Databases
Microck/ordinary-claude-skills
Work with MongoDB (document database, BSON documents, aggregation pipelines, Atlas cloud) and PostgreSQL (relational database, SQL queries, psql CLI, pgAdmin).
Gives the agent Postgres rules to consult before writing or changing tables, queries, indexes, RLS policies or migrations, and when diagnosing slow queries.
Install Supabase Postgres Best Practices
$ npx skills add supabase/agent-skills --skill supabase-postgres-best-practices -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install supabase/agent-skills supabase-postgres-best-practices --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices .claude/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "supabase-postgres-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices into .claude/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "supabase-postgres-best-practices", 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 install https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practicesType 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.
$ npx skills add supabase/agent-skills --skill supabase-postgres-best-practices -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install supabase/agent-skills supabase-postgres-best-practices --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices .agents/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "supabase-postgres-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices into .agents/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "supabase-postgres-best-practices", 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.
$ npx skills add supabase/agent-skills --skill supabase-postgres-best-practices -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install supabase/agent-skills supabase-postgres-best-practices --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices .cursor/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "supabase-postgres-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices into .cursor/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "supabase-postgres-best-practices", 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 https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills.git --path skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add supabase/agent-skills --skill supabase-postgres-best-practices -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install supabase/agent-skills supabase-postgres-best-practices --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices .gemini/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "supabase-postgres-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices into .gemini/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "supabase-postgres-best-practices", 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.
$ gh skill install supabase/agent-skills supabase-postgres-best-practicesInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add supabase/agent-skills --skill supabase-postgres-best-practices -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices .github/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "supabase-postgres-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices into .github/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "supabase-postgres-best-practices", 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.
$ npx skills add supabase/agent-skills --skill supabase-postgres-best-practices -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install supabase/agent-skills supabase-postgres-best-practices --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices .opencode/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "supabase-postgres-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices into .opencode/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "supabase-postgres-best-practices", 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
supabase-postgres-best-practices- GitHub stars
- 2.7k
- Used in
- 24 other repos
- Token cost
- ~808 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 166 words
- Files
- 36 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 2
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Gives the agent Postgres rules to consult before writing or changing tables, queries, indexes, RLS policies or migrations, and when diagnosing slow queries.
- Designing or altering tables, columns and indexes in Postgres
- SKILL.md covers When to Apply, Rule Categories by Priority, How to Use and References
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Writing row-level security policies and the tests that verify them
What it does
The skill is a rule library for Postgres, maintained by Supabase and meant for Postgres running anywhere. The agent is asked to load it before writing or changing anything that lives in a Postgres database: tables and column types, schema design, migrations and declarative schema files, row-level security policies and their tests, indexes, triggers, functions, queues and scheduled jobs such as pg_cron and pgmq, pgvector search, and restoring dumps with pg_restore.
Rules are grouped into eight categories ranked by impact. Query performance, connection management and security with RLS come first, followed by schema design, concurrency and locking, data access patterns, monitoring and diagnostics, and advanced features. Each rule is its own file under references, with a short explanation, an incorrect and a correct SQL example, optional EXPLAIN output and Supabase-specific notes, and the agent reads only the files it needs.
It also applies when diagnosing slow queries, high CPU, timeouts, connection exhaustion, locking, bloat or rows visible to the wrong user, and the description stresses that even a one-column change or a single query benefits from the rules. A changelog ships alongside the reference files.
When your agent uses it
- Designing or altering tables, columns and indexes in Postgres
- Writing row-level security policies and the tests that verify them
- Diagnosing slow queries, locking or connection exhaustion
- Writing migrations or importing data into a Postgres database
- Setting up queues or scheduled jobs with pg_cron or pgmq
Example prompts
- “Add a nullable archived_at column to the orders table and tell me which index it needs.”
- “This query takes eight seconds. Read the EXPLAIN output and suggest what to change.”
- “Write RLS policies so each tenant only sees its own rows in the invoices table.”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c9be0e9. 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
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
supabase.compostgresql.orgwiki.postgresql.org
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
Supabase Postgres Best Practices loads about 808 tokens when it runs, and up to ~14k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 217 tokens; SKILL.md has 166 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from supabase/agent-skills at commit c9be0e9, republished under its MIT licence (© supabase). 166 words, ~808 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 35 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- supabase-postgres-best-practices
- description
- Postgres best practices maintained by Supabase, for Postgres running anywhere. Load this skill BEFORE writing or changing anything that lives in a Postgres database: creating or altering tables and columns (including choosing column types), schema design, migrations and declarative schema files, RLS policies and the tests that verify them, indexes, triggers, database functions, queues and scheduled jobs (pg_cron, pgmq), vector/semantic search (pgvector), and restoring dumps (pg_restore) or importing data. Also load it when diagnosing slow queries, high CPU, timeouts, EXPLAIN plans, connection exhaustion, locking, bloat, or rows visible to the wrong user or tenant. This is not just a performance guide — schema, migration, security, and SQL authoring tasks need these rules too, even for a one-column change or a single query.
- license
- MIT
- metadata.author
- supabase
- metadata.version
- 1.1.1
- metadata.organization
- Supabase
- metadata.date
- January 2026
- metadata.abstract
- Comprehensive Postgres performance optimization guide for developers using Supabase and Postgres. Contains performance rules across 8 categories, prioritized…
Supabase Postgres Best Practices
Comprehensive performance optimization guide for Postgres, maintained by Supabase. Contains rules across 8 categories, prioritized by impact to guide automated query optimization and schema design.
When to Apply
Reference these guidelines when:
- Writing SQL queries or designing schemas
- Implementing indexes or query optimization
- Reviewing database performance issues
- Configuring connection pooling or scaling
- Optimizing for Postgres-specific features
- Working with Row-Level Security (RLS)
Rule Categories by Priority
| Priority | Category | Impact | Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Query Performance | CRITICAL | query- |
| 2 | Connection Management | CRITICAL | conn- |
| 3 | Security & RLS | CRITICAL | security- |
| 4 | Schema Design | HIGH | schema- |
| 5 | Concurrency & Locking | MEDIUM-HIGH | lock- |
| 6 | Data Access Patterns | MEDIUM | data- |
| 7 | Monitoring & Diagnostics | LOW-MEDIUM | monitor- |
| 8 | Advanced Features | LOW | advanced- |
How to Use
Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and SQL examples:
references/query-missing-indexes.md
references/query-partial-indexes.md
references/_sections.mdEach rule file contains:
- Brief explanation of why it matters
- Incorrect SQL example with explanation
- Correct SQL example with explanation
- Optional EXPLAIN output or metrics
- Additional context and references
- Supabase-specific notes (when applicable)
References
© supabase, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 35 other files (references) in skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices of supabase/agent-skills.
- SKILL.md
- CHANGELOG.md
- references/_contributing.md
- references/_sections.md
- references/_template.md
- references/advanced-full-text-search.md
- references/advanced-jsonb-indexing.md
- references/conn-idle-timeout.md
- references/conn-limits.md
- references/conn-pooling.md
- references/conn-prepared-statements.md
- references/data-batch-inserts.md
- references/data-n-plus-one.md
- references/data-pagination.md
- references/data-upsert.md
- references/lock-advisory.md
- references/lock-deadlock-prevention.md
- references/lock-short-transactions.md
- references/lock-skip-locked.md
- references/monitor-explain-analyze.md
- … and 16 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c9be0e9
Used in at least 24 other repositories
We found 53 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 24 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in supabase/agent-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
- JetBrains/skillspostgres-best-practices
- volkanunsal/postgres-rrule.agents/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- curvenote/curvenote.agents/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- softmaple/softmaple.agents/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- syahiidkamil/Software-Engineer-AI-Agent-Atlas.claude/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- fcakyon/claude-codex-settingsplugins/supabase-skills/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- Dimon94/skillsskills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- julianromli/ai-skillsskills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- guanyang/open-agent-hubskills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- AratKruglik/claude-laravel.claude/skills/postgres-best-practices
- PRODHOSH/gssoc-tracker.agents/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- davila7/claude-code-templatescli-tool/components/skills/development/postgres-best-practicescli-tool/components/skills/database/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- aiskillstore/marketplaceskills/sickn33/postgres-best-practicesskills/sickn33/supabase-postgres-best-practices+1 more
- aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Teamskills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- Asymmetric-al/core.agents/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices.claude/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices+2 more
- sickn33/agentic-awesome-skillsskills/postgres-best-practicesskills/supabase-postgres-best-practices+7 more
- Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplaceskills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- happycapy-ai/Happycapy-skillsskills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- agent-skills-hub/agent-skills-hubskills/postgres-best-practices
- lingxling/awesome-skills-cnantigravity-awesome-skills/skills/postgres-best-practicesantigravity-awesome-skills/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices+7 more
- elophanto/EloPhantoskills/supabase
- benjaminasterA/antigravity-awesome-skillsskills/postgres-best-practices
- LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skillsskills/supabase-postgres-best-practices
- henryalouf/ruflow.agents/skills/postgres-best-practices.agents/skills/antigravity-awesome-skills/skills/postgres-best-practices+3 more
…and 3 more copies not listed here.
Compare with similar skills
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supabase Postgres Best Practices this skillsupabase/agent-skills | 2.7k | 24 repos | ~808 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| DatabasesMicrock/ordinary-claude-skills | 403 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| DB ContextSilvioBaratto/optimizer | 176 | — | ~6.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Expert DatabaseReJeCtAll/ExpertTeam-Codex | 113 | — | ~692 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Postgrestimescale/pg-aiguide | 1.9k | — | ~941 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Database Domain Specialistmodu-ai/moai-adk | 1.2k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Supabase Postgres Best Practices
What does Supabase Postgres Best Practices do?
Gives the agent Postgres rules to consult before writing or changing tables, queries, indexes, RLS policies or migrations, and when diagnosing slow queries. The skill is a rule library for Postgres, maintained by Supabase and meant for Postgres running anywhere. The agent is asked to load it before writing or changing anything that lives in a Postgres database: tables and column types, schema design, migrations and declarative schema files, row-level security policies and their tests, indexes, triggers, functions, queues and scheduled jobs such as pg_cron and pgmq, pgvector search, and restoring dumps with pg_restore.
When should I use Supabase Postgres Best Practices?
Supabase Postgres Best Practices fits situations like: designing or altering tables, columns and indexes in Postgres; writing row-level security policies and the tests that verify them; diagnosing slow queries, locking or connection exhaustion; writing migrations or importing data into a Postgres database.
How do I install Supabase Postgres Best Practices in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add supabase/agent-skills --skill supabase-postgres-best-practices -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices in supabase/agent-skills) into .claude/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Supabase Postgres Best Practices in Codex?
Run `npx skills add supabase/agent-skills --skill supabase-postgres-best-practices -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices in supabase/agent-skills) into .agents/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Supabase Postgres Best Practices 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 supabase/agent-skills --skill supabase-postgres-best-practices -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices, .gemini/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices, .github/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices and .opencode/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices in your project.
What does Supabase Postgres Best Practices need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Supabase Postgres Best Practices is instructions for the agent only.
Does Supabase Postgres Best Practices access the network?
SKILL.md names 3 domains. As links in the text: supabase.com, postgresql.org and wiki.postgresql.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Supabase Postgres Best Practices 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 Supabase Postgres Best Practices use?
Supabase Postgres Best Practices is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Supabase Postgres Best Practices use?
About 808 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 13k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Supabase Postgres Best Practices?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Supabase Postgres Best Practices: Databases (Microck/ordinary-claude-skills, 403 stars), DB Context (SilvioBaratto/optimizer, 176 stars), Expert Database (ReJeCtAll/ExpertTeam-Codex, 113 stars) and Postgres (timescale/pg-aiguide, 1.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Supabase Postgres Best Practices?
supabase (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in supabase/agent-skills, which has 2,708 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 2, 2026.
Source: supabase/agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.