Optimize SQL Always On AG with AI: Comprehensive Review Tool

Optimize SQL Always On AG with AI: Comprehensive Review Tool

This AI agent skill audits SQL Server Always On Availability Group (AG) configurations. It evaluates configuration correctness across various layers, including prerequisites, replica design, listener architecture, backup strategy, endpoint security, distributed AG topology, and application integration readiness. This tool is applicable when setting up a new AG, reviewing an existing AG design before a disaster recovery test, preparing for a failover, or diagnosing connection failures, listener misconfigurations, backup failures on secondaries, or endpoint certificate expiry.

What this skill does

• Audits SQL Server Always On Availability Groups configurations through 37 checks (F1–F37) across seven categories.
• Evaluates prerequisites such as AlwaysOn feature, database recovery model, and version alignment across replicas.
• Assesses replica configuration design including synchronous replica count and session timeout settings.
• Examines listener architecture for common misconfigurations and application integration readiness.
• Analyzes backup strategy with focus on secondary replicas.
• Verifies endpoint security, including encryption and certificate expiry.
• Assesses distributed AG topology and constraints of Basic and Contained AGs.

Who it is for

This skill is intended for database administrators, system engineers, and DevOps professionals who work with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups. It is also beneficial for developers and teams utilizing AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.

Use cases

• Setting up a new SQL Server Always On AG.
• Reviewing existing AG configurations prior to disaster recovery testing.
• Preparing for AG failovers with emphasis on configuration correctness.
• Investigating issues such as connection failures or backup failures on secondary replicas.
• Ensuring endpoint certificates are current and properly configured.

Technical details

• Tools: Always-On, aiapplication, sqlag-review.
• Companion skills include /sqlhadr-review for runtime health checks and /sqlclusterlog-review for WSFC event analysis.

For authorised security testing, defensive research and educational use only.

Source & Licence

This package is built on open-source work published by vanterx (vanterx/mssql-performance-skills) and distributed under MIT. The original licence text and copyright notice are included in your download.

Personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted, provided the original copyright and licence notice are retained.

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Delivery & Support

• Delivery: instant — a secure download link is emailed to you as soon as payment is confirmed.
• Format: ZIP archive containing the skill files, documentation and the original licence.
• Support: support@mcpcart.com — we aim to reply within 2 business days.
• Updates: updates are included only where stated on this page.

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