| name | scylladb-cloud-setup |
| description | Guide users through connecting to a ScyllaDB Cloud cluster, choosing the correct driver and version, and configuring authentication. Use this skill when a user needs to connect to ScyllaDB Cloud, pick a CQL driver, check a driver version, configure credentials, or troubleshoot connection issues. Triggers on "connect to ScyllaDB Cloud", "ScyllaDB connection", "ScyllaDB driver setup", "which driver", "driver version", "Java driver", "Python driver", "CQL connection", "DC-aware load balancing", "ScyllaDB credentials", "connection bundle". |
ScyllaDB Cloud Connection Setup
This skill guides users through connecting their application to a ScyllaDB Cloud cluster using the appropriate CQL driver.
Overview
Connecting to ScyllaDB Cloud requires:
- Cluster credentials — username, password, and node addresses from the ScyllaDB Cloud Console
- A ScyllaDB CQL driver — installed for the user's programming language
This is an interactive step-by-step guide. The agent detects the user's environment and provides tailored instructions.
Step 1: Verify the Cluster is Running
Ask the user to confirm they have a ScyllaDB Cloud cluster. If not, direct them to:
- Go to cloud.scylladb.com and log in (or sign up)
- Click New Cluster or Free Trial
- Choose AWS or GCP, configure region, instance type, and cluster name
- Whitelist their IP address
- (Recommended) Enable VPC Peering during cluster creation — it cannot be enabled later
- Click Launch Cluster and wait for provisioning
Alternatively, for infrastructure-as-code workflows, clusters can be provisioned via the ScyllaDB Cloud Terraform provider (scylladbcloud_cluster resource), which wraps the same used by the Console. This is the better option to suggest when a user is scripting cluster creation rather than clicking through the UI once.
