From 9a673cfad26c324a2b84b391a3fba79172787781 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Darling <2136037+erikdarlingdata@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:31:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add llms.txt and CITATION.cff for discoverability - llms.txt: structured project summary for LLM crawlers (llmstxt.org standard) - CITATION.cff: enables GitHub "Cite this repository" widget + structured metadata Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) --- CITATION.cff | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ llms.txt | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CITATION.cff create mode 100644 llms.txt diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff new file mode 100644 index 0000000..53f532f --- /dev/null +++ b/CITATION.cff @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +cff-version: 1.2.0 +title: "SQL Server Performance Monitor" +message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below." +type: software +authors: + - given-names: Erik + family-names: Darling + affiliation: "Darling Data, LLC" + website: "https://erikdarling.com" +repository-code: "https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor" +url: "https://erikdarling.com/free-sql-server-performance-monitoring/" +license: MIT +version: "2.3.0" +date-released: "2026-03-18" +keywords: + - sql-server + - performance-monitoring + - database-monitoring + - dba-tools + - mcp-server + - wait-stats + - execution-plans diff --git a/llms.txt b/llms.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ee83844 --- /dev/null +++ b/llms.txt @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# SQL Server Performance Monitor + +> Free, open-source SQL Server performance monitoring tool by Erik Darling (Darling Data, LLC). 32 T-SQL collectors, real-time alerts, graphical execution plan viewer, and a built-in MCP server with 51-63 tools for AI-powered analysis. Two editions: Full (server-installed with SQL Agent) and Lite (standalone desktop app with DuckDB storage). Replaces expensive commercial tools like SentryOne and Solarwinds DPA. MIT licensed. + +- Supports SQL Server 2016-2025, Azure SQL Managed Instance, AWS RDS for SQL Server, and Azure SQL Database (Lite only) +- Monitors wait stats, query performance, blocking chains, deadlocks, memory grants, file I/O, tempdb, CPU, perfmon counters, and more +- Real-time alerts via system tray notifications and styled HTML emails +- Built-in MCP server exposes monitoring data to Claude Code, Cursor, and other LLM clients +- 4,300+ downloads across releases + +## Documentation + +- [README](https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/blob/main/README.md): Complete documentation including quick start, permissions, collector reference, alert configuration, MCP server setup, and edition comparison +- [Releases](https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/releases): Download pre-built binaries +- [Product page](https://erikdarling.com/free-sql-server-performance-monitoring/): Overview and commercial support options + +## Optional + +- [Third-party notices](https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/blob/main/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md): License information for bundled components +- [License](https://github.com/erikdarlingdata/PerformanceMonitor/blob/main/LICENSE): MIT License