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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 writing integration tests for ColdBox that use real dependencies (database, WireBox, ColdBox context), testing full request/response cycles with execute(), setting up and tearing down test databases, testing services with real data, or using BaseTestCase for end-to-end handler tests with actual WireBox injections.

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Use this skill when simulating HTTP requests in ColdBox tests using the get(), post(), put(), patch(), delete(), or request() methods, setting request headers (Authorization, Accept, Content-Type), sending JSON request bodies, asserting response status with toHaveStatus(), checking validation errors with toHaveInvalidData(), or understanding the difference between execute() (event-based) and the HTTP method helpers (route/URL-based).

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Use this skill when creating ColdBox scheduled tasks, building Scheduler.cfc files, registering task frequencies, 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 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 working with the ColdBox RequestContext object (event), managing rc and prc collections, building URLs with buildLink(), detecting HTTP methods, accessing request metadata, working with flash scope, handling AJAX requests, or reading HTTP headers and body content.

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Use this skill when creating ColdBox layouts (master page templates), building admin layouts, creating reusable view partials, implementing nested content rendering with renderView(), switching layouts dynamically per handler, or organizing HTML structure around content views.

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Use this skill when creating ColdBox interceptors for cross-cutting concerns, listening to framework lifecycle events, implementing security checks, logging, CORS, rate limiting, request/response transformation, or firing and listening to custom interception points.

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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 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 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/view output caching with setEventCacheableEntry(), view fragment caching with renderView(cache=true), query caching, cache listeners as ColdBox interceptors, Redis/distributed provider setup, or choosing between default and template caches.

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Use this skill when implementing headless ContentBox APIs, including REST endpoint design, JWT authentication flows, content CRUD, custom API handlers, and integration patterns for decoupled frontends.

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Use this skill when building ContentBox modules, including ModuleConfig conventions, admin integration, interceptors, routes, migrations, ORM entities, dependency registration, and module lifecycle hooks.

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Use this skill when implementing or maintaining ContentBox multi-site setups, including domain/site resolution, site-specific content and themes, settings isolation, menu behavior, and operational best practices.

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Use this skill when creating or customizing ContentBox themes, including theme structure, metadata/settings, layout and view composition, collection templates, widget overrides, and theme lifecycle callbacks.

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Use this skill when implementing or customizing ContentBox two-factor authentication providers, trusted device flows, enrollment/verification UX, enforcement policies, and provider lifecycle handling.

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Use this skill when building ContentBox modules, including ModuleConfig conventions, admin integration, interceptors, routes, migrations, ORM entities, dependency registration, and module lifecycle hooks.

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Use this skill when implementing ContentBox content models and rendering flows, including entries/pages/content stores, custom fields, entity relationships, lifecycle callbacks, and content-type specific behaviors.

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Use this skill when building ColdBox Proxy objects to expose ColdBox event handlers to remote callers such as ColdFusion web services, Flex/AIR, event gateways, or CFC data binding -- enabling non-HTTP protocols to participate in the ColdBox event model.

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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, 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 creating ColdBox handlers (controllers), implementing CRUD actions, adding dependency injection to handlers, working with preHandler/postHandler advices, secured actions, REST handlers, or the EventHandler base class.

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Use this skill when building async pipelines, working with ColdBox Futures, running parallel computations with all()/allApply()/anyOf(), registering and managing thread-pool executors, or accessing the AsyncManager via the async() helper.

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Use this skill when using the TestBox $assert object for xUnit-style assertions: isTrue, isEqual, includes, isEmpty, key, instanceOf, throws, between, closeTo, lengthOf, match, null, typeOf, and others; registering custom assertion functions with addAssertions(); or using BoxLang dynamic assertion methods (assertIsTrue, assertBetween, etc.).

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Use this skill when creating reusable ColdBox modules, writing ModuleConfig.cfc, defining module-specific routes, models, settings, and interceptors, packaging modules for ForgeBox, or building internal application sub-systems as modules.

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