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Redisctl Database Connect by redis — Agent Skill

Name: Redisctl Database Connect
Author: redis

File contents

Overview

Connect to Redis databases using profile-based credential management. Supports direct Redis connections, Cloud databases, and Enterprise databases.

Quick Connect

# Open redis-cli using the default database profile
redisctl db open

# Open redis-cli with a specific profile
redisctl db open --profile my-redis

Profile-Based Connection Management

Create Database Profiles

# Local Redis
redisctl profile set local --type database --url "redis://localhost:6379"

# Redis with password
redisctl profile set staging --type database --url "redis://:password@host:6379"

# Redis with TLS
redisctl profile set prod --type database --url "rediss://host:6380"

# Set as default
redisctl profile default-database local

Multi-Cluster Workflows

Create profiles for each environment:

redisctl profile set dev-redis --type database --url "redis://dev:6379"
redisctl profile set staging-redis --type database --url "rediss://staging:6380"
redisctl profile set prod-redis --type database --url "rediss://prod:6380"

Switch between them:

# Connect to dev
redisctl db open --profile dev-redis

# Connect to staging
redisctl db open --profile staging-redis

Raw API Access

For operations not covered by specific commands:

# Cloud API
redisctl api cloud GET /subscriptions
redisctl api cloud POST /subscriptions/12345/databases --data '{...}'

# Enterprise API
redisctl api enterprise GET /v1/bdbs
redisctl api enterprise PUT /v1/bdbs/1 --data '{...}'

Tips

Database profile URLs follow the standard Redis URI scheme: redis://[user:password@]host[:port][/db]
Use rediss:// (double s) for TLS connections
Profile credentials support environment variable substitution: --url "redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD}@host:6379"
Run redisctl profile validate to test all profile connections

---name: redisctl-database-connectdescription: Connect to Redis databases using the redisctl CLI. Use when opening redis-cli sessions, managing connection profiles, or working with multiple Redis clusters.---## OverviewConnect to Redis databases using profile-based credential management. Supports direct Redis connections, Cloud databases, and Enterprise databases.## Quick Connect```bash# Open redis-cli using the default database profileredisctl db open# Open redis-cli with a specific profileredisctl db open --profile my-redis```## Profile-Based Connection Management### Create Database Profiles```bash# Local Redisredisctl profile set local --type database --url "redis://localhost:6379"# Redis with passwordredisctl profile set staging --type database --url "redis://:password@host:6379"# Redis with TLSredisctl profile set prod --type database --url "rediss://host:6380"# Set as defaultredisctl profile default-database local```### Multi-Cluster WorkflowsCreate profiles for each environment:```bashredisctl profile set dev-redis --type database --url "redis://dev:6379"redisctl profile set staging-redis --type database --url "rediss://staging:6380"redisctl profile set prod-redis --type database --url "rediss://prod:6380"```Switch between them:```bash# Connect to devredisctl db open --profile dev-redis# Connect to stagingredisctl db open --profile staging-redis```## Raw API AccessFor operations not covered by specific commands:```bash# Cloud APIredisctl api cloud GET /subscriptionsredisctl api cloud POST /subscriptions/12345/databases --data '{...}'# Enterprise APIredisctl api enterprise GET /v1/bdbsredisctl api enterprise PUT /v1/bdbs/1 --data '{...}'```## Tips- Database profile URLs follow the standard Redis URI scheme: `redis://[user:password@]host[:port][/db]`- Use `rediss://` (double s) for TLS connections- Profile credentials support environment variable substitution: `--url "redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD}@host:6379"`- Run `redisctl profile validate` to test all profile connections

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