Security audit patterns for authorization, data access, action isolation, rate limiting, and sensitive operations in Convex applications.
Works with
Covers five core security areas: role-based access control with hierarchical permissions, data access boundaries with ownership verification, action isolation for external API calls, rate limiting with configurable windows, and two-factor confirmation for destructive operations
Includes complete TypeScript examples for RBAC implementation, permission-
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Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versionconvex-security-auditExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
Fetches convex-security-audit from waynesutton/convexskills and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
Restart Cursor to activate convex-security-audit. Access via /convex-security-audit in your agent's command palette.
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Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example
Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example
Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example
Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
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Comprehensive security review patterns for Convex applications including authorization logic, data access boundaries, action isolation, rate limiting, and protecting sensitive operations.
Before implementing, do not assume; fetch the latest documentation:
// convex/lib/auth.ts
import { QueryCtx, MutationCtx } from "./_generated/server";
import { ConvexError } from "convex/values";
import { Doc } from "./_generated/dataModel";
type UserRole = "user" | "moderator" | "admin" | "superadmin";
const roleHierarchy: Record<UserRole, number> = {
user: 0,
moderator: 1,
admin: 2,
superadmin: 3,
};
export async function getUser(ctx: QueryCtx | MutationCtx): Promise<Doc<"users"> | null> {
const identity = await ctx.auth.getUserIdentity();
if (!identity) return null;
return await ctx.db
.query("users")
.withIndex("by_tokenIdentifier", (q) =>
q.eq("tokenIdentifier", identity.tokenIdentifier)
)
.unique();
}
export async function requireRole(
ctx: QueryCtx | MutationCtx,
minRole: UserRole
): Promise<Doc<"users">> {
const user = await getUser(ctx);
if (!user) {
throw new ConvexError({
code: "UNAUTHENTICATED",
message: "Authentication required",
});
}
const userRoleLevel = roleHierarchy[user.role as UserRole] ?? 0;
const requiredLevel = roleHierarchy[minRole];
if (userRoleLevel < requiredLevel) {
throw new ConvexError({
code: "FORBIDDEN",
message: `Role '${minRole}' or higher required`,
});
}
return user;
}
// Permission-based check
type Permission = "read:users" | "write:users" | "delete:users" | "admin:system";
const rolePermissions: Record<UserRole, Permission[]> = {
user: ["read:users"],
moderator: ["read:users", "write:users"],
admin: ["read:users", "write:users", "delete:users"],
superadmin: ["read:users", "write:users", "delete:users", "admin:system"],
};
export async function requirePermission(
ctx: QueryCtx | MutationCtx,
permission: Permission
): Promise<Doc<"users">> {
const user = await getUser(ctx);
if (!user) {
throw new ConvexError({ code: "UNAUTHENTICATED", message: "Authentication required" });
}
const userRole = user.role as UserRole;
const permissions = rolePermissions[userRole] ?? [];
if (!permissions.includes(permission)) {
throw new ConvexError({
code: "FORBIDDEN",
message: `Permission '${permission}' required`,
});
}
return user;
}
// convex/data.ts
import { query, mutation } from "./_generated/server";
import { v } from "convex/values";
import { getUser, requireRole } from "./lib/auth";
import { ConvexError } from "convex/values";
// Audit: Users can only see their own data
export const getMyData = query({
args: {},
returns: v.array(v.object({
_id: v.id("userData"),
content: v.string(),
})),
handler: async (ctx) => {
const user = await getUser(ctx);
if (!user) return [];
// SECURITY: Filter by userId
return await ctx.db
Make data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example
Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
Steps
Common Pitfalls
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
✓ Use when
Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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Useful defaults in convex-security-audit — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
Registry listing for convex-security-audit matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
convex-security-audit fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
Registry listing for convex-security-audit matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
Useful defaults in convex-security-audit — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
convex-security-audit fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
We added convex-security-audit from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
convex-security-audit reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
I recommend convex-security-audit for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
convex-security-audit fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
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