# database-schema

A skill that makes the agent read your database schema and verify columns and types before it writes a query or migration.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 302 installs · ★ 711
- Author: alinaqi
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/alinaqi/maggy/tree/HEAD/skills/database-schema/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/database-schema

## What it does

The skill kicks in before any database work: the agent opens the schema file, checks the columns and types it is about to use, and references the schema in its answer. If no schema file exists, the skill tells it to create one first. That kills a familiar failure mode — the model drifts mid-session, mixes up column names, drops fields, and tests only catch it at runtime.

Inside there is a lookup table of schema locations per stack: Drizzle, Prisma, Supabase, SQLAlchemy, TypeORM, raw SQL. Each row names the type generation step, from `npx prisma generate` to `supabase gen types typescript` to Drizzle's built-in inference. A five-item checklist gets filled in before coding, and a template for `_project_specs/schema-reference.md` holds column tables, relationships and enums.

You do not invoke it by hand — the frontmatter sets `user-invocable: false`, so it attaches by file path patterns like `**/schema.*`, `**/migrations/**` and `**/*.prisma`. Keep your schema somewhere else and the skill simply never fires.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alinaqi/maggy --skill database-schema -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/database-schema/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/database-schema/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alinaqi/maggy --skill database-schema -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/database-schema/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alinaqi/maggy --skill database-schema -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/database-schema/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install alinaqi/maggy database-schema
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/database-schema/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alinaqi/maggy --skill database-schema -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/alinaqi/maggy --path skills/database-schema
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/database-schema/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alinaqi/maggy --skill database-schema -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/alinaqi/maggy/tree/HEAD/skills/database-schema/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check column names against the schema before writing a query
- generate types from Prisma or Supabase and keep them in sync with code
- fill in a schema verification checklist for a specific task
- keep a reference file of tables, relationships and enums
- catch a wrong column before runtime instead of in tests

## Example prompts
- read the schema in `src/db/schema.ts` and verify the columns before writing the orders query
- generate types from `prisma/schema.prisma` and use them in the new endpoint
- create `_project_specs/schema-reference.md` from the current models

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: database-schema
description: Schema awareness - read before coding, type generation, prevent column errors
when-to-use: Before writing any database queries or modifying data models
user-invocable: false
paths: ["**/schema.*", "**/migrations/**", "**/models/**", "**/*.prisma", "**/drizzle/**"]
effort: medium
---

# Database Schema Awareness Skill


**Problem:** Claude forgets schema details mid-session - wrong column names, missing fields, incorrect types. TDD catches this at runtime, but we can prevent it earlier.

---

## Core Rule: Read Schema Before Writing Database Code

**MANDATORY: Before writing ANY code that touches the database:**

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  1. READ the schema file (see locations below)              │
│  2. VERIFY columns/types you're about to use exist          │
│  3. REFERENCE schema in your response when writing queries  │
│  4. TYPE-CHECK using generated types (Drizzle/Prisma/etc)   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

**If schema file doesn't exist → CREATE IT before proceeding.**

---

## Schema File Locations (By Stack)

| Stack | Schema Location | Type Generation |
|-------|-----------------|-----------------|
| **Drizzle** | `src/db/schema.ts` or `drizzle/schema.ts` | Built-in TypeScript |
| **Prisma** | `prisma/schema.prisma` | `npx prisma generate` |
| **Supabase** | `supabase/migrations/*.sql` + types | `supabase gen types typescript` |
| **SQLAlchemy** | `app/models/*.py` or `src/models.py` | Pydantic models |
| **TypeORM** | `src/entities/*.ts` | Decorators = types |
| **Raw SQL** | `schema.sql` or `migrations/` | Manual types required |

### Schema Reference File (Recommended)

Create `_project_specs/schema-reference.md` for quick lookup:

```markdown
# Database Schema Reference

*Auto-generated or manually maintained. Claude: READ THIS before database work.*

## Tables

### users
| Column | Type | Nullable | Default | Notes |
|--------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| id | uuid | NO | gen_random_uuid() | PK |
| email | text | NO | - | Unique |
| name | text | YES | - | Display name |
| created_at | timestamptz | NO | now() | - |
| updated_at | timestamptz | NO | now() | - |

### orders
| Column | Type | Nullable | Default | Notes |
|--------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| id | uuid | NO | gen_random_uuid() | PK |
| user_id | uuid | NO | - | FK → users.id |
````
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