# convex-deploy-guard

Classifies and announces the target Convex deployment before running mutations. Requires explicit approval for production and enforces read-only session modes.

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- Author: convex
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/convex/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/convex-deploy-guard/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/convex-deploy-guard

## What it does

The skill enforces target verification before executing deployment-affecting actions. It checks `CONVEX_DEPLOYMENT` in `.env.local`, inspects `convex.json`, or calls the Convex MCP `status` tool. The agent must announce the target in one line before running any mutation. If configuration sources disagree or the target is ambiguous, the agent stops immediately instead of guessing.

Production actions require fresh consent inside the active session. Commands like `npx convex deploy` resolving to prod, `npx convex run --prod`, and snapshot imports stay blocked until explicitly confirmed. Permissions inside Convex MCP remain separated: read-only audits use `--cautiously-allow-production-pii`, while mutating tools stay locked behind `--dangerously-enable-production-deployments`.

Session-wide read-only requests disable destructive actions immediately. In read-only mode, the MCP starts with `--disable-tools run,envSet,envRemove`. If a deployment produces no visible changes, the skill forbids running the deploy command again; it forces the agent to re-verify which deployment actually received the update.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add convex/agent-skills --skill convex-deploy-guard -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add convex/agent-skills --skill convex-deploy-guard -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add convex/agent-skills --skill convex-deploy-guard -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install convex/agent-skills convex-deploy-guard
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/convex-deploy-guard/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add convex/agent-skills --skill convex-deploy-guard -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/convex/agent-skills --path skills/convex-deploy-guard
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add convex/agent-skills --skill convex-deploy-guard -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/convex/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/convex-deploy-guard/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- prevent accidental mutations on Convex production deployments
- verify target deployment before executing `npx convex deploy`
- enforce a strict read-only mode during audit or inspection sessions
- diagnose target mismatches when deployments show no visible result

## Example prompts
- Check our Convex deployment target before running any changes
- Switch to read-only mode and do not touch environment variables
- Inspect production logs through Convex MCP without mutating tools

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

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name: convex-deploy-guard
description: "Classify + announce the target Convex deployment before any deployment-affecting command; fresh explicit consent for prod actions; session read-only mode."
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# Deployment target guard

Deployments are not interchangeable, and most incidents start with a command aimed at the wrong one. Every Convex project has several (personal dev, preview, prod — often across multiple projects on one machine). This guard is the standing discipline: identify, announce, then act — and treat prod as consent-gated, per action, per session.

## Workflow

1. IDENTIFY before you act: read `CONVEX_DEPLOYMENT` in .env.local, `convex.json`, and whether `CONVEX_DEPLOY_KEY` is set; or call the official Convex MCP `status` tool. Classify the target: local-anonymous | dev | preview | prod. If two sources disagree, resolve before proceeding.
2. ANNOUNCE in one line before any deployment-affecting command: `target: dev (joyful-capybara-123, personal dev)`. Never run the command in the same breath as discovering the target — announce first.
3. PROD needs a FRESH explicit yes: before `npx convex deploy` (when it resolves to prod), `npx convex run --prod`, `env set` on prod, snapshot `import`/`export` on prod, or starting the MCP with prod access — state exactly what will change on which deployment and get an explicit yes in THIS session. A yes given earlier, or for a different target, does not carry.
4. MCP safety defaults: start the official MCP scoped non-prod (`--deployment dev`). The two prod flags are DIFFERENT risk levels — keep them split: a read-only prod audit (advisor/insights reading data/logs/insights) passes ONLY `--cautiously-allow-production-pii` (read tools); `--dangerously-enable-production-deployments` (which enables MUTATING prod tools) stays OFF unless the user explicitly asked to CHANGE prod this session. Never pair them by default — 'look at prod' must not silently grant 'mutate prod'.
5. READ-ONLY session mode: when the user says 'read-only' / 'don't change anything', honor it absolutely for the rest of the session — no deploy, no env set/remove, no mutations via `run`, no imports; start the MCP with `--disable-tools run,envSet,envRemove`.
6. Wrong-deployment diagnosis: when a deploy 'didn't change anything', do NOT re-deploy harder. Re-run step 1 — the deploy almost certainly landed on a different deployment than the one being observed.
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