# database

> Claude/Codex skill by [@zilliztech](https://omgskills.com/library/zilliztech/index.md) · 3 stars · Updated 2026-10-23

Use when the user wants to create, list, describe, or drop databases in Milvus.

Tags: claude-code, claude-code-skill, codex, openai, plugin, skill, vector-database, zilliz, zilliz-cloud

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/zilliztech/zilliz-plugin /tmp/zilliz-plugin && ln -s /tmp/zilliz-plugin/plugins/zilliz/skills/database ~/.claude/skills/database
```

## From README

Prerequisites CLI installed, logged in, and cluster context set (see skill). Commands Reference Create a Database Create a new database. (Dedicated only) List Databases Describe a Database Get details of a database. (Dedicated only) Drop a Database Drop a database. (Dedicated only) Guidance Database create, describe, and drop operations are only available on Dedicated clusters. database list works on all cluster types. Every cluster has a "default" database. Before dropping a database, confirm with the user -- all collections in it will be deleted. After creating a database, suggest switching context: zilliz context set --database . To work with collections in a non-default database, use --database flag on collection commands or switch context.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/zilliztech/zilliz-plugin/plugins/zilliz/skills/database/
- GitHub: https://github.com/zilliztech/zilliz-plugin
- Author: [@zilliztech](https://omgskills.com/library/zilliztech/index.md)

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