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Relational database design method v1.0.0

Use this resource to design or review a relational database logically, independently of the engine

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install relational-database-methodology

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent follows an eight-step logical method, from mission to business rules, to produce tables that are normalised by construction. It flags antipatterns such as flat files, spreadsheets used as databases or DBMS-driven design. You get a clear logical model before any engine choice.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • references/: cards on atomic fields, derived values and the field checklist
  • references/: cards on antipatterns: flat files, spreadsheets and DBMS-driven design

Good fit for

  • You are starting from a spreadsheet used as a database
  • You must model a new activity before choosing an engine

Not for

    Tags

    • database
    • modelling
    • normalisation
    • keys
    • design

    About

    You say

    “Model our association's contract management from scratch: mission, tables, keys and integrity rules.”

    Card for the “Relational database design method” skill

    Skill published by pproenca under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to design or review a relational database logically, independently of the engine
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • AGENTS.md5.5 KB
    • assets/templates/_template.md0.7 KB
    • gotchas.md0.1 KB
    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • metadata.json1.3 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/_sections.md3.1 KB
    • references/anti-bend-rules-only-deliberately.md1.6 KB
    • references/anti-flat-file-design.md1.2 KB
    • references/anti-rdbms-driven-design.md1.3 KB
    • references/anti-spreadsheet-as-database.md1.3 KB
    • references/fld-clear-singular-field-names.md1.3 KB
    • references/fld-derive-dont-store-calculated-values.md1.4 KB
    • references/fld-ideal-field-checklist.md1.3 KB
    • references/fld-keep-fields-atomic.md1.4 KB
    • references/fld-store-single-values-not-lists.md1.6 KB
    • references/intg-database-vs-application-rules.md1.7 KB
    • references/intg-field-specifications.md1.4 KB
    • references/intg-four-levels-of-data-integrity.md1.5 KB
    • references/intg-validation-tables-for-allowed-values.md1.3 KB
    • references/intg-views-for-derived-and-restricted-data.md1.5 KB
    • references/key-candidate-key-elements.md1.5 KB
    • references/key-foreign-key-mirrors-its-primary-key.md1.6 KB
    • references/key-one-primary-key-per-table.md1.4 KB
    • references/key-prefer-stable-non-sensitive-keys.md1.5 KB
    • references/proc-analyze-and-interview-before-designing.md1.4 KB
    • references/proc-design-logically-before-choosing-rdbms.md2.2 KB
    • references/proc-follow-the-design-sequence.md1.8 KB
    • references/proc-normalization-is-built-in.md1.5 KB
    • references/proc-start-from-mission-and-objectives.md1.4 KB
    • references/rel-deletion-rule-guards-orphans.md1.5 KB
    • references/rel-foreign-key-on-the-many-side.md1.3 KB
    • references/rel-junction-table-for-many-to-many.md1.6 KB
    • references/rel-participation-encodes-constraints.md1.4 KB
    • references/rel-self-referencing-relationships.md1.3 KB
    • references/tbl-ideal-table-checklist.md1.3 KB
    • references/tbl-minimize-redundant-data.md1.3 KB
    • references/tbl-no-reference-fields.md1.6 KB
    • references/tbl-one-subject-per-table.md1.7 KB
    • references/term-data-versus-information.md1.2 KB
    • references/term-null-is-unknown-not-zero.md1.3 KB
    • references/term-relational-vocabulary.md1.9 KB
    • SKILL.md9.9 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    pproenca
    Source
    github.com/pproenca/dot-skills/tree/cf93c57cac89d6fc3e4194686000411567f5caf3/skills/.experimental/relational-database-design
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « relational-database-design » (pproenca, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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