"ratio",
"component",
"identifier",
"metric"
],
"description": "Structural role of the column to aggregate."
},
"hint": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional weak signal from user's question (e.g. 'revenue', 'quantity'). Used only as tiebreaker."
}
}
},
"aggregation": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"sum",
"avg",
"count",
"max",
"min"
],
"default": "sum",
"description": "How to aggregate the metric column."
},
"group_by": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Dimension words from the user's question (e.g. ['customer', 'region']). The engine finds the best matching column."
},
"filter": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"time_filter": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"last_quarter",
"this_quarter",
"last_month",
"this_month",
"last_year",
"this_year"
],
"description": "Relative time window."
},
"conditions": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Deterministic non-time predicates applied on the metric source. Use exact column when schema is known, or dimension_hint for generic status/type/category filters. These are record predicates, not SQL clauses.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"op"
],
"properties": {
"column": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Exact source column name for this filter."
},
"dimension_hint": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Semantic label when the exact column is not known yet."
},
"op": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"eq",
"in",
"gt",
"gte",
"lt",
"lte",
"is_null",
"is_not_null"
]
},
"value": {
"description": "Scalar comparison value for eq/gt/gte/lt/lte."
},
"values": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List comparison values for in.",
"items": {}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Top-N limit. Use for 'top 5 customers' type questions."
},
"order": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"desc",
"asc"
],
"default": "desc"
}
},
"required": [],
"type": "object"
}