Agent skill · MongoDB
MongoDB Schema Design
Officialname: mongodb-schema-design★ 190 (repo)pushed 2026-10-23Apache-2.0SKILL.md on GitHubchecked 2026-10-24
Install
The skills CLI copies the skill into the folder of each agent you pick (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf...). Add -g for all projects. Needs Node.js 22.20+. docs
npx skills add mongodb/agent-skills --skill mongodb-schema-design
This repo is a plugin marketplace. Inside Claude Code, add it and install the plugin that holds the skill (mongodb, mongodb-atlas), or copy only this skill into ~/.claude/skills. docs
/plugin marketplace add mongodb/agent-skills /plugin install <plugin>@mongodb-plugins # or only this skill: npx skills add mongodb/agent-skills --skill mongodb-schema-design -a claude-code
Download the skill folder, zip it, then Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. Code execution must be on (Settings > Capabilities). docs
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mongodb/agent-skills.git /tmp/mongodb-schema-design-src cp -r /tmp/mongodb-schema-design-src/skills/mongodb-schema-design ./mongodb-schema-design zip -r mongodb-schema-design.zip mongodb-schema-design
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills in the repo or ~/.agents/skills. Type $ in Codex to use one. docs
npx skills add mongodb/agent-skills --skill mongodb-schema-design -a codex
gh skill (GitHub CLI 2.90+, preview) installs it for Copilot in VS Code, the CLI and the cloud agent. Copilot also reads .github/skills and ~/.copilot/skills. docs
gh skill install mongodb/agent-skills mongodb-schema-design
Cursor reads .cursor/skills, .agents/skills and ~/.cursor/skills (and .claude/skills). It does not install loose skills from a GitHub URL, so copy it in. docs
npx skills add mongodb/agent-skills --skill mongodb-schema-design -a cursor
Installs from the GitHub repo; --path picks this skill out of the repo. Default scope is user (all projects). docs
gemini skills install https://github.com/mongodb/agent-skills.git --path skills/mongodb-schema-design
OpenCode reads .opencode/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills and the Claude and .agents folders. docs
npx skills add mongodb/agent-skills --skill mongodb-schema-design -a opencode
Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) reads .devin/skills, .windsurf/skills and ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills. docs
npx skills add mongodb/agent-skills --skill mongodb-schema-design -a windsurf
Pairs with the MongoDB MCP server: the server gives the agent the tools, the skill teaches it how to use them.
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FAQ
How do I install the mongodb-schema-design skill?+
Run npx skills add mongodb/agent-skills --skill mongodb-schema-design and pick your agents, or use the tab for your agent above. In Claude Code the skill ends up in ~/.claude/skills/mongodb-schema-design/SKILL.md.
Which agents can use MongoDB Schema Design?+
Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format (SKILL.md): Claude Code, the Claude apps, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and more.
Who maintains MongoDB Schema Design?+
MongoDB, the company or project behind it, in the mongodb/agent-skills repo on GitHub, last pushed 2026-10-23.
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