AI Code Generation
Convex is designed around a small set of composable abstractions with strong guarantees that result in code that is not only faster to write, it’s easier to read and maintain, whether written by a team member or an LLM. Key features make sure you get bug-free AI generated code:
- Queries are Just TypeScript Your database queries are pure TypeScript functions with end-to-end type safety and IDE support. This means AI can generate database code using the large training set of TypeScript code without switching to SQL.
- Less Code for the Same Work Since so much infrastructure and boiler plate is automatically manged by Convex there is less code to write, and thus less code to get wrong.
- Automatic Reactivity The reactive system automatically tracks data dependencies and updates your UI. AI doesn't need to manually manage subscriptions, WebSocket connections, or complex state synchronization—Convex handles all of this automatically.
- Transactional Guarantees Queries are read-only and mutations run in transactions. These constraints make it nearly impossible for AI to write code that could corrupt your data or leave your app in an inconsistent state.
Together, these features mean AI can focus on your business logic while Convex's guarantees prevent common failure modes.
Convex AI rules
AI code generation is most effective when you provide it with a set of rules to follow.
If you're using Cursor, add the model specific .mdc files in your project's
.cursor/rules directory.
For all other IDEs, you can add the following to your rules or memories.
We're constantly working on improving the quality of these rules for Convex by using rigorous evals. You can help by contributing to our evals repo.