Encore Skills

Agent skills for building backend applications with Encore, the backend framework for Go and TypeScript.

What These Skills Do

Encore is a backend framework with built-in infrastructure. You declare what you need (databases, Pub/Sub, cron jobs, etc.) in code, and Encore understands how to run it.

These skills help AI agents use Encore's declarative patterns correctly:

Declarative infrastructure - define resources in code
Type-safe APIs - request/response validation built-in
Service-to-service calls - automatic type safety across service boundaries
Built-in observability - tracing, metrics, and logging out of the box

How Infrastructure Works

Local development (encore run) - Encore provisions Docker containers automatically (Postgres, Redis, etc.)
Production deployment - Either use Encore Cloud to provision in your AWS/GCP account, or self-host using the generated infrastructure configuration

Installation

npx add-skill encoredev/skills

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# List available skills
npx add-skill encoredev/skills --list

# Install specific skills
npx add-skill encoredev/skills --skill encore-getting-started --skill encore-api

# Install to specific agents
npx add-skill encoredev/skills -a cursor -a claude-code

# Global installation
npx add-skill encoredev/skills -g

Claude Code Marketplace

If you prefer to use Claude Code directly:

claude plugin marketplace add encoredev/skills
claude plugin install encore-skills@encore-skills

Manual Installation

Copy the SKILL.md files from encore/ to your agent's skills directory.

Available Skills

TypeScript

Skill	Description
`encore-getting-started`	Bootstrap a brand-new Encore.ts project
`encore-api`	Define typed API endpoints (`api(...)`)
`encore-webhook`	Receive inbound webhooks via `api.raw(...)`
`encore-auth`	Protect endpoints with authentication
`encore-database`	Postgres queries, migrations, ORM integration
`encore-pubsub`	Pub/Sub topics and subscriptions
`encore-cron`	Scheduled / periodic jobs
`encore-bucket`	Object storage (file uploads, images, blobs)
`encore-cache`	Redis-backed caching with typed keyspaces
`encore-secret`	API keys, credentials, signing secrets
`encore-service`	Plan service boundaries and layout
`encore-testing`	Test APIs with Vitest
`encore-frontend`	Connect React/Next.js apps
`encore-code-review`	Review code for best practices
`encore-migrate`	Migrate existing backends to Encore

Go

Skill	Description
`encore-go-getting-started`	Bootstrap a brand-new Encore Go project
`encore-go-api`	Define typed API endpoints (`//encore:api`)
`encore-go-webhook`	Receive inbound webhooks via `//encore:api raw`
`encore-go-auth`	Protect endpoints with authentication
`encore-go-database`	Postgres queries and migrations
`encore-go-pubsub`	Pub/Sub topics and subscriptions
`encore-go-cron`	Scheduled / periodic jobs
`encore-go-bucket`	Object storage (file uploads, images, blobs)
`encore-go-cache`	Redis-backed caching with typed keyspaces
`encore-go-secret`	API keys, credentials, signing secrets
`encore-go-service`	Plan service boundaries and layout
`encore-go-testing`	Test APIs and services
`encore-go-code-review`	Review code for best practices

References

License

Apache-2.0