# questdb

Teaches coding agents exact QuestDB SQL syntax, pipeline scripts, and Grafana panel setups for high-throughput time-series data.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 601 installs · ★ 18
- Author: questdb
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/questdb/skills/tree/HEAD/questdb/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-05
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/questdb

## What it does

This skill guides coding agents through QuestDB's specific time-series SQL dialect. Standard PostgreSQL queries fail here. QuestDB relies on dedicated clauses like `SAMPLE BY`, `LATEST ON`, and `ASOF JOIN`. The instructions keep the agent focused on generating working ingestion scripts, schemas, and queries without wasted exploration rounds.

Setup workflows include pre-tuned commands for QuestDB and Grafana Docker containers, datasource provisioning, and Python environments. Omitting `tlsMode: "disable"` breaks local Grafana connections immediately. The instructions also guard against `uvloop` crashes on Python 3.10+ and SSL cert failures on macOS.

## Requirements
- Works with: PostgreSQL, Grafana

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add questdb/skills --skill questdb -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add questdb/skills --skill questdb -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add questdb/skills --skill questdb -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install questdb/skills questdb
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add questdb/skills --skill questdb -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/questdb/skills --path questdb
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add questdb/skills --skill questdb -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/questdb/skills/tree/HEAD/questdb/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write valid QuestDB SQL using SAMPLE BY and ASOF JOIN
- spin up local QuestDB and Grafana containers via Docker
- configure the QuestDB Grafana datasource without TLS errors
- stream time-series and market data via Python ingestion scripts

## Example prompts
- Spin up QuestDB and Grafana in Docker and prepare ingestion
- Write a QuestDB query using SAMPLE BY and ASOF JOIN for trade ticks
- Build a Grafana dashboard with candlestick OHLC and volume indicators

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

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```text
---
name: questdb
description: >
  Use this skill whenever working with QuestDB — a high-performance time-series
  database. Trigger on any mention of QuestDB, time-series SQL with SAMPLE BY,
  LATEST ON, ASOF JOIN, ILP ingestion, or the questdb Python/Go/Java/Rust/.NET
  client libraries. Also trigger when writing Grafana queries against QuestDB,
  creating materialized views for time-series rollups, working with order book
  or financial market data in QuestDB, or any SQL that involves designated
  timestamps or time-partitioned tables. QuestDB extends SQL with unique
  time-series keywords — standard PostgreSQL or MySQL patterns will fail.
  Always read this skill before writing QuestDB SQL to avoid hallucinating
  incorrect syntax.
---

# QuestDB Skill

## How to Use This Skill

**IMPORTANT — MINIMIZE ROUND-TRIPS:**
- Do NOT explore library source code (cryptofeed, questdb, etc.)
- Do NOT check library versions or verify callback signatures
- Do NOT read installed package files to "understand the API"
- Do NOT verify infrastructure (Docker containers, Grafana health) is running — trust the user's prompt
- Do NOT start `02_ingest.py` separately — `03_dashboard.py` launches it and verifies data automatically
- Do NOT read extra reference files for topics already covered in this skill file
- DO read reference files when their topic applies (e.g. enterprise.md for auth, grafana-advanced.md for complex panels)
- Do NOT use task tracking (TaskCreate/TaskUpdate) for straightforward builds
- Do NOT add `sleep` commands to wait for data or check background processes (the deploy script handles this)
- Do NOT Ctrl+C, restart, or re-launch the ingestion process once `03_dashboard.py` has started it
- Do NOT put VWAP, Bollinger, or RSI in separate timeseries panels — they are refIDs on the OHLC candlestick panel
- Do NOT omit or empty `fieldConfig.overrides` — they put RSI on a right Y-axis (0-100%) and spread on a right axis. Without them, different scales crush the chart flat.
- Do NOT set dashboard refresh to `"5s"` — the default is `"250ms"`
- When opening the dashboard URL in the browser, ALWAYS append `?refresh=250ms` to the URL. Without this, Grafana ignores the JSON refresh setting.
- All API details for cryptofeed, QuestDB ingestion, and Grafana are below — use them as-is
- Known Python environment issues are already solved in the templates below:
  **uvloop:** When creating a NEW venv, pip may pull a uvloop version that crashes on Python 3.10+
  (`RuntimeError: no current event loop`). Uninstall it after pip install in fresh venvs only.
  Never uninstall uvloop from a user's existing venv — their setup already works.
  **macOS SSL:** Homebrew Python lacks system CA certificates. Any outbound HTTPS/WSS
  connection (exchange WebSockets, API calls) fails without certifi. Always set
  `SSL_CERT_FILE` via certifi at the top of scripts that make network connections.
  These fixes are baked into the pip commands and Python templates below — copy them exactly.

This skill contains ready-to-use SQL, schemas, ingestion code, and Grafana
queries. **Write the files and run them.** A typical pipeline is 3 files
(schema setup, ingestion script, dashboard deploy) — write them, execute them, done.

### Execution Scenarios
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