Official agent skill

Clickhouse Migrations

by PostHog in PostHog/posthog

ClickHouse migration patterns and rules. An agent skill from PostHog/posthog.

OfficialCustom licenceAuto-check passedDatabases

Install Clickhouse Migrations

skills CLI
$ npx skills add PostHog/posthog --skill clickhouse-migrations -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install PostHog/posthog clickhouse-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/PostHog/posthog.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/clickhouse-migrations .claude/skills/clickhouse-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
clickhouse-migrations
GitHub stars
40k
Token cost
~3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,382 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
252
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

ClickHouse migration patterns and rules. An agent skill from PostHog/posthog.

  • Works in 3 steps: Use the ClickHouse MCP to check each of… → When precedents disagree, follow the… → State in the PR description which…
  • Modifying ClickHouse migrations
  • Calls bash
  • Tasks that involve Data warehousing

What it does

Clickhouse Migrations is an agent skill from PostHog/posthog, published by the product's own GitHub organization. ClickHouse migration patterns and rules. Use when creating or modifying ClickHouse migrations.

Its SKILL.md is about 3k 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 Data warehousing. It works with ClickHouse and PostHog. The repository describes itself as: :hedgehog: PostHog is the leading platform for building self-driving products. Our developer tools – AI observability, analytics, session replay, flags, experiments, error…

When your agent uses it

  • Modifying ClickHouse migrations
  • Tasks that involve Data warehousing

Example prompts

  • “/clickhouse-migrations”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Use the ClickHouse MCP to check each of dev, prod-us and prod-eu: where comparable tables live,
  2. When precedents disagree, follow the newest migration for that table family and confirm it matches
  3. State in the PR description which cluster each new object lands on, and name the reference migration

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 10f9ad7. 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:

    • bash

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • runbooks.posthog.com

    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

Clickhouse Migrations loads about 3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 29 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,382 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~29
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3k

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 1,382 words (~2,977 tokens).

“Read posthog/clickhouse/migrations/AGENTS.md for comprehensive patterns, cluster setup, examples, and ingestion layer details.”

— opening of SKILL.md by PostHog, Custom licence
name
clickhouse-migrations

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/clickhouse-migrations of PostHog/posthog.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 10f9ad7

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders. This page covers the copy in PostHog/posthog, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Perf ComparisonClickHouse/ClickHouse50k—~3.9kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0
Patch Release CheckClickHouse/ClickHouse50k—~4kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0
Clickhouse Architecture Advisorvemetric/vemetric3942 repos~791Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Decompress BinaryClickHouse/ClickHouse50k—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Clickhouse Migrations

What does Clickhouse Migrations do?

ClickHouse migration patterns and rules. An agent skill from PostHog/posthog. Clickhouse Migrations is an agent skill from PostHog/posthog, published by the product's own GitHub organization. ClickHouse migration patterns and rules.

When should I use Clickhouse Migrations?

Clickhouse Migrations fits situations like: modifying ClickHouse migrations; tasks that involve Data warehousing.

How do I install Clickhouse Migrations in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Clickhouse Migrations in Codex?

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

Can I use Clickhouse 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 PostHog/posthog --skill clickhouse-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/clickhouse-migrations, .gemini/skills/clickhouse-migrations, .github/skills/clickhouse-migrations and .opencode/skills/clickhouse-migrations in your project.

What does Clickhouse Migrations need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Clickhouse Migrations needs the command-line tools its instructions call (bash). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Clickhouse Migrations access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: runbooks.posthog.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Clickhouse 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 Clickhouse Migrations use?

Clickhouse 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 Clickhouse Migrations use?

About 3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k 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 Clickhouse Migrations?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Clickhouse Migrations: Keeper Stress Analysis (ClickHouse/ClickHouse, 50k stars), Perf Comparison (ClickHouse/ClickHouse, 50k stars), Patch Release Check (ClickHouse/ClickHouse, 50k stars) and Clickhouse Architecture Advisor (vemetric/vemetric, 394 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Clickhouse Migrations?

PostHog (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in PostHog/posthog, which has 40,182 GitHub stars. The repository holds 252 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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