Convex Backend Development

This skill covers building and maintaining Convex backend functions for the dev-quiz-battle application.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Understanding the Project Structure

The Convex backend is located in the convex/ directory with:

• queries/ - Read-only functions (games, users, answers, leaderboard)
• mutations/ - Write operations (creating games, submitting answers, updating user scores)
• actions/ - Long-running operations (AI question generation)
• schema.ts - Database schema definition
• auth.ts - Authentication configuration

2. Creating Queries

Queries fetch data from the database without modifying it. Common patterns: