convex

How to start

1. Paste the command into Claude Code and press Enter.
2. Restart Claude Code so the plugin loads.
3. Try it: type /quickstart.

What it adds

1 command · 2 agents · 17 skills · 3 hooks · 1 MCP server

Commands Type it in Claude Code

• /quickstartScaffold a new Convex app from a one-sentence idea and build it live — a Next.js + shadcn app with a floating Chef panel (progress feed, todo checklist, inline…

Agents Claude hands work to these

• convex-expertConvex backend specialist. Use this agent for any code inside a `convex/` directory — function definitions, schemas, indexes, queries, mutations, actions, HTTP…
• convex-reviewerConvex code reviewer — security, auth, validators, performance, and pattern checks for code in a convex/ directory. Use to review or audit Convex functions bef…

Skills Claude loads these when the task fits

• addAdd a capability to the CURRENT Convex app — consults the served Convex capability catalog for always-current procedures (billing, crons, auth, agent, search,…
• agentAdd an AI agent / chatbot / RAG backend on Convex with @convex-dev/agent (durable threads, messages, tools, vector search). TRIGGER when the user wants an AI a…
• authAdd authentication to the current Convex + web app — passkeys by default (OAuth/password optional), wired end to end incl. the auth.config.ts that's the #1 aut…
• billingAdd Stripe billing/payments/subscriptions to a Convex app via @convex-dev/stripe — checkout action, auto-verified webhook, server-side subscription gating. TRI…
• convex-authzAudit and harden a Convex app's authorization: identity-from-arg impersonation, missing per-document ownership checks, public queries leaking data by a client-…
• cronsSet up recurring scheduled jobs (crons) on Convex — digests, cleanups, polling, retries. TRIGGER when the user wants a recurring/scheduled task ('every day/hou…
• designDesign and build reactive, type-safe, production-grade backends on Convex. Covers schema, queries/mutations/actions, indexes, auth, file storage, scheduling, r…
• domainsWire a domain the user ALREADY OWNS (GoDaddy/Namecheap/Cloudflare/…) to their Convex app: exact DNS records, custom-domain attachment, auth-origin rebind. TRIG…
• envSet + wire deployment env vars / secrets (API keys) for a Convex app — stored in Convex env, read in actions, never hardcoded. TRIGGER when the user needs an A…
• improve-convex-pluginSend THIS coding session's transcript (Claude Code or Codex) to the Convex quickstart backend (anteater) for an AI post-mortem that improves the whole system —…
• labs-quickstartLABS — the FULL Convex quickstart: scaffold a Next.js + shadcn app from one sentence with passkey sign-in and an in-app feedback panel pre-baked, build it live…
• migrateSafely migrate the schema + backfill data on a deployed Convex app with @convex-dev/migrations. TRIGGER when changing the schema on a live app, backfilling dat…
• …and 5 more in the source.

Hooks Run on their own at these moments

• SessionStartWhen a session starts.
• PreToolUseBefore Claude uses a tool.
• StopWhen Claude finishes a reply.

MCP servers Connections it sets up for you

• convexRuns locally with npx

Read from the plugin's own files in get-convex/convex-backend-skill, 26 Oct 2026.

What it needs

No keys or settings: its files ask for none.