# convex-optimize

The skill audits an existing Convex app and turns the findings into a plan: security, scale, component upgrades, observability.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 36000 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-optimize/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/convex-optimize

## What it does

It starts by detecting the app: a `convex/` directory, the schema, and whether the deployment is anonymous or cloud. The scoring itself is not done here — the skill consumes the report from `launch-readiness`, which covers authz, reviewer, advisor and insights and returns an ordered fix plan. That split is the point: optimize acts on the report instead of re-running the same passes.

Upgrades get folded into that plan. The skill runs `check-updates` against the pinned `@convex-dev/*` components and adds anything stale. If the readiness report shows no production error capture, it offers to install `sentinel`. What you get back is one prioritized list — score, fixes, upgrades, observability — with security and data-loss risks at the top.

Nothing is written until you confirm. The skill never lands changes on someone's production app on its own, and after applying a fix it re-runs the assessment so you can see the score move. You need a `convex/` directory and the skills from `convex/agent-skills` in place.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- score an existing Convex app before launch
- find stale `@convex-dev/*` components and upgrade them
- close authorization gaps before shipping
- set up production error capture
- confirm a fix did not break security

## Example prompts
- audit my Convex app and show me the fix plan
- which `@convex-dev/*` components are stale and what should I do about them
- the report says there is no production error capture — what should I install

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

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name: convex-optimize
description: "Audit and optimize an existing Convex app: security, scale, upgrades, observability."
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# Audit and optimize an existing Convex app

The remediation WORKFLOW for an existing app: open with a scored assessment, then act on it — upgrade stale components and set up observability — plan-then-confirm-then-apply. The assessment itself is delegated to launch-readiness (the findings-bus scorer); optimize's distinct value is the actions it takes on the result.

## Workflow

1. Detect the app: a `convex/` directory, the schema, and whether it's an anonymous or cloud deployment.
2. ASSESS via `launch-readiness` — one scored, deduped report across authz/reviewer/advisor/insights with an ordered fix plan. Do not re-run those passes by hand; optimize consumes launch-readiness's report rather than re-implementing the audit.
3. UPGRADE: run `check-updates` against the pinned `@convex-dev/*` components and fold stale-component (staleness-class) findings into the same plan.
4. OBSERVABILITY: if the readiness report flagged an observability gap (no prod error capture), offer to install `sentinel`.
5. Present the combined prioritized plan — the launch-readiness score + the fix plan + upgrades + observability, security/data-loss first — and apply only on explicit confirmation, dispatching each fix to its fixCapability.
6. After applying, re-run the launch-readiness assessment and show the score delta.

## Rules

- Read-only first. Present a plan and CONFIRM before changing any file.
- Delegate the audit to launch-readiness (the findings-bus scorer); don't re-implement reviewer/advisor/insights inline — optimize's job is acting on the report (upgrades + observability), not re-scoring.
- Prioritize security and data-loss risks above style, following launch-readiness's ordering.
- Never auto-land changes on someone's existing prod app; re-assess after applying and show the score moved.
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© convex · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/convex/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/convex-optimize/SKILL.md

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