skills-convex

Building AI agents and assistants with Convex. Use when implementing chat interfaces, AI assistants, tool-calling agents, RAG (retrieval-augmented generation), conversation threads, or integrating LLMs like OpenAI/Anthropic.

File uploads, storage, and serving in Convex. Use when implementing file uploads, generating upload URLs, serving files, managing file metadata, or building file-based features like avatars, attachments, or media galleries.

Database migrations and schema evolution in Convex. Use when adding new fields, changing data structures, backfilling data, renaming fields, or performing zero-downtime schema changes.

Realtime subscriptions and optimistic updates in Convex. Use when implementing live data updates, optimistic UI, pagination with realtime, presence indicators, typing indicators, or any feature requiring instant data synchronization.

Best practices for Convex actions, transactions, and scheduling. Use when writing actions that call external APIs, using ctx.runQuery/ctx.runMutation, scheduling functions with ctx.scheduler, or working with the Convex runtime vs Node.js runtime ("use node").

Scheduled functions and cron jobs in Convex. Use when setting up recurring tasks, cleanup jobs, data syncing, scheduled notifications, or any background automation that runs on a schedule.

Code organization patterns and TypeScript best practices for Convex. Use when structuring a Convex project, writing helper functions, defining schemas, working with types like QueryCtx/MutationCtx/ActionCtx, or organizing code in a convex/model directory.

Best practices for Convex database queries, indexes, and filtering. Use when writing or reviewing database queries in Convex, working with `.filter()`, `.collect()`, `.withIndex()`, defining indexes in schema.ts, or optimizing query performance.

Comprehensive Convex code review checklist for production readiness. Use when auditing a Convex codebase before deployment, reviewing pull requests, or checking for security and performance issues in Convex functions.

Security best practices for Convex functions including ConvexError handling, argument/return validation, authentication helpers, access control, rate limiting, and internal functions. Use when writing public queries/mutations/actions, implementing authentication, adding authorization checks, handling errors, or reviewing Convex functions for security.