AI agents writing directly to production tables is the new "pushing to main without a PR." seekdb 1.2.0 adds Git-like version control primitives — Fork, Diff, Merge — as native SQL statements.

FORK DATABASE creates an instant copy-on-write clone of an entire database with a single atomic snapshot. DIFF TABLE compares two tables row-by-row and outputs every difference. MERGE TABLE applies changes back with conflict resolution in one transaction.

The result: agents work on isolated copies, humans review the diff, and only approved changes reach production. One SQL statement replaces thirty minutes of hand-written JOINs.

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What We Built

The Workflow: Fork → Change → Diff → Merge

Fork Database: Atomic Snapshots Across Tables

DIFF TABLE: See Exactly What Changed

MERGE TABLE: Bring Changes Back Safely

Where This Fits in Practice

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