Skills Directory
Reusable, audited skills for BoxLang & the Ortus ecosystem.
Use this skill when creating or editing GitBook documentation: frontmatter, hint blocks, content-ref, embed blocks, tabs, code blocks, tables, SUMMARY.md navigation, and GitBook-specific syntax for use in external editors such as Cursor, Claude Code, or VS Code.
ortus-solutions
Authoring and debugging composite GitHub Actions for setup-boxlang. Use when: adding platform support (Windows/Linux/macOS), fixing PATH issues on Windows runners, updating action inputs/outputs/steps, writing PowerShell steps, debugging installer flag ordering, or adding CI test jobs to tests.yml.
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.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when writing, reviewing, or formatting any Ortus Solutions code (BoxLang, CFML, or Java) to ensure it follows the official Ortus coding standards: indentation, spacing, brace placement, naming, alignment, comments, and structural conventions.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when creating AI tools (function calling) with aiTool(): parameter descriptions, tool registries, using tools with aiChat() and agents, the aiToolRegistry() BIF, global skills with aiglobalSkills(), and best practices for tool design.
Use this skill when building AI agents with aiAgent(): instructions, custom models, tools, skills (always-on and lazy), MCP servers, memory, fluent configuration, multi-agent hierarchies, streaming, and agent middleware.
Use this skill when writing, reviewing, or formatting any Ortus Solutions code (BoxLang, CFML, or Java) to ensure it follows the official Ortus coding standards: indentation, spacing, brace placement, naming, alignment, comments, and structural conventions.
Use when designing or refactoring TypeScript code for strong type safety, API clarity, and scalable project architecture. Invoke for strict mode adoption, generics design, inference improvements, declaration patterns, and safe migration from JavaScript.
Use when implementing or reviewing modern JavaScript for correctness, readability, performance, and runtime safety across browser and Node environments. Invoke for async flows, module design, data transformation, error handling, and architectural refactors.
Use when building or modernizing Bootstrap-based interfaces that need consistent layout systems, reusable components, and accessible behavior. Invoke for grid architecture, utility usage, theme customization, migration planning, and Bootstrap JavaScript integration.
Use when building or scaling Vue applications with maintainable component architecture, robust state management, and performance-aware rendering. Invoke for Composition API patterns, routing, forms, testing, and SSR-aware component design.
Use when producing or improving developer-facing documentation for codebases, APIs, modules, and architecture decisions. Invoke for inline comments, docstrings, API references, onboarding guides, runbooks, and consistency audits across documentation assets.
Use when designing, implementing, or reviewing secure software systems with practical threat modeling and defense-in-depth controls. Invoke for authentication, authorization, secrets handling, input validation, secure coding standards, and remediation planning.
Use when building or maintaining Vite-based frontend applications that need fast local development, reliable production builds, optimized asset pipelines, or plugin-level customization. Invoke for HMR issues, build performance, code splitting, environment handling, Vitest integration, and Vite config refactors.
Use when designing, implementing, or refactoring Tailwind CSS systems for consistency, scale, and performance. Invoke for utility composition, design tokens, theme extension, responsive strategy, accessibility styling, and class management patterns.
Use when building or reviewing BoxLang applications, modules, and runtime-integrated code following Ortus conventions. Invoke for language idioms, async patterns, BIF/component usage, configuration, Java interop, testing, and runtime extension strategies.
Use when implementing or reviewing Alpine.js behavior in server-rendered or progressively enhanced UIs. Invoke for component state design, directives, event handling, transition behavior, reusable stores, and maintainable lightweight interactivity.
Use when implementing or reviewing Java services, libraries, and backend systems with modern language features and JVM best practices. Invoke for API design, concurrency, performance profiling, dependency management, testing strategy, and production hardening.
Use when performing high-signal code reviews focused on correctness, security, maintainability, performance, and test coverage risk. Invoke for pull request review, architecture drift detection, bug risk assessment, and actionable feedback with severity-ranked findings.
Use this skill when implementing Single Sign-On (SSO) in ColdBox with the cbsso module, configuring OAuth2 providers like Google, Azure AD, or Okta, handling OAuth2 callback flows, mapping SSO identity to local user accounts, or implementing social login buttons with OpenID Connect.
Use this skill when working with BCrypt password hashing in ColdBox/BoxLang applications. Covers installation, work-factor configuration, hashing passwords, verifying credentials, generating salts, mixin helpers in handlers/interceptors, user registration, authentication, password change/reset, and security best practices for credential handling.
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.
coldbox
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.
coldbox
Use this skill when writing JavaDoc-style DocBox comments on BoxLang or CFML classes, properties, functions, and arguments; adding @author/@version/@since/@return/@throws/@deprecated block tags; using @doc.type for generic array/struct types; or preparing source code for API documentation generation with DocBox.