Agent skill

Creating Database Migrations

by NangoHQ in NangoHQ/nango

A skill your agent uses when adding or editing Nango database migrations - covers migration directory selection, timestamped .cjs naming, matching recent migration style, down migration decisions…

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDatabases

Install Creating Database Migrations

skills CLI
$ npx skills add NangoHQ/nango --skill creating-database-migrations -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install NangoHQ/nango creating-database-migrations --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/NangoHQ/nango.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/creating-database-migrations .claude/skills/creating-database-migrations && 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
creating-database-migrations
GitHub stars
13k
Token cost
~449 tokens
SKILL.md length
183 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
9
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when adding or editing Nango database migrations - covers migration directory selection, timestamped .cjs naming, matching recent migration style, down migration decisions…

  • Works in 5 steps: Identify the right migration directory. → Before writing a migration, read 2-3… → Name new main database migrations with… → …
  • Editing Nango database migrations - covers migration directory selection
  • SKILL.md covers Workflow and Review Checklist
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Creating Database Migrations is an agent skill from NangoHQ/nango. Use when adding or editing Nango database migrations - covers migration directory selection, timestamped .cjs naming, matching recent migration style, down migration decisions, and foreign key ON DELETE conventions.

Its SKILL.md is about 450 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 Database migrations. The repository describes itself as: Connect your agents & product to 1,000 APIs.

When your agent uses it

  • Editing Nango database migrations - covers migration directory selection
  • Timestamped .cjs naming
  • Matching recent migration style
  • Down migration decisions

Example prompts

  • “/creating-database-migrations”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Identify the right migration directory.
  2. Before writing a migration, read 2-3 recent migrations in the same directory and follow their style.
  3. Name new main database migrations with the timestamped CommonJS format
  4. Decide exports.down explicitly.
  5. Choose foreign key delete behavior from the relationship

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8a86a48. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Creating Database Migrations loads about 449 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 183 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~61
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~449

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 183 words (~449 tokens).

name
creating-database-migrations

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/creating-database-migrations of NangoHQ/nango.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8a86a48

Compare with similar skills

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Ecto Migrationsoperately/operately577—~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
DB Migratesimstudioai/sim30k—~2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about Creating Database Migrations

What does Creating Database Migrations do?

A skill your agent uses when adding or editing Nango database migrations - covers migration directory selection, timestamped .cjs naming, matching recent migration style, down migration decisions…. Creating Database Migrations is an agent skill from NangoHQ/nango.cjs naming, matching recent migration style, down migration decisions, and foreign key ON DELETE conventions.

When should I use Creating Database Migrations?

Creating Database Migrations fits situations like: editing Nango database migrations - covers migration directory selection; timestamped .cjs naming; matching recent migration style; down migration decisions.

How do I install Creating Database Migrations in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add NangoHQ/nango --skill creating-database-migrations -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/creating-database-migrations in NangoHQ/nango) into .claude/skills/creating-database-migrations in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Creating Database Migrations in Codex?

Run `npx skills add NangoHQ/nango --skill creating-database-migrations -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/creating-database-migrations in NangoHQ/nango) into .agents/skills/creating-database-migrations in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Creating Database Migrations 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 NangoHQ/nango --skill creating-database-migrations -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/creating-database-migrations, .gemini/skills/creating-database-migrations, .github/skills/creating-database-migrations and .opencode/skills/creating-database-migrations in your project.

What does Creating Database Migrations need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Creating Database Migrations is instructions for the agent only.

Does Creating Database Migrations 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 Creating Database Migrations 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 Creating Database Migrations use?

Creating Database Migrations has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Creating Database Migrations use?

About 449 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Creating Database Migrations?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Creating Database Migrations: Evolving The Data Model (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars), Openwrt Package Update (NethServer/nethsecurity, 191 stars), Free Will (syahiidkamil/Software-Engineer-AI-Agent-Atlas, 401 stars) and Ecto Migrations (operately/operately, 577 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Creating Database Migrations?

NangoHQ (a GitHub organization) maintains it in NangoHQ/nango, which has 12,554 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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