# custom-pages-and-apis

Builds custom Astro pages and TypeScript API routes inside an EventCatalog project, with access to catalog data through a public toolkit.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 410 installs · ★ 13
- Author: eventcatalog
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/event-catalog/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/custom-pages-and-apis/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/custom-pages-and-apis

## What it does

The skill walks the agent through the job: find the catalog by `eventcatalog.config.js`, read what is already in `pages/`, check the prefix in `pages.prefix` (default `custom`) and the output mode. Then it writes code against the public toolkit — `@catalog/utils` getters such as `getServices`, `getDomains` and `getEvents` return catalog entries, while `@catalog/layouts/Layout.astro` supplies the page shell with header and nav.

Three things get checked before any file is written. You need the Scale plan with a key in `EVENTCATALOG_SCALE_LICENSE_KEY`; without it the routes are not served at all and you get a 404, with only a warning in the dev server. You need `@eventcatalog/core` 4.1.0 or later. And API routes require `output: "server"` in the config — in static mode a production build fails hard, dev merely warns. If there is no Scale key, the skill tells the agent to sort out licensing instead of generating files.

Pages are reachable by URL right away, but most people want them in the menu, so a group goes into `navigation.groups`. One catch: supplying your own `groups` replaces the entire default navigation, so built-in items have to be listed again. Avoid importing EventCatalog internals like `@components/*` or `@utils/*`. They resolve, but they are not a stable contract and break on any release.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add event-catalog/skills --skill custom-pages-and-apis -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add event-catalog/skills --skill custom-pages-and-apis -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add event-catalog/skills --skill custom-pages-and-apis -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install event-catalog/skills custom-pages-and-apis
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/custom-pages-and-apis/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add event-catalog/skills --skill custom-pages-and-apis -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/event-catalog/skills --path skills/custom-pages-and-apis
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add event-catalog/skills --skill custom-pages-and-apis -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/event-catalog/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/custom-pages-and-apis/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a report page listing every service in the catalog
- replace the default catalog homepage
- expose catalog data through a JSON endpoint
- add a dynamic route for a single team by id
- put custom entries into the vertical navigation

## Example prompts
- add a custom page to my EventCatalog with a table of all services
- create an API route at `pages/api/teams/[id].ts` that returns a team by id
- wire my pages into the nav with `navigation.groups`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: custom-pages-and-apis
description: Builds custom pages and API routes inside an EventCatalog project (Scale plan feature). Creates Astro pages and TypeScript endpoints in the catalog's pages/ folder using the stable @catalog/layouts and @catalog/utils toolkit, wires them into the navigation, and sets up editor support. Use when user asks to "add a custom page to my catalog", "build a team page", "add an API endpoint to EventCatalog", "create a custom homepage", "add a custom route", "query catalog data from my own page", or "extend EventCatalog with my own pages".
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: eventcatalog
  version: "1.0.0"
---

# EventCatalog Custom Pages & APIs

Build user-defined pages and API routes that are served by EventCatalog itself — with full access to catalog data (domains, services, events, teams, ...) through a stable, documented toolkit.

Custom pages live in a `pages/` folder at the root of the catalog and are served under a configurable URL prefix (default `/custom`). API routes live in `pages/api/` and require SSR mode.

## Requirements (check these FIRST)

Before writing any files, verify all three. Generating pages that silently 404 is the most common failure mode of this feature.

1. **Scale plan** — custom pages are an [EventCatalog Scale](https://eventcatalog.dev/pricing) feature. The license key must be configured (usually the `EVENTCATALOG_SCALE_LICENSE_KEY` env var / `.env` file). **Without a Scale license the routes are simply not served (404)** — the dev server prints a warning (`Custom pages require the Scale plan`) but pages fail silently otherwise. If the user doesn't have a Scale key, tell them up front instead of generating files — and let them know they can get a **free 30-day trial key from [eventcatalog.cloud](https://eventcatalog.cloud/)**.
2. **Core version** — requires `@eventcatalog/core` **4.1.0 or later**. Check the catalog's `package.json`.
3. **SSR for API routes only** — `.astro` pages work in any output mode, but anything under `pages/api/` requires `output: "server"` in `eventcatalog.config.js`. A production build fails with a hard error if API routes exist in static mode (dev only warns). See [references/api-routes.md](references/api-routes.md).

## Instructions

### Step 1: Locate the catalog
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