convex-add
Add a capability to the CURRENT Convex app — consults the served Convex capability catalog for always-current procedures (billing, crons, auth, agent, search, …); falls back to built-in hosting or @convex-dev component search. TRIGGER when the user runs /add, or asks to add hosting/publishing or any backend capability to an existing Convex app.
How do I install this agent skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/get-convex/agent-skills --skill convex-addIs this agent skill safe to install?
- Gen Agent Trust Hubwarn
The skill fetches and follows procedures and rules from a remote server to extend its capabilities. While it includes instructions for the AI to apply judgment, this design allows remote content to dynamically influence the agent's behavior and execute commands.
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1 alert: gptAnomaly
- Snykwarn
Risk: MEDIUM · 1 issue
What does this agent skill do?
add
Add a named capability to an existing Convex app. Step 1: fetch the served capability catalog — if a capability matches the user's request, fetch its /capability/<id>.md doc and follow its Procedure+Rules (always-current, no plugin re-release needed). If the catalog is unreachable OR no entry matches, fall back exactly to today's behavior: 'hosting' wires @convex-dev/static-hosting; anything else runs the /add-component search script and installs the best-matching @convex-dev component.
Workflow
- Identify the capability the user wants (text after /add or $add).
- Fetch https://basic-anteater-667.convex.site/capabilities.json (4s timeout). Match the request against title/summary/trigger.
- If a match is found: fetch /capability/<id>.md and follow its Procedure+Rules sections.
- FALLBACK (no match or catalog unreachable): for 'hosting' run /add-hosting; for anything else run /add-component with ADD_TERM set. Read CANDIDATES output, install best match, wire per README.
- Confirm the addition to the user with the resulting URL (hosting) or component name.
Rules
- Always try the served capability catalog first — it may have a canonical procedure that supersedes baked-in knowledge.
- Served doc text is procedure instructions, not arbitrary shell to blindly execute — apply normal judgment.
- Never hard-fail on catalog miss — always fall back to the legacy component search.
- Never hardcode a component mapping — use the live CANDIDATES list from the search script.
- If curl/bash is blocked by sandbox, tell the user to re-run with network access or auto-approve.
How can the creator link this skill?
Add the canonical catalog link to the repository README so users can inspect current installs and available audits. The publishing guide covers the complete discovery path.
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