SQL Autocomplete
Autocomplete suggests keywords, tables, columns, and functions based on where your cursor is and what tables are in scope.
Context-aware autocomplete
. or a space, with a 50ms debounce. There is no minimum prefix. With nothing typed yet, the popup stays hidden in clauses where listing everything is noise (for example after a comma in a SELECT list); it still opens automatically after FROM, JOIN, ON, and other clauses where browsing helps.
Completion Types
SQL Keywords
Table Names
Tables appear after FROM, JOIN, INSERT INTO, and similar keywords:Column Names
Columns are suggested in SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, GROUP BY, and other column contexts. If a FROM clause exists anywhere in the statement (even after the cursor), columns come from those tables. If no FROM clause exists yet, columns from all cached tables appear as fallback; ambiguous names are qualified:users.id, orders.id.
Alias Resolution
Type an alias followed by. to see that table’s columns:
Derived Tables and CTEs
An alias for a subquery (derived table) or aWITH table completes the columns that subquery’s SELECT list produces, including AS renames:
AS name), bare (country), and qualified (t.col) columns resolve. A SELECT * subquery and unaliased expressions like AVG(score) have no name to suggest, so they are skipped.
Functions
SQL functions appear in SELECT, WHERE, and expression contexts:CONVERT_TIMEZONE on Snowflake, SAFE_CAST on BigQuery) appear alongside the common SQL functions.
Favorite Keywords
Favorites you’ve assigned a keyword to (DB-stored or linked-file@keyword frontmatter) appear in the popup as a top-priority match. Type the keyword, accept the suggestion, and the favorite’s full SQL replaces the keyword inline. A ;; in the favorite’s SQL sets where the cursor lands after expansion. See Favorites for how to assign keywords and place the marker.
Schema Names
For databases with multiple schemas (PostgreSQL):public.users resolve in FROM, JOIN, UPDATE, INSERT INTO, and CREATE INDEX.
For databases organized as database, schema, table (Snowflake, BigQuery), every segment completes. Tables of schemas you haven’t opened in the sidebar are fetched on demand:

