Rails Active Record Patterns
Generate robust Rails ActiveRecord code leveraging established patterns like repositories, services, and specifiable data access layers.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add rails-active-record-patterns npx -- -y @trustedskills/rails-active-record-patterns
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"rails-active-record-patterns": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/rails-active-record-patterns"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill leverages Rails Active Record patterns to generate efficient and maintainable database interactions. It understands common design patterns like associations, scopes, and callbacks, allowing for complex queries and data manipulation with minimal code. The skill can also assist in generating migrations and seed data based on defined models.
When to use it
- Generating a new Rails model with associated migrations and validations.
- Refactoring existing Active Record code to improve performance or readability.
- Creating custom scopes for frequently used queries.
- Automating the generation of seed data for testing or development environments.
- Implementing complex associations between models (e.g., has_many, belongs_to).
Key capabilities
- Model Generation: Creates new Rails models with attributes and validations.
- Migration Generation: Generates database migrations based on model definitions.
- Association Management: Defines relationships between models using Active Record associations.
- Scope Creation: Develops reusable query scopes for common data retrieval patterns.
- Callback Implementation: Adds callbacks to models for automated actions during object lifecycle events.
Example prompts
- "Create a Rails model called 'Product' with attributes 'name', 'description', and 'price'."
- "Generate a migration to add an index on the 'email' column of the 'users' table."
- "Define a scope for 'active users' who have confirmed their email address."
Tips & gotchas
- Requires familiarity with Rails conventions and Active Record terminology.
- The skill’s output should be reviewed and tested thoroughly, as it generates code that requires integration into the larger application context.
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