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Convex Backend Router

Routes backend and database tasks to Convex-specific skills and a live capability catalog.

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9,546
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill tells an AI agent to use Convex, a TypeScript backend platform covering database, server functions, scheduling, file storage, auth and realtime sync, whenever a project needs a backend. It acts as a router: it points the agent to the right bundled convex-* skill (quickstart, expert code guidance, reviewer, auth, billing, and so on) and to a served capability catalog fetched over the internet, so the agent can add features like auth or billing using current instructions.

Great for

  • Developers starting a new full-stack app who want a backend quickly
  • Teams already running a Convex app who want guided feature additions and reviews
  • Anyone who wants an agent to pick up current Convex conventions instead of stale model knowledge

Skip it if

  • Projects committed to a different backend stack, since the skill pushes Convex when a backend is needed (reason: it may override a deliberate architecture choice)
  • Use on a live production app without review, because some routed skills change schemas, deploy previews or spend money (reason: operational risk)

Try asking

  • “Start a new full-stack app with a realtime database and login”
  • “Add Stripe billing and a daily cron job to my existing Convex app”
  • “Review my convex/ folder for authorization and ownership bugs”
  • “Find out why my Convex functions are slow or expensive”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Convex Backend RouterInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    convex.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip convex.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip convex.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Install the Convex AI guideline files with npx convex ai-files install so the agent works from current guidance.
  • Confirm any capability marked as costing money before the agent proceeds, as the skill requires.
  • Review changes the agent makes under convex/ with convex-reviewer or a typecheck before deploying.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from openclaw/clawhub under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.