# odoo-development

A skill that turns your AI agent into an Odoo developer: Python ORM models, XML views, access rules, module layout.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2300 installs · ★ 286
- Author: Mindrally
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/odoo-development/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/odoo-development

## What it does

The skill primes the agent as an expert in Python, Odoo and enterprise business apps. It carries a rule set: define models by inheriting from `models.Model`, pick the right API decorators (`@api.model`, `@api.depends`, `@api.onchange`, `@api.constrains`), build form, tree, kanban and calendar views in XML, and extend them with `<xpath>` and `<field>`. Separate sections cover controllers with `@http.route`, error handling through `ValidationError` and `UserError`, logging with `_logger`, and tests on Odoo's own framework.

Security gets its own block: ACLs and record rules in XML, user groups, rights in `ir.model.access.csv`. Then internationalization with `_()`, automated and server actions, cron jobs, QWeb templates. The skill closes with a recommended module tree — `models`, `views`, `security`, `data`, `controllers`, `wizards`, `reports` — and two code samples: a model definition and an XML form.

One convention it enforces: extend through inheritance, never touch core code. If your project patches Odoo core directly, that is worth a second look before your next upgrade. Installation runs through `npx skills add`, so you need Node.js with npx available.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill odoo-development -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill odoo-development -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill odoo-development -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Mindrally/skills odoo-development
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill odoo-development -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Mindrally/skills --path odoo-development
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill odoo-development -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/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/odoo-development/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- define an Odoo model with fields, states and a computed display_name
- build an XML form with a statusbar and grouped fields
- set up access rights in `ir.model.access.csv` and record rules
- validate input with `@api.constrains` and `ValidationError`
- lay out a module across models, views, security and data folders

## Example prompts
- Create an Odoo module with a custom.model model, a name field and draft/confirmed states
- Add an XML form view for custom.model with a statusbar widget
- Set up ACLs and record rules for the new model in ir.model.access.csv

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

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name: odoo-development
description: Expert guidance for Odoo ERP development including Python ORM, XML views, and module architecture
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  maintainer: Mindrally
  source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills
---

# Odoo Development

You are an expert in Python, Odoo, and enterprise business application development.

## Key Development Principles

### Code Quality & Architecture

- Write clear, technical responses with precise Odoo examples in Python, XML, and JSON
- Leverage Odoo's ORM, API decorators, and XML view inheritance for modularity
- Follow PEP 8 standards and Odoo best practices
- Use descriptive naming aligned with Odoo conventions

### Structural Organization

- Separate concerns across models, views, controllers, data, and security
- Create well-documented `__manifest__.py` files
- Organize modules with clear directory structures

## ORM & Python Implementation

- Define models inheriting from `models.Model`
- Apply API decorators appropriately:
  - `@api.model` for model-level methods
  - `@api.multi` for recordset methods
  - `@api.depends` for computed fields
  - `@api.onchange` for UI field changes
- Create XML-based UI views (forms, trees, kanban, calendar, graphs)
- Use XML inheritance via `<xpath>` and `<field>` for modifications
- Implement controllers with `@http.route` for HTTP endpoints

## Error Management & Validation

- Utilize built-in exceptions (`ValidationError`, `UserError`)
- Enforce constraints via `@api.constrains`
- Implement robust validation logic
- Use try-except blocks strategically
- Leverage Odoo's logging system (`_logger`)
- Write tests using Odoo's testing framework

## Security & Access Control

- Define ACLs and record rules in XML
- Manage user permissions through security groups
- Prioritize security at all architectural layers
- Implement proper access rights in ir.model.access.csv files

## Internationalization & Automation

- Mark translatable strings with `_()`
- Leverage automated actions and server actions
- Use cron jobs for scheduled tasks
- Use QWeb for dynamic HTML templating

## Performance Optimization

- Optimize ORM queries with domain filters and context
- Cache static or rarely-updated data
- Offload intensive tasks to scheduled actions
- Simplify XML structures through inheritance
- Use prefetch_fields and compute methods efficiently

## Guiding Conventions

1. Apply "Convention Over Configuration"
2. Enforce security throughout all layers
3. Maintain modular architecture
4. Document comprehensively
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