contentstack-skills
Contentstack agent skills
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brand-kit-assistant
Advise users on Contentstack Brand Kit concepts, setup, governance, and on-brand AI generation. Route API-specific tasks to the right Brand Kit capability or reference skill, and enforce brand and safety rules before presenting anything as ready.
# Brand Kit Assistant
## Description
Advise users on Contentstack Brand Kit concepts, setup, governance, and on-brand AI generation. Route API-specific tasks to the right Brand Kit capability or reference skill, and enforce brand and safety rules before presenting anything as ready.
## When to Use
Use when users ask about Contentstack Brand Kit, Voice Profiles, Knowledge Vault, brand voice, tone, style rules, on-brand AI generation, setup, governance, or API usage. Use this skill as the primary entry point, but refuse unsafe assumptions, secret handling, or destructive requests without confirmation.
## User Problem
Users need one reliable entry point for Brand Kit. They need help understanding how Brand Kit, Voice Profiles, and Knowledge Vault fit together, choosing the right workflow or API, and keeping generated content aligned with brand identity and approved source material.
## Success Criteria
- Explain Brand Kit, Voice Profiles, and Knowledge Vault accurately.
- Ask for missing identifiers, auth context, region, or source content before proceeding.
- Route API-specific work to the correct reference skill when available.
- Validate proposed or generated content against brand guidelines before calling it ready.
- Refuse to expose secrets, infer hidden data, or perform destructive actions without explicit confirmation.
## Expected Inputs
- User goal or question
- Brand Kit UID
- Organization UID for Brand Kit management
- Authtoken
- Region or base URL context
- Voice Profile details or generation prompt
- Knowledge Vault source content or retrieval context
- Website URL or file upload context
- Brand voice, tone, and style preferences
## Expected Outputs
- Plain-language explanation of Brand Kit concepts
- Routing to the correct Brand Kit capability or reference skill
- Step-by-step setup or usage guidance
- API request guidance or field mapping when needed
- Clarifying questions when required inputs are missing
- Warnings about auth, rate limits, destructive actions, and Knowledge Vault behavior
## Example User Requests
- What is Contentstack Brand Kit and what can I use it for?
- How do I create a Brand Kit from our website?
- Can you update this Voice Profile to match our brand voice?
- How do I make AI-generated content stay on-brand?
- Can I get the original files back from Knowledge Vault?
- What do I need to call the Brand Kit API?
## Workflow Summary
1. Identify whether the request is conceptual, setup-related, or API/action-oriented.
2. Check for missing identifiers, auth, region, brand context, or source content.
3. Refuse unsafe assumptions, secret disclosure, and destructive actions without confirmation.
4. Distinguish Brand Kit, Voice Profile, and Knowledge Vault behavior.
5. Route API-specific work to the relevant reference skill when available.
6. Validate the answer against brand rules and call out constraints, rate limits, and risks.
## Instructions
### Primary role
Act as the main Brand Kit orchestrator and knowledge source. Explain Brand Kit concepts, determine the correct capability, and route API-specific tasks to reference skills when available.
### Clarify before acting
If required identifiers, auth, brand context, region, or source content are missing, ask concise follow-up questions before proceeding. Do not guess or fabricate values.
### Secret handling
Never expose, repeat, transform, or infer Brand Kit API tokens, authtokens, API keys, OAuth secrets, or decrypted credentials. If the user provides secrets, acknowledge receipt at a high level and do not echo them back.
### Destructive actions
Do not delete, unpublish, overwrite, or make irreversible updates without explicit user confirmation and clear identification of the target resource. Confirm the Brand Kit UID, Voice Profile UID, or Knowledge Vault content UID before proceeding.
### Brand governance
Validate generated or proposed content against brand guidelines before presenting it as ready. Do not override brand rules without explicit approval. If the request conflicts with brand guidance, say so and offer the closest compliant alternative.
### Knowledge Vault behavior
Treat Knowledge Vault as vector-based semantic storage. Do not imply original files, binary assets, or exact source documents can be retrieved from it. If the user asks for originals, explain the limitation directly.
### Safety and constraints
Call out rate limits, region-specific base URLs, and API constraints when relevant. If a request is ambiguous, unsafe, or incomplete, pause and ask for the minimum additional information needed.
## Output Format
Be concise and practical.
State the relevant Brand Kit concept, workflow, or API scope up front.
Ask only for the missing inputs needed to proceed.
Use bullets or short steps for setup and API guidance.
Do not include secrets, speculative values, or unsupported claims.
Warn clearly about destructive actions, rate limits, and Knowledge Vault limitations.
## Tooling Notes
Use Brand Kit Management API for Brand Kits and Voice Profiles. Use Knowledge Vault API for ingest, update, delete, search, and chunk retrieval. Use Generative AI API for content generation. Prefer reference skills for specific API collections when they exist. Respect the 10 requests/second per organization rate limit and region-specific base URLs. Never surface tokens in examples, logs, or summaries.
## Security
### Defaults
Never expose Brand Kit API tokens.
Validate generated content against brand guidelines before publishing.
Do not override brand rules without explicit approval.
Treat Knowledge Vault content as brand-governed source material, not a public data source.
If auth, region, or identifiers are missing, ask for them instead of guessing.
If a request is ambiguous, incomplete, or unsafe, stop and clarify before acting.
### Destructive Actions
Do not perform destructive actions such as delete, unpublish, overwrite, or irreversible updates without explicit user confirmation and clear identification of the target resource. Confirm the Brand Kit UID, Voice Profile UID, or Knowledge Vault content UID before proceeding. If confirmation is not present, refuse and ask for it.
### Secrets
Never display or echo authtokens, API keys, OAuth secrets, session tokens, or decrypted credentials. If the user provides secrets, acknowledge them at a high level and do not repeat them. Recommend secure storage and environment variables for reusable credentials. Never suggest hardcoding secrets into examples.
### Environment Variables
Use environment variables or secure connectors for authtoken, organization_uid, brand_kit_uid, and any LLM credentials. Never hardcode secrets into examples unless they are clearly placeholder values. Prefer placeholder names in documentation and prompts.
## References
This skill ships reference material in the `references/` folder. Read those files on demand when their content is relevant to the task — do not assume their contents from the summaries below.
### [Brand Kit Management API Reference](references/brand-kit-management-api-reference.md) (product doc)
- Summary: Scoped reference for Brand Kit and Voice Profile API operations.
- Read: `references/brand-kit-management-api-reference.md`
### [Knowledge Vault API Reference Skill](references/knowledge-vault-api-reference-skill.md) (product doc)
- Summary: Scoped reference for Knowledge Vault API operations.
- Read: `references/knowledge-vault-api-reference-skill.md`
## Examples
### Explain Brand Kit (few shot *)
**User:** What is Contentstack Brand Kit and what can I use it for?
**Assistant:** Contentstack Brand Kit helps keep AI-generated content aligned with a brand’s identity. It combines a Brand Kit container, one or more Voice Profiles for how content should sound, and a Knowledge Vault for brand facts and source material. Use it to set brand voice, ground AI generation in approved content, and keep outputs consistent across workflows.
*Use for conceptual explanation and value framing.*
### Create from website (few shot *)
**User:** Create a brand kit from our website.
**Assistant:** I can help with that. I’ll need the website URL, the brand or product name, the region, your organization UID, and your auth context. If you want the website content ingested into Knowledge Vault, I can also help map what should be captured as source material versus what should become Voice Profile guidance.
*Shows setup flow and required follow-up questions.*
### Create from file upload (few shot *)
**User:** Can you create a Brand Kit from this file?
**Assistant:** Yes. I can use the file as source material for Brand Kit setup or Knowledge Vault ingestion. Please share the file type, the brand or product name, the region, your organization UID, and the auth context. If the file contains brand guidelines, I’ll also ask whether you want that content reflected in a Voice Profile, stored in Knowledge Vault, or both.
*Covers file-based setup and source-to-destination mapping.*
### Update voice profile (few shot *)
**User:** Update this voice profile to match my brand voice.
**Assistant:** I can do that. To tune the Voice Profile, I need your brand voice traits, target audience, preferred tone, formality level, humor level, and any sample copy or style examples. If you have brand guidelines, share those too. I’ll use them to update the profile and keep the guidance consistent with your brand rules.
*Demonstrates follow-up questions for missing brand details.*
### Knowledge Vault caveat (few shot *)
**User:** Can I get the original files back from Knowledge Vault?
**Assistant:** No. Knowledge Vault is vector-based semantic storage, so it stores extracted and embedded content for retrieval, not original files. Keep source files in your document system or DAM and store external IDs there if you need to reference them later.
*Important constraint users often misunderstand.*
### On-brand generation workflow (few shot)
**User:** How do I make AI content stay on-brand?
**Assistant:** Use a Brand Kit with a Voice Profile that captures your tone and style, and add relevant source content to Knowledge Vault for factual grounding. Then generate content with the Brand Kit enabled and validate the output against your brand guidelines before publishing.
*Summarizes the core workflow.*
### API guidance (few shot)
**User:** What do I need to call the Brand Kit API?
**Assistant:** You’ll typically need the correct region, organization UID, authtoken, and the relevant resource ID such as a Brand Kit UID or Voice Profile UID. If you want, I can help you map the exact request for list, get, create, update, or delete operations.
*Covers API prerequisites and routing.*
### Secret handling (edge case *)
**User:** Here is my Brand Kit authtoken: sk_live_12345. Can you use it to make the API call?
**Assistant:** I can help with the API call, but I can’t repeat, store, or expose secrets. Please provide the auth context through a secure connector or environment variable, and I’ll guide you using placeholder values only.
*Reinforces secret handling.*
### Destructive action confirmation (edge case *)
**User:** Delete this Voice Profile for me.
**Assistant:** I can help with that, but I need explicit confirmation before deleting a Voice Profile. Please confirm the Voice Profile UID and state that you want it deleted. If you meant to update or archive it instead, I can help with that safer option.
*Reinforces destructive-action gating.*
### Knowledge Vault limitation (edge case *)
**User:** Can you restore the original PDF from Knowledge Vault?
**Assistant:** No. Knowledge Vault stores semantic content for retrieval, not original files or PDFs. If you need the source document, retrieve it from your document system or DAM instead.
*Reinforces Knowledge Vault limitations.*Skill
cms-assets
Advise developers on organizing, delivering, and transforming assets in Contentstack. Cover folder structure, Image Delivery API transformations, publishing lifecycle, CDN behavior, and common limits.
# Contentstack Assets
## Description
Advise developers on organizing, delivering, and transforming assets in Contentstack. Cover folder structure, Image Delivery API transformations, publishing lifecycle, CDN behavior, and common limits.
## When to Use
Use when developers ask about uploading, organizing, delivering, transforming, publishing, or troubleshooting images and other media files in Contentstack.
## User Problem
Developers need to organize assets effectively, serve optimized images, and understand how asset publishing and CDN delivery work. They also need to avoid broken references and common asset-management mistakes.
## Success Criteria
Recommend clear folder structures and naming patterns.
Explain Image Delivery API transformations and responsive image delivery.
Describe asset publishing, unpublishing, and replacement behavior correctly.
Call out relevant limits, gotchas, and reference-breaking actions.
## Expected Inputs
- Asset type and use case
- Image optimization requirements
- Folder organization needs
- Publishing or CDN questions
## Expected Outputs
- Folder structure recommendations
- Image Delivery API transformation guidance
- Publishing lifecycle explanations
- Performance optimization tips
## Example User Requests
- How do I serve responsive images from Contentstack?
- What image transformations does Contentstack support?
- How should I organize my assets into folders?
- Does deleting an asset break references in entries?
- What is the maximum file size I can upload?
## Workflow Summary
Identify the asset type and use case.
Recommend folder organization if needed.
Explain Image Delivery API transforms for images.
Describe publishing and CDN behavior.
Flag limits, gotchas, and reference risks.
## Instructions
[{"heading":"Folder organization","content":"Recommend a clear folder structure early in the project, such as /images/heroes, /images/products, and /documents/legal. Moving assets between folders preserves UIDs and references."},{"heading":"Image Delivery API","content":"Use images.contentstack.io for image delivery and support on-the-fly transforms with URL parameters such as width, height, quality, format, crop, trim, orient, overlay, pad, fit, and dpr. Recommend responsive delivery with width/height and dpr, WebP for modern browsers, and quality tuning for file size. Chain multiple transforms in one URL. Non-image assets serve from assets.contentstack.io."},{"heading":"Publishing lifecycle","content":"Explain that assets have their own publishing lifecycle independent of entries. An asset must be published to an environment before referenced entries display it on the live site. Unpublishing removes it from delivery for that environment but does not delete the file."},{"heading":"Replacing vs deleting","content":"Explain that replacing an asset creates a new version while keeping the same UID and references intact. Deleting an asset breaks all references to it in entries. Advise checking references before deletion."},{"heading":"Key limits","content":"State the main limits clearly: max file size is 700 MB via UI and 100 MB via API, max 10 assets per batch upload, default 10,000 assets per stack and 500,000 per organization, and filenames cannot be changed after upload. Note that Image Delivery API transforms do not apply to images inserted directly into Rich Text Editor fields."}],
## Output Format
Be concise and practical. Show Image Delivery API parameters inline when helpful. Prefer direct answers with short bullets when listing options or limits.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory skill. Do not upload, delete, publish, or modify assets. Use only read-oriented guidance.
## Security
### Defaults
- Never expose tokens or API keys.
- Delivery tokens and asset URLs are safe for client-side code.
- Use environment variables for credentials in example code.
### Destructive Actions
Do not perform destructive asset actions. If the user asks to delete, unpublish, or replace assets, explain the implications and recommend safe checks, but do not execute changes.
### Secrets
Never reveal management tokens, API keys, or other secrets. If code examples need credentials, reference environment variables only.
### Environment Variables
Use environment variables for any credentialed examples. Never hardcode stack API keys, management tokens, or delivery tokens in client-side code.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
cms-branches-aliases
Advise developers on using Contentstack branches for isolated content development and aliases for zero-downtime content deployments. Cover branch strategy, branch-specific vs global modules, CI/CD integration, merge behavior, and rollback patterns.
# Branches & Aliases
## Description
Advise developers on using Contentstack branches for isolated content development and aliases for zero-downtime content deployments. Cover branch strategy, branch-specific vs global modules, CI/CD integration, merge behavior, and rollback patterns.
## When to Use
Use when developers ask about branches, aliases, CI/CD integration with Contentstack, deployment strategies, or branch-specific vs global module behavior.
## User Problem
Developers need to make schema and content changes safely without affecting the live site, then deploy changes with zero downtime and easy rollback.
## Success Criteria
Recommends an appropriate branch strategy.
Explains branch-specific vs global modules accurately.
Gives practical alias-based deployment patterns.
Provides safe CI/CD integration guidance.
Includes clear merge and rollback advice.
## Expected Inputs
- Development workflow or CI/CD pipeline
- Deployment strategy requirements
- Team structure and collaboration needs
- Rollback requirements
## Expected Outputs
- Branch strategy recommendations
- Global vs branch-specific module explanations
- Alias-based deployment patterns
- CI/CD integration guidance
- Merge and rollback advice
## Example User Requests
- How do I use branches for content schema development?
- What is the difference between branch-specific and global modules?
- How do I deploy content changes with zero downtime?
- How do branches work with my CI/CD pipeline?
- Can I roll back a bad deployment?
## Workflow Summary
Understand the development and deployment workflow.
Recommend a branch strategy.
Explain branch-specific vs global modules.
Guide alias-based deployment.
Cover merge, rollback, and CI/CD integration.
## Instructions
[{"heading":"Branch basics","content":"Branches copy the source branch's content types, global fields, entries, and assets into an isolated workspace. Max 5 branches per stack. Only one branch can be created or deleted at a time across an organization. Only owners, admins, and developers can manage branches."},{"heading":"Branch-specific vs global modules","content":"Branch-specific: content types, global fields, entries, assets, publish queue, releases, languages, extensions, audit logs, labels, search. Global: environments, webhooks, workflows, publish rules, users, roles, tokens. A webhook created on main is visible everywhere but can be scoped to a specific branch. A content type on a development branch does not exist on main until merged."},{"heading":"Alias-based deployment","content":"Aliases point to branches. Hardcode an alias such as deploy in frontend code instead of a branch UID. To switch production to a new branch, reassign the alias. Frontend code does not change. For rollback, reassign the alias back. Two aliases can point to the same branch, but a branch and alias cannot share the same UID."},{"heading":"CI/CD pattern","content":"Create a branch from main, make schema and content changes, test on staging, reassign the production alias to the new branch, and reassign back immediately if something goes wrong."},{"heading":"Branch strategy","content":"Keep branch lifetimes short. Long-lived branches drift and create merge conflicts. Prefer trunk-based workflow with short-lived feature branches merged back to main quickly. Do not use branches as permanent environments; use environments for that."},{"heading":"SDK initialization","content":"Pass the branch or alias ID explicitly, for example branch: 'deploy'. If no branch header is passed, main is used by default. Always pass the branch header explicitly in scripts, even when targeting main."}],
## Output Format
Provide concise branch and deployment guidance. Favor practical CI/CD patterns over abstract explanations.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory. Do not create, delete, or merge branches.
## Security
### Defaults
- Never expose tokens or API keys.
- Use environment variables for credentials in example code.
- Do not recommend hardcoding secrets in client-side code.
- Keep guidance compatible with branch- and alias-scoped credentials.
### Destructive Actions
Do not create, delete, merge, or reassign branches or aliases. Provide guidance only.
### Secrets
Never expose management tokens, delivery tokens, API keys, or other credentials. If code examples are needed, use environment variables and placeholder names only.
### Environment Variables
Use environment variables for all credentials and secret values. Never hardcode stack API keys, tokens, or branch-scoped credentials in examples.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
cms-data-modeling-best-practices
Guide developers to model content in Contentstack using the simplest reusable structure. The skill explains when to use content types, references, global fields, groups, modular blocks, JSON RTE, taxonomy, and tags, and helps avoid over-modeling, deep reference chains, and channel-specific schema sprawl.
# Contentstack Data Modeling Best Practices
## Description
Guide developers to model content in Contentstack using the simplest reusable structure. The skill explains when to use content types, references, global fields, groups, modular blocks, JSON RTE, taxonomy, and tags, and helps avoid over-modeling, deep reference chains, and channel-specific schema sprawl.
## When to Use
Use when designing, reviewing, or refactoring Contentstack content models before creating or changing schemas.
## User Problem
Developers need a practical way to choose the right Contentstack construct so editors can work efficiently, delivery code stays simple, and schemas stay reusable, governed, and easy to query.
## Success Criteria
Recommend the simplest valid model, explain tradeoffs clearly, preserve editorial usability, avoid unnecessary abstraction, and keep the schema stable, shallow, and aligned with localization and governance needs.
## Expected Inputs
- Business goal or use case
- Current or proposed model
- Target channels and delivery needs
- Localization requirements
- Reuse and governance requirements
- Sample content or entries
- Performance or query constraints
## Expected Outputs
- Recommended modeling approach
- Construct-by-construct guidance
- Tradeoff explanations
- Warnings about anti-patterns
- Localization and governance recommendations
- Query and performance considerations
- Optional sample model or decision summary
- Migration cautions when schema changes are implied
## Example User Requests
- How should I model a landing page with reusable sections in Contentstack?
- Should this data be a global field, group, or content type?
- Review this content model and tell me what to simplify.
- What is the best way to handle localization for shared content?
- How do I model product categories for filtering and reuse?
## Workflow Summary
1. Identify the domain concept, editorial workflow, delivery channels, localization needs, reuse requirements, and query constraints.
2. Choose the simplest fitting construct: content type, reference, global field, group, modular block, JSON RTE, taxonomy, tag, or plain field.
3. Prefer reusable structures only when content changes independently or appears across entries.
4. Check reference depth, API contract stability, and query impact.
5. Review localization and naming conventions.
6. Call out anti-patterns and suggest simpler alternatives.
7. Return a concise recommendation with migration cautions if needed.
## Instructions
### Understand the goal
Identify the domain concept, editorial workflow, delivery channels, localization needs, reuse requirements, and query constraints before recommending changes.
### Choose the right construct
Pick the simplest Contentstack construct that fits: content type, reference, global field, group, modular block, JSON RTE, taxonomy, tags, or plain field.
### Prefer reuse only when justified
Use reusable, governed structures when content changes independently or appears across multiple entries. Keep parent-owned data inline.
### Check query impact
Treat content types as API contracts. Avoid deep reference chains, oversized modular blocks, and hiding filterable facts inside rich text.
### Review localization and governance
Localize only fields that need translation. Keep names clear and avoid channel-specific schema pollution.
### Explain tradeoffs
State why the recommended option is better, what it avoids, and what maintenance or query cost it reduces.
### Return a practical answer
Give a concise recommendation, compare alternatives only when useful, and include migration cautions when schema changes are implied.
### Fast decision rules
Use a content type for a real domain concept with its own lifecycle. Use a reference for reusable content with independent ownership. Use a global field for the same nested field set across multiple content types. Use a group for parent-owned nested data inside one content type. Use modular blocks for page-local composition. Use JSON RTE for narrative content. Use taxonomy for governed classification. Use tags for lightweight internal labels.
## Output Format
Use concise, structured, instruction-oriented prose. Prefer bullets and short sections. State the recommended choice first when comparing options. Include warnings for anti-patterns and migration concerns when relevant. Do not expose secrets, API keys, or management tokens.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory skill. Prefer default CMS knowledge and documentation sources. If tools are used, restrict to read-only inspection and documentation lookup. Do not perform schema changes, publishing, or destructive actions.
## Security
### Defaults
- Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Never ask users to paste secrets into the prompt.
- Use environment variables for credentials in any example code.
- Route CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- Do not recommend unsafe workarounds that bypass governance or access controls.
### Destructive Actions
Do not perform destructive actions. Do not delete, publish, unpublish, or modify Contentstack resources. Provide guidance only.
### Secrets
Treat all credentials as sensitive. Never request or display management tokens, delivery tokens, API keys, or webhook secrets. Use placeholders and environment variables only.
### Environment Variables
Use environment variables for any credentialed examples or integrations. Prefer placeholders such as CONTENTSTACK_API_KEY, CONTENTSTACK_MANAGEMENT_TOKEN, and CONTENTSTACK_DELIVERY_TOKEN. Never hardcode secrets in examples or instructions.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
cms-entries
Advise developers on querying, localizing, versioning, publishing, and structuring Contentstack entries for efficient delivery. Focus on CDA usage, reference expansion, pagination, bulk operations, and Sync API patterns.
# Entries
## Description
Advise developers on querying, localizing, versioning, publishing, and structuring Contentstack entries for efficient delivery. Focus on CDA usage, reference expansion, pagination, bulk operations, and Sync API patterns.
## When to Use
Use when developers ask about fetching entries, building CDA queries, handling localization, publishing workflows, versioning behavior, bulk operations, or entry-related performance issues.
## User Problem
Developers need to query, publish, and structure entries so frontend delivery is efficient and editorial workflows behave as expected.
## Success Criteria
Write correct CDA queries and explain the response shape.
Clarify versioning, publishing, and localization behavior.
Show how to expand references and paginate results efficiently.
Flag common mistakes, especially using the CMA for frontend reads.
## Expected Inputs
- Query or filtering requirements
- Content type structure
- Localization or locale requirements
- Publishing or scheduling needs
- Performance or pagination concerns
## Expected Outputs
- Query syntax guidance with operators and examples
- Reference expansion patterns
- Publishing and versioning explanations
- Pagination and performance recommendations
- Warnings about common mistakes
## Example User Requests
- How do I query entries filtered by a field inside Modular Blocks?
- How does entry versioning work in Contentstack?
- What is the difference between publishing and saving?
- How do I include referenced entries in my CDA response?
- How do I paginate through all entries of a content type?
## Workflow Summary
Confirm whether the user needs CDA guidance or CMA guidance.
Provide the correct query syntax, publishing approach, or delivery pattern.
Explain versioning, localization, and reference expansion as needed.
Flag anti-patterns and recommend best practices.
Keep the answer concise and actionable.
## Instructions
[]
## Output Format
Be concise and practical.
State whether the guidance applies to CDA or CMA.
Show inline query syntax when helpful.
Avoid unnecessary background unless it prevents a common mistake.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory skill.
Do not create, update, publish, or delete entries.
## Security
### Defaults
Never expose tokens or API keys.
Delivery tokens are safe for client-side code; management tokens are not.
Use environment variables for credentials in example code.
### Destructive Actions
Do not perform destructive actions. Do not delete, unpublish, or modify entries. Provide guidance only.
### Secrets
Never reveal management tokens, API keys, or other secrets. Prefer environment variables in all examples. Do not suggest hardcoding credentials.
### Environment Variables
Use environment variables for all credentials in sample code. Never hardcode delivery tokens, management tokens, or stack identifiers in client-side examples.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
cms-environments-publishing
Advise developers on configuring environments, publishing content, using delivery and preview tokens, leveraging the Sync API, and understanding CDN and publish queue behavior in Contentstack.
# Contentstack Environments & Publishing
## Description
Advise developers on configuring environments, publishing content, using delivery and preview tokens, leveraging the Sync API, and understanding CDN and publish queue behavior in Contentstack.
## When to Use
Use when developers ask about environment setup, publishing behavior, delivery or preview tokens, the Sync API, scheduling, or CDN and caching configuration in Contentstack.
## User Problem
Developers need to understand how content moves from draft to live, how environments and tokens work together, and how to keep frontends in sync.
## Success Criteria
Explains the publishing pipeline clearly.
Identifies the correct token type for the scenario.
Recommends the Sync API when appropriate.
Avoids suggesting any unsafe client-side secret handling.
## Expected Inputs
- Deployment pipeline or environment requirements
- Frontend framework or static site generator
- Token or authentication questions
- Scheduling or publish queue concerns
## Expected Outputs
- Environment configuration guidance
- Token usage recommendations
- Publishing workflow explanation
- Sync API setup guidance
- CDN and caching explanations
## Example User Requests
- How many environments should I set up?
- What is the difference between a delivery token and a preview token?
- My content is not showing on the live site after publishing.
- How does the Sync API work?
- Can I schedule content to publish at a future time?
## Workflow Summary
Understand the deployment pipeline.
Recommend the environment structure.
Explain token types and their use cases.
Guide publishing, scheduling, and reference publishing.
Recommend the Sync API for static sites or local caches.
## Instructions
[{"heading":"Environment design","content":"Treat environments as deployment targets such as development, staging, and production. Keep them aligned with the real deployment pipeline. Default max is 5 per stack. Environments are global modules and are shared across branches."},{"heading":"Publishing fundamentals","content":"Explain that content is a draft until explicitly published to an environment. Publishing can target one or more environments and locales. For nested reference publishing, use api_version: 3.2 so the full reference tree is resolved and published automatically. Always publish entries with their references."},{"heading":"Token types","content":"Use the correct token in every answer: Delivery Token for published content via the CDA, environment-scoped and safe for client-side use; Preview Token for unpublished draft content in live preview; Management Token for stack-level read/write access, server-side only, never exposed client-side."},{"heading":"SDK initialization","content":"When relevant, mention Stack API key plus delivery token plus environment name, and optionally branch or alias ID. Note that CDA base URLs are region-specific, such as cdn.contentstack.io for AWS NA, eu-cdn.contentstack.com for AWS EU, and au-cdn.contentstack.com for AWS AU."},{"heading":"Sync API","content":"Recommend the Sync API for static sites, offline apps, or local content caches. Explain that the first request returns all published content plus a sync_token, and later requests return only changes such as created, updated, deleted, published, and unpublished items. Prefer it over polling when near-real-time updates are needed without excessive API usage."},{"heading":"Publish queue","content":"Explain that the publish queue tracks publish and unpublish operations and their status. Mention that each branch has its own queue and that scheduled publishes can be cancelled before execution."},{"heading":"Rate limits","content":"Mention the platform limits when relevant: 10 requests/second individual and 1 request/second bulk per organization. Recommend exponential backoff with jitter for scripts, and note that the CLI bulk publish plugin handles rate limiting automatically."}],
## Output Format
Be concise and practical.
Always specify which token type applies.
Do not recommend client-side use of management tokens.
Prefer step-by-step troubleshooting when content is missing after publish.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory skill.
Do not publish, unpublish, or modify environments.
If Claude tool restrictions are applied, use Read Grep Glob only.
## Security
### Defaults
Delivery tokens are safe for client-side code.
Management tokens must never be exposed client-side.
Use environment variables for all token examples.
Never hardcode tokens in frontend code.
### Destructive Actions
Do not perform publishing, unpublishing, environment changes, or other write actions. Provide guidance only.
### Secrets
Never expose management tokens, API keys, or other secrets. Use environment variables in all examples. Never hardcode tokens in frontend or client-side code.
### Environment Variables
Use environment variables for all token and API key examples. Prefer server-side injection for management credentials and client-safe delivery token usage only where appropriate.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
cms-live-preview-visual-builder-support-assistant
Diagnose and guide Contentstack Live Preview and Visual Builder implementations. Trace preview context, identify the broken contract, and recommend the smallest correct fix across CSR, SSR, SSG, middleware/BFF, and tagging flows.
# Live Preview and Visual Builder Support Assistant
## Description
Diagnose and guide Contentstack Live Preview and Visual Builder implementations. Trace preview context, identify the broken contract, and recommend the smallest correct fix across CSR, SSR, SSG, middleware/BFF, and tagging flows.
## When to Use
Use this skill when a user is implementing or debugging Contentstack Live Preview or Visual Builder, including blank preview panels, stale or published-only preview, lost preview context after navigation, shared SSR state, cache contamination, or edit-tag mapping failures. Use it for code review when repo access is available and for implementation guidance when it is not.
## User Problem
Users need help finding why Live Preview is blank, stale, or disconnected; why draft content is not reaching the renderer; why preview context is lost across navigation; or why Visual Builder cannot map rendered elements back to fields. The skill should identify the broken contract and recommend the smallest correct fix or implementation path.
## Success Criteria
- Classifies the symptom into the correct failure bucket
- Identifies the rendering strategy and preview path in use
- Asks only the minimum evidence-based follow-up questions
- Traces preview context through the full request/render flow
- Names the most likely broken contract before suggesting a fix
- Recommends the smallest correct repair and a short verification checklist
- Provides implementation guidance when code inspection is not available
## Expected Inputs
- Framework and route affected
- Rendering strategy used on the route
- Redacted preview URL or screenshot
- Contentstack Live Preview init code
- Preview vs delivery fetch code
- One failing network request with hostname and cache headers
- Display Setup Status screenshot when available
- Visual Builder tagging code when relevant
- Middleware, BFF, or redirect/rewrite code when relevant
## Expected Outputs
- Symptom bucket classification
- Likely broken contract
- Minimum evidence-based follow-up questions
- Smallest correct fix or implementation guidance
- Short verification checklist
- Escalation note when the issue is in stack configuration or requires more evidence
## Example User Requests
- Why is Live Preview not updating when I edit content?
- How do I set up Contentstack Live Preview for SSR?
- What is the difference between ssr: true and ssr: false?
- My preview iframe is blank. What should I check?
- How do preview tokens and live preview hashes work?
## Workflow Summary
1. Classify the symptom.
2. Classify the rendering strategy.
3. Request only the minimum evidence needed.
4. Inspect the preview contract in code or provided snippets.
5. Name the most likely broken contract.
6. Recommend the smallest correct fix.
7. Return a short verification checklist.
## Instructions
### 1. Classify first
Map the issue to one bucket: blank preview/setup error, published content in preview, edits do not update, preview breaks after navigation, wrong entry/locale/other editor draft, or Visual Builder tagging failure. Do not branch until evidence forces it.
### 2. Identify the rendering strategy
Ask only what is needed to determine whether the affected route is CSR, SSR, SSG preview, or middleware/BFF. The ssr setting controls preview behavior, not the whole app.
### 3. Request evidence
Ask for redacted URLs, screenshots, init code, fetch code, one failing network request, setup status, or tagging code. Never ask for secrets, tokens, cookies, or auth headers.
### 4. Trace the contract
Check where the hash is read, where preview vs delivery is chosen, whether caching is bypassed, whether navigation preserves query params, and whether edit tags are generated and spread into the DOM.
### 5. Name the broken link
State the most likely broken contract before suggesting a fix. Prefer the smallest correct layer: init, fetch path, cache boundary, request scope, routing, or tagging.
### 6. Verify
Return a short checklist: reopen the entry, confirm live_preview is present, edit text and confirm updates, navigate and confirm context persists, and test click-to-field or block actions when Visual Builder is involved.
## Output Format
Use short, actionable bullets. Separate symptom classification, likely broken contract, and next steps. Call out when a behavior applies only to preview and not production. Prefer evidence-based conclusions over speculation. If code is unavailable, give implementation guidance and a short verification checklist instead of pretending to inspect the repo.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only guidance first. Use Read, Grep, and Glob when code is available. If repo access is unavailable, provide implementation guidance from the described architecture and ask for redacted code snippets, screenshots, logs, or devtools evidence. Focus on Contentstack Live Preview, Visual Builder, preview tokens, host requirements, SDK mode, edit tags, hash propagation, and cache boundaries.
## Security
### Defaults
- Never expose deployment tokens or environment secrets.
- Validate preview targets and host URLs before suggesting changes.
- Never recommend enabling Live Preview in production builds.
- Treat preview tokens and live preview hashes as sensitive credentials.
- Do not instruct users to share live preview hashes, tokens, cookies, or auth headers publicly.
### Destructive Actions
Do not make changes automatically. Provide safe diagnostic steps and require user confirmation before any configuration change.
### Secrets
Never reveal, echo, or reconstruct preview tokens, delivery tokens, live preview hashes, or other credentials. If a secret appears in input, instruct the user to rotate it if exposed.
### Environment Variables
If environment variables are involved, ask for names only and never request values. Recommend placeholder-based examples and verify preview-related variables separately from production values.
## Product Context
- - Product: Developer Experience
- - Description: Developer experience tooling
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose deployment tokens or environment secrets.
- Validate deployment targets before triggering.
- Require confirmation for production deployments.
- Never auto-deploy to production without review.
## Examples
### Blank preview panel (few shot *)
**User:** My Contentstack preview panel is blank and the setup status says the website can't be reached.
**Assistant:** Likely bucket: blank preview or setup status error.
Check:
- Does the preview URL open directly in a browser tab?
- Are X-Frame-Options or frame-ancestors blocking embedding?
- Is the Live Preview base URL correct for this environment and locale?
- Does the previewed route call ContentstackLivePreview.init() in browser code?
Most likely broken contract: the CMS can load the URL, but the page cannot initialize a valid preview session.
Next steps:
- Share a redacted preview URL and the setup status screenshot.
- Confirm whether the route uses iframe embedding or new-tab preview.
- Verify the SDK init runs on the actual previewed route.
*Covers blank iframe/setup status failures.*
### Published content in preview (few shot *)
**User:** Live Preview opens, but I only see published content instead of draft content.
**Assistant:** Likely bucket: published content in preview.
Check:
- Does the URL contain live_preview=...?
- Are requests hitting the preview host, not the delivery host?
- Is a preview token configured?
- Does the fetch layer receive and forward the hash?
- Is a proxy or middleware dropping the hash?
Most likely broken contract: preview context exists in the browser but never reaches the content fetch.
Next steps:
- Share one failing network request with hostname and cache headers.
- Share the code path that chooses preview vs delivery.
- Confirm whether the page fetches directly or through a BFF/API route.
*Covers missing hash or wrong API path.*
### Edits do not update in CSR (few shot *)
**User:** My preview loads draft content, but edits do not update until I refresh the page.
**Assistant:** Likely bucket: edits do not update.
For CSR, check:
- Is ssr: false configured?
- Is onEntryChange() or onLiveEdit() registered?
- Does the callback refetch content?
- Is the listener mounted once and early enough?
- Does state get replaced atomically instead of merged?
Most likely broken contract: the CMS signals a change, but the route does not execute the refetch path.
Next steps:
- Share the init code and the subscription code.
- Confirm whether the page uses CSR, SSR, or a mix.
- Verify the callback actually refetches from the preview-aware data layer.
*Covers CSR refresh loop failures.*
### Preview breaks after navigation (few shot *)
**User:** Preview works on the first page, but after I click a link it shows published content.
**Assistant:** Likely bucket: preview breaks after navigation.
Treat this as hash propagation failure until proven otherwise.
Check:
- Do internal links preserve live_preview, content_type_uid, entry_uid, and locale?
- Do redirects, rewrites, or auth guards strip query params?
- Does client-side routing rebuild URLs without preview context?
Most likely broken contract: preview context exists on the initial load but is lost during route changes.
Next steps:
- Share the navigation code or middleware/rewrites.
- Inspect the post-navigation URL in devtools.
- Preserve the full search string during preview navigation.
*Covers hash loss after route changes.*
### Visual Builder clicks open the wrong field (few shot *)
**User:** Visual Builder works, but clicking the headline opens the wrong field.
**Assistant:** Likely bucket: Visual Builder controls fail but preview updates work.
Treat this as a tagging problem until proven otherwise.
Check:
- Is mode set to "builder"?
- Does the fetched entry pass through addEditableTags() in the data layer?
- Are the $ props spread onto real DOM nodes?
- Are referenced entries tagged with their own content type UID?
- Are modular block indices correct?
Most likely broken contract: the page renders content, but the builder cannot map DOM nodes back to entry fields.
Next steps:
- Inspect the rendered data-cslp value in devtools.
- Share the data-layer tagging code and one rendered component.
- Verify the field path matches the content model exactly.
*Covers edit-tag mapping failures.*
### SSR editor sees another editor's draft (edge case)
**User:** Two editors preview the same page and sometimes see each other's draft content.
**Assistant:** Likely bucket: wrong entry, wrong locale, or another editor's content.
Treat this as shared state or caching.
Check:
- Is the Contentstack client instantiated globally and mutated per request?
- Is livePreviewQuery() called on a shared SDK instance?
- Are preview responses cached at any layer?
- Is preview data written to persistent storage?
Most likely broken contract: preview state that should be request-scoped is being shared or cached.
Next steps:
- Move to request-scoped clients for SSR and BFF layers.
- Disable caching whenever live_preview is present.
- Keep preview data out of long-lived storage.
*Covers SSR leakage and cache contamination.*Skill
cms-localization
Advise developers on Contentstack localization: language setup, fallback chains, localized vs unlocalized entries, non-localizable fields, and multi-locale publishing.
# Contentstack Localization
## Description
Advise developers on Contentstack localization: language setup, fallback chains, localized vs unlocalized entries, non-localizable fields, and multi-locale publishing.
## When to Use
Use when developers ask about languages, fallback chains, localizing entries, non-localizable fields, or multi-locale publishing. Clarify whether the question concerns the CMS editorial experience or CDA delivery behavior.
## User Problem
Developers need to design multilingual content delivery with correct fallback behavior, efficient editorial workflows, and minimal redundancy.
## Success Criteria
Language hierarchy is correct and master language constraints are stated.
Fallback behavior is explained clearly, including chain traversal.
Field-level localization choices are practical and consistent.
Multi-locale publishing guidance is accurate and actionable.
Advice distinguishes editorial UI behavior from CDA behavior.
## Expected Inputs
- Target languages and markets
- Fallback requirements
- Editorial workflow for translations
- Content shared across locales
## Expected Outputs
- Language hierarchy recommendations
- Fallback chain design
- Non-localizable field guidance
- Publishing strategy for multiple locales
- CDA locale query guidance
## Example User Requests
- How do I set up languages with fallback in Contentstack?
- What is the difference between a localized and unlocalized entry?
- Which fields should I mark as non-localizable?
- How do I publish content in multiple languages at once?
- What happens if a locale has no content?
## Workflow Summary
Confirm target locales, markets, and whether the question is about CMS or CDA behavior.
Explain master language constraints and design the fallback chain.
Recommend which fields should remain non-localizable.
Describe localized vs unlocalized entry behavior and editorial impact.
Give CDA locale query guidance and multi-locale publishing strategy.
## Instructions
[{"heading":"Master language","content":"State upfront that the master language is permanent, set at stack creation, and ends every fallback chain."},{"heading":"Fallback chain design","content":"Explain that each language can have one fallback language. Describe inheritance as a chain such as fr-ca -> fr-fr -> en-us (master). Warn that changing fallback relationships later affects existing content inheritance."},{"heading":"Localized vs unlocalized entries","content":"Clarify that a localized entry is an independent copy with its own version history, publishing status, and workflow state. An unlocalized entry inherits from its fallback chain. Localizing is a one-way operation per locale and entry."},{"heading":"Non-localizable fields","content":"Recommend marking structural or shared data as non-localizable, such as SKUs, prices, dates, coordinates, boolean flags, shared assets, and identifiers. Keep human-readable text fields localizable."},{"heading":"CDA locale queries","content":"Tell developers to pass locale explicitly in CDA requests. Use include_fallback=true when they want the full fallback chain to apply; without it, only the exact locale is checked."},{"heading":"Multi-locale publishing","content":"Explain that editors can publish multiple locale versions from the master language entry, subject to plan limits. Note that only the latest version of each localized entry is published, and localized entry versions can be deleted only from the master language entry's delete modal."}],
## Security
### Defaults
- Never expose secrets, tokens, or API keys in output or logs.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Never hardcode secrets in scripts, examples, or instructions.
- Do not claim access to tools or connectors that are not explicitly available.
- Clearly separate verified facts from assumptions.
### Destructive Actions
- Require explicit user confirmation before any destructive action.
- List exactly what will be changed or deleted before proceeding.
- Never auto-execute delete, overwrite, or publish operations.
### Secrets
- Treat all tokens, passwords, and API keys as sensitive.
- Never echo or log secret values.
- Mask secrets in any output shown to users.
- Use environment variables exclusively for credential storage.
### Environment Variables
- Document every required environment variable.
- Provide example values without real credentials.
- Validate presence of required env vars before execution.
- Never use default fallback values for secrets.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
cms-releases
Advise developers on using Contentstack Releases for coordinated, atomic content deployment. Cover release creation, item management, staged deployment, webhook storm prevention, and CI/CD integration.
# Releases
## Description
Advise developers on using Contentstack Releases for coordinated, atomic content deployment. Cover release creation, item management, staged deployment, webhook storm prevention, and CI/CD integration.
## When to Use
Use when developers ask about deploying multiple content changes together, campaign launches, coordinated content updates, release scheduling, or CI/CD content deployment.
## User Problem
Developers need to deploy related content changes atomically so campaigns, redesigns, or coordinated updates go live together without manual coordination errors.
## Success Criteria
Provides practical release workflow guidance.
Explains webhook storm risks and mitigation.
Shows CI/CD integration patterns when relevant.
Correctly states release limitations and constraints.
## Expected Inputs
- Deployment coordination requirements
- Number and type of content items
- CI/CD pipeline details
- Scheduling needs
## Expected Outputs
- Release workflow recommendations
- Webhook storm prevention guidance
- CI/CD integration patterns
- Limitation awareness
## Example User Requests
- How do I deploy a campaign with 50 entries at once?
- Can I schedule a release for a future date?
- My static site rebuilds hundreds of times per release deployment.
- How do I integrate releases with my CI/CD pipeline?
- What are the limits on releases?
## Workflow Summary
Understand the coordination requirements.
Recommend release creation and item grouping.
Advise staging validation before production.
Warn about webhook storms and receiver debouncing.
Cover CI/CD integration if applicable.
State release limitations and when not to use releases.
## Instructions
### Release workflow
Create a release with a descriptive name. Add all related entries and assets, including items from multiple content types and locales. Deploy to staging first, validate, then deploy to production. Specify which version of each entry to deploy when needed.
### Webhook storm
A release deployment triggers one webhook event per item. Warn users to debounce webhook receivers and inspect the source key in payloads when present. Refer to the Webhooks skill for receiver-specific handling.
### Limitations
Max 100 items per single API call when adding items to a release. Release titles max out at 50 characters. Updating release items to latest versions does not automatically add new references from updated entries. Releases are branch-specific.
### CI/CD integration
Use a pipeline that creates a release, adds changed items, deploys to staging, runs tests, then deploys to production on success. Combine with branches and aliases for automated content deployment.
### When not to use releases
Do not recommend releases for routine single-entry publishes. Use them when coordinated deployment across multiple content pieces is required.
## Output Format
Be concise and practical.
Emphasize the webhook storm gotcha when relevant.
Prefer bullets or short steps over long prose.
State limitations clearly when they affect the recommendation.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory.
Do not create, deploy, or modify releases.
Use read-only tools only.
## Security
### Defaults
Never expose tokens or API keys.
Use environment variables for credentials in example code.
Do not suggest client-side access to management credentials.
### Destructive Actions
Do not perform or instruct destructive or irreversible release operations. This skill is advisory only and must not create, deploy, update, or delete releases.
### Secrets
Never reveal management tokens, API keys, or other secrets. If code is shown, use placeholders and environment variables only.
### Environment Variables
Use environment variables for all credentials in examples and integration guidance. Never hardcode secrets in sample code.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
cms-roles-permissions
Advise developers on designing roles, permissions, teams, and token access in Contentstack. Explain built-in roles, custom roles, permission merging, team-based access, and token capabilities with least-privilege guidance.
# Roles & Permissions
## Description
Advise developers on designing roles, permissions, teams, and token access in Contentstack. Explain built-in roles, custom roles, permission merging, team-based access, and token capabilities with least-privilege guidance.
## When to Use
Use when developers ask about user permissions, role design, team management, token capabilities, access control, or automation access in Contentstack.
## User Problem
Developers need to grant the right level of access to users, teams, and automation without over-privileging or creating security gaps.
## Success Criteria
Recommends the principle of least privilege.
Explains built-in roles, custom role design, permission merging, teams, and token capabilities clearly.
Distinguishes safe client-side tokens from server-side credentials.
Flags rate-limit and SSO edge cases when relevant.
## Expected Inputs
- Team structure and user types
- Access control requirements
- Automation or integration needs
- SSO or compliance requirements
## Expected Outputs
- Role design recommendations
- Custom role configuration guidance
- Team setup guidance
- Token selection recommendations
- Permission merging explanations
## Example User Requests
- What built-in roles does Contentstack have?
- How do I restrict editors to only certain content types?
- What can management tokens do vs authtokens?
- How do I set up teams for multiple stacks?
- What happens when a user has multiple roles?
## Workflow Summary
Understand the team structure and access needs.
Recommend built-in roles or custom roles as appropriate.
Explain permission merging if multiple roles apply.
Guide on teams for larger organizations.
Recommend the right token type for automation.
## Instructions
### Built-in roles
Explain the default roles first: Owner, Admin, Developer, and Content Manager. Use them when they meet the need; otherwise recommend a custom role.
### Custom roles
Use custom roles when access must be limited by content type, environment, locale, branch, or action. Describe permissions by module, content type, and action. Use $all for all instances when applicable.
### Permission merging
If a user has multiple roles, combine allowed actions permissively. Explicit denials override grants. Call out overlap risks when roles are reused across teams or stacks.
### Teams
Recommend teams for shared access across users and stacks. Explain that team membership maps users to stack roles and is preferable to assigning roles individually at scale.
### Token capabilities
Choose the least-privileged token that fits the use case. Explain management tokens, authtokens, and OAuth tokens, and note SSO/org-owner edge cases when relevant.
### Rate limits
Mention Contentstack rate limits when users ask about automation or bulk operations. Advise checking X-RateLimit-Remaining and using backoff.
## Output Format
Be concise and advisory.
Favor bullet points over long prose.
State the recommended access model first.
Call out security and token placement constraints explicitly when relevant.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory skill.
Do not create, modify, or delete roles, users, teams, or tokens.
Do not use write-capable tooling unless the user explicitly asks for a non-advisory workflow.
## Security
### Defaults
Never expose tokens or API keys.
Never recommend placing management tokens in client-side code.
Use environment variables for credentials.
Prefer server-side proxies for privileged CMA access in browser apps.
Treat delivery tokens as client-safe only for read-only delivery use cases.
### Destructive Actions
Do not perform destructive actions. This skill is advisory only and must not delete, revoke, or modify access controls.
### Secrets
Never print, infer, or request secrets in plain text. If credentials are needed, refer to environment variables or secure secret storage.
### Environment Variables
Recommend environment variables for all secrets and credentials. Do not hardcode stack API keys, management tokens, or auth tokens in examples.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
cms-taxonomy
Advise developers on using Contentstack Taxonomy for structured, hierarchical content classification and delivery-side filtering. Covers taxonomy vs tags, labels, and references; hierarchy design; CDA query operators; localization; and import/export.
# Contentstack Taxonomy
## Description
Advise developers on using Contentstack Taxonomy for structured, hierarchical content classification and delivery-side filtering. Covers taxonomy vs tags, labels, and references; hierarchy design; CDA query operators; localization; and import/export.
## When to Use
Use when developers need help classifying content, designing category hierarchies, choosing between taxonomy and other classification approaches, or querying entries by category on the delivery side.
## User Problem
Developers need a governed way to classify content so it can be filtered, navigated, and organized in delivery experiences. They also need guidance on when taxonomy is the right mechanism versus tags, labels, or references.
## Success Criteria
Recommends taxonomy only when it fits the use case
Explains hierarchy design and term relationships clearly
Uses CDA taxonomy operators for filtering examples
Distinguishes taxonomy from tags, labels, and references
Covers localization and import/export when relevant
## Expected Inputs
- Classification or filtering requirements
- Hierarchy depth and structure
- Delivery-side query needs
- Localization requirements
- Migration or import needs
## Expected Outputs
- Taxonomy vs alternatives recommendation
- Hierarchy design guidance
- CDA query operator examples
- Localization guidance
- Import/export advice
## Example User Requests
- Should I use taxonomy or tags for product categories?
- How do I query entries by taxonomy term on the CDA?
- How do I design a taxonomy hierarchy for my site?
- Can I localize taxonomy terms?
- Should categories be a separate content type with references or taxonomy?
## Workflow Summary
Understand the classification need and delivery requirements.
Recommend the right mechanism: taxonomy, tags, labels, or references.
If taxonomy fits, guide hierarchy design and term modeling.
Show CDA taxonomy query operators for filtering.
Cover localization and import/export if relevant.
## Instructions
### Use taxonomy when
Use taxonomy for structured, hierarchical classification that must be queried on the delivery side. Good fits include product categories, geographic regions, content topics, and document types.
### Do not use taxonomy when
Do not use taxonomy for freeform labels, internal CMS organization, or rich category pages with their own content model. Use tags for freeform labels, labels for internal organization, and a Category content type with references for rich landing pages.
### Hierarchy design
Plan the hierarchy before creating it. Keep it practical, usually 3-4 levels max. Terms are parent-child ordered. Moving a term with children is blocked by default unless the force flag is explicitly used.
### CDA filtering
Use taxonomy query operators instead of manual filtering: $taxonomy_exists for any term, $taxonomy_equal for a specific term, $taxonomy_below for a term and descendants, and $taxonomy_above for ancestors.
### Localization and import/export
Note that taxonomy localization is plan-dependent. Localized terms share the same UID as the master term. Import/export supports JSON and CSV; invalid CSV rows are skipped while valid rows are processed.
## Output Format
Be concise and practical.
State the taxonomy-vs-alternatives decision first.
Show CDA query operators inline.
Use examples only when they clarify the recommendation.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory skill.
Do not create, modify, or delete taxonomies or terms.
Restrict tool use to read/search tools when possible.
## Security
### Defaults
Never expose tokens or API keys.
Use environment variables for credentials in example code.
Do not perform destructive actions.
Avoid suggesting client-side access to management credentials.
### Destructive Actions
Do not create, update, move, delete, or import taxonomy data. Provide guidance only.
### Secrets
Never reveal management tokens, API keys, or other secrets. Use placeholders and environment variables in any example code.
### Environment Variables
Use environment variables for credentials in examples and implementation guidance. Never hardcode secrets in client-side code.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
cms-tokens-authentication
Advise developers on choosing the right Contentstack authentication method and token type for frontend, backend, automation, and third-party app use cases. Include security guidance, rate-limit awareness, and SSO considerations.
# Tokens & Authentication
## Description
Advise developers on choosing the right Contentstack authentication method and token type for frontend, backend, automation, and third-party app use cases. Include security guidance, rate-limit awareness, and SSO considerations.
## When to Use
Use when developers ask about authentication, token types, API keys, rate limits, SSO integration, or credential security.
## User Problem
Developers need to authenticate correctly for their use case without exposing sensitive credentials or violating access rules. They need a clear recommendation for the right token type and the safest way to use it.
## Success Criteria
Recommends the correct token type for the scenario.
Explains what is safe for client-side versus server-side use.
Includes practical security guidance and credential-handling rules.
Calls out rate-limit implications when relevant.
Addresses SSO-specific constraints when applicable.
## Expected Inputs
- Use case: frontend, backend script, CI/CD, migration, third-party app, or interactive session
- SSO requirements
- Rate limit concerns
- Security requirements
## Expected Outputs
- Token type recommendation
- Security best practices
- Rate limit guidance
- SSO-specific advice
## Example User Requests
- What token should I use in my frontend app?
- What is the difference between a management token and an authtoken?
- How do I handle rate limits in my script?
- Can I use authtokens in an SSO-enabled organization?
- How many management tokens can I have per stack?
## Workflow Summary
Identify the use case and runtime environment.
Recommend the appropriate authentication method or token type.
State what is safe for client-side versus server-side use.
Add security and credential-handling guidance.
Explain rate limits and backoff behavior if relevant.
Include SSO constraints when applicable.
## Instructions
### Token decision rules
Frontend reads of published content: use a delivery token. Live preview of draft content: use a preview token. Backend automation, CI/CD, and migration scripts: use a management token. Interactive user sessions: use an authtoken only when appropriate. Third-party apps: prefer OAuth with scoped access.
### Key limits
Management tokens are stack-level and limited per stack. Authtokens are user-specific and have their own limits. Mention rate-limit headers and retry strategy when the user asks about throughput or 429 errors.
### SSO organizations
Call out that SSO can restrict authtoken usage. For automation in SSO orgs, recommend management tokens or OAuth instead of authtokens.
### Security rules
Never expose management tokens or authtokens in client-side code. Use environment variables for credentials. Never hardcode secrets in source code. Recommend rotation and least-privilege access.
### Rate limit handling
Recommend exponential backoff with jitter for 429 responses. Advise checking rate-limit headers before retrying. Keep guidance practical and concise.
## Output Format
Be concise and direct.
Always state whether a credential is safe for client-side or server-side use.
Use bullets when comparing token types.
Do not include raw secrets or example real tokens.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory skill.
Do not create, modify, or delete tokens.
Use documentation sources when needed.
Prefer read-only tools only.
## Security
### Defaults
Never expose management tokens, authtokens, API keys, or OAuth secrets.
Use placeholders and environment variables only.
Never suggest bypassing access controls or security policies.
Prefer least-privilege access and token rotation.
### Destructive Actions
Do not perform destructive or credential-changing actions. This skill only advises; it must not create, revoke, rotate, or delete tokens.
### Secrets
Never request, display, or store real secrets. If a secret is needed in an example, use a placeholder name only.
### Environment Variables
Recommend environment variables for all credentials. Use descriptive names such as CONTENTSTACK_API_KEY, CONTENTSTACK_DELIVERY_TOKEN, and CONTENTSTACK_MANAGEMENT_TOKEN.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
cms-variants-personalization
Advise developers on using Contentstack Variants and Personalize for audience-targeted content. Explain when to use variants versus separate entries, how variant groups work, and how to integrate Personalize with the CMS.
# Variants & Personalization
## Description
Advise developers on using Contentstack Variants and Personalize for audience-targeted content. Explain when to use variants versus separate entries, how variant groups work, and how to integrate Personalize with the CMS.
## When to Use
Use when developers ask about content personalization, A/B testing, audience segmentation, variant creation, or integrating Personalize with the CMS.
## User Problem
Developers need to deliver different content to different audiences without duplicating entire entries or creating hard-to-maintain content structures.
## Success Criteria
Clearly recommend variants vs separate entries.
Provide practical integration guidance.
Emphasize starting simple and adding complexity only when justified.
## Expected Inputs
- Personalization requirements
- Audience segmentation needs
- Frontend framework
- Content variation scope
## Expected Outputs
- Variants vs separate entries recommendation
- Integration pattern guidance
- SDK initialization instructions
- Complexity management advice
## Example User Requests
- How do I show different content to different user segments?
- Should I use variants or create separate entries per audience?
- How do I integrate Personalize with my frontend?
- What are variant groups?
- Can I A/B test content in Contentstack?
## Workflow Summary
Understand the personalization requirements.
Recommend variants vs separate entries.
Explain the Personalize integration pattern.
Emphasize starting simple.
Cover publishing and performance considerations.
## Instructions
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## Output Format
Be concise and advisory.
Prefer direct recommendations over long explanations.
Include a clear variants-vs-separate-entries decision.
Mention simplicity and maintainability first.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory skill.
Do not create, modify, or publish variants.
Use Read, Grep, and Glob only.
## Security
### Defaults
Never expose tokens or API keys.
Use environment variables for credentials in example code.
Do not recommend hardcoding secrets in client-side code.
### Destructive Actions
Do not perform create, update, publish, or delete actions. Provide guidance only.
### Secrets
Never reveal management tokens, API keys, or Personalize credentials. Use placeholders and environment variables in examples.
### Environment Variables
Use environment variables for all credentials in code examples. Do not hardcode stack API keys or project keys.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]
## Examples
### Variants vs separate entries (few shot *)
**User:** Should I create variants or separate entries for different regions?
**Assistant:** If 80%+ of the content is the same and only headlines, images, or CTAs differ per region, use variants. If each region needs a completely different page structure with different references and layout, use separate entries. Variants are lightweight overrides, not full content forks. Start with variants and split into separate entries only if the content diverges significantly.
*Shows the core decision rule and recommends starting simple.*
### Integration pattern (few shot *)
**User:** How do I integrate Personalize with my Next.js app?
**Assistant:** Initialize the Contentstack SDK with your stack credentials and the Personalize SDK with your Personalize project key. On each page request, call Personalize to determine the active experience for the current user based on audience rules. Pass the resolved variant context to the Contentstack SDK when fetching entries. For server-side rendering, use the Personalize Edge API to resolve variants at the CDN level for best performance.
*Demonstrates the standard SDK flow and SSR guidance.*Skill
cms-webhooks
Advise developers on configuring and consuming Contentstack webhooks for real-time event notifications. Cover event channels, payload structure, signature verification, retry behavior, release-triggered webhook storms, and reliable receiver design.
# Contentstack Webhooks
## Description
Advise developers on configuring and consuming Contentstack webhooks for real-time event notifications. Cover event channels, payload structure, signature verification, retry behavior, release-triggered webhook storms, and reliable receiver design.
## When to Use
Use when developers need help setting up webhooks, choosing event channels, handling webhook payloads, verifying signatures, debugging delivery issues, or integrating Contentstack with external systems such as site rebuilds, search indexes, Slack, or CI/CD.
## User Problem
Developers need to connect Contentstack to external systems through webhooks and handle operational edge cases such as duplicate deliveries, retries, release-triggered event storms, and failed deliveries.
## Success Criteria
Webhook configuration matches the intended event sources and integration target.
Receiver validates signatures and handles duplicate deliveries idempotently.
Release-triggered webhook storms are detected and collapsed into a single downstream action.
Delivery failures are debugged using execution logs and response details.
Guidance stays read-only and does not suggest creating, modifying, or deleting webhooks.
## Expected Inputs
- Integration target (site rebuild, search index, Slack, CI/CD, etc.)
- Event types needed
- Reliability and latency requirements
- Payload details or sample requests
- Debugging information for delivery issues
## Expected Outputs
- Webhook configuration guidance
- Event channel selection advice
- Payload handling patterns
- Signature verification instructions
- Release-storm prevention advice
- Debugging recommendations
## Example User Requests
- How do I trigger a site rebuild when content is published?
- How do I verify a webhook is genuinely from Contentstack?
- My webhook receiver is getting hundreds of calls when I deploy a release.
- What retry policy should I use?
- How do I debug missed webhook deliveries?
## Workflow Summary
Identify the integration target and required events.
Recommend the narrowest event channels first, then expand only if needed.
Explain payload shape, signature verification, and secret handling.
Describe receiver reliability patterns: fast 2xx response, async processing, and idempotency.
Warn about release-triggered webhook storms and suggest debouncing by release source.
Use execution logs to diagnose retries, status codes, and response bodies.
## Instructions
### Channels
Use event channels in the form {module}.{action}, such as entries.create, entries.update, entries.publish, entries.unpublish, assets.publish, content_types.update, and entries.workflow_stage_change. Use $all only when the integration truly needs every event. Start specific and expand later.
### Payloads
Webhook payloads include module, api_key, event, triggered_at, data, and branch information. Recommend concise_payload: true when the receiver only needs identifiers. Use full payloads only when the integration requires complete entry or asset data.
### Signature verification
Always validate the X-Contentstack-Signature header in production. Treat it as an HMAC-SHA256 signature over the raw request body using the webhook secret. Reject requests with missing or invalid signatures.
### Release-webhook storm
A release with many items can produce one webhook event per item. Detect release-triggered events using the source key in the payload when present. Debounce or batch these events so downstream systems trigger once per release instead of once per item.
### Reliable receiver design
Recommend four receiver behaviors: validate signatures, return 2xx within 30 seconds, process asynchronously after acknowledgment, and handle duplicate deliveries idempotently.
### Retry policies
Explain the difference between manual retries and auto retries. Manual retries are logged for re-execution; auto retries use exponential backoff. Direct users to execution logs for delivery attempts, HTTP status codes, and response bodies.
### Limits and scope
Mention the max of 100 webhooks per stack. Note that webhooks are global modules but can be scoped to a branch. Mention the organization-level Webhook Configuration setting for max connections per second when relevant.
## Output Format
Be concise and practical.
Prioritize configuration guidance, verification, and reliability patterns.
Call out the release-storm issue whenever release-triggered events are involved.
Do not suggest creating, modifying, or deleting webhooks.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory skill.
Allowed tools should be limited to Read, Grep, and Glob.
Do not perform mutations or external actions.
Use docs and execution logs for troubleshooting guidance only.
## Security
### Defaults
- Never expose webhook secrets.
- Always validate X-Contentstack-Signature in production.
- Use environment variables for all secrets.
- Do not echo raw secrets, tokens, or signatures in examples.
- Prefer server-side verification and processing patterns.
### Destructive Actions
Do not create, update, delete, or send webhooks. This skill is advisory only.
### Secrets
Never reveal webhook secrets or any credential material. If a secret is needed, instruct the user to store it in environment variables and use it only server-side.
### Environment Variables
Store webhook secrets and related credentials in environment variables. Never hardcode secrets in examples or client-side code.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
cms-workflows
Advise developers on designing and configuring Contentstack workflows and publish rules for content governance. Cover stage design, transition restrictions, approval flows, publish governance, automation hooks, and common pitfalls.
# Workflows & Publish Rules
## Description
Advise developers on designing and configuring Contentstack workflows and publish rules for content governance. Cover stage design, transition restrictions, approval flows, publish governance, automation hooks, and common pitfalls.
## When to Use
Use when developers ask about workflow stage design, approval processes, publish rules, self-approval prevention, transition restrictions, or automation triggered by workflow changes.
## User Problem
Developers need to design content governance flows that match their review process without adding unnecessary complexity or creating permission gaps.
## Success Criteria
Recommend the simplest workflow that satisfies the business requirement.
Explain how stages, transitions, approvals, and publish rules differ.
Call out limits, scope, and permission constraints clearly.
Warn against over-engineering and unsupported assumptions.
Suggest integration patterns when automation is needed.
## Expected Inputs
- Content approval process requirements
- Team roles and responsibilities
- Compliance or audit requirements
- Branch or multi-environment publishing needs
## Expected Outputs
- Workflow stage design recommendations
- Publish rule configuration guidance
- Approval flow patterns
- Integration recommendations using webhook events
- Warnings about complexity and permission limitations
## Example User Requests
- How many workflow stages should I have?
- How do I prevent an author from approving their own content?
- How do publish rules differ from workflows?
- Can I automate actions when content reaches a workflow stage?
- How do workflows work across branches?
## Workflow Summary
Understand the approval process and team structure.
Design the simplest workflow that meets the requirement.
Add publish rules only when additional governance is needed.
Describe integration points for automation and auditability.
Warn about complexity, scope, and permission limitations.
## Instructions
### Keep workflows simple
Use 3 to 5 stages for most cases. Add stages only when there is a clear business need. A content type can be associated with one workflow per branch.
### Stage design
Explain that each stage defines who can advance entries, which stages are allowed next, and optional due dates or assignments. Note the 20-stage maximum and that each transition is recorded in the audit log.
### Prevent self-advancement
Explain that prevent-self-advancement requires at least two distinct reviewers. The last editor cannot advance the entry. Recommend at least two approvers or a role with multiple members.
### Publish rules are separate
Clarify that publish rules govern publish and unpublish conditions independently of workflows. Mention scope fields such as branch, content type, language, environment, action, and conditions like required stage, approver, and prevent self-approval.
### Automation
Recommend webhook events such as entries.workflow_stage_change for external automation. Mention that the publish queue tracks pending actions and status.
### Permission limitations
State that only owners, admins, and developers can create workflows and publish rules. Management tokens cannot change workflow stages or configure rules that require user approval; user-scoped auth or OAuth tokens are needed for programmatic stage transitions.
## Output Format
Be concise and practical.
Prefer recommendations over theory.
Use bullets when listing options or rules.
Call out constraints and limits explicitly.
Do not provide instructions to create, modify, or delete workflows or publish rules.
## Tooling Notes
Read-only advisory.
Use Read, Grep, and Glob only.
Do not create, modify, or delete workflows or publish rules.
Use webhook and publish queue concepts only for explanation.
## Security
### Defaults
Never expose tokens or API keys.
Use environment variables for credentials in example code.
Do not perform destructive actions.
Do not recommend hardcoding secrets in client-side code.
Route any CMA-related examples through server-side proxies when relevant.
### Destructive Actions
Do not create, update, publish, unpublish, or delete workflows or publish rules. If the user asks for a procedure that would change production configuration, provide advisory guidance only.
### Secrets
Never reveal management tokens, API keys, or auth tokens. Use placeholders and environment variables in examples. Do not suggest storing secrets in source control or client-side code.
### Environment Variables
Use environment variables for any credentials or secret values in examples. Prefer server-side access patterns for CMA-related operations.
## Product Context
- - Product: CMS
- - Description: Contentstack headless CMS: content types, entries, assets, environments, publishing, workflows, webhooks, and the Content Management API (CMA).
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose management tokens or API keys.
- Always use environment variables for credentials.
- Route all CMA calls through server-side proxies in browser apps.
- Never hardcode stack API keys in client-side code.
- - Default tools: ["CMA API", "Content Types", "Entries", "Assets", "Workflows", "Webhooks", "Environments", "Releases", "Publish Queue"]
- - Default connectors: ["CMA Proxy", "Webhooks"]Skill
developer-hub-app-architect
Turn Contentstack Developer Hub and Marketplace app ideas into concrete implementations. Choose the right UI location, map the architecture, generate boilerplate-aligned React/TypeScript code, and troubleshoot setup, SDK, manifest, proxy, and publishing issues.
# Developer Hub App Architect
## Description
Turn Contentstack Developer Hub and Marketplace app ideas into concrete implementations. Choose the right UI location, map the architecture, generate boilerplate-aligned React/TypeScript code, and troubleshoot setup, SDK, manifest, proxy, and publishing issues.
## When to Use
Use when a user needs help designing or building a Contentstack Developer Hub or Marketplace app.
Use when choosing the right UI location for a feature.
Use when generating app code from the marketplace boilerplate or a similar starter.
Use when explaining manifest, setup, proxy, OAuth, or publishing steps.
Use when debugging app loading, SDK, iframe, route, or location issues.
## User Problem
Users need to turn app ideas into working Contentstack apps without guessing at UI locations, Developer Hub setup, or SDK integration details. They also need help debugging broken app assumptions quickly and consistently.
## Success Criteria
Selects the best UI location(s) with clear tradeoffs when multiple options fit.
Produces implementation-ready React/TypeScript guidance aligned to the user’s boilerplate.
Includes the necessary Developer Hub, manifest, route, proxy, and install steps.
Avoids exposing secrets and keeps credentials server-side.
Uses a repeatable troubleshooting checklist for broken apps.
## Expected Inputs
- App idea or feature description
- Target Contentstack UI location or candidate locations
- Boilerplate structure or repo conventions
- Manifest or route details
- Proxy, config, or OAuth requirements
- Error messages, screenshots, or runtime symptoms for debugging
## Expected Outputs
- Recommended UI location(s) and rationale
- Architecture and route map
- Manifest and Developer Hub setup checklist
- Code scaffold or concrete code changes
- Config schema and proxy guidance
- Test, install, and deployment checklist
- Troubleshooting diagnosis and next steps
## Example User Requests
- Build a private Contentstack app that adds AI suggestions in the entry sidebar.
- Which UI location should I use for a product taxonomy picker?
- Generate an app configuration page and save API credentials through proxy variables.
- Create a marketplace-ready app from our boilerplate with dashboard + custom field routes.
- Why is my app loading but appSdk.location.CustomField is undefined?
- Turn this app idea into manifest config, route plan, and starter code.
## Workflow Summary
Understand the app idea, constraints, and required integrations.
Choose the best UI location(s) and explain tradeoffs.
Map the app architecture to the boilerplate and route structure.
Generate code, config, and Developer Hub setup steps.
Add test, install, and publishing checks.
Debug issues using route, manifest, location, SDK, config, and proxy assumptions.
## Instructions
### Operating modes
Switch between advisor mode and builder mode. In advisor mode, choose the best UI location(s), explain tradeoffs, review architecture, and debug issues. In builder mode, generate implementation-ready React/TypeScript code, config, and setup steps aligned to the user’s boilerplate and reference guidance.
### Reference-first implementation
Use the provided references before inventing new patterns. Prefer the user’s boilerplate structure and the Developer Hub guide for location mapping, SDK usage, setup, troubleshooting, and publishing details. If repo details are missing, state the assumed structure explicitly and keep the scaffold minimal.
### Location selection
Always identify the best Contentstack UI location before writing code. Prefer the smallest location that fits the use case. If multiple locations fit, compare them by user context, available SDK surface, and implementation complexity, then recommend one. Consult the location-selection reference before answering.
### Code generation
Generate production-ready React + TypeScript code when asked. Include loading states, error states, typed helpers, and iframe resize behavior by default. Use concrete edits or complete files, not pseudo-code, unless the user asks for a high-level plan. Align code to the boilerplate reference instead of inventing a new structure.
### Developer Hub setup
Include manifest, base URL, route mapping, location enabling, advanced settings variables, proxy/rewrite, install, and deploy steps whenever they affect the implementation. Explain how the app is wired in Developer Hub and what must be configured before testing. Use the Developer Hub setup reference for exact steps.
### SDK and integration patterns
Use @contentstack/app-sdk patterns for location access, config read/write, field updates, asset replacement, iframe sizing, and typed guards. Prefer proxy/API rewrite patterns for external integrations and keep secrets server-side. Consult the SDK patterns reference for canonical usage.
### Troubleshooting
Debug by checking route, manifest, location, SDK init, iframe context, config persistence, proxy behavior, and install scope assumptions in that order. Lead with the most likely cause and the fastest verification step. Use the troubleshooting reference to confirm likely failure modes.
### Publishing and safety
For marketplace or publishing questions, include readiness checks for scopes, permissions, credentials, versioning, and install flow. Never expose OAuth client secrets or app signing keys. Validate scopes and avoid broader permissions than required. Use the marketplace publishing reference when relevant.
## Output Format
Be concise and actionable.
Use bullets for recommendations and checklists.
When code is requested, provide production-ready code or concrete edits, not pseudo-code.
When a decision is unclear, explain the tradeoff and make a recommendation.
When debugging, lead with the most likely cause and the fastest verification step.
## Tooling Notes
Primary tools: Developer Hub API, Apps, Installations, OAuth, UI Locations, App Hosting, Marketplace.
Use Developer Hub Proxy and OAuth Provider when integrations require secure server-side handling.
Prefer marketplace and app-hosting guidance only when relevant to publishing or deployment.
Consult reference files for location selection, boilerplate conventions, SDK patterns, setup, troubleshooting, and publishing notes.
## Security
### Defaults
- Never expose OAuth client secrets or app signing keys.
- Validate all app installation scopes.
- Never grant broader permissions than required.
- Keep app credentials server-side only.
### Destructive Actions
Do not perform destructive actions unless the user explicitly requests them and confirms the target app, environment, or installation. For publish, delete, revoke, or uninstall flows, explain the impact first and require confirmation.
### Secrets
Never reveal, print, or embed secrets in frontend code, examples, logs, or config output. Recommend server-side storage, proxy variables, or secure environment variables for credentials.
### Environment Variables
Use environment variables for server-side configuration only. Do not place secrets in client-visible settings. Document required variables clearly and distinguish public config from private credentials.
## Product Context
- - Product: Developer Hub
- - Description: Contentstack Developer Hub: marketplace apps, custom app development, OAuth app registration, app installations, hosting, UI locations, and the Developer Hub API.
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose OAuth client secrets or app signing keys.
- Validate all app installation scopes.
- Never grant broader permissions than required.
- Keep app credentials server-side only.
- - Default tools: ["Developer Hub API", "Apps", "Installations", "OAuth", "UI Locations", "App Hosting", "Marketplace"]
- - Default connectors: ["Developer Hub Proxy", "OAuth Provider", "Marketplace"]
## References
This skill ships reference material in the `references/` folder. Read those files on demand when their content is relevant to the task — do not assume their contents from the summaries below.
### [Developer Hub coding reference](references/developer-hub-coding-reference.md) (playbook, required)
- Summary: Contentstack Developer Hub & Custom Apps Guide
- Read: `references/developer-hub-coding-reference.md`
## Examples
### Choose the right UI location for an AI sidebar feature (few shot *)
**User:** Build a private Contentstack app that adds AI suggestions in the entry sidebar.
**Assistant:** Recommend the Entry Sidebar location because the feature acts on a single entry while editing. If the suggestions need to persist as field values, compare Entry Sidebar vs Custom Field and recommend Entry Sidebar unless the interaction must live inside the field itself. Then outline the route map, SDK data access, manifest locations, and a minimal React/TypeScript scaffold aligned to the boilerplate.
*Advisor mode example: location selection first, then architecture.*
### Generate a config page with proxy-backed credentials (few shot *)
**User:** Generate an app configuration page and save API credentials through proxy variables.
**Assistant:** Build an App Configuration screen with loading, error, and save states. Store credentials server-side through Developer Hub advanced settings variables and API rewrites, not in frontend state or client-visible config. Include the route, config schema, proxy call pattern, and the Developer Hub setup steps needed before testing.
*Builder mode example: implementation-ready output with security constraints.*
### Debug a missing custom field SDK location (few shot *)
**User:** Why is my app loading but appSdk.location.CustomField is undefined?
**Assistant:** Check the configured UI location first: confirm the app is installed with Custom Field enabled and that the route matches the Developer Hub location path. Then verify SDK initialization, inspect the actual location object name used by the boilerplate, and confirm the app is loading inside the Contentstack iframe rather than standalone. If the location name differs in the repo, align the code to the boilerplate conventions and re-test.
*Troubleshooting example: lead with the most likely cause and fastest verification step.*Skill
dx-delivery-sdk
Help agents write correct, production-ready TypeScript using `@contentstack/delivery-sdk` for Contentstack entries, assets, references, filtering, sorting, pagination, locale, Live Preview, and Visual Builder support. Verify SDK behavior against the Delivery SDK Spec when method names, options, or chain order matter.
# dx-delivery-sdk
## Description
Help agents write correct, production-ready TypeScript using `@contentstack/delivery-sdk` for Contentstack entries, assets, references, filtering, sorting, pagination, locale, Live Preview, and Visual Builder support. Verify SDK behavior against the Delivery SDK Spec when method names, options, or chain order matter.
## When to Use
Use when a user asks for Contentstack Delivery SDK code, query examples, helper functions, SDK setup, stack initialization, reference inclusion, filtering, sorting, pagination, typed entry fetching, asset fetching, Live Preview setup, Visual Builder support, SSR preview handling, or debugging SDK query chains.
## User Problem
Users need current, correct Contentstack Delivery SDK code with the right method names, chain order, and query patterns. The skill should prevent subtle SDK mistakes and default to production-ready TypeScript.
## Success Criteria
- Uses current `@contentstack/delivery-sdk` method names and correct chain order.
- Verifies API details against the Delivery SDK Spec when behavior is uncertain.
- Produces TypeScript-first examples with safe environment-based credentials.
- Handles references, filters, sorting, pagination, field selection, assets, locale, and Live Preview correctly.
- Flags or avoids common mistakes such as wrong query methods, missing pagination, or shared SSR Live Preview stacks.
## Expected Inputs
- Content type UID
- Entry UID or asset UID when applicable
- Field UIDs for filters, sorting, selection, or references
- Locale when localized content is needed
- Desired return shape or helper function behavior
- SSR or Visual Builder context when Live Preview is involved
## Expected Outputs
- TypeScript code snippets
- Reusable helper functions
- Correct SDK query chains
- Live Preview or SSR-safe stack setup
- Debugging guidance for incorrect Contentstack SDK usage
## Example User Requests
- Write a Contentstack Delivery SDK query for blog posts with author references included.
- Show me the correct TypeScript setup for Contentstack Live Preview in Next.js SSR.
- Fix this Contentstack query chain; it is not returning the right entries.
- Create a helper to fetch entries by URL with pagination and typing.
- How do I fetch assets and filter by content type in `@contentstack/delivery-sdk`?
## Workflow Summary
1. Identify the target object: entry, asset, content type, taxonomy, or helper.
2. Check the Delivery SDK Spec when method names, options, or chain order matter.
3. Ask only for missing inputs needed to build the query correctly.
4. Choose the correct SDK chain and method order.
5. Add pagination, locale, field selection, and references as needed.
6. Use safe TypeScript types and reusable helpers.
7. Include error handling and common-mistake warnings when relevant.
## Instructions
### Identify the target
Determine whether the request is for entries, assets, taxonomy, references, Live Preview, or a reusable helper. Ask only for missing UIDs, locale, references, or return shape when needed.
### Verify SDK behavior
Use the Delivery SDK Spec as the source of truth for method names, supported options, and chain order. If the request depends on SDK behavior, confirm the exact API before answering.
### Use current SDK patterns
Prefer TypeScript and the current `@contentstack/delivery-sdk` API. Use safe environment-based credentials and avoid hardcoded tokens or host values unless they are documented defaults.
### Build correct queries
Apply references before `.query()`, use `QueryOperation` for filters, use `orderByAscending()` / `orderByDescending()` for sorting, and add pagination for collection queries.
### Handle Live Preview safely
For SSR or Visual Builder, create a new stack per request and apply live preview configuration before fetching. Do not reuse a Live Preview stack across requests.
## Output Format
Prefer TypeScript.
Use concise, production-ready code blocks.
Verify method-order constraints against the Delivery SDK Spec when they matter.
Do not hardcode credentials.
Call out pagination limits when returning multiple entries.
Include brief notes for Live Preview or SSR safety when relevant.
## Tooling Notes
Prefer `@contentstack/delivery-sdk` as the primary SDK.
Use `@timbenniks/contentstack-endpoints` for region-specific preview hosts when needed.
Use `getContentstackEndpoints(region, true)` so SDK host values omit `https://`.
For SSR Live Preview or Visual Builder, create a new stack per request.
## Security
### Defaults
Never expose deployment tokens or environment secrets.
Validate deployment targets before triggering.
Require confirmation for production deployments.
Never auto-deploy to production without review.
Never hardcode Contentstack credentials in examples.
Avoid sharing preview tokens or other secrets in responses.
For SSR Live Preview, do not reuse a stack instance across requests.
### Destructive Actions
This skill does not perform destructive actions. If a request implies deleting, publishing, or mutating production content, require explicit confirmation and verify the target before proceeding.
### Secrets
Use environment variables for all credentials and tokens. Never print, infer, or echo secrets. If a secret is missing, request the variable name or show a placeholder only.
### Environment Variables
Use `process.env` placeholders in examples. Prefer required non-null assertions only when the surrounding code clearly validates configuration. Do not suggest committing secrets to source control.
## Product Context
- - Product: Developer Experience
- - Description: Developer experience tooling
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose deployment tokens or environment secrets.
- Validate deployment targets before triggering.
- Require confirmation for production deployments.
- Never auto-deploy to production without review.
## References
This skill ships reference material in the `references/` folder. Read those files on demand when their content is relevant to the task — do not assume their contents from the summaries below.
### [Delivery SDK Spec](references/delivery-sdk-spec.md) (product doc, required)
- Source: Official Docs (https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/sdks/content-delivery-sdk/typescript/reference.md)
- Summary: Contentstack offers the TypeScript Delivery SDK for building applications. Below, is an in-depth guide and valuable resources to initiate your journey with our TypeScript Delivery SDK. Additionally, the SDK supports the creating applications for Node.js and React Native environments.
- Read: `references/delivery-sdk-spec.md`
## Examples
### Stack setup (few shot *)
**User:** Set up the Contentstack Delivery SDK in TypeScript.
**Assistant:** ```ts
import contentstack, { QueryOperation } from "@contentstack/delivery-sdk";
const stack = contentstack.stack({
apiKey: process.env.CONTENTSTACK_API_KEY!,
deliveryToken: process.env.CONTENTSTACK_DELIVERY_TOKEN!,
environment: process.env.CONTENTSTACK_ENVIRONMENT!,
region: process.env.CONTENTSTACK_REGION || "us",
});
```
*Default stack setup with env vars and current import style.*
### Live Preview stack factory (few shot *)
**User:** Show the recommended SSR Live Preview setup.
**Assistant:** ```ts
import contentstack from "@contentstack/delivery-sdk";
export function createStack() {
return contentstack.stack({
apiKey: process.env.CONTENTSTACK_API_KEY!,
deliveryToken: process.env.CONTENTSTACK_DELIVERY_TOKEN!,
environment: process.env.CONTENTSTACK_ENVIRONMENT!,
region: process.env.CONTENTSTACK_REGION || "us",
live_preview: {
enable: true,
preview_token: process.env.CONTENTSTACK_PREVIEW_TOKEN,
host: "rest-preview.contentstack.com",
},
});
}
```
*Per-request factory for SSR or Visual Builder.*
### Single entry fetch (few shot *)
**User:** Fetch one blog post by UID.
**Assistant:** ```ts
const entry = await stack.contentType("blog_post").entry("entry_uid").fetch();
```
*Use direct fetch for single entries.*
### Entry query (few shot *)
**User:** Fetch multiple blog posts.
**Assistant:** ```ts
const result = await stack.contentType("blog_post").entry().query().find();
const entries = result.entries;
```
*Use query().find() for collections.*
### References (few shot *)
**User:** Include author and category references.
**Assistant:** ```ts
const result = await stack
.contentType("blog_post")
.entry()
.includeReference(["author", "category"])
.query()
.find();
```
*`includeReference()` belongs before `.query()`.*
### Filtering (few shot *)
**User:** Filter by title.
**Assistant:** ```ts
const result = await stack
.contentType("blog_post")
.entry()
.query()
.where("title", QueryOperation.EQUALS, "My Post")
.find();
```
*Use `QueryOperation` names exactly.*
### Sorting (few shot *)
**User:** Sort by publish date descending.
**Assistant:** ```ts
const result = await stack
.contentType("blog_post")
.entry()
.query()
.orderByDescending("published_date")
.find();
```
*Never use `.descending()`.*
### Pagination (few shot *)
**User:** Return page 1 with 10 items and total count.
**Assistant:** ```ts
const result = await stack
.contentType("blog_post")
.entry()
.query()
.skip(0)
.limit(10)
.includeCount()
.find();
```
*Mention the 100-item default limit when pagination is omitted.*
### Field selection (few shot *)
**User:** Only fetch title and url.
**Assistant:** ```ts
const result = await stack
.contentType("blog_post")
.entry()
.query()
.only(["title", "url"])
.find();
```
*Use `only()` and `except()` for payload control.*
### Asset fetch and query (few shot *)
**User:** Fetch an asset and query JPEG assets.
**Assistant:** ```ts
const asset = await stack.asset("asset_uid").fetch();
const result = await stack
.asset()
.query()
.where("content_type", QueryOperation.EQUALS, "image/jpeg")
.find();
```
*Support both direct fetch and asset queries.*
### Helper function pattern (few shot *)
**User:** Create reusable helpers for fetching entries.
**Assistant:** ```ts
export async function getEntryByUrl(contentTypeUid: string, url: string) {
try {
const result = await stack
.contentType(contentTypeUid)
.entry()
.query()
.where("url", QueryOperation.EQUALS, url)
.includeCount()
.find();
return result.entries[0] || null;
} catch (error) {
if (error instanceof Error) {
console.error("Failed to fetch entry by url:", error.message);
}
return null;
}
}
```
*Include safe error handling in reusable helpers.*
### Common mistakes checklist (edge case *)
**User:** What mistakes should I avoid with the Delivery SDK?
**Assistant:** - Do not call `includeReference()` after `.query()`.
- Use `orderByAscending()` / `orderByDescending()`, not `ascending()` / `descending()`.
- Use `QueryOperation.NOT_EQUALS`, not `NOT_EQUAL`.
- Do not hardcode credentials.
- Add pagination for collection queries.
- Do not reuse a Live Preview SSR stack across requests.
*Use as a compact guardrail response.*Skill
dx-migrate-js-to-ts-sdk
Migrate Contentstack Delivery SDK code from JavaScript to TypeScript. Rewrite setup, initialization, Stack, Entries, Assets, Query, pagination, cache, utils, taxonomy, and image transform usage while preserving behavior and calling out TypeScript-specific differences.
# dx-migrate-js-to-ts-sdk
## Description
Migrate Contentstack Delivery SDK code from JavaScript to TypeScript. Rewrite setup, initialization, Stack, Entries, Assets, Query, pagination, cache, utils, taxonomy, and image transform usage while preserving behavior and calling out TypeScript-specific differences.
## When to Use
Use when a user wants to migrate Contentstack Delivery SDK code from JavaScript to TypeScript.
Use when comparing JavaScript and TypeScript SDK APIs for Stack, Entries, Assets, Query, pagination, cache, utils, taxonomy, or image transforms.
Use when a user needs a migration-ready rewrite, a side-by-side comparison, or a concise list of breaking changes and limitations.
## User Problem
The user needs to move existing Contentstack Delivery SDK code from JavaScript to TypeScript without losing functionality. They need the API differences, required packages, TypeScript-specific patterns, and unsupported JavaScript behavior translated clearly into working code.
## Success Criteria
Identifies the correct JavaScript-to-TypeScript SDK equivalents.
Rewrites code into valid TypeScript SDK usage when source code is provided.
Calls out required installs, initialization changes, and TypeScript-specific helper usage.
Highlights limitations and unsupported patterns that may require redesign.
Produces migration guidance and examples that are directly usable in code.
## Expected Inputs
- Existing JavaScript SDK code or snippets
- Target runtime context, such as Node.js or React Native
- Specific SDK areas involved, such as Stack, Entries, Assets, Query, caching, utils, taxonomy, or image transforms
- Whether the user wants explanation, migration steps, or rewritten TypeScript code
## Expected Outputs
- Migration summary
- API mapping notes
- Rewritten TypeScript code examples
- Warnings about limitations or unsupported features
- Optional side-by-side JavaScript and TypeScript comparisons
## Example User Requests
- Migrate this Contentstack JavaScript SDK code to TypeScript.
- Rewrite this Stack, Entry, and Query usage for the TypeScript Delivery SDK.
- Show me the TypeScript equivalent for this JavaScript Contentstack snippet.
- What changes do I need when moving from contentstack to @contentstack/delivery-sdk?
- What are the limitations when migrating to the TypeScript Delivery SDK?
- How do I rewrite cache policy usage for the TypeScript Delivery SDK?
- How do I migrate utils-based HTML rendering from JavaScript to TypeScript?
- Convert this taxonomy query from the JavaScript SDK to TypeScript.
## Workflow Summary
Identify the SDK area and current JavaScript pattern.
Map the JavaScript API to the TypeScript equivalent.
Adjust package installs, imports, and initialization.
Rewrite code with TypeScript types and SDK methods.
Call out limitations, cache requirements, utils changes, and unsupported query patterns.
Provide a concise migration summary and examples.
## Instructions
### Scope
Help users migrate Contentstack Delivery SDK code from JavaScript to TypeScript. Rewrite code when requested or when source code is provided. Focus on accurate API mapping, install steps, initialization, typing, and feature differences.
### Migration rules
Prefer TypeScript SDK equivalents from @contentstack/delivery-sdk. Preserve behavior where possible. Flag unsupported JavaScript patterns, TypeScript-only additions, and required package changes. Do not invent SDK methods not present in the reference docs.
### Key mappings
Use contentstack.stack(...) instead of contentstack.Stack(...). Use stack.contentType(...), entry(...), asset(...), query(), fetch(), find(), paginate(), next(), previous(), locale(), includeReference(), includeEmbeddedItems(), includeContentType(), includeCount(), and taxonomy methods as appropriate. Note that cache support requires @contentstack/persistance-plugin and utils require @contentstack/utils.
### Limitations
Call out the 8KB URL limit, lack of multiple content type references in a single query, and lack of direct Global Field schema querying. Suggest include_global_field_schema for content type details when relevant. Mention assetFields support is region-limited to NA.
### Examples
Include at least one migration example when the user asks for help. Prefer side-by-side snippets or before/after code when useful. If the user provides source code, return a rewritten TypeScript version plus a short change summary. Include examples for cache, utils, query, taxonomy, and pagination when relevant.
## Output Format
Be concise and migration-oriented.
Use code blocks for code examples.
When helpful, show JavaScript and TypeScript side by side.
Explicitly call out unsupported or changed behavior.
When source code is provided, include a rewritten TypeScript version.
Do not invent SDK methods not present in the reference docs.
## Tooling Notes
No tools are required by default.
If code is provided, focus on transformation and explanation only.
If caching is involved, mention the persistence plugin requirement.
If utils are involved, mention the separate @contentstack/utils install.
If the user asks about image transforms, use the documented ImageTransform methods only.
## Security
### Defaults
- Never expose deployment tokens or environment secrets.
- Validate deployment targets before triggering.
- Require confirmation for production deployments.
- Never auto-deploy to production without review.
### Destructive Actions
Do not perform destructive actions. If a request would delete, overwrite, or publish content, require explicit confirmation and explain the impact first.
### Secrets
Never request, reveal, or echo delivery tokens, API keys, or other secrets. If code samples include secrets, replace them with placeholders.
### Environment Variables
When environment variables are needed, use placeholder names and explain expected values. Never print real values or infer secrets from context.
## Product Context
- - Product: Developer Experience
- - Description: Developer experience tooling
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose deployment tokens or environment secrets.
- Validate deployment targets before triggering.
- Require confirmation for production deployments.
- Never auto-deploy to production without review.
## Examples
### Basic SDK installation migration (few shot *)
**User:** How do I migrate from the JavaScript Contentstack Delivery SDK to TypeScript?
**Assistant:** Install @contentstack/delivery-sdk@latest, switch imports to @contentstack/delivery-sdk, and update initialization from contentstack.Stack(...) to contentstack.stack(...). If you need caching, install @contentstack/persistance-plugin@latest. If you need utils, install @contentstack/utils@latest.
*Shows the core package and import changes.*
### Stack sync migration (few shot *)
**User:** Convert this sync code to TypeScript: Stack.sync({ init: true, locale: 'en-us' })
**Assistant:** Use the TypeScript SDK stack instance and call stack.sync({ locale: 'en-us' }). The TypeScript guide does not use init: true for initial sync.
*Highlights the sync API difference.*
### Entry fetch migration (few shot *)
**User:** What's the TypeScript equivalent of Stack.ContentType('blog').Entry('uid').only('title').toJSON().fetch()?
**Assistant:** Use stack.contentType('blog').entry('uid').only('title').fetch() in the TypeScript SDK. If you want typed results, add a generic or interface such as fetch<BlogEntry>().
*Shows the entry API mapping and typing pattern.*
### Query rewrite with reference and sorting (few shot)
**User:** Rewrite this JavaScript query for TypeScript: Stack.ContentType('blog').Query().where('title', 'welcome').includeCount().toJSON().find()
**Assistant:** Use stack.contentType('blog').entry().query().where('title', 'welcome').includeCount().find() in the TypeScript SDK. If you need referenced content too, add includeReference('field_uid') before find().
*Demonstrates query rewriting and a TypeScript query method.*
### Cache policy migration (few shot)
**User:** Do I need anything extra for cache support in the TypeScript SDK?
**Assistant:** Yes. Install @contentstack/persistance-plugin@latest and pass cacheOptions with a persistence store when using cache policies other than Policy.IGNORE_CACHE.
*Captures the cache plugin requirement.*
### Utils library migration (few shot)
**User:** How do I migrate Contentstack Utils usage to TypeScript?
**Assistant:** Install @contentstack/utils@latest and import it separately, for example: import * as Utils from '@contentstack/utils'. Then call Utils.jsonToHTML(...) instead of contentstack.Utils.jsonToHTML(...).
*Shows the separate utils package requirement.*
### Taxonomy query migration (few shot)
**User:** Convert this taxonomy filter to TypeScript: Stack.ContentType('article').Query().where('taxonomies.topics', termUid).find()
**Assistant:** Use stack.contentType('article').entry().query() and apply the taxonomy helper that matches your filter, such as equalAndBelow('taxonomies.topics', termUid, level). If you need taxonomy records directly, use stack.taxonomy('taxonomy_uid').find() or .term('term_uid').fetch().
*Covers taxonomy-aware query migration.*
### Limitations check (edge case)
**User:** Can I query multiple content types and global field schemas the same way in TypeScript as in JavaScript?
**Assistant:** No. The TypeScript Delivery SDK does not support multiple content type references in a single query, and it does not directly support querying Global Field schemas. For content type details, use include_global_field_schema. Also note the 8KB URL limit.
*Uses the documented limitations.*Skill
launch-sync-environment-variables-from-env-example
Fetch environment variables from a Contentstack Launch project, compare them with a local `.env.example` file, and patch the target environment to add any missing keys.
# Sync Launch environment variables from .env.example
## Description
Fetch environment variables from a Contentstack Launch project, compare them with a local `.env.example` file, and patch the target environment to add any missing keys.
## When to Use
Use when a Launch environment must match the keys defined in a local `.env.example` file.
Use to audit missing environment variables before a deployment.
Use to add missing variable names to a Launch environment without manually editing config.
## User Problem
A Launch environment can drift from the variables expected by a frontend project. This skill checks the environment against `.env.example` and updates Launch when keys are missing.
## Success Criteria
All keys present in `.env.example` exist in the target Launch environment.
Missing keys are added through the Launch Projects/Environments API.
The script reports what was missing and what was updated.
No secrets are printed in logs.
## Expected Inputs
- Launch project UID
- Launch environment UID
- Path to local `.env.example` file
- Launch API credentials or authenticated context
- Optional: dry-run flag
## Expected Outputs
- List of keys found in `.env.example`
- List of keys already present in Launch
- List of missing keys that were patched
- Summary of API calls made
- Exit code indicating success or failure
## Example User Requests
- Generate a Node.js script that syncs Launch environment variables from `.env.example`.
- Compare my Launch environment variables with `.env.example` and add any missing keys.
- Write a script to patch missing Launch environment variables for project abc123 and environment dev456.
## Workflow Summary
Read and parse the local `.env.example` file.
Fetch the target Launch environment and its current variables.
Compare keys from the file against keys in Launch.
Build a minimal patch payload containing only missing keys.
Call PATCH /projects/{project_uid}/environments/{environment_uid}.
Report the changes and stop without exposing values.
## Instructions
### Parse input
Read the local .env.example file and extract variable names. Ignore comments, blank lines, and malformed entries.
### Fetch Launch state
Use the Launch API to get the target project and environment, then read the current environment variables.
### Compare keys
Compare .env.example keys against Launch keys. Identify only missing keys unless the user explicitly asks to update existing values.
### Patch environment
Call PATCH /projects/{project_uid}/environments/{environment_uid} with the minimal update needed to add missing keys.
### Report results
Return a concise summary of missing keys, patched keys, and any errors. Never print secret values or tokens.
## Output Format
Use concise, machine-readable summaries.
Do not print secret values from Launch or local files.
Show missing keys and updated keys separately.
Include the project UID and environment UID in the summary.
If running in dry-run mode, clearly label that no changes were made.
## Tooling Notes
Use the Launch API and Projects/Environments endpoints.
Validate project and environment UIDs before patching.
Avoid logging deployment tokens or environment secrets.
Use the smallest possible PATCH payload.
If the API returns validation errors, surface them without retrying blindly.
## Security
### Defaults
Never expose deployment tokens or environment secrets.
Validate project and environment targets before patching.
Do not print variable values in logs or output.
Require explicit user intent before making any change.
Prefer dry-run behavior unless the user asks to apply changes.
### Destructive Actions
Treat any PATCH that changes Launch configuration as a destructive external action. Confirm the target project and environment before applying changes. Do not broaden the update beyond missing keys unless the user explicitly requests it.
### Secrets
Never reveal secret values from .env.example or Launch. Log only key names and counts. Redact tokens, API keys, and environment values in all output.
### Environment Variables
Read environment variables only as needed for authentication and target selection. Never echo env var values. Support loading from local `.env.example` for comparison only, not for secret disclosure.
## Product Context
- - Product: Launch
- - Description: Contentstack Launch: hosting, deployment, edge delivery, serverless functions, environment management, and CI/CD for Contentstack-powered frontends.
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose deployment tokens or environment secrets.
- Validate deployment targets before triggering.
- Require confirmation for production deployments.
- Never auto-deploy to production without review.
- - Default tools: ["Launch API", "Projects", "Environments", "Deployments", "Serverless Functions", "Edge Delivery", "Custom Domains"]
- - Default connectors: ["Launch Proxy", "GitHub", "CI/CD Pipelines"]Skill
launch-trigger-and-monitor-launch-deployments
Trigger a Launch deployment for a specific environment, then poll its status until completion. If the deployment fails or is cancelled, fetch the deployment log and diagnose likely causes with next-step recommendations.
# Trigger and Monitor Launch Deployments
## Description
Trigger a Launch deployment for a specific environment, then poll its status until completion. If the deployment fails or is cancelled, fetch the deployment log and diagnose likely causes with next-step recommendations.
## When to Use
Use when you need to automate Launch deployments for a known project and environment, monitor progress, and surface failure diagnostics. This is appropriate for CI/CD or operator workflows that need a deterministic deploy status check and log-based troubleshooting.
## User Problem
Users need a reliable way to start a deployment in Launch, track it to completion, and quickly understand why it failed if it does. The skill should reduce manual polling and make deployment failures actionable.
## Success Criteria
Deployment is triggered against the intended project and environment.
Status is polled at a fixed interval until a terminal state is reached.
The process exits non-zero on failed or cancelled deployments.
If the deployment fails, the deployment log is retrieved and summarized with likely causes and next steps.
Production targets are validated and require explicit confirmation before deployment.
## Expected Inputs
- project_uid
- environment_uid
- Optional deployment payload or build reference
- Confirmation for production deployment when applicable
- Any available context about the app, branch, or build source
## Expected Outputs
- Deployment UID and initial trigger response
- Current status updates during polling
- Terminal status and exit code
- Deployment log summary when failures occur
- Recommended next steps and probable root cause
## Example User Requests
- Trigger a deployment for project abc123 in environment prod456 and watch it until it finishes.
- Deploy the latest build to staging and tell me if it fails.
- If the deployment fails, check the logs and explain what went wrong.
- Poll a Launch deployment every 10 seconds and exit non-zero on failure.
## Workflow Summary
Validate the project and environment identifiers.
Confirm the target is allowed; require explicit approval for production.
Trigger the deployment with the Launch API.
Poll deployment status every 10 seconds until it reaches a terminal state.
If status is failed or cancelled, fetch the deployment log and analyze it.
Return a concise summary with status, log findings, and recommended next steps.
## Instructions
### Trigger Deployment
Call POST /projects/{project_uid}/environments/{environment_uid}/deployments with the required payload. Validate the target environment before sending the request.
### Poll Status
Check deployment status every 10 seconds. Continue until the deployment reaches a terminal state or a failure condition is detected.
### Fail Fast
Exit with a non-zero code if status becomes failed or cancelled. Do not continue polling after a terminal failure state.
### Fetch Logs on Failure
If the deployment fails, call GET /projects/{project_uid}/environments/{environment_uid}/deployments/{deployment_uid} and inspect the deployment log details.
### Diagnose and Recommend
Summarize the most likely cause from the log, note any missing prerequisites or configuration issues, and recommend the next corrective action.
## Output Format
Return a concise deployment summary first.
Include deployment UID, environment UID, and final status.
On failure, include a short log-based diagnosis and next steps.
Do not expose deployment tokens, secrets, or environment variables.
Use a non-zero exit code for failed or cancelled deployments.
## Tooling Notes
Use the Launch API for deployment trigger and status checks.
Use the deployment detail/log endpoint for failure analysis.
Validate the target environment before deploying.
Require explicit confirmation for production deployments.
Never auto-deploy to production without review.
## Security
### Defaults
- Never expose deployment tokens or environment secrets.
- Validate deployment targets before triggering.
- Require confirmation for production deployments.
- Never auto-deploy to production without review.
### Destructive Actions
Treat deployment triggers as external side effects. Require explicit user confirmation before executing production deployments. Do not retry failed deployments automatically unless the user requests it and the target is non-production.
### Secrets
Never print, log, or echo API tokens, deployment tokens, or environment secrets. Redact sensitive values from errors, logs, and summaries.
### Environment Variables
Accept configuration via environment variables when needed, but never reveal their values. Validate required variables are present before attempting the deployment.
## Product Context
- - Product: Launch
- - Description: Contentstack Launch: hosting, deployment, edge delivery, serverless functions, environment management, and CI/CD for Contentstack-powered frontends.
- - Product safety rules: - Never expose deployment tokens or environment secrets.
- Validate deployment targets before triggering.
- Require confirmation for production deployments.
- Never auto-deploy to production without review.
- - Default tools: ["Launch API", "Projects", "Environments", "Deployments", "Serverless Functions", "Edge Delivery", "Custom Domains"]
- - Default connectors: ["Launch Proxy", "GitHub", "CI/CD Pipelines"]
## Examples
### Trigger and monitor a deployment (few shot *)
**User:** Deploy project abc123 to environment staging456 and keep polling until it finishes.
**Assistant:** 1. Validate the project and environment.
2. Trigger the deployment via POST /projects/abc123/environments/staging456/deployments.
3. Poll status every 10 seconds.
4. If the deployment reaches failed or cancelled, fetch the deployment log and summarize the cause.
5. Return the final status and exit non-zero on failure.
*Demonstrates trigger → poll → fail-fast → diagnose behavior.*
### Production confirmation required (edge case *)
**User:** Deploy to production now.
**Assistant:** I can do that, but I need explicit confirmation for a production deployment. Please confirm the exact project and environment UID before proceeding.
*Shows production safety gate.*来源：https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-agent-skills