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Ghost Database Management

Teaches Claude to create, fork, and share Ghost managed PostgreSQL databases via CLI or MCP for agent workflows.

Dev & CodingIntermediate★ 1,833⑂ 107AI score 8/10Last updated: Sep 2, 2026

What it does

  • Guides on-demand creation and deletion of PostgreSQL databases on Ghost (ghost.build) with single commands.
  • Provides a forking workflow that copies a full database in seconds so migrations and schema changes can be tested safely.
  • Explains shareable snapshots (URL/token) so databases can be passed between agents as inputs and outputs.
  • Covers MCP server setup (ghost mcp install) and read-only mode (ghost config set read_only true) for safe agent access.
  • Includes auto-pause/resume handling and an LLM-optimized schema inspection command.

Who it's for

  • Developers who want a dedicated Postgres per agent or per agent run.
  • Backend and data engineers validating migrations against a production copy.
  • Anyone sharing sample datasets or bug-reproduction databases with a team.
  • CLI/MCP-first users who don't need a web dashboard.

Examples

  1. "Create a new app database with a users table" → ghost create my-app-db, then run DDL with ghost sql.
  2. "Check whether this migration is safe" → ghost fork abc123 exp, test ALTER TABLE on the fork, apply to the original on success, delete the fork on failure.
  3. "Share a bug-repro database" → ghost share abc123 --expires 24h; the recipient runs ghost create --from-share <token>.

· · · Install guide · · ·

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Copy the skills/ghost-database folder from the GitHub repo timescale/pg-aiguide into my ~/.claude/skills/ghost-database/.
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git clone https://github.com/timescale/pg-aiguide.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r pg-aiguide/skills/ghost-database ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal and clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/timescale/pg-aiguide.git
  2. Copy the skill into Claude Code's skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r pg-aiguide/skills/ghost-database ~/.claude/skills/
  3. Install the Ghost CLI (macOS/Linux/WSL): curl -fsSL https://install.ghost.build | sh (Windows PowerShell: irm https://install.ghost.build/install.ps1 | iex)
  4. Authenticate with your GitHub account: ghost login
  5. (Optional) Install the MCP server so agents can call Ghost tools directly: ghost mcp install
  6. (Recommended) Enable read-only mode to block destructive tools: ghost config set read_only true
  7. Restart Claude Code and try a prompt like "Create a new Ghost database for my app" to confirm it works.
View source on GitHub ↗License: Apache-2.0