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Agent skill

Storing Data

by BuilderIO in BuilderIO/agent-native

How to store application data in agent-native apps. An agent skill from BuilderIO/agent-native.

No licenceAuto-check passedDatabases

Install Storing Data

skills CLI
$ npx skills add BuilderIO/agent-native --skill storing-data -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install BuilderIO/agent-native storing-data --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/BuilderIO/agent-native.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/storing-data .claude/skills/storing-data && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
storing-data
GitHub stars
7.1k
Token cost
~4.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,891 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
102
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

How to store application data in agent-native apps. An agent skill from BuilderIO/agent-native.

  • Works in 2 steps: Set DATABASE_URL to a persistent hosted… → Keep schema and queries…
  • Adding data models
  • SKILL.md covers Rule, How It Works, Do and Don't, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls pnpm

What it does

Storing Data is an agent skill from BuilderIO/agent-native. How to store application data in agent-native apps. All data lives in SQL. Use when adding data models, deciding where to store data, or reading/writing application data.

Its SKILL.md is about 4.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Databases, covering SQL. It works with SQL. The repository describes itself as: A framework for building agentic apps.

When your agent uses it

  • Adding data models
  • Deciding where to store data
  • Reading/writing application data

Example prompts

  • “/storing-data”

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Set DATABASE_URL to a persistent hosted PostgreSQL database.
  2. Keep schema and queries PostgreSQL-compatible.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e16da0c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • pnpm

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pnpm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Storing Data loads about 4.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 46 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,891 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~46
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,891 words (~4,114 tokens).

“All application data lives in SQL (local PGlite, hosted Postgres in production). The agent and UI share the same database. SQL stores structured records, metadata, references, and searchable text — not large raw file payloads. Do not store durable app…”

— opening of SKILL.md by BuilderIO
name
storing-data
scope
dev
metadata.internal
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/storing-data of BuilderIO/agent-native.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e16da0c

Compare with similar skills

Storing Data next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Storing Data compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Storing Data this skillBuilderIO/agent-native7.1k—~4.1kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Evolving The Data ModelTriliumNext/Trilium38k—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
Orchardcore Data MigrationOrchardCMS/OrchardCore8.2k—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassBSD-3-Clause
SQL Optimization Patternsynulihao/AgentSkillOS61711 repos~3.3kAutomated safety check: PassNone
SQL PortabilityHL7/sql-on-fhir150—~512Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
StmoSAP/project-foxhound1802 repos~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0

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Works with

Categories

Questions about Storing Data

What does Storing Data do?

How to store application data in agent-native apps. An agent skill from BuilderIO/agent-native. Storing Data is an agent skill from BuilderIO/agent-native. How to store application data in agent-native apps.

When should I use Storing Data?

Storing Data fits situations like: adding data models; deciding where to store data; reading/writing application data.

How do I install Storing Data in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add BuilderIO/agent-native --skill storing-data -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/storing-data in BuilderIO/agent-native) into .claude/skills/storing-data in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Storing Data in Codex?

Run `npx skills add BuilderIO/agent-native --skill storing-data -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/storing-data in BuilderIO/agent-native) into .agents/skills/storing-data in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Storing Data in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add BuilderIO/agent-native --skill storing-data -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/storing-data, .gemini/skills/storing-data, .github/skills/storing-data and .opencode/skills/storing-data in your project.

What does Storing Data need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Storing Data needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pnpm).

Does Storing Data access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Storing Data safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Storing Data use?

No licence was found for Storing Data or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Storing Data use?

About 4.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 16k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Storing Data?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Storing Data: Evolving The Data Model (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars), Orchardcore Data Migration (OrchardCMS/OrchardCore, 8.2k stars), SQL Optimization Patterns (ynulihao/AgentSkillOS, 617 stars) and SQL Portability (HL7/sql-on-fhir, 150 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Storing Data?

BuilderIO (a GitHub organization) maintains it in BuilderIO/agent-native, which has 7,087 GitHub stars. The repository holds 102 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: BuilderIO/agent-native on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.