CockroachDB Plugin for Claude Code connects Claude Code to CockroachDB clusters, which are distributed databases, so the agent can work with schemas, SQL queries, and database operations. It is intended for developers, database administrators, and operators working with self-hosted or CockroachDB Cloud deployments. The catalogue entries provide its MCP connections, specialized agents, skills, and safety hooks.
Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add cockroachdb/claude-plugin --skill auditing-cis-benchmarkgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cockroachdb/claude-pluginWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/cockroachdb/claude-plugin/auditing-cis-benchmark)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/cockroachdb/claude-plugin/auditing-cis-benchmark"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/cockroachdb/claude-plugin/auditing-cis-benchmark/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/cockroachdb/claude-plugin/auditing-cis-benchmark"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/cockroachdb/claude-plugin/auditing-cis-benchmark.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00104 | $0.03216 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00042 | $0.01286 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00021 | $0.00643 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00010 | $0.00322 |
Grade A, and why
auditing-cis-benchmark scanned grade A with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2mo ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Asks for rootlowPrivilege escalation
A mod that escalates privileges can change anything on the machine, not only the project.
- 2.7: cockroach user has no sudo privileges (Automated) Downgraded: this mod is about security review, or the phrase is quoted, so it is likely naming the pattern rather than instructing it.
This is a copy
100% identical to auditing-cis-benchmark — 0 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 213 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Auditing CIS Benchmark Compliance
Assesses a self-hosted CockroachDB cluster against the CIS CockroachDB Benchmark v1.0.0 Level 1 profile. Evaluates 30 controls across six domains: installation and patches, system hardening and topology, logging and monitoring, user access and authorization, data protection, and CockroachDB settings. Produces a structured report with PASS, FAIL, and MANUAL REVIEW findings, including CIS Controls v7/v8 mappings with Implementation Group coverage.
Scope: Self-hosted CockroachDB deployments only. For CockroachDB Cloud clusters, use auditing-cloud-cluster-security instead — Cloud clusters have managed controls that supersede many CIS self-hosted checks.
Authoritative source: This skill implements the benchmark defined at https://github.com/cockroachlabs/CIS-benchmarks-crdb
Read-only audit: All operations are read-only. No cluster state, OS configuration, or files are modified during the assessment.
When to Use This Skill
- Preparing for a CIS benchmark compliance assessment or external audit
- Hardening a new self-hosted CockroachDB production deployment
- Validating security posture against industry-standard benchmarks
- Performing periodic compliance checks as part of security operations
- Mapping CockroachDB security controls to CIS Controls frameworks
- Responding to auditor requests for CIS benchmark evidence
Prerequisites
Access requirements:
| Requirement | Purpose |
|---|---|
| SSH/shell access to cluster nodes | OS-level checks (systemd, swap, THP, file descriptors, certs) |
| SQL access (admin or VIEWACTIVITY) | Cluster settings, user/role audit, logging config |
| Access to systemd service files | Service configuration verification |
| Access to certificate directory | Certificate permission and validity checks |
Tools:
| Tool | Required | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
cockroach CLI |
Yes | Version check, cert inspection, SQL access |
systemctl |
Yes | Service status, NTP verification |
openssl |
Recommended | Certificate validation and expiry checks |
| Standard Unix tools | Yes | ps, ls, cat, grep, swapon, ulimit |
What ships with it
3 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 2mo ago First seen · 213 lines · 104 tokens per session scan A 77c9de656660
auditing-cis-benchmark is a skill published in the GitHub repository cockroachdb/claude-plugin (4 stars, last pushed 28d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 104 tokens to every session and 3,216 once invoked, about $0.0004 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (asks for root). It is 100% identical to auditing-cis-benchmark, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.
auditing-cis-benchmark compared with skills from other repositories
| Mod | Type | Stars | Last push | Licence | Scan | Tokens | Works with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auditing-cis-benchmarkcockroachdb/claude-plugin | Skill | 4 | 28d ago | Apache-2.0 | A | 104 | Claude Code |
| designing-application-transactionscockroachdb/cursor-plugin | Skill | 2 | 28d ago | Apache-2.0 | A | 102 | Cursor |
| auditing-table-statisticscockroachdb/cursor-plugin | Skill | 2 | 28d ago | Apache-2.0 | A | 55 | Cursor |
| profiling-transaction-fingerprintscockroachdb/cursor-plugin | Skill | 2 | 28d ago | Apache-2.0 | A | 80 | Cursor |
| configuring-sso-and-scimcockroachdb/cursor-plugin | Skill | 2 | 28d ago | Apache-2.0 | A | 91 | Cursor |
| designing-multi-region-applicationscockroachdb/cursor-plugin | Skill | 2 | 28d ago | Apache-2.0 | A | 89 | Cursor |
| analyzing-range-distributioncockroachdb/cursor-plugin | Skill | 2 | 28d ago | Apache-2.0 | A | 60 | Cursor |