# 125-java-concurrency

A skill that has your coding agent review Java code for race conditions, lock contention and thread leaks, then apply modern java.util.concurrent fixes.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 402 installs · ★ 456
- Author: Juan Antonio Breña Moral
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jabrena/plinth/tree/HEAD/skills/125-java-concurrency/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/125-java-concurrency

## What it does

The skill fires when you ask the agent to review Java code for thread safety, fix a race condition, or pick between `ExecutorService` and virtual threads. It ships a reference of good and bad examples per topic: `ConcurrentHashMap`, `AtomicInteger`, `ReentrantLock`, `ReadWriteLock`, the Java Memory Model, thread pool sizing and shutdown, `BlockingQueue` for producer-consumer, `CompletableFuture` composition, `volatile` and safe publication, `StructuredTaskScope`, `ScopedValue` instead of `ThreadLocal`, cancellation discipline, backpressure with bounded queues and `CallerRunsPolicy`, global lock ordering and `tryLock` with timeouts, plus `LongAdder`, `StampedLock`, `Semaphore`, `CountDownLatch`, `Phaser`, and pinning detection through the JFR `VirtualThreadPinned` event.

The workflow is short. The agent runs `./mvnw compile` or `mvn compile` first and stops if the build fails, so nothing gets edited on a broken tree. Then it reads `references/125-java-concurrency.md`, finds the hotspots and applies the patterns. It finishes with `./mvnw clean verify` or `mvn clean verify`. Your project has to build with Maven, since every step hangs off those commands.

Part of Plinth Toolkit, Apache-2.0. Changes stay in your source files — build config and dependencies are left alone.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 125-java-concurrency -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/125-java-concurrency/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/125-java-concurrency/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 125-java-concurrency -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/125-java-concurrency/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 125-java-concurrency -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/125-java-concurrency/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jabrena/plinth 125-java-concurrency
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/125-java-concurrency/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 125-java-concurrency -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jabrena/plinth --path skills/125-java-concurrency
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/125-java-concurrency/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 125-java-concurrency -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/jabrena/plinth/tree/HEAD/skills/125-java-concurrency/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find a race on a shared mutable object that only breaks under load
- size a thread pool and its queue before it starts rejecting tasks
- move cross-task data from `ThreadLocal` to `ScopedValue`
- order locks globally so two threads stop deadlocking
- check whether a virtual thread pins on a blocking call

## Example prompts
- Review this class for thread safety and list the problem spots
- There's a race on the shared list — fix it
- Should this I/O code move to virtual threads?

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: 125-java-concurrency
description: Use when you need to apply Java concurrency best practices — including thread safety fundamentals, ExecutorService thread pool management, concurrent design patterns like Producer-Consumer, asynchronous programming with CompletableFuture, immutability and safe publication, deadlock avoidance, virtual threads, structured concurrency, scoped values, backpressure, cancellation discipline, and observability for concurrent systems. This should trigger for requests such as Review Java code for concurrency; Review Java code for thread safety; Fix race conditions in Java concurrency code; Choose ExecutorService or virtual threads in Java; Improve synchronization and shared mutable state handling; Apply structured concurrency for related Java subtasks. Part of Plinth Toolkit
license: Apache-2.0
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  author: Juan Antonio Breña Moral
  version: 0.19.0
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# Java rules for Concurrency objects

Identify and apply Java concurrency best practices to improve thread safety, scalability, and maintainability by using modern `java.util.concurrent` utilities and virtual threads.

**What is covered in this Skill?**

- Thread safety fundamentals: `ConcurrentHashMap`, `AtomicInteger`, `ReentrantLock`, `ReadWriteLock`, Java Memory Model
- `ExecutorService` thread pool configuration: sizing, keep-alive, bounded queues, rejection policies, graceful shutdown
- Producer-Consumer and Publish-Subscribe patterns with `BlockingQueue`
- `CompletableFuture` for non-blocking async composition (`thenApply`/`thenCompose`/`exceptionally`/`orTimeout`)
- Immutability and safe publication (`volatile`, static initializers)
- Lock contention and false-sharing performance optimization
- Virtual threads (`Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor()`) for I/O-bound scalability
- Structured Concurrency (`StructuredTaskScope`) for related subtasks in Java 27 preview
- `ScopedValue` over `ThreadLocal` for immutable cross-task data
- Cooperative cancellation and `InterruptedException` discipline
- Backpressure with bounded queues and `CallerRunsPolicy`
- Deadlock avoidance via global lock ordering and `tryLock` with timeouts
- ForkJoin/parallel-stream discipline for CPU-bound work
- Virtual-thread pinning detection (JFR `VirtualThreadPinned`)
- Thread naming and `UncaughtExceptionHandler` observability
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