# planetscale

Adds the PlanetScale MCP server and database skills to Claude, so the agent can reach your organizations, branches, schema and Insights data.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 5
- Author: planetscale
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/planetscale/claude-plugin
- Updated: 2026-08-31
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/planetscale

## What it does

The plugin brings three pieces into Claude: the PlanetScale MCP server, Database Skills, and PlanetScale skills. With the MCP server connected, the agent can query your data, list organizations, databases and branches, read the schema, and pull up slow queries from Insights.

Skills ship vendored inside the repository, so a plugin install works from a plain checkout — no `git submodule update --init` needed. Upstream repos stay the source of truth, and pinned SHAs live in `.skills-versions.json`. To refresh them by hand, run `bash scripts/sync-skills.sh` and commit the result; a GitHub Actions workflow does the same weekly and opens a PR.

You need a PlanetScale account, since the MCP server is authenticated. After installing, run `/mcp` to confirm the `planetscale` server is listed. If it is missing, restart Claude fully — MCP server changes from a plugin take effect on restart.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install planetscale@claude-plugins-official
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
```

## When to use it
- inspect database branches and schema without leaving the editor
- run a query against your data from Claude
- surface slow queries through Insights
- pull organization and account details
- sync the latest database skills from upstream

## Example prompts
- Show the branches and schema in the `main` database
- Find slow queries from the past week
- Query the `orders` table and show the first rows

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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# PlanetScale Claude Plugin

Plugin for installing the [PlanetScale MCP server](https://planetscale.com/docs/connect/mcp), [Database Skills](https://db-skills.com/), and PlanetScale skills into Claude Code.

## Prerequisites

- Claude Code with plugin support
- A PlanetScale account for authenticated MCP features

## Install from GitHub

In Claude Code, add this GitHub repository as a marketplace, then install the plugin:

```text
/plugin marketplace add planetscale/claude-plugin
/plugin install planetscale@planetscale
```

### Verify it loaded

In Claude Code, run `/mcp` to see the `planetscale` MCP server.

If it does not appear immediately after install, fully restart Claude Code and check `/mcp` again. Plugin-provided MCP server changes are applied on restart.

## Skills Source and Sync

Skills are **vendored** into this repository so Claude plugin installs work on a plain checkout (no `git submodule update --init`). Upstream remains the source of truth:

- [`planetscale/database-skills`](https://github.com/planetscale/database-skills) → `database-skills/skills` (plus LICENSE/README)
- [`planetscale/skills`](https://github.com/planetscale/skills) → `planetscale-skills`

Pinned upstream SHAs are recorded in [`.skills-versions.json`](.skills-versions.json).

### Manual one-off update

To pull the latest upstream skills into this repository:

```bash
bash scripts/sync-skills.sh
```

Commit the resulting content and `.skills-versions.json` changes.

### Local testing

To test this plugin from your local working copy (before branching/PR):

```bash
claude --plugin-dir .
```

1. Run `/mcp` to verify the `planetscale` MCP server is loaded (will require authentication).
2. Run `/skills` to verify the database and PlanetScale skills are loaded.

### Automated weekly updates

GitHub Actions runs `.github/workflows/update-skills.yml` weekly and also supports manual runs (`workflow_dispatch`).

When upstream `main` has new commits, the workflow opens or updates a PR that contains:

- Updated vendored files under `database-skills/` and/or `planetscale-skills/`
- Updated `.skills-versions.json`

### Alternative (development only)

You can also use this direct local plugin load command:

```bash
claude --plugin-dir .
```

## Contributing

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for development setup and pull request guidance.

## License

This project is licensed under the [Apache License 2.0](LICENSE).
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© planetscale · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/planetscale/claude-plugin

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