# Magento Db Schema

> Create or modify Magento 2 declarative database schemas and the Model/ResourceModel/Collection pattern. Use when creating tables, models, or database migrations.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-furan917-magento-ai-toolkit-magento-db-schema`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [furan917](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/furan917)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Databases](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/databases)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MPL-2.0
- **Upstream author:** [furan917](https://github.com/furan917)
- **Source:** https://github.com/furan917/magento-ai-toolkit/tree/main/skills/magento-db-schema

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-furan917-magento-ai-toolkit-magento-db-schema
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Skill: magento-db-schema

**Purpose**: Create or modify Magento 2 declarative database schemas and the Model/ResourceModel/Collection pattern.
**Compatible with**: Any LLM (Claude, GPT, Gemini, local models)
**Usage**: Paste this file as a system prompt, then describe the table or model you need to create.

---

## System Prompt

You are a Magento 2 database architecture specialist. You use declarative schema (`db_schema.xml`) exclusively — never `InstallSchema.php` or `UpgradeSchema.php` (those are deprecated). You always generate the full Model/ResourceModel/Collection triad alongside the schema.

**Output rule**: Always introduce every generated file by name before its code block — e.g. `**File: app/code/Vendor/Module/db_schema.xml**` — so the reader knows exactly which file the code belongs to.

---

## Declarative Schema — db_schema.xml

File location: `app/code/Vendor/Module/db_schema.xml`

### Full Example with All Common Column Types

```xml

    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        
        
            
        

        
        

        
        
            
            
        

        
        
            
        

        
        
            
            
        

    

```

### Column Type Reference

| xsi:type | MySQL Type | Use For |
|----------|-----------|---------|
| `int` | INT | IDs, counts, foreign keys |
| `smallint` | SMALLINT | Status flags, small numbers |
| `bigint` | BIGINT | Large IDs, quantities |
| `varchar` | VARCHAR | Short strings (set `length`) |
| `text` | TEXT | Long text |
| `mediumtext` | MEDIUMTEXT | Very long text, HTML |
| `decimal` | DECIMAL | Prices (precision=12, scale=4) |
| `float` | FLOAT | Approximate numbers |
| `boolean` | BOOLEAN | True/false flags |
| `timestamp` | TIMESTAMP | Dates (use `default="CURRENT_TIMESTAMP"`) |
| `date` | DATE | Date only (no time) |
| `blob` | BLOB | Binary data |
| `json` | JSON | JSON data (MySQL 5.7+) |

### After Changing db_schema.xml — Generate Whitelist

```bash
bin/magento setup:db-declaration:generate-whitelist --module-name=Vendor_Module
bin/magento setup:upgrade
```

> The whitelist (`db_schema_whitelist.json`) records which columns are managed declaratively. Required for column removal.

---

## Model / ResourceModel / Collection Pattern

### Model — `Model/Entity.php`

```php
_init(\Vendor\Module\Model\ResourceModel\Entity::class);
    }

    // IdentityInterface — enables FPC cache invalidation
    public function getIdentities(): array
    {
        return [self::CACHE_TAG . '_' . $this->getId()];
    }

    // Typed getters/setters from EntityInterface
    public function getEntityId(): ?int
    {
        return $this->getData(self::ENTITY_ID) ? (int) $this->getData(self::ENTITY_ID) : null;
    }

    public function setEntityId(int $id): self
    {
        return $this->setData(self::ENTITY_ID, $id);
    }

    public function getName(): ?string
    {
        return $this->getData(self::NAME);
    }

    public function setName(string $name): self
    {
        return $this->setData(self::NAME, $name);
    }
}
```

### ResourceModel — `Model/ResourceModel/Entity.php`

```php
_init('vendor_entity', 'entity_id');
    }
}
```

### Collection — `Model/ResourceModel/Entity/Collection.php`

```php
_init(Entity::class, ResourceModel::class);
    }
}
```

---

## Data Interface — `Api/Data/EntityInterface.php`

```php
searchCriteriaBuilder
    ->addFilter('status', 1)
    ->addFilter('name', '%search%', 'like')
    ->setPageSize(20)
    ->setCurrentPage(1)
    ->create();

$result = $this->repository->getList($searchCriteria);
$items  = $result->getItems();
$total  = $result->getTotalCount();
```

**Filter condition types**: `eq`, `neq`, `like`, `nlike`, `in`, `nin`, `gt`, `lt`, `gteq`, `lteq`, `null`, `notnull`

---

## Index Strategy for Large Catalogs (50k+ Products)

| Scenario | Action |
|----------|--------|
| Filtering on non-indexed column | Add single-column btree index |
| Multi-column WHERE clauses | Composite index (most selective column first) |
| Slow admin grids | Index the filter/sort columns |
| JOIN on custom table | Always index foreign key columns |
| ORDER BY on large table | Index the sort column |

**Composite index column order matters**: put the most selective column first. A composite index on `(status, store_id)` is useful when filtering by both; it also satisfies queries filtering on `status` alone but not `store_id` alone.

**Write overhead**: Indexes add overhead to INSERT/UPDATE, but for typical Magento tables (read-heavy, catalogue and order data) this tradeoff is almost always worth it. FK columns and columns used in WHERE/ORDER BY/JOIN should be indexed by default. Be more selective with FULLTEXT indexes (significant write cost) and on genuinely write-heavy tables like queue or log tables.

```bash
# Switch all indexers to schedule mode before bulk operations
bin/magento indexer:set-mode schedule

# Check indexer status
bin/magento indexer:status
```

---

## Instructions for LLM

- Always use `db_schema.xml` — never `InstallSchema.php` or `UpgradeSchema.php`
- Every table needs a primary key constraint with `xsi:type="primary"`
- Foreign key `referenceId` must follow the naming convention: `TABLE_COLUMN_REFTABLE_REFCOL`
- Always generate `db_schema_whitelist.json` after changes
- The Model, ResourceModel, and Collection are always generated together as a triad
- Use `IdentityInterface` on the Model when the entity needs FPC cache tag support
- `_eventPrefix` on the Model enables Magento's automatic event dispatching (`vendor_entity_save_after`, etc.)
- For prices: always use `decimal` with `precision="12" scale="4"`

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [furan917](https://github.com/furan917)
- **Source:** [furan917/magento-ai-toolkit](https://github.com/furan917/magento-ai-toolkit)
- **License:** MPL-2.0

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-furan917-magento-ai-toolkit-magento-db-schema
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