rails-deps

name	rails-deps
description	Configure recommended Rails development dependencies. Checks for essential gems like strong_migrations, herb, bullet, and letter_opener. Provides installation and configuration guidance.
allowed-tools	["Read","Glob","Grep","Bash"]

Rails Dependencies

Configure recommended Rails development dependencies for better developer experience and code quality.

Quick Start

Run /rails-deps:check to see which recommended gems are installed in your project.

Recommended Gems

Gem	Category	Purpose
strong_migrations	Safety	Catch unsafe migrations in development
herb	Tooling	HTML+ERB parsing, formatting, and linting
bullet	Performance	Detect N+1 queries
letter_opener	Development	Preview emails in browser

Commands

Command	Description
/rails-deps:check	Check which recommended gems are installed
/rails-deps:install [gem]	Install and configure a specific gem
/rails-deps:setup	Interactive setup for all recommended gems

Gem Details

For detailed installation and configuration guides, see:

Gem	Reference
strong_migrations	strong_migrations.md - Catch unsafe migrations
herb	herb.md - HTML+ERB parsing and tooling
bullet	bullet.md - N+1 query detection
letter_opener	letter_opener.md - Email preview

Quick Install Commands

# strong_migrations
gem "strong_migrations"
bundle install && rails generate strong_migrations:install

# herb
gem "herb", group: :development
bundle install && bundle exec herb analyze .

# bullet
gem "bullet", group: :development
# Add configuration to config/environments/development.rb

# letter_opener
gem "letter_opener", group: :development
# Set delivery_method to :letter_opener in development.rb

Triggers

This skill activates when you mention:

• "setup dependencies", "configure gems", "install strong_migrations"
• "setup herb", "install bullet", "letter_opener"
• "rails development gems", "project setup", "recommended gems"