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Use this skill when containerizing BoxLang applications with Docker, including choosing the right image variant, running scripts, the MiniServer web runtime, environment variables, health checks, volume mounts, Docker Compose, and production deployment patterns.
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Use this skill when reviewing BoxLang code for quality, correctness, security vulnerabilities, performance issues, style violations, or when providing structured code review feedback following BoxLang best practices and security guidelines.
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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 when helping developers migrate from CFML (Adobe ColdFusion or Lucee) to BoxLang, understanding key syntax and behavioral differences, using the bx-compat-cfml compatibility module, converting CFML file types, fixing common migration issues (scopes, annotations, query params, date handling), and writing code that works on both runtimes.
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Use this skill when defining BoxLang ORM entities: the persistent annotation, entity names, table mapping, property annotations, fieldtype, ormType, identifiers/primary keys, composite keys, version fields, and entity inheritance.
Use this skill when writing BoxLang classes, components, interfaces, inheritance hierarchies, annotations, properties, constructors, or applying object-oriented design patterns in BoxLang.
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Use this skill when producing screenshots, PDFs, images or rendered HTML with bx-playwright: one-shot playwright().screenshot(), pdf(), content() and render(), page and locator screenshots, PDF options (format, margin, landscape, header/footer templates), and the bx:playwrightRender component that renders its body to PDF, PNG, JPEG or WebP with Chromium.
Use this skill to render HTML forms in BoxLang using the bx-ui-forms module: bx:form, bx:input, bx:select, bx:slider, bx:textarea components, form actions and methods, preservedata for sticky forms, input types and labels, and styling considerations.
Use this skill when serializing or deserializing YAML in BoxLang with the bx-yaml module: yamlSerialize(), yamlDeserialize(), yamlDeserializeFile(), serializing BoxLang classes to YAML, and custom toYAML() methods.
Use this skill for secure password hashing and verification in BoxLang with the bx-password-encrypt module: BCryptHash/BCryptVerify, ArgonHash/ArgonVerify, SCryptHash/SCryptVerify, PBKDF2Hash/PBKDF2Verify, and choosing the right algorithm for your use case.
Use this skill when building BoxLang web applications: Application.bx lifecycle, request/response handling, sessions, forms, REST APIs, HTTP clients, routing, CSRF protection, Server-Sent Events, or configuring CommandBox/MiniServer.
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Use this skill when setting up GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for BoxLang projects, including the setup-boxlang action, supported inputs/outputs, installing modules, CommandBox integration, multi-engine testing, and complete workflow templates.
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Use this skill when deploying BoxLang applications to DigitalOcean App Platform using the official BoxLang starter kit, setting up auto-deployment from GitHub, and understanding the MiniServer + multi-stage Docker build architecture used in the starter.
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Use this skill to create charts and graphs in BoxLang with the bx-charts module: bx:chart, bx:chartseries, bx:chartdata, chart types (bar, line, pie, doughnut, radar, polarArea, area, horizontalbar, scatter, bubble), responsive charts, custom colors, legends, and axis configuration.
Use this skill to generate API documentation from BoxLang source code using DocBox: CLI usage, programmatic DocBox.addStrategy().generate(), HTML themes (default SPA and frames), JSON output, UML/XMI output, project title configuration, source exclusions, and commandbox integration.
Use this skill when deploying BoxLang as an enterprise Java servlet application using CommandBox, configuring server.json for BoxLang, installing BoxLang modules, enabling SSL and rewrites, using BoxLang+ or BoxLang++ subscriptions with CommandBox PRO features, and production server configuration.
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Use this skill when parsing, querying, or sanitizing HTML in BoxLang with the bx-jsoup module: htmlParse(), htmlClean(), CSS selectors, XSS protection, HTML to JSON/XML conversion, and safe HTML allowlisting.
Use this skill when converting Markdown to HTML or HTML to Markdown in BoxLang using the bx-markdown module. Covers markdown() and HtmlToMarkdown() BIFs.
Use this skill when defining relationships between ORM entities: one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, many-to-many, lazy loading, cascade options, foreign keys, link tables, singular names, and inverse relationships.
Use this skill when working with BoxLang lambdas, closures, arrow functions, higher-order functions, functional array/struct pipelines (map, filter, reduce, flatMap, groupBy, etc.), destructuring, or spread syntax.
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Use this skill for deploying CommandBox applications to production: Docker with ortussolutions/commandbox image, environment variables for Docker, GitHub Actions with setup-commandbox action, Heroku/Dokku buildpack, Amazon Lightsail setup, starting as OS service, using server.json for repeatable deployments, and CFConfig for engine configuration.
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Use this skill for developing CommandBox extensions: creating custom commands (CFCs with run() method), command namespaces, parameters and tab completion, WireBox DI injection, command output with print helper, running sub-commands, creating modules (ModuleConfig.cfc), module conventions (commands/models/interceptors), interceptors, lifecycle events, custom interception points, injection DSL, user settings, and linking modules for development.
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Use this skill for CommandBox package management: box.json configuration, installing packages from ForgeBox/Git/HTTP/folder, semantic versioning, dependencies and devDependencies, updating packages, lock files, package scripts, private packages, publishing to ForgeBox, creating packages, and code endpoints.
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Use this skill for installing, configuring, and upgrading CommandBox CLI: Homebrew install on Mac, apt-get on Linux, Windows install, Java requirements, custom home directory, upgrading CommandBox, light/thin binaries, non-Oracle JRE setup, and first-run configuration.
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