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Skill 7 of 11
Troubleshoot and resolve common issues with the ClickHouse Node.js client (@clickhouse/client).
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Install
npx skills add ClickHouse/agent-skills --skill clickhouse-js-node-troubleshootingnpx skills add ClickHouse/agent-skills/plugin marketplace add ClickHouse/agent-skillsThe first command installs just this skill, by the name in its SKILL.md; the second installs the whole repository.
Reference: https://clickhouse.com/docs/integrations/javascript (opens in a new tab)
⚠️ Node.js runtime only. This skill covers the
@clickhouse/clientpackage running in a Node.js runtime exclusively — including Next.js Node runtime API routes, React Server Components, Server Actions, and standard Node.js processes. Do not apply this skill to browser client components, Web Workers, Next.js Edge runtime, Cloudflare Workers, or any usage of@clickhouse/client-web. For browser/edge environments, the correct package is@clickhouse/client-web.
Identify the user’s issue from the list below and read the corresponding reference file for detailed troubleshooting steps.
| Issue | Symptoms | Reference file |
|---|---|---|
| Socket Hang-Up / ECONNRESET | socket hang up, ECONNRESET, intermittent connection drops, long-running queries timing out | reference/socket-hangup.md |
| Data Type Mismatches | Large integers returned as strings, decimal precision loss, Date/DateTime insertion failures, CANNOT_PARSE_INPUT_ASSERTION_FAILED inserting a UUID into a UInt128 column | reference/data-types.md |
| Read-Only User Errors | Errors when using response compression with readonly=1 users | reference/readonly-users.md |
| Proxy / Pathname URL Confusion | Wrong database selected, requests failing behind a proxy with a path prefix | reference/proxy-pathname.md |
| TLS / Certificate Errors | TLS handshake failures, certificate verification issues, mutual TLS setup | reference/tls.md |
| Compression Not Working | GZIP compression not activating for requests or responses | reference/compression.md |
| Logging Not Showing Anything | No log output, need custom logger integration | reference/logging.md |
| Query Parameters Not Interpolated | Parameterized queries not working, SQL injection concerns | reference/query-params.md |
FORMAT Clause / SHOW POLICIES Errors | Syntax error from a duplicate FORMAT, or SHOW [ROW] POLICIES failing even with a format provided | reference/query-format-clause.md |
Troubleshoot and resolve common issues with the ClickHouse Node.js client (@clickhouse/client). Use this skill whenever a user reports errors, unexpected behavior, or configuration questions involving the Node.js client specifically — including socket hang-up errors, Keep-Alive problems, stream handling issues, data type mismatches, read-only user restrictions, proxy/TLS setup problems, or long-running query timeouts. Trigger even when the user hasn't precisely named the issue; vague symptoms like "my inserts keep failing" or "connection drops randomly" in a Node.js context are strong signals to use this skill. Do NOT use for browser/Web client issues.
The verbatim description from this skill’s front matter — the string an agent matches on to decide whether to load it.
main, last pushed 10 September 2026.SKILL.md, not by matching a directory convention. One layout observed: skills/*/SKILL.md.h1 and no skipped levels:.claude-plugin/marketplace.json by ClickHouse, declaring 8 plugins. It is read for editorial metadata only — never as the skill index, which is always the repository tree./ClickHouse/agent-skills.md, and each skill at its own .md URL.9 files · 28 KB
Everything this skill ships beside its prose. All of it is set here, as subchapters of skill 7.
Documentation the agent loads on demand, rather than up front.