Postgresql syntax
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PostgreSQL SQL syntax review for Go/GORM projects. Use when writing or reviewing raw SQL used via db.Raw(), db.Exec(), or migrations. Covers placeholder style, reserved keyword quoting, RETURNING, ILIKE, JSONB operators, and type casting. Don't use for MySQL or SQLite.
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PostgreSQL Syntax
Expert-level review of raw PostgreSQL SQL syntax in GORM/Go projects. Ensures correct Postgres-specific usage, idiomatic SQL, and avoids common runtime errors.
When to Apply
Use this skill when:
- Writing raw SQL in
db.Raw(),db.Exec(), or migration files - Debugging
syntax errororoperator does not existPostgreSQL errors - Reviewing SQL expressions involving JSONB, UUID, timestamps, or reserved keywords
- Using
RETURNING, CTEs, window functions, orILIKE
Rule Categories
| Priority | Count | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | 1 | Placeholder style mismatch |
| High | 4 | Identifier quoting, RETURNING, ILIKE, type casting |
| Medium | 4 | CTE readability, JSONB operators, INTERVAL, select redundancy |
Rules Covered (9 total)
Critical Issues (1)
critical-placeholder-style— Use?with GORM,$Nonly with pgx/pq directly
High-Impact Patterns (4)
high-identifier-quoting— Quote reserved keywords (order,user,group) in raw SQLhigh-returning-clause— UseRETURNINGfor generated values after INSERT/UPDATEhigh-ilike-search— UseILIKEfor case-insensitive search, notLOWER(col) LIKEhigh-explicit-cast— Cast types explicitly (::uuid,::bigint) to avoidoperator does not exist
Medium Improvements (4)
medium-cte-readability— Use CTEs instead of nested subqueries for complex queriesmedium-jsonb-operators— Use correct@>,->>,->operators for JSONB queriesmedium-interval-arithmetic— UseINTERVALfor date math, not manual second calculationsmedium-select-redundancy— Don't manually quote plain column names in.Select()(GORM handles it)
Trigger Phrases
- "Check this raw SQL"
- "db.Raw / db.Exec"
- "SQL syntax error"
- "operator does not exist"
- "reserved keyword"
- "JSONB query"
- "PostgreSQL compatibility"
Cross-Reference with golang-best-practices-skill
Two rules in this skill directly extend rules from the companion database-repository skill in golang-best-practices-skill:
| This skill | golang-best-practices-skill | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
high-identifier-quoting | high-gorm-identifier-quoting | Expanded — more Postgres examples, full reserved word list |
medium-select-redundancy | medium-gorm-select-redundancy | Mirror — same rule, cross-referenced |
Related Skills
- gorm-query-patterns — For ORM-level query patterns
- query-performance — For index-related syntax (CONCURRENTLY, partial indexes)
- migration-safety — For DDL SQL in migration files