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Use this skill when building reactive UI components in ColdBox/BoxLang with cbwire, a Livewire-inspired library. Covers wire components and templates, wire:model and wire:click directives, lifecycle hooks, computed properties, events, validation, file uploads, lazy loading, JavaScript integration, and the behavior traps that are hard to diagnose.

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Use this skill when writing fluent expectations in TestBox using expect(), the collection modes (expectAll, expectAny, expectSome, expectNone), expectation context with withContext(), and the built-in matchers: toBe, toBeTrue, toBeFalse, toBeTruthy, toBeFalsy, toBeNull, toBeArray, toBeStruct, toBeEmpty, toHaveLength, toHaveSize, toBeTypeOf, toBeInstanceOf, toBeSameInstanceAs, toHaveKey, toHaveDeepKey, toInclude, toIncludeWithCase, toIncludeAll, toIncludeAny, toIncludeNone, toMatch, toBeGT, toBeGTE, toBeLT, toBeLTE, toBeBetween, toBeCloseTo, toSatisfy, toThrow, toThrowMatching; the BoxLang-only Set matchers (toBeASet, toEqualSet, toBeSubsetOf, toBeSupersetOf, toBeDisjointFrom, toHaveUnion, toHaveIntersection, toHaveDifference, toHaveSymmetricDifference); the BoxLang-only Range matchers (toBeRange, toContainValue, toContainRange, toBeInRange, toBeBeforeRange, toBeAfterRange, toBeBounded, toBeUnbounded, toBeHalfBounded, toBeIterable, toBeAscending, toBeDescending, toHaveStep, toClampTo); the BoxLang-only Data Navigator matchers (toHavePath, toHavePathValue, toHavePathType, toHavePathSatisfying, path, queryPath); the not operator (notToBe, notToBeEmpty, etc.); chaining matchers on one expect(); or creating custom matchers with addMatchers().

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Use this skill when creating mocks, stubs, and spies in TestBox using MockBox: createMock(), createEmptyMock(), prepareMock(), stubbing methods with $(), chaining $args()/$results()/$throws() (including order-independent struct matching and BoxLang Set/Range arguments), verifying call counts with $once()/$never()/$times()/$atLeast()/$atMost(), reading call logs with $callLog(), injecting mock properties with $property(), simulating queries with querySim(), or spying on real methods with $spy().

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Use this skill when running TestBox tests: CommandBox CLI (testbox run), BoxLang CLI (./testbox/run), HTML web runner, programmatic TestBox instantiation (run/runRaw/runRemote), configuring test directories or bundles, using the streaming runner (--stream flag / StreamingRunner), watcher mode, all CLI flags (--show-failed-only, --dry-run, --slow-threshold-ms, --stacktrace, --max-failures), toggling code coverage with the coverageEnabled URL parameter (opt-in since TestBox 7.1), or setting up box.json testbox configuration.

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Use this skill when setting up code coverage analysis for ColdBox/ColdFusion/BoxLang applications, configuring coverage reporting, enabling coverage on the CFML web runner with the coverageEnabled URL parameter (opt-in since TestBox 7.1), integrating coverage with CI pipelines, using TestBox coverage options, interpreting coverage metrics, or improving test coverage of untested code paths.

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Use this skill when implementing caching inside a ColdBox application -- configuring CacheBox via ColdBox.cfc or config/CacheBox.cfc, injecting caches with WireBox (cachebox:name), using getCache() in handlers, event output caching with action cache annotations, view fragment caching with renderView(cache=true), query caching, cache listeners as ColdBox interceptors, engine-native providers (BoxLangColdBoxProvider, LuceeColdBoxProvider, CFColdBoxProvider), Redis/distributed provider setup, or choosing between default and template caches.

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Use this skill when writing xUnit-style tests in TestBox using test functions (testXxx()), setup/teardown lifecycle (beforeTests/afterTests/setup/teardown), the $assert assertion object, grouped assertions with $assert.all() / assertAll(), skipping a single test or an entire test class with the class-level skip annotation, engine detection helpers (isBoxLang/isLucee/isAdobe), or the Arrange-Act-Assert (AAA) pattern for unit testing services, models, and utilities in isolation.

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Use this skill when working with CacheBox as a standalone caching framework (outside ColdBox) -- installing, creating and bootstrapping the CacheFactory, configuring the DSL, choosing object stores and eviction policies, selecting cache providers (CacheBoxProvider, BoxLang, CF, Lucee), implementing cache-aside/stampede-protection patterns, registering standalone listeners, named caches, disk/JDBC stores, reaping, shutdown, or monitoring cache performance.

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Use this skill when writing BDD-style tests with TestBox using describe/it blocks, feature/story/scenario/given/when/then Gherkin-style suites, lifecycle hooks (beforeAll/afterAll/beforeEach/afterEach/aroundEach), focused specs (fit/fdescribe), skipping specs (xit/xdescribe/skip()) or whole test classes with the class-level skip annotation, engine detection helpers (isBoxLang/isLucee/isAdobe), grouped assertions with assertAll(), collection expectations (expectAll/expectAny/expectSome/expectNone), spec data binding, asyncAll parallel specs, nested suite trees, labels, or organizing tests around behavior descriptions.

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Use this skill when using the TestBox $assert object for xUnit-style assertions: isTrue, isFalse, isTruthy, isFalsy, isEqual, isSameInstance, includes, includesAll, includesAny, includesNone, isEmpty, key, deepKey, instanceOf, throws, between, closeTo, lengthOf, match, null, typeOf, isJSON and others; grouping assertions with $assert.all() / assertAll() so every failure is reported at once; registering custom assertion functions with addAssertions(); or using BoxLang dynamic assertion methods (assertIsTrue, assertBetween, etc.).

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Use this skill when setting up the full CBSecurity framework in ColdBox, configuring the security firewall, creating authentication services, implementing security event handlers, configuring security rules and validators, or building a complete security layer for a ColdBox application.

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Use this skill when implementing JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication in ColdBox REST APIs with CBSecurity, generating access/refresh tokens, validating bearer tokens, configuring JWT settings and secret keys, implementing token refresh endpoints, or securing API routes with JWT authentication middleware.

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Use this skill when implementing authorization in ColdBox with CBSecurity, defining security rules for events and URLs, checking user roles with cbsecurity.has(), checking permissions with cbsecurity.can(), implementing role-based route protection, using @secured annotations on handler actions, or blocking unauthorized access.

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Use this skill when implementing user authentication in ColdBox with CBAuth, creating user services with retrieveUserById/retrieveUserByUsername, hashing passwords with BCrypt, managing login/logout sessions, implementing remember me functionality, or setting up the CBAuth module configuration.

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Use this skill when building WebSocket features with SocketBox in ColdBox/CFML/BoxLang. Covers the real SocketBox APIs for core WebSocket handling and STOMP broker usage, including correct base classes, method signatures, server-side sends, and client examples.

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Use this skill when building Active Record-style database entities with Quick ORM in ColdBox, CFML, or BoxLang applications. Covers entity metadata, safe persistence, relationships, query scopes, eager loading, serialization, soft deletes, lifecycle events, and service boundaries.

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Use this skill when configuring ColdBox routes, setting up RESTful resource routes, creating route groups, implementing URL pattern matching with constraints, defining named routes, answering a route inline with a toResponse() closure, exposing BoxLang AI surfaces with the toAi(), toMCP() and toAiGateway() route terminators, or working with Router.cfc in a ColdBox application.

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Use this skill when creating ColdBox scheduled tasks, building Scheduler.cfc files, registering task frequencies, preventing overlapping runs with withNoOverlaps(), constraining tasks to a time-of-day window with between()/startOnTime()/endOnTime(), managing task life-cycles (before/after/onFailure/onSuccess), using server fixation for clustered apps, or configuring module schedulers.

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Use this skill when integrating AI capabilities into a ColdBox application using the BoxLang AI library (bx-ai module) -- including simple chat, streaming, pipelines, agents, RAG with vector memory, document loading, tool calling, exposing an AI Gateway over HTTP with route( ... ).toAiGateway() for platform webhooks and human-in-the-loop approvals, and injecting the AI service into handlers or models.

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Use this skill when understanding ContentBox architecture, core modules, service layer, multi-site behavior, security foundations, and the recommended extension points for building or maintaining ContentBox solutions.

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Use this skill when building ContentBox widgets, including BaseWidget patterns, render logic, dependency injection, editor metadata annotations, caching choices, and safe output/rendering practices.

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Use this skill when implementing ContentBox media workflows, including uploads, storage abstraction with cbfs, image handling/resizing, media delivery patterns, and governance/security controls for assets.

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Use this skill when extending the ContentBox admin UI with custom menus, views, interception points, editor integrations, workflows, and secure admin-only module behaviors.

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Use this skill when implementing ContentBox media workflows, including uploads, storage abstraction with cbfs, image handling/resizing, media delivery patterns, and governance/security controls for assets.

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