Analyzing Schema Change Storage Risk

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name: Analyzing Schema Change Storage Risk
description: Estimates storage requirements for CockroachDB online schema change backfills using SHOW RANGES WITH DETAILS, KEYS, INDEXES. Use before CREATE INDEX, ADD COLUMN with INDEX/UNIQUE, ALTER PRIMARY KEY, CREATE…
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# Analyzing Schema Change Storage Risk

Part of the **CockroachDB Claude Plugin Skills** pack by Cockroach Labs (`cockroachdb/claude-plugin`).

Estimates storage requirements for CockroachDB online schema change backfills using SHOW RANGES WITH DETAILS, KEYS, INDEXES. Use before CREATE INDEX, ADD COLUMN with INDEX/UNIQUE, ALTER PRIMARY KEY, CREATE…

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Full skill & source: https://github.com/cockroachdb/claude-plugin/tree/main/skills/cockroachdb-observability-and-diagnostics/analyzing-schema-change-storage-risk