How do I install the Cadence Scaffold skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add onflow/cadence-scaffold in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Cadence Scaffold free to use?

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Who published Cadence Scaffold?

onflow (@onflow) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Cadence Scaffold by onflow — Agent Skill

Name: Cadence Scaffold
Author: onflow

Cadence Scaffold

Generate production-ready Cadence smart contracts, transactions, and DeFi transactions from scratch following security-first standards. Scaffolds secure code with proper access control, entitlements, events, storage paths, and phase discipline. TRIGGER when: creating new Cadence contracts, generating transactions, scaffolding DeFi transactions, building smart contracts from scratch, "generate contract", "create transaction", "scaffold", "new contract", "new transaction", "build a contract for", "write me a contract", "help me create a", "template for", "boilerplate", "starter contract", "create an NFT contract", "generate a transfer transaction". DO NOT TRIGGER when: reviewing or auditing existing code (use cadence-audit), asking about Cadence syntax or language rules (use cadence-lang), configuring flow.json (use flow-project-setup).

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Cadence Code Scaffold

Generate production-ready Cadence contracts, transactions, and DeFi transactions following security-first standards.

Scaffold Types

Determine what the user needs and follow the appropriate reference:

What to generate	Reference
Smart contract (NFT, FT, general, admin)	scaffold-contract.md
Transaction (transfer, setup, mint, multi-sig)	scaffold-transaction.md
DeFi Actions transaction (restake, swap, auto-balance)	scaffold-defi.md

General Principles

All generated code must follow:

access(self) by default for all fields/functions
Entitlements for all privileged operations
String-based imports (import "ContractName")
Descriptive panic messages with interpolated values
Events for significant state changes
Complete init() with all state initialized

Companion Skills

cadence-lang — Always consult when generating code. Every scaffolded contract and transaction must follow Cadence access control, entitlement, resource safety, and design pattern rules.
cadence-tokens — Consult when scaffolding NFT or FT contracts for standard interface requirements and MetadataViews.
cadence-audit — Run an audit on generated code to verify it follows security best practices before the user deploys.
flow-cli — Use to deploy and test scaffolded contracts and transactions.
cadence-testing — Use to write tests for any scaffolded contract or transaction before deployment.

---name: cadence-scaffolddescription: Generate production-ready Cadence smart contracts, transactions, and DeFi transactions from scratch following security-first standards. Scaffolds secure code with proper access control, entitlements, events, storage paths, and phase discipline. TRIGGER when: creating new Cadence contracts, generating transactions, scaffolding DeFi transactions, building smart contracts from scratch, "generate contract", "create transaction", "scaffold", "new contract", "new transaction", "build a contract for", "write me a contract", "help me create a", "template for", "boilerplate", "starter contract", "create an NFT contract", "generate a transfer transaction". DO NOT TRIGGER when: reviewing or auditing existing code (use cadence-audit), asking about Cadence syntax or language rules (use cadence-lang), configuring flow.json (use flow-project-setup).---# Cadence Code ScaffoldGenerate production-ready Cadence contracts, transactions, and DeFi transactions following security-first standards.## Scaffold TypesDetermine what the user needs and follow the appropriate reference:| What to generate | Reference ||-----------------|-----------|| Smart contract (NFT, FT, general, admin) | [scaffold-contract.md](references/scaffold-contract.md) || Transaction (transfer, setup, mint, multi-sig) | [scaffold-transaction.md](references/scaffold-transaction.md) || DeFi Actions transaction (restake, swap, auto-balance) | [scaffold-defi.md](references/scaffold-defi.md) |## General PrinciplesAll generated code must follow:1. `access(self)` by default for all fields/functions2. Entitlements for all privileged operations3. String-based imports (`import "ContractName"`)4. Descriptive panic messages with interpolated values5. Events for significant state changes6. Complete `init()` with all state initialized## Companion Skills- **`cadence-lang`** — Always consult when generating code. Every scaffolded contract and transaction must follow Cadence access control, entitlement, resource safety, and design pattern rules.- **`cadence-tokens`** — Consult when scaffolding NFT or FT contracts for standard interface requirements and MetadataViews.- **`cadence-audit`** — Run an audit on generated code to verify it follows security best practices before the user deploys.- **`flow-cli`** — Use to deploy and test scaffolded contracts and transactions.- **`cadence-testing`** — Use to write tests for any scaffolded contract or transaction before deployment.

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