Query Skill
Runs a read-only SQL query against BigQuery and prints results as a formatted text table. No embedding required.
This skill is locked to moz-fx-data-shared-prod.customer_experience_derived — it can read any table or view in that dataset, and anything outside it is rejected. Only a single read-only SELECT (optionally WITH … SELECT) is accepted. A static allowlist check rejects any out-of-dataset reference before the query runs; the authoritative boundary is the service account's IAM, which grants read access to that dataset only, so BigQuery rejects any out-of-bounds read regardless of the SQL.
Authentication
This skill connects to BigQuery using a service account — read-only access is enforced on the impersonated token. Just log in:
gcloud auth application-default login
Your authenticated BigQuery credentials are only used to create a new and temporary read-only access token on behalf of the service account defined in SERVICE_ACCOUNT, which requires the roles/iam.serviceAccountTokenCreator role on that service account. Your login no longer needs --scopes.
Usage
python ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/query/scripts/query.py \
--sql "<read-only SELECT over moz-fx-data-shared-prod.customer_experience_derived.<table>>"
Reference tables by their fully-qualified name (moz-fx-data-shared-prod.customer_experience_derived.<table>).
When to use
Use this skill instead of embed + vector-search when the question requires:
- Counts ("how many tickets about X?")
- Rankings ("top N topics by volume")
- Distributions ("ticket count by product")
- Aggregations ("average sentiment by category")
- Any answer that is a number, ranked list, or summary statistic
Use embed + vector-search when the question requires reading and synthesizing document text.
Common SQL patterns
Dataset: moz-fx-data-shared-prod.customer_experience_derived
Tables: kitsune_retrieval_index, zendesk_retrieval_index, knowledge_base_retrieval_index
Date filter columns:
- Kitsune:
creation_dateDATE — usecreation_date BETWEEN 'YYYY-MM-DD' AND 'YYYY-MM-DD' - Zendesk:
creation_dateDATE — usecreation_date BETWEEN 'YYYY-MM-DD' AND 'YYYY-MM-DD' - Knowledge Base: query the whole table — no date filter. It is a small, curated reference set, so never bound it by
last_approved_revision_dateor any other date column.
Every query against the date-partitioned Kitsune/Zendesk tables must carry a creation_date window — the period the caller asked for, or the last 30 days by default. "Most recent / latest N" questions bound the window first and ORDER BY creation_date DESC LIMIT N within it; never run an unbounded ORDER BY creation_date DESC across all history. (The Knowledge Base is exempt — query it in full.)
-- Most recent N problems reported (Zendesk) — window first, then order within it
SELECT creation_date, ticket_summary_llm, product
FROM `moz-fx-data-shared-prod.customer_experience_derived.zendesk_retrieval_index_v1`
WHERE creation_date BETWEEN '2026-07-09' AND '2026-07-16'
ORDER BY creation_date DESC LIMIT 3
-- Top topics by volume (Kitsune)
SELECT topic, COUNT(*) AS count
FROM `moz-fx-data-shared-prod.customer_experience_derived.kitsune_retrieval_index_v1`
WHERE creation_date BETWEEN '2026-03-24' AND '2026-04-22'
GROUP BY topic ORDER BY count DESC LIMIT 10
-- Top categories by volume (Zendesk)
SELECT ticket_category_llm, COUNT(*) AS count
FROM `moz-fx-data-shared-prod.customer_experience_derived.zendesk_retrieval_index_v1`
WHERE creation_date BETWEEN '2026-03-24' AND '2026-04-22'
GROUP BY ticket_category_llm ORDER BY count DESC LIMIT 10
-- Average sentiment by topic (Kitsune only — do not use Zendesk sentiment)
SELECT topic, COUNT(*) AS count, ROUND(AVG(question_sentiment_score), 2) AS avg_sentiment
FROM `moz-fx-data-shared-prod.customer_experience_derived.kitsune_retrieval_index_v1`
WHERE creation_date BETWEEN '2026-03-24' AND '2026-04-22'
GROUP BY topic ORDER BY avg_sentiment ASC LIMIT 10
-- Volume by product (Zendesk)
SELECT product, COUNT(*) AS count
FROM `moz-fx-data-shared-prod.customer_experience_derived.zendesk_retrieval_index_v1`
WHERE creation_date BETWEEN '2026-03-24' AND '2026-04-22'
GROUP BY product ORDER BY count DESC
Output
A plain-text formatted table:
topic count
------------- -----
site-breakage 142
sync 98
passwords 74
Troubleshooting
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
Authentication rejected (401) / GCP authentication required |
Re-run gcloud auth application-default login; confirm you have roles/iam.serviceAccountTokenCreator on the service account in SERVICE_ACCOUNT |
Missing dependency |
pip install google-auth requests |
Refusing to run … outside the allowed dataset / Only read-only SELECT |
Query only tables or views in moz-fx-data-shared-prod.customer_experience_derived with a single read-only SELECT |
No results |
Check date range, table name, and filter values |