feat: Add initial PostgreSQL best practices rules (#1)

* Add 30 PostgreSQL best practices rules

Rules organized in 8 categories:
- Query Performance (5): indexes, partial indexes, composite, covering, types
- Connection Management (4): pooling, limits, idle timeout, prepared statements
- Schema Design (4): data types, primary keys, foreign key indexes, partitioning
- Concurrency & Locking (4): short transactions, SKIP LOCKED, advisory, deadlocks
- Security (3): RLS basics, RLS performance, privileges
- Data Access Patterns (4): N+1 queries, pagination, upsert, batch inserts
- Monitoring (3): EXPLAIN ANALYZE, pg_stat_statements, VACUUM/ANALYZE
- Advanced Features (3): JSONB indexing, full-text search, CTE materialization

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Update skills/postgresql-best-practices/rules/schema-primary-keys.md

Co-authored-by: samrose <samuel.rose@gmail.com>

* Update skills/postgresql-best-practices/rules/lock-deadlock-prevention.md

Co-authored-by: samrose <samuel.rose@gmail.com>

* resolve merge conflicts from postgres team suggestions

* Delete GETTING_STARTED.md

* Restore all 30 rule files that were lost during rebase

* update agents.md

* remove postgres 11 mention to advanced cte optimization

* update agents.md

* replace advanced cte with check contraints

* replace check contraints with schema lowercase identifiers

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: samrose <samuel.rose@gmail.com>
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---
title: Use SKIP LOCKED for Non-Blocking Queue Processing
impact: MEDIUM-HIGH
impactDescription: 10x throughput for worker queues
tags: skip-locked, queue, workers, concurrency
---
## Use SKIP LOCKED for Non-Blocking Queue Processing
When multiple workers process a queue, SKIP LOCKED allows workers to process different rows without waiting.
**Incorrect (workers block each other):**
```sql
-- Worker 1 and Worker 2 both try to get next job
begin;
select * from jobs where status = 'pending' order by created_at limit 1 for update;
-- Worker 2 waits for Worker 1's lock to release!
```
**Correct (SKIP LOCKED for parallel processing):**
```sql
-- Each worker skips locked rows and gets the next available
begin;
select * from jobs
where status = 'pending'
order by created_at
limit 1
for update skip locked;
-- Worker 1 gets job 1, Worker 2 gets job 2 (no waiting)
update jobs set status = 'processing' where id = $1;
commit;
```
Complete queue pattern:
```sql
-- Atomic claim-and-update in one statement
update jobs
set status = 'processing', worker_id = $1, started_at = now()
where id = (
select id from jobs
where status = 'pending'
order by created_at
limit 1
for update skip locked
)
returning *;
```
Reference: [SELECT FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-select.html#SQL-FOR-UPDATE-SHARE)