convex-suggest
Suggest the matching Convex component when the user hand-rolls a pattern it already solves (crons, sharded-counter, rate-limiter, storage, search, presence, workflow, RAG, prosemirror-sync). Passive — suggest after the task, never interrupt. Never install without consent.
How do I install this agent skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/get-convex/agent-skills --skill convex-suggestIs this agent skill safe to install?
- Gen Agent Trust Hubpass
The skill is a passive developer assistant that suggests official Convex components when it detects code patterns that could be replaced by platform features. It is secure because it operates as an advisor, requires explicit user consent for all actions, and uses official vendor packages.
- Socketpass
No alerts
- Snykpass
Risk: LOW · No issues
What does this agent skill do?
Proactively suggest the right Convex component
When you see code or intent that duplicates what a Convex component already does, surface a targeted suggestion: ONE component, WHY (anchored in the user's own code or ask), and a concrete install hint. Never install without explicit consent. Never suggest more than one component at a time unless the user asks.
Workflow
- Observe the codeSnippets and userAsk passively — never block the current task to suggest.
- Match against the detector rules (see generators/suggest-detector.mjs): email/SMTP → resend; push notifications → expo-push; setInterval/cron → @convex-dev/crons; shared counter increments → @convex-dev/sharded-counter; .collect().length scans → @convex-dev/aggregate; multi-step/long-running actions → @convex-dev/workflow; bounded concurrency → @convex-dev/workpool; rate-limit counters in DB → @convex-dev/rate-limiter; fs.write/S3 uploads → Convex Storage; Elasticsearch/Algolia → built-in full-text search; presence/typing → @convex-dev/presence; Pinecone/external vector DB → @convex-dev/rag; collaborative editing → @convex-dev/prosemirror-sync.
- After finishing the current task, offer ONE suggestion: name the component, quote the specific code or phrase that triggered it, explain why the component fits better.
- If the user says yes: run
/add <component>or follow the installHint from the detector. - If the user says no or ignores it: drop it. Do not repeat the same suggestion.
Rules
- Passive — never interrupt the current task; surface the suggestion AFTER completing what the user asked.
- One at a time — pick the highest-priority match; do not dump a list of five components.
- Cite WHY from the user's own code or ask — 'I noticed you wrote
post.likes + 1in a mutation that many users call concurrently; that causes OCC conflicts at scale.' - Never install without explicit consent — suggest, explain, wait for a yes.
- Do not suggest a component the user has already installed.
- Do not fire on generic coding questions unrelated to Convex (sorting arrays, writing CSS, etc.).
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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