components-guide

SKILL.md

Self-contained mini-backends that bundle schema, functions, and data with clear API boundaries.

Components encapsulate features like storage, payments, and notifications as reusable backend modules, reducing monolithic code and improving maintainability

Sibling components pattern allows multiple components to work together at the same level, with the main app orchestrating calls across them

Official component library includes authentication, storage, payments, AI, and utility components like rate limiting, migrations, and workflow orchestration

Create custom components for self-contained, reusable features; components cannot directly access parent app tables or call each other, maintaining isolation

Convex Components Guide

Use components to encapsulate features and build maintainable, reusable backends.

What Are Convex Components?

Components are self-contained mini-backends that bundle:

Their own database schema

Their own functions (queries, mutations, actions)

Their own data (isolated tables)

Clear API boundaries

Think of them as: npm packages for your backend, or microservices without the deployment complexity.

Why Use Components?