Encore Skills

Agent skills for building backend applications with Encore, the backend framework for Go and TypeScript.

What These Skills Do

Encore is a backend framework with built-in infrastructure. You declare what you need (databases, Pub/Sub, cron jobs, etc.) in code, and Encore understands how to run it.

These skills help AI agents use Encore's declarative patterns correctly:

• Declarative infrastructure - define resources in code
• Type-safe APIs - request/response validation built-in
• Service-to-service calls - automatic type safety across service boundaries
• Built-in observability - tracing, metrics, and logging out of the box

How Infrastructure Works

• Local development (encore run) - Encore provisions Docker containers automatically (Postgres, Redis, etc.)
• Production deployment - Either use Encore Cloud to provision in your AWS/GCP account, or self-host using the generated infrastructure configuration

Installation

npx add-skill encoredev/skills

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# List available skills
npx add-skill encoredev/skills --list

# Install specific skills
npx add-skill encoredev/skills --skill encore-getting-started --skill encore-api

# Install to specific agents
npx add-skill encoredev/skills -a cursor -a claude-code

# Global installation
npx add-skill encoredev/skills -g

Claude Code Marketplace

If you prefer to use Claude Code directly:

claude plugin marketplace add encoredev/skills
claude plugin install encore-skills@encore-skills

Manual Installation

Copy the SKILL.md files from encore/ to your agent's skills directory.

Available Skills

TypeScript

Skill	Description
encore-getting-started	Get started with Encore.ts
encore-api	Create type-safe API endpoints
encore-auth	Implement authentication
encore-infrastructure	Declare databases, Pub/Sub, cron jobs, secrets
encore-service	Structure and organize services
encore-database	Database queries, migrations, ORM integration
encore-testing	Test APIs with Vitest
encore-frontend	Connect React/Next.js apps
encore-code-review	Review code for best practices
encore-migrate	Migrate Express/Fastify apps

Go

Skill	Description
encore-go-getting-started	Get started with Encore Go
encore-go-api	Create API endpoints
encore-go-auth	Implement authentication
encore-go-infrastructure	Declare infrastructure
encore-go-service	Structure services
encore-go-database	Database queries and migrations
encore-go-testing	Test APIs and services
encore-go-code-review	Review code for best practices

References

• Encore.ts Documentation
• Encore GitHub

License

Apache-2.0