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Query the DuckDB archive directly using duckdb CLI.

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Query Archive

Query archived plans using the DuckDB CLI directly.

Basic Query

duckdb .switchboard/archive.duckdb "SELECT * FROM plans LIMIT 10"

Note: Run from the workspace root directory, or provide the full path to archive.duckdb.

Common Queries

Find high complexity plans:

duckdb .switchboard/archive.duckdb "SELECT topic, complexity, created_at FROM plans WHERE complexity = 'High' ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 20"

Search by topic:

duckdb .switchboard/archive.duckdb "SELECT * FROM plans WHERE topic ILIKE '%database%'"

Count by complexity:

duckdb .switchboard/archive.duckdb "SELECT complexity, COUNT(*) FROM plans GROUP BY complexity"

Output Formats

JSON:

duckdb .switchboard/archive.duckdb -json "SELECT * FROM plans LIMIT 5"

CSV:

duckdb .switchboard/archive.duckdb -csv "SELECT * FROM plans LIMIT 5"

Schema Reference

The DuckDB archive plans table mirrors the schema of the live kanban.db plans table, containing columns such as plan_id, topic, complexity, kanban_column, etc.

[!NOTE] The archive table may not yet contain the new workspace_name or project_id columns if they have not been propagated to the archive database. When querying the archive, verify their existence before filtering on them.

Cross-Reference

For ready-made SQL query templates on workspace names, projects, and features, see the query-kanban-plans skill.