Official agent skill

DB

Oracle Database guidance for SQL, PL/SQL, SQLcl, ORDS, Oracle Vector SDK, administration, app development, performance, security, migrations, and agent-safe database workflows.

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Install DB

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oracle/skills --skill db -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oracle/skills db --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/oracle/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/db .claude/skills/db && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "db" agent skill from https://github.com/oracle/skills/tree/main/db into .claude/skills/db/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "db", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/oracle/skills/tree/main/db

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oracle/skills --skill db -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oracle/skills db --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oracle/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/db .agents/skills/db && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "db" agent skill from https://github.com/oracle/skills/tree/main/db into .agents/skills/db/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "db", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oracle/skills --skill db -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oracle/skills db --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oracle/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/db .cursor/skills/db && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "db" agent skill from https://github.com/oracle/skills/tree/main/db into .cursor/skills/db/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "db", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/oracle/skills.git --path db

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oracle/skills --skill db -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oracle/skills db --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oracle/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/db .gemini/skills/db && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "db" agent skill from https://github.com/oracle/skills/tree/main/db into .gemini/skills/db/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "db", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oracle/skills db

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oracle/skills --skill db -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oracle/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/db .github/skills/db && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "db" agent skill from https://github.com/oracle/skills/tree/main/db into .github/skills/db/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "db", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oracle/skills --skill db -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oracle/skills db --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oracle/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/db .opencode/skills/db && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "db" agent skill from https://github.com/oracle/skills/tree/main/db into .opencode/skills/db/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "db", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: db
GitHub stars: 873
Token cost: ~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length: 422 words
Files: 185
Skills in repo: 15
Repo updated: Oct 6, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: UPL-1.0

At a glance

Oracle Database guidance for SQL, PL/SQL, SQLcl, ORDS, Oracle Vector SDK, administration, app development, performance, security, migrations, and agent-safe database workflows.

Works in 2 steps: Start with the routing table below. → Read only the specific file or category…
The user asks to write
SKILL.md covers How to Use This Domain, Directory Structure, Category Routing and Key Starting Points, plus 1 more section
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

DB is an agent skill from oracle/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Oracle Database guidance for SQL, PL/SQL, SQLcl, ORDS, Oracle Vector SDK, administration, app development, performance, security, migrations, and agent-safe database workflows. Use when the user asks to write, edit, rewrite, review, format, debug, tune, or explain SQL; create or refactor PL/SQL; use Oracle VecDB through the Python SDK, REST API, or DBMSVECTORDATABASE package; use SQLcl, Liquibase, ORDS, JDBC, node-oracledb, Python, Java, .NET, or database frameworks; troubleshoot vector tables, embeddings, vector…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 188 other files (for example `admin/redo-log-management.md`, `admin/undo-management.md` and `admin/user-management.md`).

It sits in Databases, covering Vector databases, SQL and Multi-tenancy. It works with SQL, Java, Python and .NET. The repository describes itself as: Oracle Skills is a curated, open-source collection of practical, installable skills for working with Oracle technologies. It provides developers, administrators, and AI agents…

When your agent uses it

The user asks to write
Refactor PL/SQL
Use Oracle VecDB through the Python SDK
DBMSVECTORDATABASE package

Example prompts

“/db”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

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

Start with the routing table below.
Read only the specific file or category you need.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6c57a52. 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

DB loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 198 tokens; SKILL.md has 422 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~198
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.4k

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 (UPL-1.0) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 422 words (~1,402 tokens).

“This domain contains Oracle Database skills for administration, SQL and PL/SQL development, performance tuning, security, ORDS, SQLcl, migrations, frameworks, VecDB SDK/REST/PL/SQL workflows, OCR container guidance, and agent-safe database workflows.”

— opening of SKILL.md by oracle, UPL-1.0

name: db

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 184 other files in db of oracle/skills.

SKILL.md
admin/redo-log-management.md
admin/undo-management.md
admin/user-management.md
agent/client-identification.md
agent/destructive-op-guards.md
agent/idempotency-patterns.md
agent/intent-disambiguation.md
agent/nl-to-sql-patterns.md
agent/ora-error-catalog.md
agent/safe-dml-patterns.md
agent/schema-discovery.md
appdev/connection-pooling.md
appdev/dotnet-oracle.md
appdev/golang-oracle.md
appdev/java-oracle-jdbc.md
appdev/java-oracle-jdbc/connections.md
… and 168 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6c57a52

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Pinecone Vector DatabaseOrchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs	13k	6 repos	~2k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	3 mo ago
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Questions about DB

What does DB do?

Oracle Database guidance for SQL, PL/SQL, SQLcl, ORDS, Oracle Vector SDK, administration, app development, performance, security, migrations, and agent-safe database workflows. DB is an agent skill from oracle/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Oracle Database guidance for SQL, PL/SQL, SQLcl, ORDS, Oracle Vector SDK, administration, app development, performance, security, migrations, and agent-safe database workflows.

When should I use DB?

DB fits situations like: the user asks to write; refactor PL/SQL; use Oracle VecDB through the Python SDK; DBMSVECTORDATABASE package.

How do I install DB in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add oracle/skills --skill db -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (db in oracle/skills) into .claude/skills/db in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install DB in Codex?

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

Can I use DB 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 oracle/skills --skill db -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/db, .gemini/skills/db, .github/skills/db and .opencode/skills/db in your project.

What does DB need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: DB is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does DB 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 DB 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 DB use?

DB is published under the UPL-1.0 licence (the repository's licence).

How many tokens does DB use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.6k 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 DB?

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Who maintains DB?

oracle (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in oracle/skills, which has 873 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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

Install DB

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

Compare with similar skills

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