dataplat/dbatools

🚀 SQL Server automation and instance migrations have never been safer, faster or freer

About the project

dbatools is a PowerShell toolkit for automating SQL Server administration and moving SQL Server instances between environments. It is for database administrators who manage SQL Server systems and migrations.

Latest release v2.9.1 · 15 Oct 2026

16 files for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex and OpenCode: PreToolUse, PostToolUse, SessionStart, Stop and 12 more — 6,598 tokens loaded in every session.

Open on GitHub dbatools.io

Instructions

dbatools copilot-instructions.md .github/copilot-instructions.md A 2,949 tok
dbatools AGENTS.md AGENTS.md A 97 tok
dbatools CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md A 3,552 tok

Settings

dbatools .claude/settings.json A —

Hooks

PreToolUse .claude/settings.json A —
PostToolUse .claude/settings.json A —
SessionStart .claude/settings.json A —
Stop .claude/settings.json A —

Skills

codex .claude/skills/codex/SKILL.md A 44 tok
hooks-doctor .claude/skills/hooks-doctor/SKILL.md A 45 tok
issue .claude/skills/issue/SKILL.md A 49 tok
precommit .claude/skills/precommit/SKILL.md A 34 tok

Commands

pipeline-output .github/prompts/pipeline-output.md A —
smo-vs-tsql .github/prompts/smo-vs-tsql.md A —
sql-version-support .github/prompts/sql-version-support.md A —
typesncolumns .github/prompts/typesncolumns.md A —

These files are dataplat/dbatools's own configuration — they tell Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex and OpenCode how to work on this repository, so they are not mods to install elsewhere. Copy one as a starting point and replace the parts that are about this project.