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Profiling Transaction Fingerprints

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Profiling Transaction Fingerprints skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Profiling Transaction Fingerprints is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: math-stats · Last updated: 2026-06-13

Analyzes transaction fingerprints using aggregated statistics from crdb_internal.transaction_statistics to identify high-retry transactions, contention patterns, and commit latency issues. Provides historical transaction-level analysis to understand which statement combinations are causing retries, contention, or performance degradation. Use when investigating transaction retry storms, analyzing commit latency trends, or understanding statement composition of problematic transactions without DB Console access.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Profiling Transaction Fingerprints includes a dedicated installation section; 11 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 2,014 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

License: Apache-2.0
Original author: cockroachdb
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-13
Catalog position: Science & Research · math-stats
Indexed related skills: 10

How Profiling Transaction Fingerprints fits the catalog

Profiling Transaction Fingerprints sits in the Science & Research category under the math-stats sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Analyzes historical transaction performance patterns using aggregated SQL statistics to identify high-retry transactions, contention patterns, and commit latency issues. Uses crdb_internal.transaction_statistics for time-windowed analysis of retry behavior, commit latency, and statement composition - entirely via SQL without requiring DB Console access.

What this skill does

Profiling Transaction Fingerprints is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the math-stats sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/profiling-transaction-fingerprints/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when investigating transaction retry storms, analyzing commit latency trends, or understanding statement composition of problematic transactions without DB Console access.

Who uses this skill

The Profiling Transaction Fingerprints Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/profiling-transaction-fingerprints
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/profiling-transaction-fingerprints/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/profiling-transaction-fingerprints/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/profiling-transaction-fingerprints/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/profiling-transaction-fingerprints/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\profiling-transaction-fingerprints\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Profiling Transaction Fingerprints Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/profiling-transaction-fingerprints/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Profiling Transaction Fingerprints skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Profiling Transaction Fingerprints skill?

Use Profiling Transaction Fingerprints when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the math stats area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Profiling Transaction Fingerprints" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Profiling Transaction Fingerprints skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Profiling Transaction Fingerprints is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/cockroachdb/claude-plugin/blob/HEAD/skills/cockroachdb-observability-and-diagnostics/profiling-transaction-fingerprints/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: cockroachdb

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

cockroachdb. (2026). Profiling Transaction Fingerprints [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/profiling-transaction-fingerprints/

BibTeX

@misc{profiling-transaction-fingerprints-2026,
  author    = {cockroachdb},
  title     = {Profiling Transaction Fingerprints [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/profiling-transaction-fingerprints/}
}

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