Centralized hub for all Convex platform development tasks and patterns.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/convex && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/9422" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/convex && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/convex
Activation
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Umbrella skill for all Convex development patterns. Routes to specific skills like convex-functions, convex-realtime, convex-agents, etc.Key capabilities
- →Route to specific development skills
- →Access schema validation patterns
- →Manage realtime subscriptions
- →Configure backend functions
- →Handle file storage operations
How it works
This skill acts as an index, routing requests to specialized sub-skills for schema, functions, realtime, and storage patterns.
Inputs & outputs
When to use convex
- →Setting up Convex database schemas
- →Implementing realtime state updates
- →Managing backend functions
About this skill
Convex
Start here, pick the matching skill below, and load it. If nothing matches, the rules at the bottom still apply.
Pick a skill
| Skill | Load when |
|---|---|
| convex-best-practices | general patterns, project structure, "is this the Convex way" |
| convex-functions | queries, mutations, actions, internal functions, error handling |
| convex-schema-validator | tables, indexes, validators, v.* types, schema changes |
| convex-realtime | useQuery, optimistic updates, pagination, presence, rerender churn |
| convex-http-actions | webhooks, REST endpoints, convex/http.ts, Stripe or Clerk callbacks |
| convex-file-storage | uploads, upload URLs, serving files, storage cleanup |
| convex-cron-jobs | crons.ts, runAfter, runAt, batching, a cron that is not firing |
| convex-migrations | backfills, renaming fields, schema evolution with live data |
| convex-agents | AI agents, threads, tools, streaming, RAG with @convex-dev/agent |
| convex-component-authoring | building a reusable component package, defineComponent |
| convex-security-check | fast pre ship audit: auth on public functions, exposed data |
| convex-security-audit | deep review: authorization model, injection, rate limits, secrets |
| avoid-feature-creep | scope pushback, MVP cuts, "just one more feature" |
| project-workflow | multi step tasks, PRDs in prds/, task.md, plans for review |
| project-docs | syncing task.md, changelog.md, files.md with shipped code |
| git-safety | revert, undo, reset, checkout, clean, stash, force push |
Two skills often apply at once. Load the domain skill for the code and the process skill for the workflow, for example convex-functions plus project-workflow.
Rules that hold everywhere
- Every function declares
argsandreturnsvalidators, including internal ones. - Read through
withIndex..filter()on a table scan is a bug waiting for data. - Mutations are idempotent. Check current state, return early when there is nothing to do.
- Schedule and cron only
internal.*functions. Neverapi.*. - Never call
Date.now()inside a query. Pass time in as an argument. - Use
npx convex devfor development. Do not runnpx convex deployunless asked. - Fetch https://docs.convex.dev/llms.txt before trusting memory about an API.
Do not
- Edit anything under
convex/_generated/. - Use
crons.daily,crons.hourly, orcrons.weekly. Usecrons.intervalorcrons.cron. - Put
"use node"in a file that also exports queries or mutations. - Run git commands that discard work without loading git-safety first.
Docs
When not to use it
- →Directly executing database operations
- →Writing raw application code
Prerequisites
Limitations
- →Does not perform direct development tasks
How it compares
It provides a centralized navigation interface for the entire Convex ecosystem instead of performing a single specific task.
Compared to similar skills
convex side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| convex (this skill) | 0 | 8mo | No flags | Beginner |
| shopify-apps | 1 | 5mo | Review | Intermediate |
| ccxt-typescript | 1 | 8mo | Review | Beginner |
| relational-database-web-cloudbase | 1 | 3mo | Review | Intermediate |
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