About oracle-db-skills
oracle-db-skills is a collection of standalone reference guides for Oracle Database users and developers. Its 103 topic-specific files cover practical examples, best practices, and common mistakes.
Key features
- 01103 topic-specific guides
- 02Category-based topic routing
- 03Practical examples and best practices
- 04Coverage from administration to SQLcl
Use cases
- 01Finding guidance for Oracle database administration
- 02Reviewing SQL performance and PL/SQL design
- 03Planning database migrations
- 04Connecting AI assistants to Oracle via SQLcl MCP server
MCP support
One guide covers connecting AI assistants to Oracle through the SQLcl MCP server.
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ oracle/ skills --skill oracle-db-skillsAfter installing, type/oracle-db-skillsin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled files
References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.
README.md.gitignoreAGENTS.mdCLAUDE.mdSKILL_GENERATION_PROMPT.mdGUIDELINES.mdLICENSESKILLS.mdskills-index.md.github/rulesets/main.jsonscripts/apply-github-ruleset.shskills/admin/dataguard.mdundo-management.mdredo-log-management.mdbackup-recovery.mdrman-basics.mduser-management.mdskills/agent/client-identification.mddestructive-op-guards.mdidempotency-patterns.mdintent-disambiguation.mdnl-to-sql-patterns.mdsafe-dml-patterns.mdschema-discovery.mdora-error-catalog.mdskills/appdev/connection-pooling.mddotnet-oracle.mdgolang-oracle.mdnodejs-oracledb.mdjava-oracle-jdbc.mdDetails
From the project READMEOracle DB Skills
A collection of 103 standalone reference guides for Oracle Database. Each file covers one topic with explanations, practical examples, best practices, and common mistakes.
How to Use
- Find the right skill using the category routing table below.
- Read only the file(s) relevant to the user's task — do not load all files at once.
- Apply the guidance to answer questions, generate code, or review existing work.
Category Routing
| User asks about… | Read from |
|---|---|
| Backup, recovery, RMAN, Data Guard, redo/undo logs, users | skills/admin/ |
| JDBC, connection pooling, JSON, XML, spatial, full-text, transactions | skills/appdev/ |
| RAC, CDB/PDB, Exadata, In-Memory, OCI, ATP/ADW | skills/architecture/ |
| ERD, data modeling, partitioning, tablespaces | skills/design/ |
| Liquibase, Flyway, online operations, EBR, utPLSQL, git for SQL | skills/devops/ |
| Advanced Queuing, DBMS_SCHEDULER, materialized views, DBLinks, APEX | skills/features/ |
| Migrating from PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, etc. | skills/migrations/ |
| Alert log, ADR, adrci, space, top SQL, health checks | skills/monitoring/ |
| ORDS, REST APIs, OAuth2, AutoREST, PL/SQL gateway | skills/ords/ |
| AWR, ASH, explain plan, indexes, optimizer stats, wait events, memory | skills/performance/ |
| Packages, cursors, collections, error handling, unit testing, debugging | skills/plsql/ |
| Privileges, VPD, TDE, encryption, auditing, network security | skills/security/ |
| SQL patterns, window functions, CTEs, dynamic SQL, injection | skills/sql-dev/ |
| SQLcl commands, scripting, Liquibase CLI, MCP server, CI/CD | skills/sqlcl/ |
Skills Directory
skills/
├── admin/ Database administration (backup, recovery, users, redo/undo)
├── appdev/ Application development (JSON, XML, spatial, text, pooling)
├── architecture/ Infrastructure (RAC, Multitenant, Exadata, In-Memory, OCI)
├── design/ Schema design (ERD, modeling, partitioning, tablespaces)
├── devops/ CI/CD and DevOps (migrations, EBR, testing, version control)
├── features/ Oracle features (AQ, Scheduler, MVs, DBLinks, APEX)
├── migrations/ Migrating from other databases to Oracle
├── monitoring/ Diagnostics (alert log, ADR, health, space, top SQL)
├── ords/ Oracle REST Data Services
├── performance/ Tuning (AWR, ASH, indexes, optimizer, wait events, memory)
├── plsql/ PL/SQL development (packages, cursors, collections, testing)
├── security/ Security (privileges, VPD, TDE, auditing, network)
├── sql-dev/ SQL development (tuning, patterns, dynamic SQL, injection)
└── sqlcl/ SQLcl CLI tool (basics, scripting, Liquibase, MCP server)
Key Starting Points
skills/sqlcl/sqlcl-mcp-server.md— connecting AI assistants to Oracle via the SQLcl MCP serverskills/migrations/migration-assessment.md— start here for any database migration projectskills/performance/explain-plan.md— foundation for all SQL performance workskills/plsql/plsql-package-design.md— foundation for PL/SQL architecture questionsskills/devops/schema-migrations.md— Liquibase/Flyway with Oracle in CI/CD pipelines
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