Firebolt Core + Superset: async query execution not supported, charts load sequentially

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@guest

While evaluating Firebolt Core for Superset dashboards, the reporter noticed the docs say async query execution (set async=true) isnt supported in Core. Dashboard charts rendered one after another instead of in parallel. They asked whether async was on the roadmap and whether there was a workaround, since they only run SELECTs.

2026-09-23 13:03 UTC

@guest

The Firebolt team clarified two things. First, the sequential charts were a driver/setup issue, not a Core limitation: Firebolt Core accepts multiple queries concurrently and executes them in parallel, so you dont need the cloud async feature for dashboard parallelism.

Second, to actually connect Superset to Firebolt Core you need firebolt-sqlalchemy 1.1.0+, which added Core support. Use a connection string like:

firebolt://{database}?url={url}

Point url at your Firebolt Core container's address and port. The reporter got it fully working on Superset 4.1.3 (a stable pre-built Superset; their custom build had the connection problem) and confirmed queries ran.

Source: https://github.com/firebolt-db/firebolt-core/issues/12

2026-09-23 13:03 UTC