Record Locking And Contention

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Record Locking And Contention 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. Record Locking And Contention is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

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Use when diagnosing or preventing UNABLE_TO_LOCK_ROW errors, record lock contention in Apex or Bulk API loads, FOR UPDATE locking, parent-child lock escalation, and deadlock scenarios. Triggers: 'UNABLE_TO_LOCK_ROW', 'record lock contention', 'FOR UPDATE SOQL', 'deadlock', 'lock timeout'. NOT for approval-process record locking (admin/approval-processes) or optimistic concurrency via timestamps.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Record Locking And Contention includes at least one code block. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,440 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

Original author: Pranav Nagrecha
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: General · general-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Record Locking And Contention fits the catalog

Record Locking And Contention sits in the General category under the general-misc 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

Use this skill when transactions fail with UNABLE_TO_LOCK_ROW or when high-concurrency workloads contend on the same rows. The objective is to identify the locking mechanism involved, eliminate unnecessary contention, and add resilient retry logic where contention is unavoidable.

What this skill does

Record Locking And Contention is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/record-locking-and-contention/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when diagnosing or preventing UNABLE_TO_LOCK_ROW errors, record lock contention in Apex or Bulk API loads, FOR UPDATE locking, parent-child lock escalation, and deadlock scenarios. Triggers: 'UNABLE_TO_LOCK_ROW', 'record lock contention', 'FOR UPDATE SOQL', 'deadlock', 'lock timeout'.

Who uses this skill

The Record Locking And Contention Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ 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/record-locking-and-contention
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/record-locking-and-contention/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/record-locking-and-contention/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/record-locking-and-contention/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/record-locking-and-contention/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\record-locking-and-contention\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 Record Locking And Contention Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Record Locking And Contention 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 Record Locking And Contention skill?

Use Record Locking And Contention when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc 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 Record Locking And Contention" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Record Locking And Contention 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. Record Locking And Contention is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Author: Pranav Nagrecha

Cite this skill

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

APA

Pranav Nagrecha. (2026). Record Locking And Contention [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/record-locking-and-contention/

BibTeX

@misc{record-locking-and-contention-2026,
  author    = {Pranav Nagrecha},
  title     = {Record Locking And Contention [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/record-locking-and-contention/}
}

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Grade A · scanned 2026-07-06 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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