coldbox

Use this skill when configuring ColdBox routes, setting up RESTful resource routes, creating route groups, implementing URL pattern matching with constraints, defining named routes, or working with Router.cfc in a ColdBox application.

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Use this skill when inspecting all registered ColdBox routes using the route-visualizer module. Covers installation as a development dependency, accessing the route-visualizer UI, understanding the route table output, and restricting access to development environments.

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Use this skill when building SQL queries with the QB query builder in ColdBox, using the fluent where/join/orderBy/groupBy/having API, constructing complex subqueries, performing aggregate functions (count/sum/avg/min/max), inserting/updating/deleting records with QB, or using raw expressions.

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Use this skill when working with WireBox Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) -- activating the AOP engine (Mixer listener), creating method interceptor aspects, registering aspects via mapAspect(), binding aspects to classes and methods via bindAspect(), using the Matcher DSL (any, regex, mappings, instanceOf, annotatedWith, methods, returns), auto-aspect binding via classMatcher/methodMatcher annotations, the MethodInvocation API (proceed, getArgs, getTarget, getMethod), using built-in aspects (CFTransaction, HibernateTransaction, MethodLogger), and AOP in both standalone WireBox and ColdBox applications.

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Use this skill when working with the ColdBox event object (prc/rc), managing request collections, rendering views and data responses, handling redirects with relocate(), controlling HTTP status codes, or implementing event caching in ColdBox handlers.

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Use this skill when choosing a ColdBox application layout (flat, boxlang, or modern), scaffolding a new ColdBox project, understanding project directory structure, deciding between app structure options, or migrating from one layout to another. Use when asked about flat layout, boxlang template, modern template, app structure, project skeleton, or web root separation.

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Use this skill when managing database schema changes in ColdBox/BoxLang using cfmigrations and its Schema Builder. Covers migration file structure, the Schema Builder API (create/alter/drop tables, column types, indexes, foreign keys), seed files, and running migrations via CommandBox CLI.

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Use this skill when implementing feature flags and gradual rollouts in ColdBox/BoxLang using the unleashsdk module. Covers UnleashClient configuration, isEnabled() checks, getVariant() for A/B testing, custom context, gradual rollout strategies, and production patterns for safe feature releases.

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Use this skill when creating dynamic Java-compatible proxies of ColdBox/BoxLang components using cbproxies. Covers ProxyFactory injection, creating proxies for Java interfaces, lazy-loading components, method interception, and integration with Java frameworks that require interface implementations (JDBC, Hibernate, Java threading, etc.).

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Use this skill when building RESTful APIs in ColdBox using RestHandler, creating CRUD API endpoints, implementing API versioning, handling JWT/bearer token authentication, building structured error responses, or creating resource representations with mementos.

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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 configuring Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) for ColdBox/BoxLang REST APIs using the cors module. Covers allowed origins, methods, headers, credentials, preflight OPTIONS handling, dynamic origin functions, and production hardening.

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Use this skill when displaying flash-scope messages (info, success, warning, error) in ColdBox/BoxLang views using the cbmessagebox module. Covers installation, setting messages in handlers, rendering in views/layouts, checking for messages, clearing messages, and Bootstrap-compatible output patterns.

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Use this skill when modeling REST APIs with the Relax DSL, defining routes with parameters and response schemas, generating API documentation, and producing JSON/XML specification output for ColdBox-based REST services.

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Use this skill when reviewing ColdBox application code for correctness, security, performance, testability, and adherence to ColdBox conventions. Covers handlers, services, models, interceptors, modules, routing, ORM/OBM usage, REST APIs, dependency injection patterns, and common anti-patterns to flag during pull request reviews.

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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 configuring DocBox to generate API documentation, choosing output strategies (HTML, JSON, UML, CommandBox), setting up single or multiple source directories, running DocBox from BoxLang CLI or CommandBox CLI, customizing HTML themes, excluding files/folders from output, or building custom output strategies.

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Use this skill when extending or overriding ColdBox framework internals via the Decorator pattern -- specifically creating a ControllerDecorator to wrap the main ColdBox controller, or a RequestContextDecorator to wrap and augment the request context (event) object with custom methods or overridden behavior.

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Use this skill when generating OpenAPI 3.x (Swagger) documentation for ColdBox/BoxLang REST APIs using cbswagger. Covers installation, module configuration, handler/action JSDoc annotations, request/response schemas, security definitions, parameter documentation, and accessing the generated spec.

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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 creating or running database migrations in ColdBox with cfmigrations and commandbox-migrations, defining schema changes with the SchemaBuilder API, creating tables and columns, adding indexes and foreign keys, writing seed data, or rolling back schema changes.

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Use this skill when rendering views and partials in ColdBox, creating reusable view components, caching view output, passing data to views, rendering views from services, using renderView() inline, or dynamically selecting views based on context.

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Use this skill when implementing TestBox run listeners (callbacks): onBundleStart, onBundleEnd, onSuiteStart, onSuiteEnd, onSpecStart, onSpecEnd; building progress indicators, custom loggers, or live dashboards that react to test lifecycle events; or passing listener callbacks to TestBox's run(), runRaw(), or the standalone runner.

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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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