external-collection
Skill from zilliztech/zilliz-plugin
Install
npx skills add zilliztech/zilliz-plugin --skill external-collection
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install zilliz@zilliztech
This skill is part of the plugin “zilliz”. In Claude Code the plugin installs it together with the plugin’s other skills, commands and hooks.
What does the external-collection skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Questions about external-collection
What does the external-collection skill do?
Use when the user wants to trigger, describe, or list refresh jobs for an external collection (a collection backed by an external data source such as Vector Lake). Note this is the data-plane refresh workflow, not collection CRUD -- for create/drop/load see the collection skill.
How do I install external-collection?
In a terminal: npx skills add zilliztech/zilliz-plugin --skill external-collection. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use external-collection?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is external-collection safe to use?
Our automatic check found no risky patterns (piped shell scripts, hidden characters, secret access, prompt overrides). It is not a full audit – read the SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.
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Use when the user wants to create, list, load, release, or drop partitions in a Milvus collection.
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Use when the user wants to manage database users, roles, passwords, or access privileges in Milvus.
Use when the user wants to create, list, describe, or delete a Zilliz Cloud volume, upload local files or directories into a managed volume, or get temporary upload credentials for one.
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