Skills Directory
Reusable, audited skills for BoxLang & the Ortus ecosystem.
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 compiling BoxLang to WebAssembly or JavaScript ES modules for use in web browsers and Node.js using MatchBox's --target js or --target wasm flags, integrating with HTML pages, bundlers (Webpack/Vite), and Node.js projects.
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Use this skill when working with BoxLang asynchronous programming: BoxFuture (CompletableFuture extension), AsyncService, executor types (VIRTUAL/FIXED/CACHED/SCHEDULED), BaseScheduler, ScheduledTask fluent API, scheduling with cron constraints, task lifecycle callbacks, and registerring schedulers via ModuleConfig.bx.
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Use this skill when setting up or developing BoxLang on a Chromebook, including enabling Linux development environment, installing Java 21, installing BoxLang, setting up VS Code with the BoxLang extension, and troubleshooting ARM/Intel Chromebook issues.
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Use this skill when selecting and installing JDBC driver modules for BoxLang database connectivity: bx-derby, bx-mysql, bx-mariadb, bx-mssql, bx-postgresql, bx-sqlite, bx-oracle, bx-hypersql. Each module packages the appropriate JDBC driver.
Use this skill when implementing caching in BoxLang applications: cache providers, cachePut/cacheGet BIFs, output caching, cache regions, distributed caching with Redis or Couchbase, TTL policies, and distributed locking.
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Use this skill when creating custom BoxLang components (tags): component file structure, attribute declarations, body/output handling, registering component paths in modules, the difference between components and classes, and testing custom components.
Use this skill when sending email in BoxLang with the bx-mail module: bx:mail component, attachments with bx:mailparam, multipart emails with bx:mailpart, SMTP configuration in boxlang.json, S/MIME signing and encryption, and server-level mail settings.
Use this skill when working with FTP, FTPS, or SFTP operations in BoxLang: connecting to servers, uploading/downloading files, managing remote directories, listing contents, SSH key authentication, named connection pooling, and using the bx:ftp component.
Use this skill when building, deploying, or debugging BoxLang applications on AWS Lambda — including the handlers/ routing convention, manifest.json, Lambda.bx/Application.bx structure, environment variables, SAM CLI local testing, performance tuning, and the boxlang-starter-aws-lambda project.
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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.
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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 for CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection in BoxLang web apps: CSRFGenerateToken(), CSRFVerifyToken(), CSRFHiddenField(), CSRFRotate(), token scoping with keys, auto-verification, token expiration, and boxlang.json configuration.
Use this skill to validate BoxLang and CFML source files for syntax errors without executing them, using the `boxlang check` command: check files or directories after editing code, read text or JSON results, interpret exit codes, and wire syntax checks into agent loops, git hooks, and CI.
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Use this skill to migrate ColdFusion (Adobe CF) or Lucee CFML applications to BoxLang using the bx-compat-cfml module: zero-code migration, engine configuration, null handling differences, type coercion modes, server scope population, JSON parsing behavior, and identifying incompatibilities.
Use this skill when building, testing, or deploying BoxLang applications on Microsoft Azure Functions, including the handlers/ routing convention, manifest.json, AzureFunctionRunner entry point, the Function.java wrapper class, environment variables, local development with Azure Functions Core Tools, and the boxlang-starter-azure-functions project.
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Use this skill when working with the network in bx-playwright: mocking and blocking requests with page.intercept() (respondJson, respond, abort, resume, handle), listening to console, requests, responses, page errors and dialogs, HTTP API testing with playwright().request(), cookies and permissions, and saving/reusing logged-in sessions with playwright().session().
Use this skill when querying ORM entities: EntityLoad(), EntityLoadByPK(), EntityLoadByExample(), ORMExecuteQuery(), HQL queries, filtering, sorting, pagination, caching query results, and entity lifecycle BIFs (EntitySave, EntityDelete, EntityNew, EntityMerge).
Use this skill when integrating BoxLang with Java: createObject, static method calls, type conversion, importing classes, passing closures as functional interfaces, including JARs, JSR-223 scripting, or using Java libraries from BoxLang code.
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Use this skill when reading or writing INI configuration files in BoxLang with the bx-ini module: getIniFile(), getProfileString(), setProfileString(), getProfileSections(), removeProfileSection(), and fluent IniFile object methods.
Use this skill to parse and create RSS/Atom feeds in BoxLang with the bx-rss module: rss() BIF to fetch feeds, bx:feed component with action read/create, filtering items, limiting results, creating RSS 2.0 and Atom feeds, and handling iTunes podcast extensions.
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 generating API documentation for BoxLang or CFML projects with DocBox, including installation, CLI usage, programmatic configuration, HTML/JSON/UML/CommandBox output strategies, HTML themes, multiple sources, excludes patterns, and creating custom strategies. DocBox reads JavaDoc-style comments from your source code — see the code-documenter skill for annotation conventions.
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Use this skill when writing BoxLang CLI scripts and classes, handling command-line arguments, using the BoxLang REPL, running action commands (compile, cftranspile, featureaudit), detecting runtime context, and leveraging CLI-specific built-in functions.
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