# setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source

Guides connecting external sources like Stripe, Postgres, or Supabase to PostHog's data warehouse. It handles credential validation, schema discovery, and sync setup.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 374 installs · ★ 76
- Author: PostHog
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/PostHog/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/omnibus/setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source

## What it does

This skill connects external data sources to PostHog Data Warehouse, including Postgres, MySQL, BigQuery, Snowflake, Stripe, and HubSpot. By default, it runs a single-step setup via `data-warehouse-source-setup`. That tool tests credentials, discovers tables, applies incremental sync where possible, and registers the source in PostHog.

For sensitive credentials, it generates a secure link with `data-warehouse-source-connect-link` instead of taking raw API tokens inside the chat session. It also handles custom workflows: picking individual tables, configuring Postgres CDC pre-flight checks, and registering incoming webhooks.

Localhost and private RFC-1918 addresses will fail because PostHog connects directly from its own cloud infrastructure. For private databases, you must set up an SSH tunnel or allowlist PostHog egress IPs. When connecting Supabase, it enforces the Session pooler on port 6543 because direct Supabase hosts are IPv6-only.

## Requirements
- Works with: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Snowflake

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PostHog/skills --skill setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PostHog/skills --skill setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PostHog/skills --skill setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install PostHog/skills setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PostHog/skills --skill setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/PostHog/skills --path skills/omnibus/setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PostHog/skills --skill setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source -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/PostHog/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/omnibus/setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- connect external databases like Postgres, MySQL, or Snowflake to PostHog
- sync records from SaaS platforms such as Stripe, HubSpot, or Sentry
- verify network connectivity and specific credential requirements before sync
- configure Postgres CDC pre-flight checks and webhook listeners

## Example prompts
- Connect our Stripe account to the PostHog data warehouse using a secure auth link
- Import the orders table from our production Postgres database into PostHog
- Run pre-flight checks for Postgres CDC replication before syncing

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: setting-up-a-data-warehouse-source
description: >
  Guide the user through connecting a new data warehouse source — Postgres, MySQL, Stripe, Hubspot, MongoDB,
  Salesforce, BigQuery, Snowflake, and so on. Use when the user wants to "connect Stripe", "import data from
  Postgres", "add a new data source", "sync my warehouse tables", or wants to pick sync methods for each table. Walks
  through source-type discovery, credential validation, table discovery, per-table sync_type selection, and the
  final create call. Also covers picking a good prefix and what to do right after creation.
---

# Setting up a data warehouse source

Use this skill when the user wants to connect an external data source to PostHog's data warehouse for the first time.

**Default to the one-step flow:** `data-warehouse-source-setup` validates credentials, discovers every table, enables
them with sensible sync defaults (incremental where possible), and creates the source in a single call — no
`schemas` array to assemble. For credentials, hand the user a secure browser link with `data-warehouse-source-connect-link`
instead of collecting secrets in chat. Only drop to the manual `wizard → db-schema → create` flow when the user wants to
hand-pick which tables sync or set non-default sync types per table.

## When to use this skill

- The user wants to connect a new source: "connect Stripe", "import my Postgres orders table", "sync Hubspot contacts"
- The user isn't sure what source types PostHog supports
- The user has credentials but doesn't know how to structure the `schemas` payload
- The user wants guidance on which sync method to pick per table

## Available tools

| Tool                                                   | Purpose                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `data-warehouse-source-connect-link`                   | **Preferred for credentials** — get a secure browser/OAuth link so the user authenticates without pasting secrets in chat |
```
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