Skills Directory
Reusable, audited skills for BoxLang & the Ortus ecosystem.
Use this skill when serializing ColdBox/BoxLang ORM entities or model objects to structs/JSON using mementifier. Covers this.memento configuration, getMemento() usage, defaultIncludes/ defaultExcludes/neverInclude, computed properties via mappers, relationship serialization, named profiles, and production API response patterns.
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Use this skill when writing end-to-end browser tests in ColdBox/BoxLang using the cbplaywright module (a Playwright wrapper). Covers test bundle setup, browser/page lifecycle, navigation, selectors, assertions, form interactions, screenshots, network interception, the Page Object pattern, and CI pipeline integration.
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Use this skill when generating realistic fake seed/test data in ColdBox/BoxLang using the cbmockdata module. Covers installation, the mock() API, built-in data types, entity population, testing integration, and bulk generation patterns for prototyping and test suites.
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Use this skill when persisting data across requests in ColdBox/BoxLang using cbstorages. Covers Session, Cookie, Cache, Request, and Application storage adapters; configuration; get/set/exists/ delete/clear operations; encryption; TTLs; and patterns for shopping carts, user preferences, and API token caching.
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Use this skill when sending email from a ColdBox/BoxLang application using cbmailservices. Covers installation, SMTP/Postmark/SendGrid protocol configuration, fluent mail builder API, body templates, token replacement, attachments, CC/BCC/replyTo, async sending, and production best practices.
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Use this skill when implementing WebAuthn/Passkeys authentication in ColdBox/BoxLang using the cbsecurity-passkeys module. Covers the credential repository interface, registration ceremony, authentication ceremony, JavaScript integration, and production hardening for passwordless login.
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Use this skill when working with Amazon S3 (or S3-compatible storage) in ColdBox/BoxLang using the s3sdk module. Covers injection, bucket operations, object upload/download/delete, presigned URLs, metadata, ACLs, multipart uploads, and integration with cbfs or direct usage.
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Use this skill when sanitizing HTML/XML user input to prevent XSS attacks using the OWASP AntiSamy library via the cbantisamy module. Covers installation, policy selection (strict/relaxed/slashdot/ebay/myspace), custom XML policy files, fluent sanitization API, ColdBox validation integration, and safe rendering of rich user-generated HTML.
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Use this skill when working with the cbfs file system abstraction module in ColdBox/BoxLang applications. Covers installation, disk configuration (local, S3, RAM, FTP), CRUD file operations, streaming, URL generation, file uploads, directory listing, and multi-provider patterns for different environments.
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Use this skill when running database migrations from the CommandBox CLI using commandbox-migrations, including migrate up/down/reset/refresh, creating migration files, running seeders, and checking migration status. Covers CI/CD usage, configuration, and all CLI commands for cfmigrations.
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Use this skill for CommandBox TestBox integration: testbox run command, running tests from CLI, configuring runner URL in box.json, multiple output formats (json/antjunit), test watcher (testbox watch), CI integration, code coverage with FusionReactor, test labels and suites, and box.json testbox configuration.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when building BoxLang desktop applications with Electron and the BoxLang MiniServer, including process lifecycle wiring, miniserver.json-driven development control, runtime/Package.bx packaging, .boxlang-dev.json versus .boxlang.json behavior, default /app and /public mappings, and cross-platform packaging constraints.
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Use this skill for CommandBox global configuration: config set/show/clear commands, server defaults, ForgeBox API tokens, endpoint settings, proxy configuration, module settings, env var overrides (box_config_*), setting sync across machines, task runner settings, tab completion style, preferred browser, artifacts directory, and nativeShell configuration.
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Use this skill for the CommandBox embedded server: starting and stopping servers, server.json configuration, JVM args, SSL/TLS setup, URL rewrites, server rules/security, multi-site hosting, server profiles (production/development), basic authentication, bindings, custom error pages, aliases, gzip compression, web roots, HTTPS redirect, and starting as an OS service.
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Use this skill for CommandBox task runners: creating task CFCs, targets, passing parameters, lifecycle events (preTask/postTask/onError), interactive jobs with job DSL, progress bars, async/threading with AsyncManager, watching files, running commands from tasks, shell integration, property files, downloading files, sending email from tasks, and task target dependencies.
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