diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-auto/pyproject.toml b/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-auto/pyproject.toml
index f2c8d2e57..70d48c237 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-auto/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-auto/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "dbgpt-acc-auto"
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
 description = "Add your description here"
 authors = [
     { name = "csunny", email = "cfqcsunny@gmail.com" }
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-auto/src/dbgpt_acc_auto/_version.py b/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-auto/src/dbgpt_acc_auto/_version.py
index f1b3ba841..8dd80ff21 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-auto/src/dbgpt_acc_auto/_version.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-auto/src/dbgpt_acc_auto/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-flash-attn/pyproject.toml b/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-flash-attn/pyproject.toml
index 1d65fbd17..067087dcc 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-flash-attn/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-flash-attn/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/2252#issuecomment-2624150395
 [project]
 name = "dbgpt-acc-flash-attn"
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
 description = "Add your description here"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-flash-attn/src/dbgpt_acc_flash_attn/_version.py b/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-flash-attn/src/dbgpt_acc_flash_attn/_version.py
index f1b3ba841..8dd80ff21 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-flash-attn/src/dbgpt_acc_flash_attn/_version.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-accelerator/dbgpt-acc-flash-attn/src/dbgpt_acc_flash_attn/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-app/pyproject.toml b/packages/dbgpt-app/pyproject.toml
index 3f7780cb0..8ba5db2de 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-app/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-app/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "dbgpt-app"
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
 description = "Add your description here"
 authors = [
     { name = "csunny", email = "cfqcsunny@gmail.com" }
@@ -64,3 +64,21 @@ exclude = [
     "src/dbgpt_app/**/examples/*"
 ]
 
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.force-include]
+"../../skills/csv-data-analysis" = "skills/csv-data-analysis"
+"../../skills/skill-creator" = "skills/skill-creator"
+"../../skills/financial-report-analyzer" = "skills/financial-report-analyzer"
+"../../skills/walmart-sales-analyzer" = "skills/walmart-sales-analyzer"
+"../../skills/agent-browser" = "skills/agent-browser"
+"../../docker/examples/excel/Walmart_Sales.csv" = "examples/excel/Walmart_Sales.csv"
+"../../docker/examples/fin_report/pdf/2020-01-23__浙江海翔药业股份有限公司__002099__海翔药业__2019年__年度报告.pdf" = "examples/fin_report/pdf/2020-01-23__浙江海翔药业股份有限公司__002099__海翔药业__2019年__年度报告.pdf"
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel.force-include]
+"skills/csv-data-analysis" = "dbgpt_app/_builtin_skills/csv-data-analysis"
+"skills/skill-creator" = "dbgpt_app/_builtin_skills/skill-creator"
+"skills/financial-report-analyzer" = "dbgpt_app/_builtin_skills/financial-report-analyzer"
+"skills/walmart-sales-analyzer" = "dbgpt_app/_builtin_skills/walmart-sales-analyzer"
+"skills/agent-browser" = "dbgpt_app/_builtin_skills/agent-browser"
+"examples/excel/Walmart_Sales.csv" = "dbgpt_app/_builtin_examples/excel/Walmart_Sales.csv"
+"examples/fin_report/pdf/2020-01-23__浙江海翔药业股份有限公司__002099__海翔药业__2019年__年度报告.pdf" = "dbgpt_app/_builtin_examples/fin_report/pdf/2020-01-23__浙江海翔药业股份有限公司__002099__海翔药业__2019年__年度报告.pdf"
+
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/_builtin_examples/__init__.py b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/_builtin_examples/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91c0c1e6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/_builtin_examples/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"""Builtin example files bundled with the dbgpt-app wheel.
+
+This package exists solely as an anchor so that code can locate the
+bundled example data files via ``os.path.dirname(__file__)``.
+The actual data files are injected by hatch ``force-include`` at build
+time and are **not** present during source-code development.
+"""
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/_builtin_skills/__init__.py b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/_builtin_skills/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9caa777c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/_builtin_skills/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"""Builtin skills bundled with dbgpt-app.
+
+These skills are copied into the user's skills directory (~/.dbgpt/skills/)
+on first startup via ``ensure_builtin_skills()``.  Do **not** modify files
+in this directory directly -- they will be overwritten on package upgrade.
+"""
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/_version.py b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/_version.py
index f1b3ba841..8dd80ff21 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/_version.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/base.py b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/base.py
index db6e7cfd2..973d01655 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/base.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/base.py
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ def _migration_db_storage(
     # dest_root is the parent of meta_data/ (e.g. ~/.dbgpt/workspace/pilot/)
     pilot_root = os.path.dirname(default_meta_data_path)
     _ensure_pilot_workspace(pilot_root)
+
+    # Provision builtin skills for pip-installed users.
+    from dbgpt.configs.model_config import SKILLS_DIR
+    from dbgpt_app.initialization.skills_provisioning import ensure_builtin_skills
+
+    ensure_builtin_skills(SKILLS_DIR)
     if not disable_alembic_upgrade:
         from dbgpt.storage.metadata.db_manager import db
         from dbgpt.util._db_migration_utils import _ddl_init_and_upgrade
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/dbgpt_server.py b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/dbgpt_server.py
index 5df23bb6f..09ae592e5 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/dbgpt_server.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/dbgpt_server.py
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ def mount_routers(app: FastAPI):
 
 
 def mount_static_files(app: FastAPI, param: ApplicationConfig):
+    package_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
     if param.service.web.new_web_ui:
-        static_file_path = os.path.join(ROOT_PATH, "src", "dbgpt_app/static/web")
+        static_file_path = os.path.join(package_dir, "static", "web")
     else:
-        static_file_path = os.path.join(ROOT_PATH, "src", "dbgpt_app/static/old_web")
+        static_file_path = os.path.join(package_dir, "static", "old_web")
 
     os.makedirs(STATIC_MESSAGE_IMG_PATH, exist_ok=True)
     app.mount(
@@ -172,25 +173,37 @@ def initialize_app(param: ApplicationConfig, args: List[str] = None):
 
     # Register default data sources
     try:
-        from dbgpt.configs.model_config import ROOT_PATH
+        from dbgpt.configs.model_config import PILOT_PATH, ROOT_PATH
         from dbgpt_serve.datasource.manages.connect_config_db import ConnectConfigDao
 
         dao = ConnectConfigDao()
         db_name = "Walmart_Sales"
         if not dao.get_by_names(db_name):
-            db_absolute_path = os.path.join(
-                ROOT_PATH, "docker/examples/dashboard/Walmart_Sales.db"
-            )
-            dao.add_file_db(
-                db_name=db_name,
-                db_type="sqlite",
-                db_path=db_absolute_path,
-                comment="Default Walmart Sales example database",
-            )
-            logger.info(
-                f"Successfully registered default data source: "
-                f"{db_name} at {db_absolute_path}"
+            candidate_paths = [
+                os.path.join(PILOT_PATH, "examples", "Walmart_Sales.db"),
+                os.path.join(
+                    ROOT_PATH, "docker", "examples", "dashboard", "Walmart_Sales.db"
+                ),
+            ]
+            db_absolute_path = next(
+                (p for p in candidate_paths if os.path.isfile(p)), None
             )
+            if db_absolute_path is None:
+                logger.info(
+                    f"Skipping default data source '%s': file not found in any "
+                    f"{db_name} at {candidate_paths}"
+                )
+            else:
+                dao.add_file_db(
+                    db_name=db_name,
+                    db_type="sqlite",
+                    db_path=db_absolute_path,
+                    comment="Default Walmart Sales example database",
+                )
+                logger.info(
+                    f"Successfully registered default data source: "
+                    f"{db_name} at {db_absolute_path}"
+                )
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Failed to register default data sources: {str(e)}")
 
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/initialization/skills_provisioning.py b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/initialization/skills_provisioning.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4444fda11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/initialization/skills_provisioning.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"""Skills provisioning module for dbgpt-app pip package users.
+
+Copies builtin skill templates from the installed package to the user's
+skills directory on first startup.  Existing skills are never overwritten.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+import shutil
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def ensure_builtin_skills(skills_dir: str) -> None:
+    """Idempotently seed builtin skills into *skills_dir*.
+
+    On first run after ``pip install dbgpt-app``, the builtin skill
+    templates bundled inside the wheel (``dbgpt_app/_builtin_skills/``)
+    are copied to *skills_dir*.  Skills that already exist in the
+    destination are **never** overwritten so that user modifications are
+    preserved.
+
+    This function is a no-op when:
+    * ``dbgpt_app._builtin_skills`` cannot be imported (e.g. running
+      from a source checkout where the force-include hasn't been
+      triggered).
+    * The builtin skills directory inside the package is empty.
+
+    Args:
+        skills_dir: Absolute path to the target skills directory,
+            e.g. ``~/.dbgpt/skills/``.
+    """
+    try:
+        import dbgpt_app._builtin_skills as _bs
+
+        builtin_root = os.path.dirname(_bs.__file__)
+    except (ImportError, AttributeError):
+        logger.debug("dbgpt_app._builtin_skills not available, skipping seed.")
+        return
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(builtin_root):
+        return
+
+    os.makedirs(skills_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+    for entry in os.listdir(builtin_root):
+        # Skip Python artifacts and hidden files
+        if entry.startswith(("_", ".")) or entry == "__pycache__":
+            continue
+
+        src = os.path.join(builtin_root, entry)
+        dst = os.path.join(skills_dir, entry)
+
+        # Never overwrite existing skills (user may have modified them)
+        if os.path.exists(dst):
+            logger.debug("Builtin skill already exists, skipping: %s", dst)
+            continue
+
+        if os.path.isdir(src):
+            shutil.copytree(src, dst)
+            logger.info("Provisioned builtin skill: %s", entry)
+        else:
+            shutil.copy2(src, dst)
+            logger.info("Provisioned builtin skill file: %s", entry)
+
+    # Ensure user/ subdirectory exists for uploaded/imported skills
+    user_dir = os.path.join(skills_dir, "user")
+    os.makedirs(user_dir, exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/openapi/api_v1/agentic_data_api.py b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/openapi/api_v1/agentic_data_api.py
index 339f2de45..c3895ae71 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/openapi/api_v1/agentic_data_api.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/openapi/api_v1/agentic_data_api.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from dbgpt._private.pydantic import BaseModel as _BaseModel
 from dbgpt.agent.resource.tool.base import tool
 from dbgpt.agent.skill.manage import get_skill_manager
 from dbgpt.component import ComponentType
-from dbgpt.configs.model_config import resolve_root_path
+from dbgpt.configs.model_config import SKILLS_DIR, resolve_root_path
 from dbgpt.core import PromptTemplate
 from dbgpt.model.cluster import WorkerManagerFactory
 from dbgpt_app.openapi.api_view_model import (
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 REACT_AGENT_MEMORY_CACHE: Dict[str, "GptsMemory"] = {}
 
-DEFAULT_SKILLS_DIR = resolve_root_path("skills") or "skills"
+DEFAULT_SKILLS_DIR = SKILLS_DIR
 AUTO_DATA_MARKER_PATTERN = re.compile(
     r"###([A-Z0-9_]+)_START###\s*(.*?)\s*###\1_END###", re.DOTALL
 )
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/openapi/api_v1/examples_api.py b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/openapi/api_v1/examples_api.py
index 1404292db..3844e7242 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/openapi/api_v1/examples_api.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/openapi/api_v1/examples_api.py
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
+"""API endpoints for bundled example files.
+
+Provides a single ``POST /v1/examples/use`` endpoint that copies a bundled
+example file to the user's upload directory so it can be used in
+conversations.
+
+Example files are resolved in the following order:
+
+1. ``docker/examples/`` under the source-code project root (dev mode).
+2. ``dbgpt_app/_builtin_examples/`` inside the installed wheel (PyPI mode).
+"""
+
 import logging
 import os
 import shutil
+from typing import Optional
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, Depends
 
@@ -12,32 +25,78 @@ router = APIRouter()
 CFG = Config()
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# Map of example IDs to their file paths (relative to project root)
+# Map of example IDs to their file info.
+# - ``source_path``: path relative to source-repo root (``docker/examples/…``).
+# - ``builtin_path``: path relative to ``_builtin_examples/`` inside the wheel.
+# - ``name``: the user-visible filename.
 EXAMPLE_FILES = {
     "walmart_sales": {
-        "path": "docker/examples/excel/Walmart_Sales.csv",
+        "source_path": "docker/examples/excel/Walmart_Sales.csv",
+        "builtin_path": "excel/Walmart_Sales.csv",
         "name": "Walmart_Sales.csv",
     },
     "csv_visual_report": {
-        "path": "docker/examples/excel/Walmart_Sales.csv",
+        "source_path": "docker/examples/excel/Walmart_Sales.csv",
+        "builtin_path": "excel/Walmart_Sales.csv",
         "name": "Walmart_Sales.csv",
     },
     "fin_report": {
-        "path": (
+        "source_path": (
             "docker/examples/fin_report/pdf/"
             "2020-01-23__浙江海翔药业股份有限公司__002099__海翔药业__2019年__年度报告.pdf"
         ),
+        "builtin_path": (
+            "fin_report/pdf/"
+            "2020-01-23__浙江海翔药业股份有限公司__002099__海翔药业__2019年__年度报告.pdf"
+        ),
         "name": (
             "2020-01-23__浙江海翔药业股份有限公司__002099__海翔药业__2019年__年度报告.pdf"
         ),
     },
     "create_sql_skill": {
-        "path": "docker/examples/txt/sql_skill.txt",
+        "source_path": "docker/examples/txt/sql_skill.txt",
+        "builtin_path": "txt/sql_skill.txt",
         "name": "sql_skill.txt",
     },
 }
 
 
+def _resolve_example_source(example: dict) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Return the absolute path to an example file, or *None* if not found.
+
+    Resolution order:
+    1. ``docker/examples/…`` under ``SYSTEM_APP.work_dir`` or cwd (source-code
+       development mode).
+    2. ``_builtin_examples/…`` inside the installed ``dbgpt_app`` package
+       (PyPI install mode).
+    """
+    # --- 1. Source-code / work_dir mode ---
+    base_dir = os.getcwd()
+    if (
+        CFG.SYSTEM_APP
+        and hasattr(CFG.SYSTEM_APP, "work_dir")
+        and CFG.SYSTEM_APP.work_dir
+    ):
+        base_dir = CFG.SYSTEM_APP.work_dir
+
+    candidate = os.path.join(base_dir, example["source_path"])
+    if os.path.isfile(candidate):
+        return candidate
+
+    # --- 2. Builtin examples bundled in the wheel ---
+    try:
+        import dbgpt_app._builtin_examples as _be
+
+        builtin_root = os.path.dirname(_be.__file__)
+        candidate = os.path.join(builtin_root, example["builtin_path"])
+        if os.path.isfile(candidate):
+            return candidate
+    except (ImportError, AttributeError):
+        pass
+
+    return None
+
+
 @router.post("/v1/examples/use", response_model=Result[str])
 async def use_example_file(
     example_id: str = Body(..., embed=True),
@@ -51,7 +110,11 @@ async def use_example_file(
         example = EXAMPLE_FILES[example_id]
         user_id = user_token.user_id or "default"
 
-        # Determine base directory
+        source_path = _resolve_example_source(example)
+        if source_path is None:
+            return Result.failed(msg=f"Example file not found: {example['name']}")
+
+        # Determine upload base directory (same convention as python_upload_api)
         base_dir = os.getcwd()
         if (
             CFG.SYSTEM_APP
@@ -60,28 +123,6 @@ async def use_example_file(
         ):
             base_dir = CFG.SYSTEM_APP.work_dir
 
-        # Source file - try base_dir first, then project root
-        source_path = os.path.join(base_dir, example["path"])
-        if not os.path.exists(source_path):
-            project_root = os.path.dirname(
-                os.path.dirname(
-                    os.path.dirname(
-                        os.path.dirname(
-                            os.path.dirname(
-                                os.path.dirname(
-                                    os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-                                )
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
-                )
-            )
-            source_path = os.path.join(project_root, example["path"])
-
-        if not os.path.exists(source_path):
-            return Result.failed(msg=f"Example file not found: {example['name']}")
-
-        # Target directory - same as python_upload_api
         upload_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, "python_uploads", user_id)
         os.makedirs(upload_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-client/pyproject.toml b/packages/dbgpt-client/pyproject.toml
index 62ee940ee..ffdec0107 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-client/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "dbgpt-client"
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
 description = "Add your description here"
 authors = [
     { name = "csunny", email = "cfqcsunny@gmail.com" }
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-client/src/dbgpt_client/_version.py b/packages/dbgpt-client/src/dbgpt_client/_version.py
index f1b3ba841..8dd80ff21 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-client/src/dbgpt_client/_version.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-client/src/dbgpt_client/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-core/pyproject.toml b/packages/dbgpt-core/pyproject.toml
index 31b79b230..be768bb01 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-core/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-core/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "dbgpt"
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
 description = """DB-GPT is an experimental open-source project that uses localized GPT \
 large models to interact with your data and environment. With this solution, you can be\
  assured that there is no risk of data leakage, and your data is 100% private and secure.\
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/_version.py b/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/_version.py
index f1b3ba841..8dd80ff21 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/_version.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/agent/skill/manage.py b/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/agent/skill/manage.py
index 76c106b96..6e6f44f3a 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/agent/skill/manage.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/agent/skill/manage.py
@@ -523,14 +523,9 @@ class SkillManager(BaseComponent):
             if hasattr(metadata, "path"):
                 return metadata.path
 
-        skills_dir = os.environ.get("DBGPT_SKILLS_DIR")
-        if not skills_dir:
-            from dbgpt.configs.model_config import resolve_root_path
+        from dbgpt.configs.model_config import SKILLS_DIR
 
-            skills_dir = resolve_root_path("skills")
-
-        if not skills_dir:
-            skills_dir = "skills"
+        skills_dir = SKILLS_DIR
 
         # Search candidate subdirectories: direct, user/, claude/, project/, etc.
         subdirs = ["", "user", "claude", "project"]
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/configs/model_config.py b/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/configs/model_config.py
index 367d29c70..c81c330ee 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/configs/model_config.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-core/src/dbgpt/configs/model_config.py
@@ -375,3 +375,29 @@ KNOWLEDGE_CACHE_ROOT_PATH = os.path.join(
     KNOWLEDGE_UPLOAD_ROOT_PATH, "_knowledge_cache_"
 )
 BENCHMARK_DATA_ROOT_PATH = os.path.join(PILOT_PATH, "benchmark_meta_data")
+
+
+def _detect_skills_dir() -> str:
+    """Detect the skills directory path.
+
+    Priority:
+        1. ``DBGPT_SKILLS_DIR`` environment variable (highest)
+        2. ``{ROOT_PATH}/skills`` if it exists (source checkout)
+        3. ``~/.dbgpt/skills`` (pip install mode)
+
+    Returns:
+        str: Absolute path to the skills directory.
+    """
+    env_dir = os.environ.get("DBGPT_SKILLS_DIR")
+    if env_dir:
+        return env_dir
+
+    source_dir = os.path.join(ROOT_PATH, "skills")
+    if os.path.isdir(source_dir):
+        return source_dir
+
+    home = os.environ.get("DBGPT_HOME", os.path.expanduser("~/.dbgpt"))
+    return os.path.join(home, "skills")
+
+
+SKILLS_DIR = _detect_skills_dir()
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-ext/pyproject.toml b/packages/dbgpt-ext/pyproject.toml
index 9784d2545..23b499048 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-ext/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-ext/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "dbgpt-ext"
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
 description = "Add your description here"
 authors = [
     { name = "csunny", email = "cfqcsunny@gmail.com" }
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-ext/src/dbgpt_ext/_version.py b/packages/dbgpt-ext/src/dbgpt_ext/_version.py
index f1b3ba841..8dd80ff21 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-ext/src/dbgpt_ext/_version.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-ext/src/dbgpt_ext/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-sandbox/pyproject.toml b/packages/dbgpt-sandbox/pyproject.toml
index 3f795948a..b576dab33 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-sandbox/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-sandbox/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "dbgpt-sandbox"
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
 description = "A secure sandbox execution environment for DB-GPT Agent"
 authors = [
     { name = "csunny", email = "cfqcsunny@gmail.com" }
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-serve/pyproject.toml b/packages/dbgpt-serve/pyproject.toml
index bcc003a6c..187de0e5d 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-serve/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-serve/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "dbgpt-serve"
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
 description = "Add your description here"
 authors = [
     { name = "csunny", email = "cfqcsunny@gmail.com" }
diff --git a/packages/dbgpt-serve/src/dbgpt_serve/_version.py b/packages/dbgpt-serve/src/dbgpt_serve/_version.py
index f1b3ba841..8dd80ff21 100644
--- a/packages/dbgpt-serve/src/dbgpt_serve/_version.py
+++ b/packages/dbgpt-serve/src/dbgpt_serve/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
diff --git a/pilot/examples/Walmart_Sales.db b/pilot/examples/Walmart_Sales.db
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d7e4bb72
Binary files /dev/null and b/pilot/examples/Walmart_Sales.db differ
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 04ed72180..0dd786e52 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "dbgpt-mono"
-version = "0.8.0rc1"
+version = "0.8.0rc5"
 description = """DB-GPT is an experimental open-source project that uses localized GPT \
 large models to interact with your data and environment. With this solution, you can be\
  assured that there is no risk of data leakage, and your data is 100% private and secure.\