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This skill should be used when the user needs the Vona backend scaffold/extend path in this Cabloy repo, especially to choose the right `npm run vona` generator or CRUD command and the required backend follow-up after generation. Trigger most strongly on backend requests involving modules, beans, controllers, services, models, entities, DTOs, CRUD, meta.version, field indexes, validation, or backend tests. Do not use it for frontend-first Zova work, stale generated consumer diagnosis, workflow-routing questions, or master-detail / nested-detail aggregation workflows that belong in `cabloy-master-detail`.

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Cabloy Backend Scaffold

Use this skill when the user wants to add or extend a Vona backend feature thread.

Goals

  1. detect whether the active repository is Cabloy Basic or Cabloy Start
  2. stay backend-first unless the request clearly becomes a larger fullstack workflow
  3. prefer Vona CLI generation and CRUD tools over manual scaffolding
  4. always perform a backend follow-up review so migration, field indexes, DTO/OpenAPI contracts, and tests are not forgotten
  5. add a frontend-contract reminder only when the backend change likely affects OpenAPI consumers or generated SDK flows
  6. finish with verification guidance that matches the scope of the change

Step 1: Detect repo and task scope

Check the repository root for these marker files:

  • __CABLOY_BASIC__
  • __CABLOY_START__

Interpretation:

  • __CABLOY_BASIC__ present → this is Cabloy Basic
  • __CABLOY_START__ present → this is Cabloy Start
  • neither present → inspect nearby scripts and ask before making edition-specific assumptions

Then classify the request:

  • backend-only if the task is about Vona modules, beans, models, entities, DTOs, CRUD, migration, tests, or backend contracts
  • fullstack only if the task clearly requires frontend SDK regeneration, frontend page/component work, or a broader cross-stack contract loop

Default to backend-first. Only escalate mentally to a broader fullstack workflow when the backend change obviously crosses the contract boundary.

If the user is still deciding a new business-domain boundary or suite/module naming, use the root cabloy-domain-planning skill before scaffolding.

If the task is really a broad cross-stack workflow, consider whether the root cabloy-workflow skill is the better primary router.

If the request is not ordinary standalone backend scaffolding but a parent-owned detail aggregation workflow, such as master-detail, nested-detail, aggregate-only detail, standalone-capable detail, or :tools:masterDetail, prefer the dedicated cabloy-master-detail skill first.

Step 2: Start from Vona CLI and repo entrypoints

Inspect these surfaces before proposing implementation:

  • the repository or workspace package.json that owns the scripts
  • npm run vona
  • Vona command families such as create:*, init:*, tools:*, and bin:*
  • cabloy-docs/backend/ for the relevant backend thread

For deeper reference material, read:

  • references/backend-thread-map.md
  • references/follow-up-checklist.md

Step 3: Choose the correct scaffolding path

Path A: create one backend bean or module piece

Use create:* when the user needs one structural piece such as:

  • module
  • bean
  • controller
  • service
  • model
  • entity
  • dto
  • test

Typical examples:

  • npm run vona :create:module ...
  • npm run vona :create:bean controller ...
  • npm run vona :create:bean dto ...
  • npm run vona :create:test ...

Path B: create a full CRUD thread

Use tools:* when the user needs a whole backend thread rather than one isolated file.

Typical example:

  • npm run vona :tools:crud ...

Choose this path when the user asks for a CRUD feature, an admin-style backend resource thread, or a connected set of controller/service/model/entity/dto/test files.

Path C: initialize supporting module resources

Use init:* when the task is really about module support files rather than business logic itself.

Typical areas include:

  • config
  • locale
  • constant
  • asset
  • types

Step 4: Inspect the generated backend thread

After generation, inspect what the CLI created and keep it as the baseline.

Typical backend thread pieces include:

  • controller
  • service
  • model
  • entity
  • dto
  • migration/meta files
  • locale files
  • tests

Do not throw away the generated structure and rewrite it from scratch unless the generator clearly does not match the task.

Step 5: Apply backend follow-up logic deliberately

Backend scaffolding is rarely complete after file generation alone. Treat this follow-up review as mandatory.

Check which of these concerns apply:

Contract and validation

Check whether the feature needs:

  • request validation
  • DTO design
  • OpenAPI metadata
  • inferred DTO generation

Persistence and schema lifecycle

Check whether the feature needs:

  • migration/version updates
  • meta.version
  • field indexes
  • relation definitions
  • datasource or cache considerations

Verification

Check whether the feature needs:

  • unit tests
  • db:reset or migration verification
  • controller action testing
  • broader test / tsc / build checks

Optional frontend-contract reminder

Stay backend-first, but if the backend change likely affects frontend contract consumers, add a reminder such as:

  • OpenAPI output may have changed
  • frontend SDK or schema-driven layers may need regeneration
  • the active edition and frontend flavor may matter for the regeneration path

Do not turn the skill into a full frontend workflow. Only surface the reminder when the contract boundary is clearly involved.

Step 6: Use docs to avoid missing layers

Use the docs to decide what the generated backend thread still needs.

Especially relevant pages include:

  • cabloy-docs/backend/controller-guide.md
  • cabloy-docs/backend/service-guide.md
  • cabloy-docs/backend/model-guide.md
  • cabloy-docs/backend/entity-guide.md
  • cabloy-docs/backend/dto-guide.md
  • cabloy-docs/backend/crud-workflow.md
  • cabloy-docs/backend/migration-and-changes.md
  • cabloy-docs/backend/field-indexes.md
  • cabloy-docs/backend/unit-testing.md
  • cabloy-docs/backend/validation-guide.md
  • cabloy-docs/backend/openapi-guide.md
  • cabloy-docs/backend/dto-infer-generation.md

Step 7: Verification guidance

Always end with a verification path that matches the scope of the backend change.

Typical shared checks include:

  • npm run test
  • npm run tsc
  • npm run build

Narrower checks may include:

  • module test updates
  • route/controller action verification
  • migration reset flow
  • CRUD workflow test coverage

Response pattern

When helpful, structure the response around these points:

  1. detected edition
  2. backend-first or clearly fullstack-sensitive classification
  3. recommended Vona CLI path
  4. required backend follow-up layers to check
  5. optional frontend-contract reminder if applicable
  6. verification steps

Keep the response practical. The value of this skill is turning Cabloy backend requests into the right generation + refinement + verification workflow, not writing more prose than necessary.