diff --git a/lumen/ai/assistant.py b/lumen/ai/assistant.py
index a3d9c77d..b4f82109 100644
--- a/lumen/ai/assistant.py
+++ b/lumen/ai/assistant.py
@@ -262,10 +262,11 @@ async def _invalidate_memory(self, messages):
                 raise KeyError(f'Table {table} could not be found in available sources.')
 
         try:
-            spec = get_schema(source, table=table)
+            spec = get_schema(source, table=table, include_count=True)
         except Exception:
             # If the selected table cannot be fetched we should invalidate it
             spec = None
+
         sql = memory.get("current_sql")
         system = render_template("check_validity.jinja2", table=table, spec=spec, sql=sql, analyses=self._analyses)
         with self.interface.add_step(title="Checking memory...", user="Assistant") as step:
diff --git a/lumen/ai/models.py b/lumen/ai/models.py
index a734382b..0bde70e6 100644
--- a/lumen/ai/models.py
+++ b/lumen/ai/models.py
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ class Validity(BaseModel):
 
     correct_assessment: str = Field(
         description="""
-        Thoughts on whether the current table meets the requirement
-        to answer the user's query, i.e. table contains all necessary columns,
-        unless user explicitly asks for a refresh.
+        Restate the current table and think thru whether the current table meets the requirement
+        to answer the user's query, i.e. table contains all the necessary raw columns.
+        However, if the query can be solved through SQL, the data is assumed to be valid.
+        If the number of rows is insufficient, the table is invalid.
+        If the user user explicitly asks for a refresh, then the table is invalid.
         """
     )
 
diff --git a/lumen/ai/utils.py b/lumen/ai/utils.py
index 628b9677..30d2e29e 100644
--- a/lumen/ai/utils.py
+++ b/lumen/ai/utils.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def get_schema(
     table: str | None = None,
     include_min_max: bool = True,
     include_enum: bool = True,
+    include_count: bool = False,
     **get_kwargs
 ):
     if isinstance(source, Pipeline):
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@ def get_schema(
         schema = source.get_schema(table, **get_kwargs)
     schema = dict(schema)
 
+    # first pop regardless to prevent
+    # argument of type 'numpy.int64' is not iterable
+    count = schema.pop("count", None)
+
     if include_min_max:
         for field, spec in schema.items():
             if "inclusiveMinimum" in spec:
@@ -134,6 +139,9 @@ def get_schema(
             if "enum" in spec:
                 spec.pop("enum")
 
+    if count and include_count:
+        spec["count"] = count
+
     schema = format_schema(schema)
     return schema
 
diff --git a/lumen/sources/duckdb.py b/lumen/sources/duckdb.py
index d85f6c1c..f30a0850 100644
--- a/lumen/sources/duckdb.py
+++ b/lumen/sources/duckdb.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from ..serializers import Serializer
 from ..transforms import Filter
 from ..transforms.sql import (
-    SQLDistinct, SQLFilter, SQLLimit, SQLMinMax,
+    SQLCount, SQLDistinct, SQLFilter, SQLLimit, SQLMinMax,
 )
 from ..util import get_dataframe_schema
 from .base import (
@@ -313,4 +313,10 @@ def get_schema(
                     cast = lambda v: v
                 schema[col]['inclusiveMinimum'] = cast(minmax_data[f'{col}_min'].iloc[0])
                 schema[col]['inclusiveMaximum'] = cast(minmax_data[f'{col}_max'].iloc[0])
+
+            count_expr = SQLCount().apply(sql_expr)
+            count_expr = ' '.join(count_expr.splitlines())
+            count_data = self._connection.execute(count_expr).fetch_df()
+            schema['count'] = cast(count_data['count'].iloc[0])
+
         return schemas if table is None else schemas[table]
diff --git a/lumen/tests/sources/test_duckdb.py b/lumen/tests/sources/test_duckdb.py
index daed6a00..1514f2ed 100644
--- a/lumen/tests/sources/test_duckdb.py
+++ b/lumen/tests/sources/test_duckdb.py
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ def test_duckdb_get_schema(duckdb_source):
             'inclusiveMaximum': '2009-01-07 00:00:00',
             'inclusiveMinimum': '2009-01-01 00:00:00',
             'type': 'string'
-        }
+        },
+        'count': '5'
     }
     source = duckdb_source.get_schema('test_sql')
     source["C"]["enum"].sort()
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ def test_duckdb_get_schema_with_none(duckdb_source):
             'inclusiveMaximum': '2009-01-07 00:00:00',
             'inclusiveMinimum': '2009-01-01 00:00:00',
             'type': 'string'
-        }
+        },
+        'count': '5'
     }
     source = duckdb_source.get_schema('test_sql_with_none')
     source["C"]["enum"].sort(key=enum.index)
diff --git a/lumen/transforms/sql.py b/lumen/transforms/sql.py
index 43fbe3a1..d9917851 100644
--- a/lumen/transforms/sql.py
+++ b/lumen/transforms/sql.py
@@ -133,6 +133,19 @@ def apply(self, sql_in):
         return self._render_template(template, sql_in=sql_in, columns=', '.join(map(quote, self.columns)))
 
 
+class SQLCount(SQLTransform):
+
+    transform_type: ClassVar[str] = 'sql_count'
+
+    def apply(self, sql_in):
+        sql_in = super().apply(sql_in)
+        template = """
+            SELECT
+                COUNT({{column}}) as count
+            FROM ( {{sql_in}} )"""
+        return self._render_template(template, sql_in=sql_in)
+
+
 class SQLMinMax(SQLTransform):
 
     columns = param.List(default=[], doc="Columns to return min/max values for.")