| name | suggest |
| description | Proactively suggest the right Convex component when you notice the user hand-rolling something that already exists: setInterval polling (→ @convex-dev/crons), shared counter increments (→ @convex-dev/sharded-counter), .collect().length scans (→ @convex-dev/aggregate), email (→ resend component), rate limiting via DB counter (→ @convex-dev/rate-limiter), fs.write uploads (→ Convex Storage), Elasticsearch (→ built-in search), online presence (→ @convex-dev/presence), long-running multi-step actions (→ @convex-dev/workflow), Pinecone/vector DB (→ @convex-dev/rag), or collaborative editing (→ @convex-dev/prosemirror-sync). TRIGGER when you notice this pattern in code or intent — AFTER completing the user's request, not interrupting it. DO NOT trigger for generic non-Convex questions. |
Proactively suggest the right Convex component
When you see code or intent that duplicates what a Convex component already does, surface a targeted suggestion: ONE component, WHY (anchored in the user's own code or ask), and a concrete install hint. Never install without explicit consent. Never suggest more than one component at a time unless the user asks.
Steps
- Observe the codeSnippets and userAsk passively — never block the current task to suggest.
- Match against the detector rules (see generators/suggest-detector.mjs): email/SMTP → resend; push notifications → expo-push; setInterval/cron → @convex-dev/crons; shared counter increments → @convex-dev/sharded-counter; .collect().length scans → @convex-dev/aggregate; multi-step/long-running actions → @convex-dev/workflow; bounded concurrency → @convex-dev/workpool; rate-limit counters in DB → @convex-dev/rate-limiter; fs.write/S3 uploads → Convex Storage; Elasticsearch/Algolia → built-in full-text search; presence/typing → @convex-dev/presence; Pinecone/external vector DB → @convex-dev/rag; collaborative editing → @convex-dev/prosemirror-sync.
- After finishing the current task, offer ONE suggestion: name the component, quote the specific code or phrase that triggered it, explain why the component fits better.
- If the user says yes: run
/add <component> or follow the installHint from the detector.
- If the user says no or ignores it: drop it. Do not repeat the same suggestion.
Rules
- Passive — never interrupt the current task; surface the suggestion AFTER completing what the user asked.
- One at a time — pick the highest-priority match; do not dump a list of five components.
- Cite WHY from the user's own code or ask — 'I noticed you wrote
post.likes + 1 in a mutation that many users call concurrently; that causes OCC conflicts at scale.'
- Never install without explicit consent — suggest, explain, wait for a yes.
- Do not suggest a component the user has already installed.
- Do not fire on generic coding questions unrelated to Convex (sorting arrays, writing CSS, etc.).
