| name | spring-boot-helper |
| description | Expert knowledge of Spring Boot 4 and Spring AI 2.0 including auto-configuration, ChatClient, advisors, tool calling, agent patterns, and Spring Framework 7 features. Use when the user asks about Spring Boot, Spring AI, dependency injection, REST APIs, agent configuration, or Spring ecosystem questions. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Grep |
Spring Boot 4 & Spring AI 2.0 Helper Skill
Overview
Provides expert guidance on Spring Boot 4, Spring Framework 7, and Spring AI 2.0.
Spring Boot 4 Key Changes
- Requires Java 17+ (Java 25 fully supported)
- Built on Spring Framework 7
- Jakarta EE 11 namespace (
jakarta.* everywhere)
- Virtual threads auto-configured via
spring.threads.virtual.enabled=true
Spring AI 2.0 ChatClient
ChatClient chatClient = chatClientBuilder
.defaultSystem("You are a helpful assistant")
.defaultTools(myTool)
.build();
String response = chatClient.prompt()
.user("Hello!")
.call()
.content();
Tool Calling
@Bean
@Description("Get the current weather for a city")
public Function<WeatherRequest, WeatherResponse> weatherFunction() {
return request -> new WeatherResponse(72.0, "sunny");
}
Advisors
MessageChatMemoryAdvisor - conversation memoryToolCallAdvisor - tool execution- Custom advisors implement
CallAroundAdvisor
Agent Patterns
- Skill-based agents: Use SkillsTool with Markdown skill files
- Sub-agents: Delegate tasks via TaskTool to specialized models
- Memory: MessageWindowChatMemory for conversation history
Auto-configuration
- Set
OPENAI_API_KEY env var
- Property:
spring.ai.openai.chat.options.model=gpt-4o
Virtual Threads with Spring Boot 4
spring.threads.virtual.enabled=true
Automatically uses virtual threads for Tomcat and @Async tasks.
