Supabase Postgres Best Practices
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CLAUDE.mdis a symlink to this file.
Overview
Postgres performance optimization and best practices from Supabase. Use this skill when writing, reviewing, or optimizing Postgres queries, schema designs, or database configurations.
Structure
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supabase-postgres-best-practices/ SKILL.md # Main skill file - read this first AGENTS.md # This navigation guide CLAUDE.md # Symlink to AGENTS.md references/ # Detailed reference files
Usage
- •Read
SKILL.mdfor the main skill instructions - •Browse
references/for detailed documentation on specific topics - •Reference files are loaded on-demand - read only what you need
Reference Categories
| Priority | Category | Impact | Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Query Performance | CRITICAL | query- |
| 2 | Connection Management | CRITICAL | conn- |
| 3 | Security & RLS | CRITICAL | security- |
| 4 | Schema Design | HIGH | schema- |
| 5 | Concurrency & Locking | MEDIUM-HIGH | lock- |
| 6 | Data Access Patterns | MEDIUM | data- |
| 7 | Monitoring & Diagnostics | LOW-MEDIUM | monitor- |
| 8 | Advanced Features | LOW | advanced- |
Reference files are named {prefix}-{topic}.md (e.g., query-missing-indexes.md).
Available References
Query Performance (query-):
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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
Connection Management (conn-):
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references/conn-idle-timeout.md - •
references/conn-limits.md - •
references/conn-pooling.md - •
references/conn-prepared-statements.md
Security & RLS (security-):
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references/security-privileges.md - •
references/security-rls-basics.md - •
references/security-rls-performance.md
Schema Design (schema-):
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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
Concurrency & Locking (lock-):
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references/lock-advisory.md - •
references/lock-deadlock-prevention.md - •
references/lock-short-transactions.md - •
references/lock-skip-locked.md
Data Access Patterns (data-):
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references/data-batch-inserts.md - •
references/data-n-plus-one.md - •
references/data-pagination.md - •
references/data-upsert.md
Monitoring & Diagnostics (monitor-):
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references/monitor-explain-analyze.md - •
references/monitor-pg-stat-statements.md - •
references/monitor-vacuum-analyze.md
Advanced Features (advanced-):
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references/advanced-full-text-search.md - •
references/advanced-jsonb-indexing.md
30 reference files across 8 categories