# Hasura GraphQL Engine for Instant API and Database Automation

> Hasura turns Postgres and other supported data sources into a production-ready GraphQL API with realtime subscriptions, event triggers, and role-based permissions. This skill is useful when an agent needs to inspect schemas, expose structured data safely, or automate backend workflows without hand-writing resolvers.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/hasura-graphql-engine-for-instant-api-and-database-automatio` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/hasura-graphql-engine-for-instant-api-and-database-automatio`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/hasura-graphql-engine-for-instant-api-and-database-automatio/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/hasura-graphql-engine-for-instant-api-and-database-automatio

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# Hasura GraphQL Engine for Instant API and Database Automation

Hasura turns Postgres and other supported data sources into a production-ready GraphQL API with realtime subscriptions, event triggers, and role-based permissions. This skill is useful when an agent needs to inspect schemas, expose structured data safely, or automate backend workflows without hand-writing resolvers.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- git clone https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine.git --depth 1
- git clone --no-checkout https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine.git --depth 1

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- The future of data delivery is GA: Supporting PostgreSQL (and its flavors), MongoDB, ClickHouse, and MS SQL Server. Also supports writing custom business logic using the Typescript, Python, and Go Connector SDKs. Here...

- Source: https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hasura/graphql-engine/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/hasura-graphql-engine-instant-api-database-automation/)