Lets try the model approach again

pkg/common/adapters/database/bun.go

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func (b *BunAdapter) RunInTransaction(ctx context.Context, fn func(common.Databa
 type BunSelectQuery struct {
 	query      *bun.SelectQuery
 	db         bun.IDB // Store DB connection for count queries
+	hasModel   bool    // Track if Model() was called
 	schema     string  // Separated schema name
 	tableName  string  // Just the table name, without schema
 	tableAlias string
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ type BunSelectQuery struct {
 
 func (b *BunSelectQuery) Model(model interface{}) common.SelectQuery {
 	b.query = b.query.Model(model)
+	b.hasModel = true // Mark that we have a model
 
 	// Try to get table name from model if it implements TableNameProvider
 	if provider, ok := model.(common.TableNameProvider); ok {
@@ -232,11 +234,20 @@ func (b *BunSelectQuery) Scan(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}) error {
 }
 
 func (b *BunSelectQuery) Count(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
-	// Bun's Count() method works properly and handles column selections automatically
-	// It builds: SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (original query) AS subquery
-	// This works with both Model() and Table() set
+	// If Model() was set, use bun's native Count() which works properly
+	if b.hasModel {
 		count, err := b.query.Count(ctx)
 		return count, err
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise, wrap as subquery to avoid "Model(nil)" error
+	// This is needed when only Table() is set without a model
+	var count int
+	err := b.db.NewSelect().
+		TableExpr("(?) AS subquery", b.query).
+		ColumnExpr("COUNT(*)").
+		Scan(ctx, &count)
+	return count, err
 }
 
 func (b *BunSelectQuery) Exists(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {

pkg/resolvespec/handler.go

@@ -172,12 +172,16 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 	logger.Info("Reading records from %s.%s", schema, entity)
 
 	// Create the model pointer for Scan() operations
-	// We don't set it on the query to avoid table duplication in FROM clause
 	sliceType := reflect.SliceOf(reflect.PointerTo(modelType))
 	modelPtr := reflect.New(sliceType).Interface()
 
-	// Use only Table() - model will be provided to Scan() directly
-	query := h.db.NewSelect().Table(tableName)
+	// Start with Model() to avoid "Model(nil)" errors in Count()
+	query := h.db.NewSelect().Model(model)
+
+	// Only set Table() if the model doesn't provide a table name
+	if provider, ok := model.(common.TableNameProvider); !ok || provider.TableName() == "" {
+		query = query.Table(tableName)
+	}
 
 	// Apply column selection
 	if len(options.Columns) > 0 {

pkg/restheadspec/handler.go

@@ -201,9 +201,13 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 
 	logger.Info("Reading records from %s.%s", schema, entity)
 
-	// Use Table() with the resolved table name
-	// Model will be provided to Scan() directly to avoid table duplication in FROM clause
-	query := h.db.NewSelect().Table(tableName)
+	// Start with Model() to avoid "Model(nil)" errors in Count()
+	query := h.db.NewSelect().Model(model)
+
+	// Only set Table() if the model doesn't provide a table name
+	if provider, ok := model.(common.TableNameProvider); !ok || provider.TableName() == "" {
+		query = query.Table(tableName)
+	}
 
 	// Apply column selection
 	if len(options.Columns) > 0 {