rebase

Comprehensive guide for defining Rebase collections, property types, validation, and schema configuration. Use this skill when the user needs help creating collections, adding properties, configuring field types, or understanding the schema-as-code approach.

Guide for using and customizing the Rebase Studio developer tools layer. Use this skill when the user needs help with Studio dev tools (SQL/JS/RLS/Storage/Cron/Schema Visualizer/Branches/API Explorer/Logs), admin modes (content/studio/settings), Studio home page customization, bridge hooks, or Studio configuration. Studio is NOT the CMS — the CMS lives in @rebasepro/admin.

Core principles, workflow, and maintenance for using Rebase. Use this for all Rebase CLI tasks, project setup, MCP server usage, and general development. Make sure to ALWAYS use this skill whenever you are trying to use Rebase, even if not explicitly asked.

Guide for configuring and using the Rebase email system. Use this skill when the user needs to set up SMTP, customize email templates, use a custom email provider (AWS SES, Resend, Postmark), send emails programmatically via the `rebase.email` singleton, or understand how email integrates with password reset, email verification, user invitation, and welcome email flows.

Guide for tracking and reverting entity changes with Rebase's built-in history/audit-log system. Use this skill when the user needs entity versioning, change tracking, audit logs, reverting to previous versions, or understanding how history entities work.

Guide for setting up and managing the Rebase PostgreSQL backend with Drizzle ORM. Use this skill when the user needs help with database setup, schema generation, migrations, connection pooling, read replicas, direct connections, Drizzle configuration, or backend initialization.

Guide for adding custom API endpoints to a Rebase backend using the file-based function discovery pattern. Use this skill when the user needs a custom endpoint, webhook handler, payment callback, PDF generator, or any server-side route beyond auto-generated CRUD.

Guide for using the @rebasepro/ui component library. Use this skill when building UI with Rebase, creating custom views, or needing to know which components are available.

Guide for the Rebase WebSocket realtime engine. Use this skill when the user needs real-time data synchronization, broadcast channels, presence tracking, channel message history and reconnect catch-up (collaborative/op-based editing), table change broadcasts, or live updates in their application.

Guide for setting up and using file storage in Rebase. Use this skill when the user needs to configure S3, Google Cloud Storage (GCS), or local file storage, handle file uploads, TUS resumable uploads, image transformations, multi-backend frontend storage sources, or integrate the media manager.

Guide for sending outbound HTTP webhooks on entity changes in a Rebase backend. Use this skill when the user needs to notify external services on INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE, verify HMAC signatures, understand retry/backoff behavior, or build a webhook receiver.

Guide for setting up and using Rebase Authentication, roles, Row-Level Security (RLS) policies, MFA, API keys, OAuth providers, custom auth adapters, and lifecycle hooks. Use this skill when the user needs to add authentication, manage users and roles, secure data access, configure OAuth, set up MFA, create API keys, or customize the auth pipeline.

Guide for deploying Rebase applications. Use this skill when the user needs to deploy to Rebase Cloud, set up Docker, self-host on AWS/GCP/Hetzner, or use a PaaS like Railway or Render.

Guide for scheduling recurring background tasks with Rebase's built-in cron job system. Use this skill when the user needs background jobs, data cleanup, report generation, external API syncing, or any scheduled task.

Comprehensive Rebase UI Design Language specification. Use this skill whenever building, modifying, or reviewing any UI view, custom page, or home page in a Rebase project. This skill covers the exact design tokens, color system, typography scale, spacing conventions, layout patterns, component usage rules, and common anti-patterns to avoid. Agents MUST read this skill before creating or modifying any visual UI.

Guide for navigating the Rebase admin CMS, opening entities in side drawers, building URLs, embedding collection panels, using the collection registry, and programmatic navigation. Use this skill when an agent or user needs to navigate to a collection view, open a entity in the side panel/drawer, build admin URLs, embed a collection inside a custom page, use the entity selection dialog, or access CMS-specific controllers.

Comprehensive guide to the Rebase backend security architecture. Use this skill when the user asks about securing their application, backend-level access control, request interception, global callbacks for security, fail-closed design, or how security works without database-level RLS. Also use when the user needs to implement PII masking, tenant isolation, role-based access control at the API layer, or cross-cutting security concerns.

Guide for using the Rebase generated TypeScript SDK and client library. Use this skill when the user needs to interact with a Rebase backend from client-side or server-side code, including CRUD operations, filtering, authentication, realtime subscriptions, live queries, offline support and local-first sync, file storage, custom functions, or admin operations.

Guide for working with Rebase auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs. Use this skill when the user needs to understand the API endpoints, query parameters, filtering, sorting, pagination, or GraphQL schema.

Bare minimum INITIAL setup for getting started with Rebase (Node.js, pnpm, PostgreSQL, Docker). Use ONLY for first-time setup. For updating or troubleshooting an existing environment, use the rebase-basics skill instead.