# planetscale-schema-recommendations-agent-loop

Turns open PlanetScale schema recommendations into a plan, issue, branch or PR. It never applies production changes on its own.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1800 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-schema-recommendations-agent-loop/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/planetscale-schema-recommendations-agent-loop

## What it does

The skill takes open PlanetScale schema recommendations and sorts them by type: an index for a slow query, a redundant index, primary key ID exhaustion, an unused table, a legacy charset. For each one the agent works through triage questions — is it still relevant, which query patterns triggered it, which code paths produce those queries, can the change be expressed in the app's migration framework.

The path then splits by engine. On Vitess: a development branch, the schema change applied there only after approval, a deploy request, then review of schema, shard impact, data-loss warnings and conflicts. On Postgres: DDL moved into the app's migration framework, tested against a non-production branch, application tests run, PR opened. Before approval the default output is an issue or PR with a migration proposal, not a live deploy request. When a repository is available, the skill searches for table and column names, ORM models, migrations, query fingerprints and route names.

There is a safety block. Direct application is blocked when the recommendation is stale, the table is small enough that the benefit is unclear, the index duplicates an existing one or hurts write-heavy workloads, or when owner confirmation and a test plan are missing. That last part is worth checking against your team's ownership of the schema before you point the loop at a real database.

## Requirements
- Works with: PostgreSQL

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add planetscale/skills --skill planetscale-schema-recommendations-agent-loop -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add planetscale/skills --skill planetscale-schema-recommendations-agent-loop -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add planetscale/skills --skill planetscale-schema-recommendations-agent-loop -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install planetscale/skills planetscale-schema-recommendations-agent-loop
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/planetscale-schema-recommendations-agent-loop/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add planetscale/skills --skill planetscale-schema-recommendations-agent-loop -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/planetscale/skills --path planetscale-schema-recommendations-agent-loop
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add planetscale/skills --skill planetscale-schema-recommendations-agent-loop -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-schema-recommendations-agent-loop/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- triage open PlanetScale schema recommendations by type
- trace the queries that triggered a recommendation back to code
- build a safe migration plan with a rollback path
- file a proposal as an issue or PR instead of deploying
- check whether a new index duplicates an existing one

## Example prompts
- triage the open PlanetScale schema recommendations and propose a migration plan
- find the code that issues these queries and file an issue
- open a Postgres migration PR with a rollback plan

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: planetscale-schema-recommendations-agent-loop
description: Safely triage PlanetScale schema recommendations and turn them into reviewed branches, migrations, issues, or pull requests without applying production changes.
---

# Schema recommendations agent loop

## Purpose

Use PlanetScale schema recommendations as high-quality input to agents. Convert recommendations into safe implementation plans, issues, branches, migrations, or pull requests. Do not apply recommendations directly.

## Inputs

Collect:

- Open schema recommendations.
- Recommendation type.
- Affected table, keyspace, schema, and query pattern.
- Suggested DDL.
- Supporting Insights evidence.
- Application repository and migration system.
- Engine: Vitess or Postgres.
- Target branch.

## Recommendation types to recognize

- Add index for inefficient query.
- Remove redundant index.
- Prevent primary key ID exhaustion.
- Drop unused table.
- Upgrade legacy charset or collation.
- Other DDL recommendation.

## Triage questions

For each recommendation, answer:

- Is this still open and relevant?
- Which query patterns triggered it?
- Which application code paths generate those queries?
- Is the recommendation safely expressible in the application’s migration framework?
- Does the ORM/schema source of truth need to change?
- Can it be tested on a non-production branch?
- What is the expected impact on reads, writes, storage, and deploy time?
- Is there a rollback or revert path?
- Is there a competing recommendation or migration?

## Engine-specific implementation path

### Vitess

Recommended path:

1. Create or use a development branch.
2. Apply the schema change to that branch only after approval.
3. Open a deploy request only after approval.
4. Use deploy request review to inspect schema, shard impact, data-loss warnings, lint errors, and conflicts.
```
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