Build a SQL agent

export LANGSMITH_TRACING="true"
export LANGSMITH_API_KEY="..."

import fs from "node:fs/promises";
import path from "node:path";

const url = "https://storage.googleapis.com/benchmarks-artifacts/chinook/Chinook.db";
const localPath = path.resolve("Chinook.db");

async function resolveDbPath() {
  if (await fs.exists(localPath)) {
    return localPath;
  }
  const resp = await fetch(url);
  if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to download DB. Status code: ${resp.status}`);
  const buf = Buffer.from(await resp.arrayBuffer());
  await fs.writeFile(localPath, buf);
  return localPath;
}

import { SqlDatabase } from "@langchain/classic/sql_db";
import { DataSource } from "typeorm";

let db: SqlDatabase | undefined;
async function getDb() {
  if (!db) {
    const dbPath = await resolveDbFile();
    const datasource = new DataSource({ type: "sqlite", database: dbPath });
    db = await SqlDatabase.fromDataSourceParams({ appDataSource: datasource });
  }
  return db;
}

async function getSchema() {
  const db = await getDb();
  return await db.getTableInfo();
}

const DENY_RE = /\b(INSERT|UPDATE|DELETE|ALTER|DROP|CREATE|REPLACE|TRUNCATE)\b/i;
const HAS_LIMIT_TAIL_RE = /\blimit\b\s+\d+(\s*,\s*\d+)?\s*;?\s*$/i;

function sanitizeSqlQuery(q) {
  let query = String(q ?? "").trim();

  // block multiple statements (allow one optional trailing ;)
  const semis = [...query].filter((c) => c === ";").length;
  if (semis > 1 || (query.endsWith(";") && query.slice(0, -1).includes(";"))) {
    throw new Error("multiple statements are not allowed.")
  }
  query = query.replace(/;+\s*$/g, "").trim();

  // read-only gate
  if (!query.toLowerCase().startsWith("select")) {
    throw new Error("Only SELECT statements are allowed")
  }
  if (DENY_RE.test(query)) {
    throw new Error("DML/DDL detected. Only read-only queries are permitted.")
  }

  // append LIMIT only if not already present
  if (!HAS_LIMIT_TAIL_RE.test(query)) {
    query += " LIMIT 5";
  }
  return query;
}

import { tool } from "langchain"
import * as z from "zod";

const executeSql = tool(
  async ({ query }) => {
    const q = sanitizeSqlQuery(query);
    try {
      const result = await db.run(q);
      return typeof result === "string" ? result : JSON.stringify(result, null, 2);
    } catch (e) {
      throw new Error(e?.message ?? String(e))
    }
  },
  {
    name: "execute_sql",
    description: "Execute a READ-ONLY SQLite SELECT query and return results.",
    schema: z.object({
      query: z.string().describe("SQLite SELECT query to execute (read-only)."),
    }),
  }
);

import { SystemMessage } from "langchain";

const getSystemPrompt = async () => new SystemMessage(`You are a careful SQLite analyst.

Authoritative schema (do not invent columns/tables):
${await getSchema()}

Rules:
- Think step-by-step.
- When you need data, call the tool \`execute_sql\` with ONE SELECT query.
- Read-only only; no INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE/ALTER/DROP/CREATE/REPLACE/TRUNCATE.
- Limit to 5 rows unless user explicitly asks otherwise.
- If the tool returns 'Error:', revise the SQL and try again.
- Limit the number of attempts to 5.
- If you are not successful after 5 attempts, return a note to the user.
- Prefer explicit column lists; avoid SELECT *.
`);

import { createAgent } from "langchain";

const agent = createAgent({
  model: "gpt-5.4",
  tools: [executeSql],
  systemPrompt: getSystemPrompt,
});

const question = "Which genre, on average, has the longest tracks?";
const stream = await agent.stream(
  { messages: [{ role: "user", content: question }] },
  { streamMode: "values" }
);
for await (const step of stream) {
  const message = step.messages.at(-1);
  console.log(`${message.role}: ${JSON.stringify(message.content, null, 2)}`);
}

human: Which genre, on average, has the longest tracks?
ai:
tool: [{"Genre":"Sci Fi & Fantasy","AvgMilliseconds":2911783.0384615385}]
ai: Sci Fi & Fantasy — average track length ≈ 48.5 minutes (about 2,911,783 ms).