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Find Hypertable Candidates

Find Hypertable Candidates is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from timescale/pg-aiguide. It is used to analyze an existing PostgreSQL database and identify which tables should be converted to Timescale/TimescaleDB hypertables. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and OpenCode and has 1,857 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills.

github.com/timescale/pg-aiguide/skills/find-hypertable-candidates (opens in a new tab)

Add this skill

Claude

This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add timescale/pg-aiguide
/plugin install pg@aiguide

In the Claude apps, zip the find-hypertable-candidates folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/timescale/pg-aiguide.git
cp -r pg-aiguide/skills/find-hypertable-candidates .agents/skills/find-hypertable-candidates   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/timescale/pg-aiguide.git
cp -r pg-aiguide/skills/find-hypertable-candidates .cursor/skills/find-hypertable-candidates   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Use this skill to analyze an existing PostgreSQL database and identify which tables should be converted to Timescale/TimescaleDB hypertables. Trigger when user asks to: - Analyze database tables for hypertable conversion potential - Identify time-series or event tables in an existing schema - Evaluate if a table would benefit from Timescale/TimescaleDB - Audit PostgreSQL tables for migration to Timescale/TimescaleDB/TigerData - Score or rank tables for hypertable candidacy Keywords: hypertable…

When it triggers

  • Trigger when user asks to: - Analyze database tables for hypertable conversion potential - Identify time-series or event tables in an existing schema - Evaluate if a table would benefit from Timescale/TimescaleDB - Audit PostgreSQL tables f

More skills in timescale/pg-aiguide

2 skills are listed from this repository.

FAQ

Find Hypertable Candidates FAQ

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What is the Find Hypertable Candidates skill?

Find Hypertable Candidates is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from timescale/pg-aiguide. It is used to analyze an existing PostgreSQL database and identify which tables should be converted to Timescale/TimescaleDB hypertables. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and OpenCode and has 1,857 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/timescale/pg-aiguide/skills/find-hypertable-candidates.

How do I install the Find Hypertable Candidates skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add timescale/pg-aiguide and then /plugin install pg@aiguide. For Codex or Cursor, copy the find-hypertable-candidates folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.

Is the Find Hypertable Candidates skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

Is Find Hypertable Candidates maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 25, 2026. Its latest release is v0.6.1. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.