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Install or update DuckDB extensions. Each argument is either a plain extension name (installs from core) or name@repo (e.g. magic@community). Pass --update to update extensions instead of installing.

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Sourceduckdb/duckdb-skills

Added on2026-04-04

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add duckdb/duckdb-skills install-duckdb

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Arguments:

$@

Each extension argument has the form

name

or

name@repo

.

```
name
```
→
```
INSTALL name;
```
```
name@repo
```
→
```
INSTALL name FROM repo;
```

Step 1 — Locate DuckDB

bash

DUCKDB=$(command -v duckdb)

If not found, tell the user:

DuckDB is not installed. Install it first with one of:
macOS:
brew install duckdb
Linux:
curl -fsSL https://install.duckdb.org | sh
Windows:
winget install DuckDB.cli
Then re-run
/duckdb-skills:install-duckdb
.

Stop if DuckDB is not found.

Step 2 — Check for --update flag

If

--update

is present in

$@

, remove it from the argument list and set mode to update. Otherwise mode is install.

Step 3 — Build and run statements

Install mode:

Parse each remaining argument:

If it contains
```
@
```
, split on
```
@
```
→
```
INSTALL <name> FROM <repo>;
```
Otherwise →
```
INSTALL <name>;
```

Run all in a single DuckDB call:

bash

"$DUCKDB" :memory: -c "INSTALL <ext1>; INSTALL <ext2> FROM <repo2>; ..."

Update mode:

First, check if the DuckDB CLI itself is up to date:

bash

CURRENT=$(duckdb --version | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
LATEST=$(curl -fsSL https://duckdb.org/data/latest_stable_version.txt)

If
```
CURRENT
```
==
```
LATEST
```
→ report DuckDB CLI is up to date.
If
```
CURRENT
```
!=
```
LATEST
```
→ ask the user:
DuckDB CLI is outdated (installed:
CURRENT
, latest:
LATEST
). Upgrade now?
If the user agrees, detect the platform and run the appropriate upgrade command:
- macOS (
```
brew
```
  available):
```
brew upgrade duckdb
```
- Linux:
```
curl -fsSL https://install.duckdb.org | sh
```
- Windows:
```
winget upgrade DuckDB.cli
```

Then update extensions:

No extension names → update all:
```
UPDATE EXTENSIONS;
```
With extension names → update in a single call (ignore
```
@repo
```
):
```
UPDATE EXTENSIONS (<name1>, <name2>, ...);
```

bash

"$DUCKDB" :memory: -c "UPDATE EXTENSIONS;"
# or
"$DUCKDB" :memory: -c "UPDATE EXTENSIONS (<ext1>, <ext2>, ...);"

Report success or failure after the call completes.

install-duckdb

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SKILL.md Content

Step 1 — Locate DuckDB

Step 2 — Check for --update flag

Step 3 — Build and run statements