pocketbase-best-practices

SKILL.md

PocketBase Best Practices

63 rules across 9 categories for PocketBase v0.36+, prioritized by impact.

Categories by Priority

Priority
Category
Impact
Rules

1
Collection Design
CRITICAL
coll-field-types, coll-auth-vs-base, coll-relations, coll-indexes, coll-view-collections, coll-geopoint

2
API Rules & Security
CRITICAL
rules-basics, rules-filter-syntax, rules-request-context, rules-cross-collection, rules-locked-vs-open, rules-strftime

3
Authentication
CRITICAL
auth-password, auth-oauth2, auth-otp, auth-token-management, auth-mfa, auth-impersonation

4
SDK Usage
HIGH
sdk-initialization, sdk-auth-store, sdk-error-handling, sdk-auto-cancellation, sdk-filter-binding, sdk-field-modifiers, sdk-send-hooks

5
Query Performance
HIGH
query-pagination, query-expand, query-field-selection, query-batch-operations, query-n-plus-one, query-first-item, query-back-relations

6
Realtime
MEDIUM
realtime-subscribe, realtime-events, realtime-auth, realtime-reconnection

7
File Handling
MEDIUM
file-upload, file-serving, file-validation

8
Production & Deployment
MEDIUM
deploy-backup, deploy-configuration, deploy-reverse-proxy, deploy-sqlite-considerations, deploy-rate-limiting, deploy-scaling

9
Server-Side Extending
HIGH
ext-go-setup, ext-js-setup, ext-hooks-chain, ext-hooks-record-vs-request, ext-routing-custom, ext-transactions, ext-filter-binding-server, ext-filesystem, ext-cron-jobs, ext-go-migrations, ext-js-migrations, ext-mailer, ext-settings, ext-testing, ext-compose-request-flow, ext-go-custom-sqlite, ext-jsvm-scope, ext-jsvm-modules

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