How does it help with cross-shard queries?

It assists in designing coordination mechanisms that aggregate data across multiple shards while maintaining accuracy and minimizing latency.

Does it handle sharding key selection?

It analyzes your data model and access patterns to recommend the most effective sharding key to prevent data hotspots and ensure even distribution.

Can it help migrate existing data to a sharded setup?

Yes, the skill generates detailed migration plans and bash-driven procedures to move data from single instances to sharded environments with minimal downtime.

What database types does this skill support?

This skill provides architectural guidance and implementation patterns suitable for both SQL and NoSQL databases requiring horizontal partitioning.

Database Sharding Manager

Name: Database Sharding Manager
Author: jeremylongshore

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Database Management

Designs and implements horizontal database sharding strategies to scale high-traffic applications beyond single-server capacity.

About

The Database Sharding Manager skill empowers Claude to design and execute sophisticated horizontal partitioning strategies, addressing the scaling challenges of high-volume data environments. It guides developers through selecting optimal sharding keys, implementing consistent hashing, and coordinating cross-shard queries to ensure data integrity and performance. Whether you are scaling an e-commerce catalog or a high-volume social media feed, this skill automates the complex planning, schema modification, and migration procedures required to distribute workloads across multiple database instances efficiently.

Key Features

Cross-shard query coordination and consistency logic
Data migration planning and implementation procedures
Sharding strategy design (hash-based, range-based, time-based)
884 GitHub stars
Automated sharding key analysis and selection
Automatic rebalancing and consistent hashing implementation

Use Cases

Scaling e-commerce product catalogs for high-traffic events
Managing high-volume activity feeds for social media platforms
Distributing write loads for large-scale SaaS applications

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills database-sharding-manager

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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