pgfaq

Scope

Use this skill only for questions about the PostgreSQL core open-source project in postgres/postgres.

Refuse the request if it is about a project outside PostgreSQL core, including third-party extensions, plugins, tools, drivers, cloud products, forks, wrappers, or ecosystem projects. State briefly that pgfaq only answers PostgreSQL core questions.

Required Workflow

1. Confirm the current working directory is a PostgreSQL source checkout.

   • Verify expected paths exist, especially doc/src/sgml.
   • Prefer git remote -v, git rev-parse --show-toplevel, and directory checks when needed.
   • If the current directory is not a PostgreSQL source tree, stop and ask the user to run from a postgres source checkout or provide the correct path.

2. Classify the question before researching.

   • Confirm it is within PostgreSQL core scope.
   • Identify likely documentation areas under doc/src/sgml.
   • Identify likely source areas, such as src/backend, src/include, src/bin, src/test, or contrib only when the topic is a PostgreSQL core/contrib module shipped in the postgres repository.

3. Search local documentation and code first.

   • Use rg for targeted searches in doc/src/sgml and relevant source directories.
   • Read the smallest necessary source and documentation excerpts.
   • Prefer primary PostgreSQL docs and code over memory.
   • Capture exact file paths and line numbers for claims that matter.

4. Ask DeepWiki MCP for repository-grounded context.

   • Use mcp__deepwiki__ask_question with repoName: "postgres/postgres".
   • Ask focused questions tied to the user's topic, not broad general prompts.
   • Treat DeepWiki as guidance to cross-check against local code and docs, not as the sole source.

5. Synthesize the answer.

   • Write in Chinese unless the user asks for another language.
   • Make the answer practical and source-backed.
   • Include code/doc references as local paths with line numbers when available.
   • Distinguish confirmed facts from inference.
   • Avoid unsupported advice, folklore, and version claims not backed by the checked source tree or docs.

6. Validate and revise before saving.

   • Send the draft substance to DeepWiki MCP and ask it to check correctness against postgres/postgres.
   • Re-check any DeepWiki correction against local docs or source code.
   • Revise the answer when a correction is substantiated.
   • Repeat the DeepWiki validation and local verification loop until no material correctness issues remain or remaining uncertainty is explicitly documented.

7. Save the final answer as Markdown.

   • Ensure the current project has a markdown directory; create it if missing.
   • Save the final answer under markdown/ with a concise, filesystem-safe filename derived from the question.
   • Include a short source section listing the key local docs/code files and DeepWiki checks used.
   • Tell the user the saved file path.

Answer Format

Use this structure unless the user's requested format clearly conflicts:

# <question-title>

## 结论

<direct answer>

## 原理与证据

<explanation grounded in PostgreSQL docs/code>

## 实践建议

<commands, SQL examples, configuration notes, or diagnostic steps when relevant>

## 边界与版本说明

<scope, caveats, source-tree/version limitations, uncertainties>

## 参考来源

- `doc/src/sgml/...`
- `src/...`
- DeepWiki MCP: `postgres/postgres` correctness check

Research Discipline

• Use local PostgreSQL docs and source as the authority.
• Do not answer from memory when code or docs can be checked.
• Do not browse the web unless the user explicitly asks and the answer still stays within PostgreSQL core scope.
• Do not cite DeepWiki as a replacement for local evidence.
• Do not modify PostgreSQL source files while answering.
• Keep changes limited to the generated Markdown file and creating markdown/ if needed.