Oct 15, 2026 · Jacob Matson
MotherDuck is coming to Azure
MotherDuck is coming to Azure. Pick your region on the waitlist; regions open in order of demand. Your Copilot agents can connect to MotherDuck today.
61 BLOG POSTS AND VIDEOS
Sep 21, 2026 · Hamilton Ulmer, Till Döhmen, Jacob Matson
Introducing prompt_jev(): bringing Jev to Motherduck SQL
Classify text in SQL with prompt_jev(), powered by TypeSafe's Jev. 100,000 rows labeled in 40 seconds for $0.50 at frontier-LLM accuracy. Live on paid plans.
Aug 20, 2026 · Jacob Matson, Alex Monahan
AI Writes the Semantic Layer
We proved that AI agents could build a semantic layer. The more interesting result was that the semantic layer itself became disposable. Q&A pairs are unreasonably effective at capturing business intent and give agents something concrete to iterate with. If code can be regenerated, where should your company accrue knowledge?
Aug 1, 2026 · Alex Monahan, Jacob Matson
OpenAI Just Made Analytics 10x Cheaper
Since OpenAI slashed the price of GPT 5.6 Luna by 80% this week, low latency AI-powered answers are finally feasible for less than half a penny per answer, AI and DB costs included. For data questions, GPT 5.6 Luna is intelligence too cheap to meter. Well documented context, rigorous evals, and a fast analytical engine are now the determining factors.
Jul 29, 2026 · Garrett O'Brien, Hamilton Ulmer, Till Döhmen, Jacob Matson
Context belongs in the warehouse
Introducing Guides, MotherDuck's context layer for AI agents. More accurate queries, lower token spend, and distributed context for your entire organization.
1:00:37
Jul 28, 2026
BI Is Having a Midlife Crisis
Jacob Matson and BI analyst Ryan Dolley on whether AI can replace your BI tool, what it actually solves, and what still needs governance.
Interview
BI & Visualization
AI, ML and LLMs
41:19
Jul 14, 2026
Streaming Made Easy: Practical Postgres CDC with Streamkap + MotherDuck
Learn when Postgres CDC is worth it, what breaks it (WAL logs, replication slots, schema changes), and see a live Postgres-to-MotherDuck pipeline.
Webinar
Data Pipelines
Ecosystem
AI, ML and LLMs
Jun 24, 2026 · Jerel Navarrete, Jacob Matson
What makes a great Dive? What DiveMaxxing taught us
The DiveMaxxing winners, and what 48 community Dives taught us about what separates a great data visualization from one that just looks polished.
46:45
Jun 24, 2026
What Makes a Great Data Viz? DiveMaxxing Winners Revealed
What makes a great data visualization in the AI era? Three viz experts judge the DiveMaxxing winners and break down what separates great from busy.
Webinar
BI & Visualization
AI, ML and LLMs
36:45
Jun 23, 2026
From Source to Dashboard: Real Pipelines with Flights
Watch an AI agent build a data pipeline end to end in MotherDuck Flights: ingest, transform, and schedule it, then wire it into a live Dive dashboard.
Webinar
AI, ML and LLMs
Data Pipelines
MotherDuck Features
BI & Visualization
Jun 8, 2026 · Jacob Matson
The Surprising Truth About AI-Native Semantic Layers
Benchmark-maxxing DABstep to 100% and learning that an AI-native semantic layer isn't a description of your data — it's coupled to the model that reads it.
1:00:00
May 28, 2026
How Top E-Commerce Data Teams Drive Revenue with LLMs
See how e-commerce data teams use LLMs and MotherDuck to go from a plain-language business question to a published, interactive analysis in minutes.
Webinar
AI, ML and LLMs
BI & Visualization
47:05
May 26, 2026
Data Engineering Is AI Engineering
Jacob Matson refactors a real NBA app with AI agent teams, revealing how data engineering patterns like DAGs and wave planning map directly to agent orchestration.
Webinar
AI, ML and LLMs
Data Pipelines
42:00
May 19, 2026
Agentic Data Engineering: Building Pipelines End-to-End with AI
Watch an AI agent build a full data pipeline from scratch: ingestion with DLT, orchestration in Orchestra, staging and snapshots in MotherDuck, and a Dive for visual output.
Webinar
AI, ML and LLMs
Data Pipelines
MotherDuck Features
Apr 30, 2026 · Jacob Matson
Vibe Coding has come for BI
The agent writes the SQL and the data viz now. Here's what's still your job — and how to implement data-layer changes that took a very hard natural language to SQL benchmark from 30% to 93% accuracy with Gemini Flash.
46:11
Apr 23, 2026
A Practical Guide to Context Management for Data Agents
Learn to write effective context for data agents. Covers benchmarks comparing English, SQL, and semantic model formats plus scaling strategies.
Webinar
AI, ML and LLMs
58:00
Apr 7, 2026
What's New in DuckDB 1.5!
Alex Monahan and Jacob Matson walk through DuckDB 1.5's biggest features including the VARIANT type, redesigned CLI, built-in GEOMETRY, and faster joins.
Webinar
38:23
Mar 17, 2026
Agents That Build Tables, Not Just Query Them
See how MotherDuck's new query_rw MCP tool lets AI agents write back to your data warehouse, creating tables, storing embeddings, and saving views.
Stream
AI, ML and LLMs
MotherDuck Features
SQL
1:00:01
Mar 12, 2026
Text-to-SQL, Data Modeling for LLMs, MCP, and Dives with Jacob Matson
Jacob Matson covers text-to-SQL accuracy, why data models matter more than LLM choice, the MotherDuck MCP workflow, and Dives on Super Data Brothers.
Interview
AI, ML and LLMs
SQL
MotherDuck Features
1:00:14
Mar 11, 2026
Building an Analytics Chatbot for your SaaS app in 1 day
Learn how to build a conversational AI chatbot for your SaaS product using the MotherDuck MCP server, with scoped data access and streaming responses.
Webinar
AI, ML and LLMs
Tutorial
MotherDuck Features
Feb 25, 2026 · Jacob Matson
How I dive - Claude.ai Edition
Explore first, find the story, iterate on the artifact, test in MotherDuck. The workflow I keep coming back to after weeks of building.
1:00:10
Feb 25, 2026
Shareable visualizations built by your favorite agent
You know the pattern: someone asks a question, you write a query, share the results — and a week later, the same question comes back. Watch this webinar to see how MotherDuck is rethinking how questions become answers, with AI agents that build and share interactive data visualizations straight from live queries.
Webinar
AI ML and LLMs
MotherDuck Features
Feb 6, 2026 · Jacob Matson
Does "AI-Ready Data" simply mean "Good Data Modeling"?
I ran 500 text-to-SQL questions against three frontier LLMs with zero context beyond the schema. 95% accuracy. No semantic layer required.
Jan 27, 2026
Preparing Your Data Warehouse for AI: Let Your Agents Cook
Jacob and Jerel from MotherDuck showcase practical ways to optimize your data warehouse for AI-powered SQL generation. Through rigorous testing with the Bird benchmark, they demonstrate that text-to-SQL accuracy can jump from 30% to 74% by enriching your database with the right metadata.
AI, ML and LLMs
SQL
MotherDuck Features
Stream
Tutorial
Jan 23, 2026 · Jacob Matson
SQL Golf: Lessons from Quackmas 2025
From #N column references to boolean math, explore the extreme techniques used to solve the Quackmas 2025 SQL Golf challenge.
Jan 21, 2026
The MCP Sessions - Vol 2: Supply Chain Analytics
Jacob and Alex from MotherDuck query data using the MotherDuck MCP. Watch as they analyze 180,000 rows of shipment data through conversational AI, uncovering late delivery patterns, profitability insights, and operational trends with no SQL required!
Stream
AI, ML and LLMs
MotherDuck Features
SQL
BI & Visualization
Tutorial
Jan 13, 2026
The MCP Sessions Vol. 1: Sports Analytics
Watch us dive into NFL playoff odds and PGA Tour stats using using MotherDuck's MCP server with Claude. See how to analyze data, build visualizations, and iterate on insights in real-time using natural language queries and DuckDB.
AI, ML and LLMs
SQL
MotherDuck Features
Tutorial
BI & Visualization
Ecosystem
Dec 26, 2025
Building a Serverless Lakehouse with DuckLake
In this hands-on workshop, Jacob Matson walks through building a serverless lakehouse from scratch using DuckLake.
Webinar
Tutorial
Dec 23, 2025 · Jacob Matson
What If We Don't Need the Semantic Layer?
What if AI could discover your business logic by mining query history instead of requiring manual metric definitions? Explore how LLMs are replacing static semantic layers with systems that learn from actual usage.
Dec 16, 2025 · Garrett O'Brien, Jacob Matson
MotherDuck Integrates with PlanetScale Postgres
Run analytics 200x faster on PlanetScale Postgres with MotherDuck integration. Keep millisecond transactions while pushing analytical queries to serverless compute.
Dec 12, 2025 · Jacob Matson
Calling All SQL Sleuths: The Christmas Heist Awaits
Christmas presents have vanished! Use your SQL skills to solve the mystery on DBQuacks and win prizes. 15 challenges. One leaderboard.
Nov 20, 2025
Data-based: Going Beyond the Dataframe
Learn how to turbocharge your Python data work using DuckDB and MotherDuck with Pandas. We walk through performance comparisons, exploratory data analysis on bigger datasets, and an end-to-end ML feature engineering pipeline.
Webinar
Python
AI, ML and LLMs
Nov 14, 2025
Empowering Data Teams: Smarter AI Workflows with Hex & MotherDuck
AI isn't here to replace data work, it's here to make it better. Watch this webinar to see how Hex and MotherDuck build AI workflows that prioritize context, iteration, and real-world impact.
Webinar
AI, ML and LLMs
Oct 29, 2025
Duck Flavored BI: Building an Efficient Data Stack
Temptation to over-engineer your data stack is everywhere. Watch MotherDuck and Tasman Analytics for the antidote: a practical discussion of why companies try to overbuild and what they can do to resist the temptation.
Webinar
Oct 14, 2025
DuckLake: Making BIG DATA feel small (Coalesce 2025)
MotherDuck’s managed DuckLake data lakehouse blends the cost efficiency, scale, and openness of a lakehouse with the speed of a warehouse for truly joyful dbt pipelines. They will show you how!
Talk
Sep 25, 2025
From Raw Data to Insights with Datacoves & MotherDuck
In this webinar, we show how Datacoves and MotherDuck make it possible to connect directly to S3, build dbt models in DuckLake, and visualize the results without the heavy lift of traditional data stacks.
Webinar
dbt
