SKILL.md
Postgres Best Practices
Guidelines and best practices for working with Postgres, covering schema design, indexing, query optimization, and common pitfalls.
Supported Versions
This skill covers PostgreSQL 14 through 18. Version-specific features are tagged (e.g., [PG15+], [PG18+]); environment-dependent examples identify required privileges, extensions, or multi-node setup.
PostgreSQL provides 5 years of support per major version. Always run the latest minor release.
| Version | Initial Release | End of Life |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | September 2025 | November 2030 |
| 17 | September 2024 | November 2029 |
| 16 | September 2023 | November 2028 |
| 15 | October 2022 | November 2027 |
| 14 | September 2021 | November 2026 |