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Postgres best practices maintained by Supabase, for Postgres running anywhere. Load this skill BEFORE writing or changing anything that lives in a Postgres database: creating or altering tables and columns (including choosing column types), schema design, migrations and declarative schema files, RLS policies and the tests that verify them, indexes, triggers, database functions, queues and scheduled jobs (pg_cron, pgmq), vector/semantic search (pgvector), and restoring dumps (pg_restore) or importing data. Also load it when diagnosing slow queries, high CPU, timeouts, EXPLAIN plans, connection exhaustion, locking, bloat, or rows visible to the wrong user or tenant. This is not just a performance guide — schema, migration, security, and SQL authoring tasks need these rules too, even for a one-column change or a single query.

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SKILL.md (original)

Review the instructions the agent will receive before you install.

Supabase Postgres Best Practices

Comprehensive performance optimization guide for Postgres, maintained by Supabase. Contains rules across 8 categories, prioritized by impact to guide automated query optimization and schema design.

This repository (Asymmetric-al/core)

  • Auth flows in Next.js without heavy SQL work: docs/ai/skills/nextjs-supabase-auth/SKILL.md
  • Broader Supabase product surface (CLI, MCP, Storage, etc.): docs/ai/skills/supabase/SKILL.md
  • Migration and seed workflow: supabase/AGENTS.md

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

  • Writing SQL queries or designing schemas
  • Implementing indexes or query optimization
  • Reviewing database performance issues
  • Configuring connection pooling or scaling
  • Optimizing for Postgres-specific features
  • Working with Row-Level Security (RLS)
  • Reviewing migrations under supabase/migrations/*.sql

Do not use this skill when:

  • The task is only UI/UX and has no data-path impact
  • The task is only auth UX with no database/query work (use nextjs-supabase-auth)

Rule Categories by Priority

PriorityCategoryImpactPrefix
1Query PerformanceCRITICALquery-
2Connection ManagementCRITICALconn-
3Security & RLSCRITICALsecurity-
4Schema DesignHIGHschema-
5Concurrency & LockingMEDIUM-HIGHlock-
6Data Access PatternsMEDIUMdata-
7Monitoring & DiagnosticsLOW-MEDIUMmonitor-
8Advanced FeaturesLOWadvanced-

Workflow (this repo)

  1. Identify the hot path (query latency, lock contention, scan volume, or RLS overhead).
  2. Inspect indexing and query-shape problems first (query-*, schema-*).
  3. Validate RLS and policy cost for protected tables (security-*).
  4. Prefer schema and access-pattern fixes before low-level micro-optimizations.
  5. Verify with realistic query plans and app behavior.
  6. If behavior changes, update relevant backend docs and migration notes.

How to Use

Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and SQL examples:

references/query-missing-indexes.md
references/query-partial-indexes.md
references/_sections.md

Each rule file contains:

  • Brief explanation of why it matters
  • Incorrect SQL example with explanation
  • Correct SQL example with explanation
  • Optional EXPLAIN output or metrics
  • Additional context and references
  • Supabase-specific notes (when applicable)

Checklist

  • Query path reviewed for index/selectivity issues
  • RLS policies reviewed for correctness and cost
  • Schema/index changes are migration-safe
  • No unsafe bypass patterns introduced
  • Verification steps documented (query checks or app flow checks)

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