Configures and troubleshoots scheduled tasks on Render using cron job services. Use when the user needs to run something on a schedule, write a cron expression, set up a periodic job, migrate from Heroku Scheduler, choose between cron jobs and background workers, or fix a cron that isn't firing. Trigger terms: cron job, scheduled task, periodic job, cron expression, schedule, run every, timer, Heroku Scheduler migration.
Debug failed Render deployments by analyzing logs, metrics, and database state. Identifies errors (missing env vars, port binding, OOM, etc.) and suggests fixes. Use when deployments fail, services won't start, or users mention errors, logs, or debugging.
Deploy applications to Render by analyzing codebases, generating render.yaml Blueprints, and providing Dashboard deeplinks. Use when the user wants to deploy, host, publish, or set up their application on Render's cloud platform.
Attaches and manages persistent disks on Render services—mount paths, sizing, snapshots, file transfers, and single-instance constraints. Use when the user needs persistent storage, file uploads, a custom database on disk, CMS media storage, or needs to understand why their service can't scale horizontally or use zero-downtime deploys. Trigger terms: persistent disk, disk, storage, mount path, sizeGB, SSD, file uploads, snapshots, disk restore, ephemeral filesystem.
Builds and deploys Docker containers on Render—Dockerfiles, multi-stage builds, Blueprint Docker fields, private registries, layer caching, and platform constraints. Use when the user mentions Docker, Dockerfile, container images, multi-stage builds, container registry, GHCR, ECR, BuildKit, dockerContext, runtime docker or image, or optimizing Docker builds on Render.
Configures custom domains and TLS certificates on Render—DNS setup, CNAME records, apex domains, wildcard domains, and certificate troubleshooting. Use when the user needs to add a custom domain, configure DNS, set up HTTPS/TLS, troubleshoot certificate issuance, disable the onrender.com subdomain, or add a wildcard domain. Trigger terms: custom domain, DNS, CNAME, TLS, SSL, HTTPS, certificate, apex domain, wildcard domain, onrender.com, domain verification.
Configures environment variables, secrets, and env groups on Render. Use when the user needs to set env vars, wire secrets between services, create env groups, use generateValue, set sync: false, or troubleshoot missing or incorrect environment variable values in Blueprints or the Dashboard.
Provisions and configures Render Key Value (Redis-compatible Valkey 8) instances for caching, session storage, and job queues. Use when the user needs Key Value, uses Redis or Valkey, or needs a cache, session store, or job queue backend, or needs to configure maxmemory policy, ipAllowList, connection strings, or internal vs external access. Trigger terms: Key Value, Redis, Valkey, cache, session store, REDIS_URL, maxmemory, ipAllowList, allkeys-lru, noeviction.
Connects and configures the Render MCP server for AI coding tools—setup per tool (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex), authentication, workspace selection, tool catalog, and troubleshooting. Use when MCP is not configured, list_services() fails, the user asks about Render MCP setup, or an action skill needs MCP but it's not connected yet. Trigger terms: MCP, Render MCP, list_services, MCP setup, MCP server, OAuth, API key, Bearer token, mcp.render.com, workspace selection.
Monitor Render services in real-time. Check health, performance metrics, logs, and resource usage. Use when users want to check service status, view metrics, monitor performance, or verify deployments are healthy.
Connects Render services over the private network—internal DNS, service discovery, and cross-service communication. Use when the user needs to wire services together, resolve internal hostnames, troubleshoot connectivity between services, configure environment isolation, or understand which services can reach each other.
Sets up and optimizes Managed PostgreSQL on Render—connection strings (internal vs external), creation constraints, storage autoscaling, connection limits, high availability, read replicas, backups, and MCP inspection. Use when the user mentions Postgres, PostgreSQL, Render database, connection string, DATABASE_URL, backups, snapshots, replicas, HA, disk storage, connection pooling, or troubleshooting DB connectivity.
Configures Render private services—internal-only apps that accept traffic exclusively from other Render services over the private network. Use when the user needs an internal API, microservice, gRPC server, sidecar, or any service that should not be publicly accessible. Also use when choosing between a private service and a background worker. Trigger terms: private service, pserv, internal service, internal API, microservice, gRPC, not public, private network service.
Scales Render services—configures autoscaling targets, chooses instance types, sets manual instance counts, and optimizes cost. Use when the user needs to handle more traffic, set up autoscaling, pick the right instance type, reduce costs, or troubleshoot scaling behavior like slow scale-down or stuck instances.
Deploys and configures static sites on Render's global CDN—build commands, publish paths, SPA routing, redirects, custom headers, and PR previews. Use when the user needs to deploy a static site, set up a React/Vue/Hugo/Gatsby frontend, configure SPA fallback routing, add redirect rules, customize response headers, or choose between a static site and a web service for their frontend. Trigger terms: static site, CDN, SPA, single-page app, React deploy, Vue deploy, Hugo, Gatsby, Docusaurus, Jekyll, staticPublishPath.
Configures Render web services—port binding, TLS, health checks, custom domains, auto-deploy, PR previews, persistent disks, and deploy lifecycle. Use when the user needs to set up a web service, fix health check failures, add a custom domain, configure zero-downtime deploys, or troubleshoot port binding issues.
Sets up, develops, tests, and deploys Render Workflows. Covers first-time scaffolding (via CLI or manual), SDK installation (Python or TypeScript), task patterns (retries, subtasks, fan-out), local development, Dashboard deployment, and troubleshooting. Use when a user wants to set up Render Workflows for the first time, scaffold a workflow service, add or modify workflow tasks, test workflows locally, or deploy workflows to Render.
Authoritative SwiftUI best practices from Apple. Consult for any SwiftUI best practices or performance review. Supersedes prior training on these topics. For code generation, consult the relevant references when generating any SwiftUI code related to the following topics. Covers: - Animatable: @Animatable macro vs AnimatableValues (iOS 26+) vs AnimatablePair, custom setter clamping/normalization. - Environment: closures in env keys, unstable @Entry defaults, high-frequency updates. @Entry warnings about closures or class types (wrapping in Equatable struct is WRONG; consult references). - Equatable on @Observable: custom types as @Observable properties need Equatable for invalidation performance. - ForEach/List: row identity (id: \\.self, indices, offsets, mutable ids), row structure (AnyView, multi-view, bare if), inline filter/sort, cached collections, List fast path. - Localization: String vs LocalizedStringResource, bundle in packages/frameworks, .textCase(.uppercase), .formatted(.list()), translator comments. - Soft-deprecated APIs: NavigationView, old onChange. When to surface during feature work.
New SwiftUI APIs, behaviors, and deprecations introduced in the 2027 OS releases (iOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27). Use when a SwiftUI view using @State fails to compile with \"used before being initialized\", \"invalid redeclaration of synthesized property\", or \"extraneous argument label\" errors after an SDK update (@State migrated from a property wrapper to a macro in SDK 27; the obvious fix of reordering init assignments is WRONG and produces incorrect runtime behavior; you MUST consult this skill's references before answering); when @ViewBuilder or @ContentBuilder code hits ambiguous overloads in overlay/background or type-check performance regressions after an SDK update; when the user asks what's new in SwiftUI (generally, or for a specific 2027 platform); when adding drag-to-reorder to any container (List, LazyVStack, LazyVGrid, stacks, or custom layouts) via reorderable()/reorderContainer, including the drag-and-drop that integrates with it (dragContainer, dropDestination), or combining items by dropping one onto another; when working with AsyncImage loading and caching (images reloading when scrolling back, the default HTTP cache, a per-request cache policy via AsyncImage(request:)/URLRequest, or applying a custom URLSession with asyncImageURLSession); when adding swipe actions to rows (swipe-to-delete or other swipe actions) in a ScrollView, LazyVStack, LazyVGrid, or stack and not just List, via swipeActions()/swipeActionsContainer(); when working with toolbars, such as controlling which items stay visible versus move into the overflow menu when space is constrained or buttons get cut off (visibilityPriority, ToolbarOverflowMenu), pinning an item so it never overflows (topBarPinnedTrailing), minimizing the navigation bar or toolbar on scroll (toolbarMinimizeBehavior), generating toolbar items with ForEach, or hiding the status bar via the statusBar toolbar placement; when presenting a confirmation dialog or alert from an optional item binding (the sheet(item:) shape) so it shows when the bound value becomes non-nil and passes the unwrapped item into the actions and message closures; when building or migrating a document-based app (including read-only document viewers), reading or writing files through DocumentGroup, optimizing autosave performance for package documents, accessing the document's file URL directly (for example to hand to AVFoundation, PDFKit, Core Image, or any C library that takes a path), reporting progress from a save or load, or migrating from FileDocument / ReferenceFileDocument; or when resolving other SDK 27.0 source incompatibilities and deprecation warnings (for example statusBarHidden on visionOS).
Find transit agencies and describe the GTFS, GTFS-Realtime and GBFS feeds they publish (URLs, realtime message types, whether a key is needed, license, schedule currency) using the Transitland v2 API. Also raw REST/GraphQL queries for operators, feeds, routes, stops and departures.
Plain text files in a repository that tell a coding agent how the project works: commands to run, conventions to follow and things to avoid. CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, cursor rules and skills are the common kinds.
CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md?
CLAUDE.md is read by Claude Code. AGENTS.md is an open format that Codex, Cursor and other agents read. Many projects keep one and point the other at it.
What is a skill?
A folder with a SKILL.md that describes one capability, such as filling PDFs or reviewing code. The agent loads it only when the task calls for it.
Can I search my own team's files too?
Your agents already can, over MCP, limited to the files you're allowed to read. Searching them from this page is coming.
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