Skills Directory
Reusable, audited skills for BoxLang & the Ortus ecosystem.
Use this skill when setting up the full CBSecurity framework in ColdBox, configuring the security firewall, creating authentication services, implementing security event handlers, configuring security rules and validators, or building a complete security layer for a ColdBox application.
Use this skill when building reactive UI components in ColdBox/BoxLang with cbwire, a Livewire-inspired library. Covers wire components and templates, wire:model and wire:click directives, lifecycle hooks, computed properties, events, validation, file uploads, lazy loading, JavaScript integration, and the behavior traps that are hard to diagnose.
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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, BoxLang, 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 setting up code coverage analysis for ColdBox/ColdFusion/BoxLang applications, configuring coverage reporting, enabling coverage on the CFML web runner with the coverageEnabled URL parameter (opt-in since TestBox 7.1), integrating coverage with CI pipelines, using TestBox coverage options, interpreting coverage metrics, or improving test coverage of untested code paths.
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Use this skill when building Active Record-style database entities with Quick ORM in ColdBox, CFML, or BoxLang applications. Covers entity metadata, safe persistence, relationships, query scopes, eager loading, serialization, soft deletes, lifecycle events, and service boundaries.
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Use this skill when creating mocks, stubs, and spies in TestBox using MockBox: createMock(), createEmptyMock(), prepareMock(), stubbing methods with $(), chaining $args()/$results()/$throws() (including order-independent struct matching and BoxLang Set/Range arguments), verifying call counts with $once()/$never()/$times()/$atLeast()/$atMost(), reading call logs with $callLog(), injecting mock properties with $property(), simulating queries with querySim(), or spying on real methods with $spy().
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Use this skill when implementing authorization in ColdBox with CBSecurity, defining security rules for events and URLs, checking user roles with cbsecurity.has(), checking permissions with cbsecurity.can(), implementing role-based route protection, using @secured annotations on handler actions, or blocking unauthorized access.
Use this skill when implementing JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication in ColdBox REST APIs with CBSecurity, generating access/refresh tokens, validating bearer tokens, configuring JWT settings and secret keys, implementing token refresh endpoints, or securing API routes with JWT authentication middleware.
Use when authoring or debugging composite GitHub Actions: adding platform support (Windows/Linux/macOS), fixing PATH issues on runners, updating action inputs/outputs/steps, writing PowerShell steps, debugging installer flag ordering, or adding CI test jobs.
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Use 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.
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Use 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 choosing a ColdBox application layout (flat, boxlang, or modern), scaffolding a new ColdBox project, understanding project directory structure, deciding between app structure options, or migrating from one layout to another. Use when asked about flat layout, boxlang template, modern template, app structure, project skeleton, or web root separation.
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Use this skill when building ContentBox widgets, including BaseWidget patterns, render logic, dependency injection, editor metadata annotations, caching choices, and safe output/rendering practices.
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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 understanding ContentBox architecture, core modules, service layer, multi-site behavior, security foundations, and the recommended extension points for building or maintaining ContentBox solutions.
Use this skill when understanding ContentBox architecture, core modules, service layer, multi-site behavior, security foundations, and the recommended extension points for building or maintaining ContentBox solutions.
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Use this skill when using the ColdBox CLI (CommandBox module) to scaffold applications, generate handlers, models, services, views, layouts, interceptors, modules, ORM artifacts, tests, or manage AI integration. Covers all `coldbox create` commands, language flags (BoxLang vs CFML), app skeleton selection, feature flags (--docker, --vite, --rest, --migrations, --ai), template token patterns, layout detection, and AI integration sub-commands.
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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 generating realistic fake/mock data in tests using cbMockData (WireBox ID: MockData@cbMockData): age, boolean, date, datetime, email, fname, lname, name, num, sentence, ssn, string, tel, uuid, url, words, lorem, baconlorem, imageurl, ipaddress, autoincrement, oneof, rnd/rand; generating arrays of objects, nested objects, arrays of values, or using custom supplier closures.
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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.
Use this skill when implementing ContentBox media workflows, including uploads, storage abstraction with cbfs, image handling/resizing, media delivery patterns, and governance/security controls for assets.
Use this skill when building ContentBox widgets, including BaseWidget patterns, render logic, dependency injection, editor metadata annotations, caching choices, and safe output/rendering practices.
Use this skill when extending the ContentBox admin UI with custom menus, views, interception points, editor integrations, workflows, and secure admin-only module behaviors.