Convex Best Practices

What it does

The convex-best-practices skill provides guidance on implementing best practices for working with Convex, a database and backend platform designed for building scalable applications. It offers insights into optimizing data structures, managing state efficiently, and ensuring secure and performant operations.

When to use it

• When designing or refactoring a Convex application to ensure scalability and maintainability.
• When troubleshooting performance issues in a Convex-powered app.
• When onboarding new developers to a Convex project and establishing consistent practices.
• When preparing for deployment and ensuring adherence to security and efficiency standards.

Key capabilities

• Guidance on efficient data modeling and schema design.
• Best practices for managing state and handling real-time updates.
• Recommendations for secure access control and authentication strategies.
• Tips for optimizing query performance and reducing latency.

Example prompts

• "How can I optimize my Convex database queries to reduce latency?"
• "What are the best practices for securing a Convex application with user authentication?"
• "Can you explain how to structure data models in Convex for scalability?"

Tips & gotchas

• Ensure your Convex version is up-to-date, as best practices may change with new releases.
• Always test performance improvements locally before deploying them to production.