What does the Convex Http Actions AI skill do?

External API integration and webhook handling including HTTP endpoint routing, request/response handling, authentication, CORS configuration, and webhook signature validation

Why use Convex Http Actions on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Convex Http Actions is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Convex Http Actions in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/waynesutton/convexskills/tree/main/skills/convex-http-actions. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Convex Http Actions?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Convex Http Actions?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Convex Http Actions with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Convex Http Actions AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by waynesutton under the Apache-2.0 license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

Convex Http Actions by waynesutton — AI Skill for Any LLM

Convex HTTP Actions

Build HTTP endpoints for webhooks, external API integrations, and custom routes in Convex applications.

Documentation Sources

Before implementing, do not assume; fetch the latest documentation:

Primary: https://docs.convex.dev/functions/http-actions
Actions Overview: https://docs.convex.dev/functions/actions
Authentication: https://docs.convex.dev/auth
For broader context: https://docs.convex.dev/llms.txt

Instructions

HTTP Actions Overview

HTTP actions allow you to define HTTP endpoints in Convex that can:

Receive webhooks from third-party services
Create custom API routes
Handle file uploads
Integrate with external services
Serve dynamic content

Basic HTTP Router Setup

typescript
// convex/http.ts
import { httpRouter } from "convex/server";
import { httpAction } from "./_generated/server";

const http = httpRouter();

// Simple GET endpoint
http.route({
  path: "/health",
  method: "GET",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ status: "ok" }), {
      status: 200,
      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
    });
  }),
});

export default http;

Request Handling

typescript
// convex/http.ts
import { httpRouter } from "convex/server";
import { httpAction } from "./_generated/server";

const http = httpRouter();

// Handle JSON body
http.route({
  path: "/api/data",
  method: "POST",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    // Parse JSON body
    const body = await request.json();
    
    // Access headers
    const authHeader = request.headers.get("Authorization");
    
    // Access URL parameters
    const url = new URL(request.url);
    const queryParam = url.searchParams.get("filter");

    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify({ received: body, filter: queryParam }),
      {
        status: 200,
        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
      }
    );
  }),
});

// Handle form data
http.route({
  path: "/api/form",
  method: "POST",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const formData = await request.formData();
    const name = formData.get("name");
    const email = formData.get("email");

    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify({ name, email }),
      {
        status: 200,
        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
      }
    );
  }),
});

// Handle raw bytes
http.route({
  path: "/api/upload",
  method: "POST",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const bytes = await request.bytes();
    const contentType = request.headers.get("Content-Type") ?? "application/octet-stream";
    
    // Store in Convex storage
    const blob = new Blob([bytes], { type: contentType });
    const storageId = await ctx.storage.store(blob);

    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify({ storageId }),
      {
        status: 200,
        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
      }
    );
  }),
});

export default http;

Path Parameters

Use path prefix matching for dynamic routes:

typescript
// convex/http.ts
import { httpRouter } from "convex/server";
import { httpAction } from "./_generated/server";

const http = httpRouter();

// Match /api/users/* with pathPrefix
http.route({
  pathPrefix: "/api/users/",
  method: "GET",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const url = new URL(request.url);
    // Extract user ID from path: /api/users/123 -> "123"
    const userId = url.pathname.replace("/api/users/", "");

    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify({ userId }),
      {
        status: 200,
        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
      }
    );
  }),
});

export default http;

CORS Configuration

typescript
// convex/http.ts
import { httpRouter } from "convex/server";
import { httpAction } from "./_generated/server";

const http = httpRouter();

// CORS headers helper
const corsHeaders = {
  "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
  "Access-Control-Allow-Methods": "GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS",
  "Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "Content-Type, Authorization",
  "Access-Control-Max-Age": "86400",
};

// Handle preflight requests
http.route({
  path: "/api/data",
  method: "OPTIONS",
  handler: httpAction(async () => {
    return new Response(null, {
      status: 204,
      headers: corsHeaders,
    });
  }),
});

// Actual endpoint with CORS
http.route({
  path: "/api/data",
  method: "POST",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const body = await request.json();

    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify({ success: true, data: body }),
      {
        status: 200,
        headers: {
          "Content-Type": "application/json",
          ...corsHeaders,
        },
      }
    );
  }),
});

export default http;

Webhook Handling

typescript
// convex/http.ts
import { httpRouter } from "convex/server";
import { httpAction } from "./_generated/server";
import { internal } from "./_generated/api";

const http = httpRouter();

// Stripe webhook
http.route({
  path: "/webhooks/stripe",
  method: "POST",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const signature = request.headers.get("stripe-signature");
    if (!signature) {
      return new Response("Missing signature", { status: 400 });
    }

    const body = await request.text();

    // Verify webhook signature (in action with Node.js)
    try {
      await ctx.runAction(internal.stripe.verifyAndProcessWebhook, {
        body,
        signature,
      });
      return new Response("OK", { status: 200 });
    } catch (error) {
      console.error("Webhook error:", error);
      return new Response("Webhook error", { status: 400 });
    }
  }),
});

// GitHub webhook
http.route({
  path: "/webhooks/github",
  method: "POST",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const event = request.headers.get("X-GitHub-Event");
    const signature = request.headers.get("X-Hub-Signature-256");
    
    if (!signature) {
      return new Response("Missing signature", { status: 400 });
    }

    const body = await request.text();

    await ctx.runAction(internal.github.processWebhook, {
      event: event ?? "unknown",
      body,
      signature,
    });

    return new Response("OK", { status: 200 });
  }),
});

export default http;

Webhook Signature Verification

typescript
// convex/stripe.ts
"use node";

import { internalAction, internalMutation } from "./_generated/server";
import { internal } from "./_generated/api";
import { v } from "convex/values";
import Stripe from "stripe";

const stripe = new Stripe(process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY!);

export const verifyAndProcessWebhook = internalAction({
  args: {
    body: v.string(),
    signature: v.string(),
  },
  returns: v.null(),
  handler: async (ctx, args) => {
    const webhookSecret = process.env.STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET!;

    // Verify signature
    const event = stripe.webhooks.constructEvent(
      args.body,
      args.signature,
      webhookSecret
    );

    // Process based on event type
    switch (event.type) {
      case "checkout.session.completed":
        await ctx.runMutation(internal.payments.handleCheckoutComplete, {
          sessionId: event.data.object.id,
          customerId: event.data.object.customer as string,
        });
        break;

      case "customer.subscription.updated":
        await ctx.runMutation(internal.subscriptions.handleUpdate, {
          subscriptionId: event.data.object.id,
          status: event.data.object.status,
        });
        break;
    }

    return null;
  },
});

Authentication in HTTP Actions

typescript
// convex/http.ts
import { httpRouter } from "convex/server";
import { httpAction } from "./_generated/server";
import { internal } from "./_generated/api";

const http = httpRouter();

// API key authentication
http.route({
  path: "/api/protected",
  method: "GET",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const apiKey = request.headers.get("X-API-Key");
    
    if (!apiKey) {
      return new Response(
        JSON.stringify({ error: "Missing API key" }),
        { status: 401, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
      );
    }

    // Validate API key
    const isValid = await ctx.runQuery(internal.auth.validateApiKey, {
      apiKey,
    });

    if (!isValid) {
      return new Response(
        JSON.stringify({ error: "Invalid API key" }),
        { status: 403, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
      );
    }

    // Process authenticated request
    const data = await ctx.runQuery(internal.data.getProtectedData, {});

    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify(data),
      { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
    );
  }),
});

// Bearer token authentication
http.route({
  path: "/api/user",
  method: "GET",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const authHeader = request.headers.get("Authorization");
    
    if (!authHeader?.startsWith("Bearer ")) {
      return new Response(
        JSON.stringify({ error: "Missing or invalid Authorization header" }),
        { status: 401, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
      );
    }

    const token = authHeader.slice(7);

    // Validate token and get user
    const user = await ctx.runQuery(internal.auth.validateToken, { token });

    if (!user) {
      return new Response(
        JSON.stringify({ error: "Invalid token" }),
        { status: 403, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
      );
    }

    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify(user),
      { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
    );
  }),
});

export default http;

Calling Mutations and Queries

typescript
// convex/http.ts
import { httpRouter } from "convex/server";
import { httpAction } from "./_generated/server";
import { api, internal } from "./_generated/api";

const http = httpRouter();

http.route({
  path: "/api/items",
  method: "POST",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const body = await request.json();

    // Call a mutation
    const itemId = await ctx.runMutation(internal.items.create, {
      name: body.name,
      description: body.description,
    });

    // Query the created item
    const item = await ctx.runQuery(internal.items.get, { id: itemId });

    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify(item),
      { status: 201, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
    );
  }),
});

http.route({
  path: "/api/items",
  method: "GET",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const url = new URL(request.url);
    const limit = parseInt(url.searchParams.get("limit") ?? "10");

    const items = await ctx.runQuery(internal.items.list, { limit });

    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify(items),
      { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
    );
  }),
});

export default http;

Error Handling

typescript
// convex/http.ts
import { httpRouter } from "convex/server";
import { httpAction } from "./_generated/server";

const http = httpRouter();

// Helper for JSON responses
function jsonResponse(data: unknown, status = 200) {
  return new Response(JSON.stringify(data), {
    status,
    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  });
}

// Helper for error responses
function errorResponse(message: string, status: number) {
  return jsonResponse({ error: message }, status);
}

http.route({
  path: "/api/process",
  method: "POST",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    try {
      // Validate content type
      const contentType = request.headers.get("Content-Type");
      if (!contentType?.includes("application/json")) {
        return errorResponse("Content-Type must be application/json", 415);
      }

      // Parse body
      let body;
      try {
        body = await request.json();
      } catch {
        return errorResponse("Invalid JSON body", 400);
      }

      // Validate required fields
      if (!body.data) {
        return errorResponse("Missing required field: data", 400);
      }

      // Process request
      const result = await ctx.runMutation(internal.process.handle, {
        data: body.data,
      });

      return jsonResponse({ success: true, result }, 200);
    } catch (error) {
      console.error("Processing error:", error);
      return errorResponse("Internal server error", 500);
    }
  }),
});

export default http;

File Downloads

typescript
// convex/http.ts
import { httpRouter } from "convex/server";
import { httpAction } from "./_generated/server";
import { Id } from "./_generated/dataModel";

const http = httpRouter();

http.route({
  pathPrefix: "/files/",
  method: "GET",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const url = new URL(request.url);
    const fileId = url.pathname.replace("/files/", "") as Id<"_storage">;

    // Get file URL from storage
    const fileUrl = await ctx.storage.getUrl(fileId);

    if (!fileUrl) {
      return new Response("File not found", { status: 404 });
    }

    // Redirect to the file URL
    return Response.redirect(fileUrl, 302);
  }),
});

export default http;

Examples

Complete Webhook Integration

typescript
// convex/http.ts
import { httpRouter } from "convex/server";
import { httpAction } from "./_generated/server";
import { internal } from "./_generated/api";

const http = httpRouter();

// Clerk webhook for user sync
http.route({
  path: "/webhooks/clerk",
  method: "POST",
  handler: httpAction(async (ctx, request) => {
    const svixId = request.headers.get("svix-id");
    const svixTimestamp = request.headers.get("svix-timestamp");
    const svixSignature = request.headers.get("svix-signature");

    if (!svixId || !svixTimestamp || !svixSignature) {
      return new Response("Missing Svix headers", { status: 400 });
    }

    const body = await request.text();

    try {
      await ctx.runAction(internal.clerk.verifyAndProcess, {
        body,
        svixId,
        svixTimestamp,
        svixSignature,
      });
      return new Response("OK", { status: 200 });
    } catch (error) {
      console.error("Clerk webhook error:", error);
      return new Response("Webhook verification failed", { status: 400 });
    }
  }),
});

export default http;

typescript
// convex/clerk.ts
"use node";

import { internalAction, internalMutation } from "./_generated/server";
import { internal } from "./_generated/api";
import { v } from "convex/values";
import { Webhook } from "svix";

export const verifyAndProcess = internalAction({
  args: {
    body: v.string(),
    svixId: v.string(),
    svixTimestamp: v.string(),
    svixSignature: v.string(),
  },
  returns: v.null(),
  handler: async (ctx, args) => {
    const webhookSecret = process.env.CLERK_WEBHOOK_SECRET!;
    const wh = new Webhook(webhookSecret);

    const event = wh.verify(args.body, {
      "svix-id": args.svixId,
      "svix-timestamp": args.svixTimestamp,
      "svix-signature": args.svixSignature,
    }) as { type: string; data: Record<string, unknown> };

    switch (event.type) {
      case "user.created":
        await ctx.runMutation(internal.users.create, {
          clerkId: event.data.id as string,
          email: (event.data.email_addresses as Array<{ email_address: string }>)[0]?.email_address,
          name: `${event.data.first_name} ${event.data.last_name}`,
        });
        break;

      case "user.updated":
        await ctx.runMutation(internal.users.update, {
          clerkId: event.data.id as string,
          email: (event.data.email_addresses as Array<{ email_address: string }>)[0]?.email_address,
          name: `${event.data.first_name} ${event.data.last_name}`,
        });
        break;

      case "user.deleted":
        await ctx.runMutation(internal.users.remove, {
          clerkId: event.data.id as string,
        });
        break;
    }

    return null;
  },
});

Schema for HTTP API

typescript
// convex/schema.ts
import { defineSchema, defineTable } from "convex/server";
import { v } from "convex/values";

export default defineSchema({
  apiKeys: defineTable({
    key: v.string(),
    userId: v.id("users"),
    name: v.string(),
    createdAt: v.number(),
    lastUsedAt: v.optional(v.number()),
    revokedAt: v.optional(v.number()),
  })
    .index("by_key", ["key"])
    .index("by_user", ["userId"]),

  webhookEvents: defineTable({
    source: v.string(),
    eventType: v.string(),
    payload: v.any(),
    processedAt: v.number(),
    status: v.union(
      v.literal("success"),
      v.literal("failed")
    ),
    error: v.optional(v.string()),
  })
    .index("by_source", ["source"])
    .index("by_status", ["status"]),

  users: defineTable({
    clerkId: v.string(),
    email: v.string(),
    name: v.string(),
  }).index("by_clerk_id", ["clerkId"]),
});

Best Practices

Never run npx convex deploy unless explicitly instructed
Never run any git commands unless explicitly instructed
Always validate and sanitize incoming request data
Use internal functions for database operations
Implement proper error handling with appropriate status codes
Add CORS headers for browser-accessible endpoints
Verify webhook signatures before processing
Log webhook events for debugging
Use environment variables for secrets
Handle timeouts gracefully

Common Pitfalls

Missing CORS preflight handler - Browsers send OPTIONS requests first
Not validating webhook signatures - Security vulnerability
Exposing internal functions - Use internal functions from HTTP actions
Forgetting Content-Type headers - Clients may not parse responses correctly
Not handling request body errors - Invalid JSON will throw
Blocking on long operations - Use scheduled functions for heavy processing

References

Convex Documentation: https://docs.convex.dev/
Convex LLMs.txt: https://docs.convex.dev/llms.txt
HTTP Actions: https://docs.convex.dev/functions/http-actions
Actions: https://docs.convex.dev/functions/actions
Authentication: https://docs.convex.dev/auth

Publisher	waynesutton
Repository	`convexskills`
Skill name	`convex-http-actions`
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Forks	32
Bundled files	3
License	Apache-2.0
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Convex Http Actions

Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Convex HTTP Actions

Documentation Sources

Instructions

HTTP Actions Overview

Basic HTTP Router Setup

Request Handling

Path Parameters

CORS Configuration

Webhook Handling

Webhook Signature Verification

Authentication in HTTP Actions

Calling Mutations and Queries

Error Handling

File Downloads

Examples

Complete Webhook Integration

Schema for HTTP API

Best Practices

Common Pitfalls

References

Bundled files

Frequently asked questions

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Convex HTTP Actions

Documentation Sources

Instructions

HTTP Actions Overview

Basic HTTP Router Setup

Request Handling

Path Parameters

CORS Configuration

Webhook Handling

Webhook Signature Verification

Authentication in HTTP Actions

Calling Mutations and Queries

Error Handling

File Downloads

Examples

Complete Webhook Integration

Schema for HTTP API

Best Practices

Common Pitfalls

References

Bundled files

Frequently asked questions

Related AI Skills

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