| name | data-xpert-plugin-developer |
| description | Develop Xpert plugins and Agentic Apps that consume data-xpert ontology resources, ship versioned ontology bootstrap bundles, and connect ontology Action definitions to governed plugin-side execution. Use for data-xpert REST or MCP integration, plugin-owned ontology initialization, Workbench context, Action proposals, approval, execution adapters, and audit. |
Data Xpert Plugin Developer
Use this skill for the data-xpert-specific layer of an Xpert plugin. Also use the general xpert-plugin-development guidance for packaging and deployment, and xpert-agentic-app-developer when the plugin provides a Workbench, Agent middleware, persistence, or an Assistant template.
Default Architecture
Keep one typed domain path behind both human and Agent surfaces:
Workbench Remote View -> View Provider ----\
Domain Service -> typed data-xpert client -> published ontology resource
Assistant -> native Agent middleware -----/ |
+-> plugin-owned proposal and audit persistence
The iframe never calls data-xpert directly. It communicates through the Xpert View bridge. The server-side client obtains the current user's short-lived Actor Token from the runtime capability and sends the current organization scope to data-xpert.
Workflow
- Classify the feature as published-ontology consumption, plugin-owned ontology bootstrap, interactive ontology authoring, Action execution, or a combination. Do not mix these lifecycle boundaries implicitly.
- Inspect the current data-xpert contracts and use exact machine codes. Never infer resource, entity, relation, Action, or partition identity from localized labels or sample attributes.
- Define bounded plugin configuration: API base URL, exact root entity type code, optional resource whitelist, timeout, and result limit. Identity and authorization do not belong in model parameters or iframe configuration.
- Build one server-side typed client and one domain service. Return compact application DTOs carrying
resourceId, snapshotId, graphVersion, canonical object identity, evidence, constraints, and Action affordances when relevant.
- Accept only active,
ready published resources and verify the configured root entity type by exact code before presenting the resource to users or tools.
- Publish a versioned, filtered Workbench selection through
assistant.context.set. Resolve model tool targets against this canonical context and revalidate the target on the server.
- Connect ontology Actions to plugin executors through the Action code and a governed pipeline: discovery, preflight, proposal, human approval, execution, and audit. The ontology definition is not executable code.
- Validate the data-xpert integration contract, then follow
xpert-plugin-development for packaging, installation scope, runtime restart, and Assistant lifecycle handling.
Non-Negotiable Boundaries
- Treat
resourceId, snapshotId, graphVersion, entity codes and IDs, external keys, Action codes, and partitionKey as contract fields. partitionKey is opaque; never derive it from a resource or snapshot name.
- Keep Actor Tokens, API URLs, tenant IDs, and organization IDs out of the iframe and model-visible schemas. Obtain trusted scope server-side and enforce tenant/organization isolation on plugin-owned persistence.
- Default business applications to read-only use of published ontology snapshots. Modify Schema or drafts only when the request explicitly selects ontology authoring and the data-xpert authoring contract is available.
- A code-owned bootstrap bundle is a controlled exception to item-level authoring: it may replace its own definition draft only after an explicit initialization or upgrade action, optimistic revision checking, and overwrite confirmation. Never initialize ontology content as a plugin install, load, or startup side effect.
- Do not duplicate the same tool surface through native middleware and MCP without an explicit interoperability reason. Prefer native middleware plus Agent Tools REST for Xpert-native Workbenches; prefer data-xpert MCP for Assistant-only or standard MCP integrations.
- Distinguish ontology facts, plugin/Assistant judgments, proposed actions, approved actions, and completed external effects. Never report a proposal or Demo simulation as a real external-system write.
- Persist mutations with an idempotent
operationId, explicit state transitions, evidence, actor identity, and an append-only audit trail.
Reference Routing
- Read references/ontology-integration.md when implementing resource discovery, schema/entity/neighborhood reads, Workbench context, Actor Token transport, or ontology authoring boundaries.
- Read references/ontology-bootstrap.md when a plugin owns a versioned ontology model and must provide an explicit UI action to create, validate, publish, or upgrade it in data-xpert.
- Read references/action-execution.md when connecting data-xpert Action definitions to plugin adapters, proposals, approval, execution, Demo behavior, or audit.
Completion Check
Before finishing the data-xpert-specific work, verify the exact resource and root type, Actor Token and organization headers, canonical context resolution, snapshot/version propagation, resource isolation, Action preflight and state transitions, Demo labeling, and audit completeness. When ontology bootstrap is present, also verify bundle validation, explicit confirmation, semantic-version idempotency, draft revision handling, and that installation alone performs no data-xpert mutation.