What is data-peek's Connection Health Monitor?

It's a SQL client tab pulling pg_stat_activity, locks, cache hits, table sizes—with kill buttons and share screenshots. Refreshes automatically.

Does the kill button work on production Postgres?

Yes, via pg_cancel_backend(pid). Safe cancel—no connection kill. No confirmations for speed.

Check the repo—solo dev tool, likely OSS. Focused on Postgres adapters.

🗄️ Databases & Backend

It's 11:47 PM. Datadog screams. You SSH in, hammer pg_stat_activity, and pray. One dev said screw that—built a kill button right into his SQL client.

theAIcatchup Apr 11, 2026 3 min read

Bakes pg_stat_activity directly into SQL client—no more SSH scrambles. 𝕏
Kill button on active queries: pg_cancel_backend, no confirmations, midnight-ready. 𝕏
Independent panels, share screenshots, real SQL you can steal. 𝕏

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