# Jeremylongshore Claude Code Plugins Plus Skills Database Documentation Gen > Overview - Skill: `tomevault-io/jeremylongshore-claude-code-plugins-plus-skills-database-doc` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/jeremylongshore-claude-code-plugins-plus-skills-database-doc` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/jeremylongshore-claude-code-plugins-plus-skills-database-doc/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Docs & Writing - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/jeremylongshore-claude-code-plugins-plus-skills-database-doc --- ## Overview This skill empowers Claude to create detailed database documentation from existing database schemas. It leverages the database-documentation-gen plugin to automate the process, saving time and ensuring consistency. The generated documentation includes ERD diagrams, table relationships, and detailed information about database objects. ## How It Works 1. **Activation**: Claude recognizes the user's request for database documentation, ERD diagrams, or a data dictionary, triggering the database-documentation-gen plugin. 2. **Schema Analysis**: The plugin connects to the specified database and analyzes its schema, extracting information about tables, columns, relationships, indexes, triggers, and stored procedures. 3. **Documentation Generation**: The plugin generates comprehensive documentation in various formats, including ERD diagrams, data dictionaries, and interactive HTML documentation. ## When to Use This Skill This skill activates when you need to: - Generate documentation for a new or existing database. - Create ERD diagrams for architectural reviews. - Produce a data dictionary for data governance purposes. - Onboard new team members to a database project. ## Examples ### Example 1: Documenting an Existing Database User request: "Generate database documentation for the 'users' database." The skill will: 1. Activate the database-documentation-gen plugin. 2. Connect to the 'users' database and analyze its schema. 3. Generate comprehensive documentation, including ERD diagrams and a data dictionary. ### Example 2: Creating an ERD Diagram User request: "Create an ERD diagram for the 'orders' database." The skill will: 1. Activate the database-documentation-gen plugin. 2. Connect to the 'orders' database and analyze its schema. 3. Generate an ERD diagram illustrating the relationships between tables in the 'orders' database. ## Best Practices - **Database Credentials**: Ensure Claude has the necessary database credentials to access the database schema. - **Database Selection**: Clearly specify the database for which documentation should be generated. - **Output Format**: Consider specifying the desired output format for the documentation (e.g., HTML, Markdown). ## Integration This skill can be integrated with other plugins to further enhance the documentation process. For example, it can be combined with a diagramming plugin to customize the ERD diagrams or with a document generation plugin to create more sophisticated documentation formats. --- > Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/jeremylongshore) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.