# relation-creation

Helps define a Honeydew relationship, choose its join and connection method, then update the source entity YAML through MCP. Useful when wiring entities into a model.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 43
- Author: honeydew-ai
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins/tree/HEAD/skills/relation-creation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/relation-creation

## What it does

This skill defines a relationship between Honeydew entities and adds it to the YAML of the source entity, which holds the foreign key. For a straightforward join, it maps source and target fields. For more involved cases, such as range joins or SCD Type 2, it uses a SQL expression. Join direction, type, and cross-filtering are part of the setup.

Before editing, it checks the active workspace and branch with `get_session_workspace_and_branch`. Use `get_entity`, `list_entities`, and `search_model` to inspect entities and fields; `update_object` sends the revised YAML. Editor permission or higher is required. For development work, create a branch first, since the update changes the entity definition. After a successful update, the skill displays the Honeydew UI link.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --skill relation-creation -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --skill relation-creation -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --skill relation-creation -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins relation-creation
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --skill relation-creation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --path skills/relation-creation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --skill relation-creation -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/honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins/tree/HEAD/skills/relation-creation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- connect entities through foreign and primary key fields
- model a range join with a SQL expression
- locate the entity that stores a relationship
- remove one relationship while keeping the others

## Example prompts
- Connect `orders` to `customers` through the foreign key and update the Honeydew YAML.
- Find a date-range relationship and define its connection with a SQL expression.
- Remove the relationship between these entities while preserving the other YAML entries.

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

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---
name: relation-creation
description: Guides you through defining a relationship between two Honeydew entities — covering join type, direction, cross-filtering, and connection method — then pushes the updated entity YAML to Honeydew via the MCP tools.
---

## Prerequisites

Before creating relations, ensure you are on the correct workspace and branch. Use `get_session_workspace_and_branch` to check the current session context. For development work, create a branch with `create_workspace_branch` (the session switches automatically). See the `workspace-branch` skill for the full workspace/branch tool reference.

---

## Overview

A Honeydew **relation** defines how two entities join together.
Relations are not standalone objects — they live inside the **source entity's YAML** as a `relations:` block.
Every relation connects the "many" side to the "one" side: for example, `orders` (many) → `customers` (one).

Relations enable:

- Metrics on one entity to reference attributes from another
- Cross-entity calculated attributes (Multi-Entity type)
- Filter propagation between entities in BI queries

> Relations are defined on the source entity. To add a relation, use `update_object` on the entity that holds the foreign key (the "many" side).

---

## Creation Methods

### Primary: update_object on the Source Entity

There is no `create_relation` tool. Adding a relation means updating the source entity's YAML to include the `relations:` block.

Call `update_object` with:

- `yaml_text` — the full updated entity YAML with the `relations:` block
- `object_key` — the entity's object key (find via `list_entities` or `get_entity`)

Required permission: Editor or higher.

### After Creation/Update: Display the UI Link

After a successful `update_object` call, the response includes a `ui_url` field. **Always display this URL to the user** so they can quickly open the object in the Honeydew application.

### Remove a Relation: update_object

There is no `delete_object` for relations. To remove a relation, update the source entity's YAML with the relation removed from the `relations:` block.

1. **Find which entity defines the relation.** The relation lives in only one entity's YAML, but it could be on either side. Use `get_entity` on both entities and check which one has the relation in its `relations:` block.
2. Remove the target relation from that entity's `relations:` list (keep all other relations intact).
3. Call `update_object` with the updated YAML and the entity's `object_key`.

---

## Decision Flow

```
Need to define a relation?
    │
    ├─► Simple FK join (equality on one or more columns)?
    │       └─► Use field-based connection
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