Digitalocean Managed Databases

The digitalocean-managed-databases skill enables AI agents to provision, configure, and manage managed database services directly on the DigitalOcean platform. It handles the full lifecycle of database instances, including creation, scaling, and connectivity setup without manual API intervention.

When to use it

• Automate the deployment of new PostgreSQL or MySQL databases for development environments.
• Scale existing database clusters up or down based on application load requirements.
• Configure secure network access rules and SSL certificates for production databases.
• Reset root passwords or perform backup configurations programmatically.

Key capabilities

• Provisions managed database instances with one command.
• Supports multiple database engines including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and Redis.
• Manages instance sizing, storage allocation, and region selection.
• Configures firewall rules to restrict access by IP address or CIDR blocks.
• Enables automated backups and point-in-time recovery settings.

Example prompts

"Create a new PostgreSQL database in the NYC3 region with 4GB RAM for my staging environment." "Scale up my existing MySQL instance to 8GB of memory and increase storage to 100GB." "Reset the root password for my MariaDB database and configure it to accept connections only from my office IP range."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure your AI agent has valid DigitalOcean API credentials with sufficient permissions before attempting operations. Managed databases require active billing on your DigitalOcean account; unused instances will incur charges even if not accessed by the agent.