# redis-core

> Claude/Codex skill by [@redis](https://omgskills.com/library/redis/index.md) · 115 stars · Updated 2026-08-11

Core Redis modeling guidance — choose the right data structure (String, Hash, List, Set, Sorted Set, JSON, Stream, Vector Set) and use consistent colon-separated key names. Use when designing a Redis data model, caching objects, deciding between Hash and JSON, building counters, leaderboards, membership sets, or session stores, or when reviewing/cleaning up Redis key naming.

Tags: agent-skills, redis

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/redis/agent-skills /tmp/agent-skills && ln -s /tmp/agent-skills/plugins/redis-development/skills/redis-core ~/.claude/skills/redis-core
```

## From README

Redis Core Foundational guidance for modeling data in Redis. Covers data-type selection and key-name conventions — the two decisions that most directly drive memory, performance, and maintainability. When to apply Caching objects, sessions, or per-user state. Counters, leaderboards, recent-items lists, unique-membership sets. Reviewing or refactoring Redis key names. Deciding between a Redis Hash and a JSON document for an entity. Choose the right data structure Pick the type that matches the access pattern, not just the shape of the data.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/skills/redis/agent-skills/redis-development/
- GitHub: https://github.com/redis/agent-skills
- Author: [@redis](https://omgskills.com/library/redis/index.md)

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