{supabase-postgres-best-practices}
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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| Provider | Status | Level | Summary | Scanned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | pass | SAFE | This skill provides a comprehensive set of Postgres best practices maintained by Supabase, focusing on performance, schema design, and security. It includes specific guidance on Row-Level Security (RLS) and the principle of least privilege to enhance database security. The content is educational and follows established security and performance guidelines for PostgreSQL. | 2026-09-15 |
| Socket | pass | — | No alerts | 2026-09-15 |
| Snyk | pass | LOW | Risk: LOW · No issues | 2026-09-15 |
| Runlayer | pass | LOW | 9/38 files flagged | 2026-02-26 |
| ZeroLeaks | pass | NONE | Score: 93/100 · 2 sections analyzed | 2026-04-16 |
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Directory Scan- SKILL.md
- references/_contributing.md
- references/_sections.md
- references/_template.md
- references/advanced-full-text-search.md
- references/advanced-jsonb-indexing.md
- references/conn-idle-timeout.md
- references/conn-limits.md
- references/conn-pooling.md
- references/conn-prepared-statements.md
- references/data-batch-inserts.md
- references/data-n-plus-one.md
- references/data-pagination.md
- references/data-upsert.md
- references/lock-advisory.md
- references/lock-deadlock-prevention.md
- references/lock-short-transactions.md
- references/lock-skip-locked.md
- references/monitor-explain-analyze.md
- references/monitor-pg-stat-statements.md
- references/monitor-vacuum-analyze.md
- references/query-composite-indexes.md
- references/query-covering-indexes.md
- references/query-index-types.md
- references/query-missing-indexes.md
- references/query-partial-indexes.md
- references/schema-constraints.md
- references/schema-data-types.md
- references/schema-foreign-key-indexes.md
- references/schema-lowercase-identifiers.md
- references/schema-partitioning.md
- references/schema-primary-keys.md
- references/security-privileges.md
- references/security-rls-basics.md
- references/security-rls-performance.md
- CHANGELOG.md
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| Dimension | Directory Scan | Agent Reviews | Installer Reports | Partner Audits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | no flags | pass | ||
| External Dependencies | none found | none | none | |
| Packaging | 40/100 | none | ||
| License | MIT | none | ||
| Tool Access | unrestricted | none | ||
| Real-World Fit | none | |||
| Writing Quality | none | none |
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