Skills Directory
Reusable, audited skills for BoxLang & the Ortus ecosystem.
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 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 compiling BoxLang applications to server-side WebAssembly (WASM) using MatchBox's --target wasm flag, running WASM with Wasmtime or WasmEdge, building minimal OCI containers from WASM binaries, and deploying to edge platforms like Fastly Compute or Cloudflare Workers (WASI).
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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 configuring BoxLang runtime settings via boxlang.json, setting environment variables for config overrides, configuring datasources, caches, executors, modules, logging, security, or schedulers — or when helping someone understand the BoxLang configuration system.
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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 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 designing or debugging Application.bx behavior: app discovery and nesting, multi-application isolation, lifecycle events, pseudo-constructor settings, session management, mappings/javaSettings resolution, and app-scoped schedulers/watchers via this.schedulers and this.watchers.
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Use this skill when reviewing BoxLang code or applications for security vulnerabilities, configuring security settings, preventing injection attacks, handling file uploads safely, managing secrets, or applying secure coding patterns drawn from OWASP Top 10 and CFML/Java security history.
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Use this skill when building RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems with BoxLang AI: aiDocuments() for loading and chunking documents, aiEmbed() for embeddings, vector memory providers, ingesting documents into vector stores, and wiring RAG into agents.
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 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 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 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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Use this skill when building dynamic, reactive UI components in ColdBox/BoxLang without writing JavaScript using cbwire (a Livewire-inspired library). Covers component creation, reactive data properties, wire:model / wire:click directives, lifecycle hooks, actions, computed properties, events, and production patterns for forms and live search.
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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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Use this skill when sanitizing HTML/XML user input to prevent XSS attacks using the OWASP AntiSamy library via the cbantisamy module. Covers installation, policy selection (strict/relaxed/slashdot/ebay/myspace), custom XML policy files, fluent sanitization API, ColdBox validation integration, and safe rendering of rich user-generated HTML.
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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 running database migrations from the CommandBox CLI using commandbox-migrations, including migrate up/down/reset/refresh, creating migration files, running seeders, and checking migration status. Covers CI/CD usage, configuration, and all CLI commands for cfmigrations.
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Use this skill when installing, configuring, or using the CBDebugger visual debugging panel in a ColdBox application. Covers enabling the panel in development, performance profiling, SQL query tracking, cache monitoring, request inspection, and ensuring the debugger is disabled in production.
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Use this skill when implementing WebAuthn/Passkeys authentication in ColdBox/BoxLang using the cbsecurity-passkeys module. Covers the credential repository interface, registration ceremony, authentication ceremony, JavaScript integration, and production hardening for passwordless login.
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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 generating realistic fake seed/test data in ColdBox/BoxLang using the cbmockdata module. Covers installation, the mock() API, built-in data types, entity population, testing integration, and bulk generation patterns for prototyping and test suites.
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