# Auto-Introspection

## Overview

If you have an existing database that is managed externally, you can opt to have Neurelo run introspections on this database periodically.

## Setup

To enable Auto-Introspection, go to the project settings page and enable Auto-Introspection.

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## Usage

Once you activated Auto-Introspection, you will find a new item in the in the schema-editor view, showing the current introspection status.

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If there are changes to the schema, you should either see "Changes Detected" or "Applied", depending on whether you selected "Commit to main branch" in the setup.

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From here, you can review the found changes, run an introspection manually or view the history of introspections and their found changes. Here you will also see when the next introspection will run.

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