# convex-domains

Walks your agent through DNS records at your registrar, attaching the domain to a Convex app, and rebinding the auth origin.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 35800 installs · ★ 68
- 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-domains/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/convex-domains

## What it does

Reach for this skill when you already own a domain and your app runs on Convex, and you would rather not wire the two together by hand. The agent first identifies the target: the published site host on `*.convex.app` or the deployment's HTTP actions URL. Then it looks for an already-authenticated DNS CLI for your provider and offers to create the records itself: `flarectl dns create` on Cloudflare, `aws route53 change-resource-record-sets` on Route53, `gcloud dns record-sets create`, `doctl compute domain records create`, `vercel dns add`. Auth checks are read-only, and you see the exact commands before anything runs.

No CLI, or you'd rather not? The skill hands you the exact record strings for your registrar: the CNAME (or A/ALIAS at the apex) plus the TXT verification record, with real host and value strings instead of placeholders. From there the domain gets attached as a Convex custom domain in the dashboard or via CLI, and verification has to pass. DNS propagation runs from minutes to hours, so `dig +short` is how you confirm the records landed.

One thing to watch: if the app uses auth (passkeys or OAuth), changing the domain means rebinding the auth origin through the `SITE_URL`, `RP_ID` and `ORIGIN` env vars and re-publishing. Skip that and sign-in breaks. Registrar credentials are never requested or handled — only a CLI already authenticated on your machine counts, and the skill will not run a login flow for you.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add convex/agent-skills --skill convex-domains -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-domains/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create CNAME and TXT records at your registrar without hunting for values
- attach a domain you bought to a Convex app
- fix sign-in after a domain change by rebinding the auth origin
- confirm DNS records actually propagated
- let an authenticated DNS CLI create the records for you

## Example prompts
- Point my domain example.com at my Convex app, show me the Cloudflare commands
- I'm on Route53 — create the records and attach the domain to Convex
- I attached the domain and OAuth sign-in broke, rebind the auth origin and re-publish

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

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# Set up a custom domain with your own provider

Walk the user's own registrar through pointing their domain at the Convex app: identify the target (hosting or deployment URL), create the DNS records, attach the custom domain, and rebind the auth origin if the app uses auth.

## Workflow

1. Identify the target: the published site host (for `*.convex.app` static hosting) or the deployment's HTTP actions URL.
2. Detect an ALREADY-AUTHENTICATED DNS CLI for the user's provider and OFFER to create the records automatically: Cloudflare → `flarectl dns create` (note: `wrangler` itself doesn't manage DNS records) or the CF API via their token env; Route53 → `aws route53 change-resource-record-sets`; Google Cloud DNS → `gcloud dns record-sets create`; DigitalOcean → `doctl compute domain records create`; Vercel DNS → `vercel dns add`. Check auth read-only first (`flarectl user info` / `aws sts get-caller-identity` / `doctl account get`); show the exact commands and get a yes before running.
3. If no authed CLI (or the user declines), tell the user exactly which records to create at THEIR registrar: the CNAME (or A/ALIAS at the apex) plus the TXT verification record — with concrete host/value strings, not placeholders.
4. Attach the domain as a Convex custom domain (dashboard or CLI) and wait for verification; note DNS propagation can take minutes to hours. Verify records landed with `dig +short`.
5. If the app uses auth (passkeys/OAuth), rebind the auth origin (SITE_URL / RP_ID / ORIGIN env vars) to the new domain and re-deploy/re-publish.
6. Verify: the domain serves the app over HTTPS, including the apex → www redirect if configured.

## Rules

- Never ask for or handle registrar credentials. A CLI already authenticated on the user's machine is fine — the credential stays in the tool; never install a CLI or run its login/auth flow for this, and never echo tokens.
- DNS changes on a live domain are user-visible: show the exact commands and confirm before running them; verify afterwards with dig.
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