Convex

What you can ask

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MCP connector

Server URL

https://mcp.convex.dev/mcpCopy

Login

OAuth

Protocol

MCP 2025-06-18

Instructions

This server is the source of truth for building apps on Convex (a reactive, type-safe TS/JS backend: database, server functions, auth, realtime, file storage, scheduling). Whenever the user asks to build, scaffold, or prototype an app or add a backend — and Convex is in play (they said "Convex", invoked the Convex tool/app, or want a full-stack/reactive backend) — use these tools BEFORE writing any files: call start_convex_app for a new app (or add_convex_to_existing_project for an existing repo), then call get_runbook and follow it in order. The runbook carries rules your training data likely gets wrong: how to start npx convex dev without hanging, choosing a cloud vs. anonymous-local deployment (prefer cloud whenever the user is signed in to Convex), Convex Auth/JWT setup, and which prebuilt components to use instead of hand-rolling. Do not hand-scaffold a Convex app from memory — that reliably produces throwaway anonymous backends, broken auth, and re-implemented components. The tools are read-only guidance and cheap to call.

Tools

Skills

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• addAdd a capability to the CURRENT Convex + Next.js project — consults the served Convex capability catalog for always-current procedures (billing, crons, auth, agent, search, …); falls back to built-in hosting or @convex-dev component search.
• Check updatesCheck the CURRENT Convex app's pinned components against the latest recommended versions and offer to upgrade them — e.g.
• Convex expertConvex backend rules — consult this whenever writing or editing any code inside a convex/ directory (schemas, queries, mutations, actions, HTTP endpoints, crons, file storage, auth, component installation).
• Convex reviewerReview Convex code for security, auth, validators, performance, and best practices.
• domainsWire a domain the user ALREADY OWNS (GoDaddy/Namecheap/Cloudflare/…) to their Convex app: exact DNS records, custom-domain attachment, auth-origin rebind.
• Labs quickstartLABS — the FULL Convex quickstart experience: scaffold a running Next.js + shadcn app from one sentence with passkey (WebAuthn) sign-in and a live in-app Chef feedback panel pre-baked, build the idea live, then PUBLISH it to a public https://<app>.convex.app URL (with the user's confirmation before publishing).
• quickstartScaffold a running Next.js + shadcn Convex app from one sentence — convex dev + next dev already running — then build the idea live (runs locally).
• Quickstart improveSend THIS Codex session's transcript to the Convex quickstart backend for an AI post-mortem that improves the whole system (runbook, bootstrap, skills).