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name: timescaledb description: TimescaleDB - PostgreSQL extension for high-performance time-series and event data analytics, hypertables, continuous aggregates, compression, and real-time analytics

Timescaledb Skill

Comprehensive assistance with timescaledb development, generated from official documentation.

When to Use This Skill

This skill should be triggered when:

• Working with timescaledb
• Asking about timescaledb features or APIs
• Implementing timescaledb solutions
• Debugging timescaledb code
• Learning timescaledb best practices

Quick Reference

Common Patterns

Quick reference patterns will be added as you use the skill.

Example Code Patterns

Example 1 (bash):

rails new my_app -d=postgresql
    cd my_app

Example 2 (ruby):

gem 'timescaledb'

Example 3 (shell):

kubectl create namespace timescale

Example 4 (shell):

kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=timescale

Example 5 (sql):

DROP EXTENSION timescaledb;

Reference Files

This skill includes comprehensive documentation in references/:

• api.md - Api documentation
• compression.md - Compression documentation
• continuous_aggregates.md - Continuous Aggregates documentation
• getting_started.md - Getting Started documentation
• hyperfunctions.md - Hyperfunctions documentation
• hypertables.md - Hypertables documentation
• installation.md - Installation documentation
• other.md - Other documentation
• performance.md - Performance documentation
• time_buckets.md - Time Buckets documentation
• tutorials.md - Tutorials documentation

Use view to read specific reference files when detailed information is needed.

Working with This Skill

For Beginners

Start with the getting_started or tutorials reference files for foundational concepts.

For Specific Features

Use the appropriate category reference file (api, guides, etc.) for detailed information.

For Code Examples

The quick reference section above contains common patterns extracted from the official docs.

Resources

references/

Organized documentation extracted from official sources. These files contain:

• Detailed explanations
• Code examples with language annotations
• Links to original documentation
• Table of contents for quick navigation

scripts/

Add helper scripts here for common automation tasks.

assets/

Add templates, boilerplate, or example projects here.

Notes

• This skill was automatically generated from official documentation
• Reference files preserve the structure and examples from source docs
• Code examples include language detection for better syntax highlighting
• Quick reference patterns are extracted from common usage examples in the docs

Updating

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2. The skill will be rebuilt with the latest information