# Tinybird Agent Skills
A collection of skills for AI coding agents. Skills are packaged instructions that extend agent capabilities for working with Tinybird.
Skills follow the [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io/) format.
Install with
```bash
npx skills add tinybirdco/tinybird-agent-skills
```
Update with
```bash
npx skills update
```
## Available Skills
### Core project skills
Use these for day-to-day Tinybird project work. They are safe defaults to keep enabled.
#### tinybird-best-practices
Tinybird project guidelines from Tinybird Engineering. Contains 18 rule files covering datasources, pipes, endpoints, SQL, deployments, and testing.
**Use when:**
- Creating or updating Tinybird resources (.datasource, .pipe, .connection)
- Working with queries, endpoints, or data exploration
- Managing Tinybird deployments, secrets, or tests
- Reviewing or refactoring Tinybird project files
**Categories covered:**
- Project structure and local development
- Datasource, pipe, and endpoint files
- SQL and query optimization
- Build and deploy workflows
- Testing and secrets management
### CLI workflow skills
Use these when operating Tinybird with the CLI (local dev, deployments, data ops) and the datafile (.pipe, .connection, .datasource) format
#### tinybird-cli-guidelines
Tinybird CLI commands, workflows, and operations. Use when running `tb` commands, managing local development, deploying, or working with data operations.
**Use when:**
- Running any `tb` command
- Local development with Tinybird Local
- Building and deploying projects
- Appending, replacing, or deleting data
- Managing tokens and secrets via CLI
- Generating mock data
- Running tests
### TypeScript SDK skills
Use these when working with the `@tinybirdco/sdk` package and type-safe projects.
#### tinybird-typescript-sdk-guidelines
Tinybird TypeScript SDK for defining datasources, pipes, and queries with full type inference. Use when working with @tinybirdco/sdk, TypeScript Tinybird projects, or type-safe data ingestion and queries.
**Use when:**
- Installing or configuring @tinybirdco/sdk
- Defining datasources or pipes in TypeScript
- Creating typed Tinybird clients
- Using type-safe ingestion or queries
- Running tinybird dev/build/deploy commands for TypeScript projects
- Migrating from legacy .datasource/.pipe files to TypeScript
### Python SDK skills
Use these when working with the `tinybird-sdk` package and Python projects.
#### tinybird-python-sdk-guidelines
Tinybird Python SDK for defining datasources, pipes, and queries in Python. Use when working with tinybird-sdk, Python Tinybird projects, or data ingestion and queries in Python.
**Use when:**
- Installing or configuring tinybird-sdk
- Defining datasources, pipes, or endpoints in Python
- Creating Tinybird clients in Python
- Using data ingestion or queries in Python
- Running tinybird dev/build/deploy commands for Python projects
- Migrating from legacy .datasource/.pipe files to Python
- Defining connections (Kafka, S3, GCS)
- Creating materialized views, copy pipes, or sink pipes
## Usage
Skills are automatically available once installed. The agent will use them when relevant tasks are detected. You can use the agent cli to check, e.g., `amp skill list`, or directly ask the agent to tell you what skills are available.
**Recommended defaults:**
- Always enable `tinybird-best-practices` for general Tinybird project work.
- Add `tinybird-cli-guidelines` whenever you plan to run `tb` commands.
- Add `tinybird-typescript-sdk-guidelines` for TypeScript SDK projects.
- Add `tinybird-python-sdk-guidelines` for Python SDK projects.
**Examples:**
- "Create a datasource for user events"
- "Optimize this endpoint for low latency"
- "Set up tests for my endpoints"
## Skill Structure
Each skill contains:
- `SKILL.md` - Instructions for the agent
- `rules/` - Individual guidance files