supabase-postgres-best-practices/README.md

# Supabase Agent Skills

Agents skills to help you develope with Supabase. These skills provide AI coding
agents like Claude Code, Cursor, Github Copilot, etc... with specialized
instructions for building and optimizing production Postgres and Supabase
applications.

Skills follow the [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io/) format.

## Installation

```bash
npx skills add supabase/agent-skills
```

### Claude Code Plugin

You can also install the skills in this repo as Claude Code plugins

```bash
/plugin marketplace add supabase/agent-skills
/plugin install postgres-best-practices@supabase-agent-skills
```

## Available Skills

<details>
<summary><strong>postgres-best-practices</strong></summary>

Postgres performance optimization guidelines from Supabase. Contains rules
across 8 categories, prioritized by impact.

**Use when:**

- Writing SQL queries or designing schemas
- Implementing indexes or query optimization
- Reviewing database performance issues
- Configuring connection pooling or scaling
- Working with Row-Level Security (RLS)

**Categories covered:**

- Query Performance (Critical)
- Connection Management (Critical)
- Schema Design (High)
- Concurrency & Locking (Medium-High)
- Security & RLS (Medium-High)
- Data Access Patterns (Medium)
- Monitoring & Diagnostics (Low-Medium)
- Advanced Features (Low)

</details>

## Usage

Skills are automatically available once installed. The agent will use them when
relevant tasks are detected.

**Examples:**

```
Optimize this Postgres query
```

```
Review my schema for performance issues
```

```
Help me add proper indexes to this table
```

## Skill Structure

Each skill contains:

- `SKILL.md` - Instructions for the agent
- `AGENTS.md` - Compiled rules document (generated)
- `rules/` - Individual rule files
- `metadata.json` - Version and metadata

## License

MIT