Skills Directory
Reusable, audited skills for BoxLang & the Ortus ecosystem.
Use this skill when unit testing ColdBox model objects (services, repositories, entities, or utility classes) in isolation using BaseModelTest, accessing the pre-wired model variable, leveraging the built-in mock helpers (mockLogger, mockLogBox, mockCacheBox, mockWireBox), calling model.init() to initialize the component, mocking injected properties with prepareMock(), or scaffolding model tests with CommandBox.
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Use this skill when working with dependency injection inside a ColdBox application -- the ColdBox injection DSL namespaces (coldbox:, logbox:, cachebox:, wirebox:, model:), module settings injection, injecting ColdBox services (interceptors, flash, router, scheduler), configuring the WireBox binder in ColdBox context, the enhanced ColdBox binder helpers, or wiring handlers/interceptors/models via ColdBox-aware WireBox.
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Use this skill when implementing flash RAM messaging in ColdBox, using cbMessageBox for styled notifications, building POST-REDIRECT-GET patterns, persisting messages across redirects, showing success/error/warning/info alerts, or integrating flash with form validation.
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Use this skill when writing or improving documentation comments for ColdBox application code -- handlers, models, services, interceptors, layouts, modules, and configuration files. Covers what to document, what to skip, ColdBox-specific patterns for @event/@rc/@prc, integration with DocBox annotations, and documentation standards that result in accurate, useful API docs.
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Use this skill when implementing passkeys (WebAuthn/FIDO2) passwordless authentication in ColdBox with cbsecurity-passkeys, configuring relying party settings, building passkey registration and authentication flows, managing passkey device storage, or adding biometric and hardware security key login support.
Use this skill when unit testing ColdBox interceptors in isolation using BaseInterceptorTest, accessing the pre-wired interceptor variable, leveraging mock helpers (mockController, mockRequestService, mockLogger, mockLogBox, mockFlash), configuring interceptor properties with configProperties, calling interceptor announce points directly, or scaffolding interceptor tests with CommandBox.
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Use this skill when implementing ContentBox security and permissions, including roles, permission modeling, cbSecurity integration, authorization checks, CSRF/rate-limiting protections, and hardening patterns.
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Use this skill when implementing ContentBox security and permissions, including roles, permission modeling, cbSecurity integration, authorization checks, CSRF/rate-limiting protections, and hardening patterns.
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.
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Use this skill when working with WireBox dependency injection -- bootstrapping the injector, configuring binders, creating object mappings, using the injection DSL, setting persistence scopes, applying providers to avoid scope-widening, lazy properties, property observers, object delegation, virtual inheritance, child injectors, the object populator, or WireBox event listeners. Applies to both standalone and ColdBox-integrated usage.
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Use this skill when creating or customizing ContentBox themes, including theme structure, metadata/settings, layout and view composition, collection templates, widget overrides, and theme lifecycle callbacks.
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Use this skill when building ContentBox modules, including ModuleConfig conventions, admin integration, interceptors, routes, migrations, ORM entities, dependency registration, and module lifecycle hooks.
Use this skill when implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in ColdBox, creating role and permission management services, building hierarchical role structures, assigning roles and permissions to users, checking permissions in handlers with cbsecurity, or when designing a group-based access control system.
Use this skill when implementing or customizing ContentBox two-factor authentication providers, trusted device flows, enrollment/verification UX, enforcement policies, and provider lifecycle handling.
Use this skill when implementing or customizing ContentBox two-factor authentication providers, trusted device flows, enrollment/verification UX, enforcement policies, and provider lifecycle handling.
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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.
Use this skill when implementing or maintaining ContentBox multi-site setups, including domain/site resolution, site-specific content and themes, settings isolation, menu behavior, and operational best practices.
Use this skill when implementing headless ContentBox APIs, including REST endpoint design, JWT authentication flows, content CRUD, custom API handlers, and integration patterns for decoupled frontends.
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Use this skill when building ContentBox modules, including ModuleConfig conventions, admin integration, interceptors, routes, migrations, ORM entities, dependency registration, and module lifecycle hooks.
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Use this skill when creating ColdBox layouts (master page templates), building admin layouts, creating reusable view partials, implementing nested content rendering with renderView(), switching layouts dynamically per handler, or organizing HTML structure around content views.
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Use this skill when implementing or maintaining ContentBox multi-site setups, including domain/site resolution, site-specific content and themes, settings isolation, menu behavior, and operational best practices.
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Use this skill when creating or customizing ContentBox themes, including theme structure, metadata/settings, layout and view composition, collection templates, widget overrides, and theme lifecycle callbacks.
Use this skill when creating test fixtures, factory patterns, or test data builders in ColdBox/TestBox, setting up shared fixture files, creating user/model factories with overrides, using cbMockData for realistic fake data generation, or managing test data setup and teardown.
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Use this skill when working with WireBox Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) -- activating the AOP engine (Mixer listener), creating method interceptor aspects, registering aspects via mapAspect(), binding aspects to classes and methods via bindAspect(), using the Matcher DSL (any, regex, mappings, instanceOf, annotatedWith, methods, returns), auto-aspect binding via classMatcher/methodMatcher annotations, the MethodInvocation API (proceed, getArgs, getTarget, getMethod), using built-in aspects (CFTransaction, HibernateTransaction, MethodLogger), and AOP in both standalone WireBox and ColdBox applications.
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