# planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract

This skill sorts PlanetScale and repository operations by risk, then sets approval requirements for changes that affect behavior or production.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 installs · ★ 136
- Author: planetscale
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/planetscale/skills/tree/HEAD/planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract

## What it does

The skill groups operations from reading metadata to changing production. Behavior-changing actions need explicit approval; production work also requires a confirmed target and a rollback plan. Class E actions, including deleting a production database, are never allowed to run autonomously.

Before a Class C or D action, the agent must present the exact command or other execution method, target, expected effect, risks, rollback steps, validation, and monitoring. After an approved change, it must report what happened and any warnings. Approval does not remove the need to show the plan first.

Install it for Claude Code with `npx skills add planetscale/skills --skill planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract -a claude-code`. The skill also supports Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add planetscale/skills --skill planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add planetscale/skills --skill planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add planetscale/skills --skill planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install planetscale/skills planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add planetscale/skills --skill planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/planetscale/skills --path planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add planetscale/skills --skill planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract -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/planetscale/skills/tree/HEAD/planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- separate read-only requests from risky changes
- require approval before changing PlanetScale behavior
- prepare rollback steps for production work
- turn vague production requests into named change plans

## Example prompts
- Check whether this migration can run in production and prepare the approval plan.
- Before changing PlanetScale settings, list the target, risks, and rollback steps.
- Turn “fix everything” into a named set of proposed changes.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: planetscale-change-gates-and-approval-contract
description: Enforce explicit approval gates for any PlanetScale, database, repository, credential, network, or automation mutation.
---

# Change gates and approval contract

## Purpose

Prevent accidental or autonomous changes that can affect availability, safety, security, data, or developer workflows.

## Operation classes

### Class A: read-only by default

Allowed without approval:

- List databases, branches, keyspaces, webhooks, backups, roles, traffic budgets, schema recommendations, deploy requests, and Insights data.
- Inspect repository code.
- Read schema metadata.
- Read non-sensitive database metadata.
- Produce reports and proposed change sets.

### Class B: state-creating proposals

Allowed by default; requires approval only when the operator has demanded strict no-mutation mode:

- Creating a query-pattern report through an API POST, even if the result is read-only telemetry.
- Triggering a webhook test event.
- Creating temporary local branches or files.
- Opening PRs or issues in external tools.
- Creating database development branches.
- Applying DDL or migrations to non-production development branches.
- Opening deploy requests targeting a branch protected by a review workflow.

The last three are proposals inside an existing review system: nothing
reaches production until a human merges or deploys. The gate belongs on
the merge/deploy action (Class C/D), not on proposal creation. An agent
that stops to ask permission to open a PR is misclassifying.

### Class C: behavior-changing

Always requires explicit approval:

- Enable safe migrations.
- Disable safe migrations.
- Change deploy request approval settings.
- Create/update/delete Traffic Control budget or rule.
- Move Traffic Control budget to enforce mode.
- Create/update/delete webhook.
- Enable raw query collection.
- Enable/disable extensions or settings that require restart.
- Create/update/delete role.
- Reset passwords.
- Change pg_strict settings.
- Change connection pooling behavior.
- Change IP restrictions, PrivateLink, PSC, or public access.
- Change backup schedule or retention.
- Create restore branch.
- Create backup beyond automatic backups.
- Change branch size or replica topology.
- Edit repository files or dependencies.

### Class D: production data/availability impacting

Requires explicit approval, named target confirmation, rollback plan, and ideally a second human review:
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