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Create, edit, publish, share, or embed MotherDuck Dives using their React and SQL runtime.

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Create, edit, publish, share, or embed MotherDuck Dives using their React and SQL runtime.

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Create and Manage MotherDuck Dives

Source Of Truth

Prefer current MotherDuck Dive docs first.
Non-negotiable ordering: when MotherDuck MCP is available, call get_dive_guide before generating Dive code and always before save_dive or update_dive. The guide defines the current component API and runtime libraries.
get_dive_guide also surfaces relevant conventions from the reserved dives Guide topic. Apply those conventions when they do not conflict with the user's explicit requirements.
Use the blessed Dives example repo as the reference implementation for local preview, Dives-as-code layout, metadata, CI previews, and deploy scripts.
Use Dives SQL functions when the user wants a scriptable SQL-native create/read/update/delete workflow instead of MCP tools.
Treat ordinary Dives and embedded Dives separately. Verify current plan entitlements before promising an embed rollout; do not preserve plan names or availability claims from memory.

Default Posture

First classify the job: new Dive, existing Dive edit, Dives-as-code workflow, team sharing, or embedding.
Validate the underlying SQL and schema first with motherduck-explore and motherduck-query; a good Dive starts with a correct query.
Keep Dive queries fully qualified and SQL-heavy; let React handle presentation, not data reshaping.
Treat the component contract as React + useSQLQuery, a default export, supported runtime libraries, explicit loading/empty/error states, and no browser-side secrets.
New Dives start as Draft. Promote a validated Dive to Ready only when the requested delivery includes publication. Only an admin can mark a Dive Endorsed; never self-endorse an agent-created Dive.
When reusing existing work, prefer Endorsed and then Ready Dives. Archived Dives are retired and excluded from default agent listings unless explicitly requested.
When local preview uses REQUIRED_DATABASES, keep the export on one line and mirror the real share dependencies in metadata or save/update inputs. Avoid aliases that collide with existing database names.
Preserve an existing Dive’s visual system for scoped edits. For a new Dive, choose a concrete theme direction that fits its audience.
Prefer one query per visual section or interaction surface rather than one giant cross-purpose query.
Preview locally before saving when the environment supports it.
For existing Dives, read the current content and version metadata before overwriting anything. MCP list_dives returns current_version, and read_dive can fetch historical versions.
Treat embedded Dives as the first-choice path when a product needs a live read-only Dive surface with a backend-created embed session. Move to motherduck-build-cfa-app when the app needs custom API contracts, writes, non-Dive routing, tenant policy enforcement, or richer authorization.
For shared repos or CI/CD, use a service-account token so Dive ownership is not tied to one human user.

Workflow

Choose the requested delivery path: workspace Dive, existing edit, Dives-as-code, sharing, or embedding. Follow only that path; a chart request does not itself authorize sharing or embedding.
Explore the live schema and validate the core SQL first.
Call get_dive_guide if MCP is available, then design the story, sections, interactions, and theme.
Build or edit the Dive component, using local preview/hot reload when possible.
Call save_dive, update_dive, or deploy only after queries, loading states, required resources, and visual behavior are correct.
Read the resulting URL, version, and status back. If the requested delivery includes publication, promote a validated Draft to Ready through the write-capable path.
If teammates or application users need access, configure the underlying shares or embed-session flow explicitly.

For answer, review, or planning requests, stop at the requested design or code artifact. For create, update, or deploy requests, carry the requested in-scope operation through preview and validation; ask before destructive replacement or a broader external rollout that the request did not authorize.

References

Read only the reference sections needed for the current task.

Read references/DIVE_DESIGN_GUIDE.md for authoring workflows, useSQLQuery mechanics, Dives-as-code, editing/version history, sharing, embedding, SQL functions, theming prompts, chart-selection rules, loading/error states, layout patterns, and implementation gotchas

Load related skills only for missing capabilities; reuse established context.

motherduck-explore for discovering the real tables, views, and dimensions before visualizing them
motherduck-query for validating the SQL each Dive section will run
motherduck-design-dive for mobile-first layout, light/dark themes, filter surfaces, reusable components, and responsive QA
motherduck-build-dashboard when the work is really a multi-section dashboard composition problem
motherduck-build-cfa-app when the requirement is a fuller product surface with per-customer isolation or backend policy control
motherduck-cli when the agent has a shell and should keep Dive source in local files
motherduck-manage-guides for reusable personal or organization Dive conventions

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---
name: motherduck-create-dive
description: Create, edit, publish, share, or embed MotherDuck Dives using their React and SQL runtime.
argument-hint: [dive-goal]
license: MIT
---

# Create and Manage MotherDuck Dives

## Source Of Truth

- Prefer current MotherDuck Dive docs first.
- **Non-negotiable ordering:** when MotherDuck MCP is available, call `get_dive_guide` before generating Dive code and always before `save_dive` or `update_dive`. The guide defines the current component API and runtime libraries.
- `get_dive_guide` also surfaces relevant conventions from the reserved `dives` Guide topic. Apply those conventions when they do not conflict with the user's explicit requirements.
- Use the blessed Dives example repo as the reference implementation for local preview, Dives-as-code layout, metadata, CI previews, and deploy scripts.
- Use Dives SQL functions when the user wants a scriptable SQL-native create/read/update/delete workflow instead of MCP tools.
- Treat ordinary Dives and embedded Dives separately. Verify current plan entitlements before promising an embed rollout; do not preserve plan names or availability claims from memory.

## Default Posture

- First classify the job: new Dive, existing Dive edit, Dives-as-code workflow, team sharing, or embedding.
- Validate the underlying SQL and schema first with `motherduck-explore` and `motherduck-query`; a good Dive starts with a correct query.
- Keep Dive queries fully qualified and SQL-heavy; let React handle presentation, not data reshaping.
- Treat the component contract as React + `useSQLQuery`, a default export, supported runtime libraries, explicit loading/empty/error states, and no browser-side secrets.
- New Dives start as Draft. Promote a validated Dive to Ready only when the requested delivery includes publication. Only an admin can mark a Dive Endorsed; never self-endorse an agent-created Dive.
- When reusing existing work, prefer Endorsed and then Ready Dives. Archived Dives are retired and excluded from default agent listings unless explicitly requested.
- When local preview uses `REQUIRED_DATABASES`, keep the export on one line and mirror the real share dependencies in metadata or save/update inputs. Avoid aliases that collide with existing database names.
- Preserve an existing Dive’s visual system for scoped edits. For a new Dive, choose a concrete theme direction that fits its audience.
- Prefer one query per visual section or interaction surface rather than one giant cross-purpose query.
- Preview locally before saving when the environment supports it.
- For existing Dives, read the current content and version metadata before overwriting anything. MCP `list_dives` returns `current_version`, and `read_dive` can fetch historical versions.
- Treat embedded Dives as the first-choice path when a product needs a live read-only Dive surface with a backend-created embed session. Move to `motherduck-build-cfa-app` when the app needs custom API contracts, writes, non-Dive routing, tenant policy enforcement, or richer authorization.
- For shared repos or CI/CD, use a service-account token so Dive ownership is not tied to one human user.

## Workflow

1. Choose the requested delivery path: workspace Dive, existing edit, Dives-as-code, sharing, or embedding. Follow only that path; a chart request does not itself authorize sharing or embedding.
2. Explore the live schema and validate the core SQL first.
3. Call `get_dive_guide` if MCP is available, then design the story, sections, interactions, and theme.
4. Build or edit the Dive component, using local preview/hot reload when possible.
5. Call `save_dive`, `update_dive`, or deploy only after queries, loading states, required resources, and visual behavior are correct.
6. Read the resulting URL, version, and status back. If the requested delivery includes publication, promote a validated Draft to Ready through the write-capable path.
7. If teammates or application users need access, configure the underlying shares or embed-session flow explicitly.

## References

Read only the reference sections needed for the current task.

- Read `references/DIVE_DESIGN_GUIDE.md` for authoring workflows, `useSQLQuery` mechanics, Dives-as-code, editing/version history, sharing, embedding, SQL functions, theming prompts, chart-selection rules, loading/error states, layout patterns, and implementation gotchas

## Related Skills

Load related skills only for missing capabilities; reuse established context.

- `motherduck-explore` for discovering the real tables, views, and dimensions before visualizing them
- `motherduck-query` for validating the SQL each Dive section will run
- `motherduck-design-dive` for mobile-first layout, light/dark themes, filter surfaces, reusable components, and responsive QA
- `motherduck-build-dashboard` when the work is really a multi-section dashboard composition problem
- `motherduck-build-cfa-app` when the requirement is a fuller product surface with per-customer isolation or backend policy control
- `motherduck-cli` when the agent has a shell and should keep Dive source in local files
- `motherduck-manage-guides` for reusable personal or organization Dive conventions

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SKILL.md references current MotherDuck Dive docs and a blessed example repo without explicit URLs, which could make the source-of-truth harder to locate and verify.
SKILL.md does not have a dedicated limitations or 'when not to use' section; safe boundaries are present but implicit in the Default Posture and Workflow sections.
Quality score needs review
Permission surface needs review: secrets or environment access, shell or command execution
GitHub adoption: 56 GitHub stars
Stars/forks activity: 56 stars, 3 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata
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