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At a glance

Credentials

Set these per environment. See Connect an integration.

Setup

  1. Locate Your Account Identifier: Find your Snowflake account identifier in the Snowflake web interface URL (e.g., xy12345.us-east-1 from https://xy12345.us-east-1.snowflakecomputing.com)
  2. Create or Use Existing User: Use an existing Snowflake user or create a new one with appropriate permissions. The user needs USAGE privileges on the warehouse and database, and SELECT privileges on tables.
  3. Generate a Programmatic Access Token: In Snowsight, open your user profile > Settings > Authentication and generate a programmatic access token (PAT), or run ALTER USER … ADD PROGRAMMATIC ACCESS TOKEN. The SQL API does not accept username/password basic auth; the PAT is sent as a Bearer token.
  4. Configure Warehouse: Ensure you have a warehouse created and running. The default warehouse is typically named COMPUTE_WH.
  5. Set Environment Variables: Add the following environment variables to your .env file with your Snowflake credentials
  6. Test Connection: Test your connection by listing databases or running a simple query

Tools

Example prompts

  • Help me query data from my Snowflake data warehouse. Show me specific records or analyze patterns.
  • Show me the structure of tables in my Snowflake database and help me understand the schema.
  • Analyze my Snowflake data and generate insights about trends, patterns, and anomalies.
  • Help me optimize my SQL queries for better performance in Snowflake.