couchbase-columnar
Installation
SKILL.md
Couchbase Capella Analytics
A skill for designing and using Couchbase Capella Analytics — the standalone columnar analytics database product on Capella.
Naming: Couchbase formally rebranded Capella Columnar to Capella Analytics. This skill uses "Capella Analytics" for the product. The lowercase word "columnar" still appears where it describes the underlying storage format (columnar storage), and some API/endpoint names retain "Columnar" (e.g. Columnar Analytics Cluster) — those are left as-is where they are literal identifiers.
Distinct from the cb-analytics-* skills, which cover the Analytics Service embedded within Couchbase Server / Capella operational clusters. These are different products:
| Analytics Service (embedded) | Capella Analytics (standalone) | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Analytics service co-located with an operational cluster | Standalone columnar database, separate instance |
| Where it runs | On Analytics nodes of an operational cluster | Separate Capella Analytics instance on Capella |
| Data ingestion | DCP-based streaming from the operational cluster | Links to Capella operational cluster, S3, or external sources |
| Storage | Row-oriented (same as operational) | True columnar storage |
| Best for | Ad-hoc analytics alongside operational workloads | OLAP, BI tools, large analytical queries |
| Skills | cb-analytics-* |
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