Data Connect: Full Text Search, Enums, and More

Firebase Data Connect, now renamed SQL Connect, has introduced full-text search, enum support, streamlined SDK downloads, and Model Context Protocol integration in response to user feedback. Postgres-powered full-text search allows developers to mark schema fields as searchable and query across multiple columns, with controls for filtering, language selection, query formats, and relevance thresholds. Postgres-backed enums enable ordered predefined values that can be used in schemas, generated SDKs, queries, filters, aggregates, and local emulator testing, though values should not be reordered because ordering affects filtering behavior. Developers can now download automatically generated, strongly typed SDKs for web, Android, iOS, and Flutter through Firebase Console scripts, generic commands, or the VS Code extension rather than relying only on Firebase CLI setup. Firebase MCP server support lets compatible AI development tools access project data and schemas, while some tools can use Gemini in Firebase to assist with generating schemas and operations.

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