diegosouzapw Convex Documentation
Convex backend documentation. Use for real-time database, serverless functions, file storage, authentication, scheduling, search, AI agents, and full-stack TypeScript development.
Quick Reference
| Task | Entry Point |
|---|---|
| Getting started | contents/quickstart/nextjs.mdx (or other framework) |
| Core database | contents/database.mdx, contents/database/reading-data/reading-data.mdx |
| Functions | contents/functions/query-functions.mdx, contents/functions/mutation-functions.mdx |
| Authentication | contents/auth.mdx, contents/auth/clerk.mdx |
| AI agents | contents/agents/getting-started.mdx |
| File storage | contents/file-storage.mdx |
| Real-time updates | contents/realtime.mdx |
| Production deployment | contents/production.mdx |
| Client libraries | contents/client/react.mdx, contents/client/nextjs/ |
| API reference | contents/generated-api/ |
When to use
Use this skill when the user asks about:
- Convex database queries, mutations, and schemas
- Real-time data synchronization and reactive queries
- Serverless functions (queries, mutations, actions)
- Authentication with Clerk, Auth0, or custom JWT
- File storage and serving
- Scheduled jobs and cron tasks
- Text search and vector search
- AI agents and chatbot functionality
- Client libraries (React, Next.js, Vue, Python, etc.)
- Production deployment and hosting
How to find information
- First, read
TOC.mdfor complete file listing organized by directory - Identify relevant section based on user's question
- Read specific files for details
TOC.md contains all files organized by directory - always check it first.