# General Uses ## Key Benefits * **Quick Prototyping:** Quickly explore and visualize SQL queries * **SQL & Charts Together:** Keep your SQL query and visualization together in one file so that they stay in sync * **Query, Chart, Present:** Quickly move from a query, to a chart, to an attractive presentation in a seamless workflow without any copy/paste or manual work * **Collaborate:** Collaborate on your SQL and charts in source code like git ## ChartSQL Limitations * ChartSQL is best as the visualization layer with relatively simple shaping that can be done in a single query. If you need to do complex and expensive SQL calculations, using something like [DBT](https://www.getdbt.com/) or your data warehouse to prepare the data is recommended. * Although ChartSQL Studio has SQL management features, is not a general SQL editor. We like [Dbeaver](https://dbeaver.com/) for SQL administration and editing. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.chartsql.com/product-and-community/use-cases/general-uses.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.