rock-developer

Create a User Control with an .ascx markup file and .ascx.cs code-behind that inherits from Rock.Web.UI.RockBlock, then add DisplayName, Category, and Description attributes. For modern development, build Obsidian blocks using Vue 3 TypeScript components with C# block actions.

Build native tools in C# by inheriting from AgentSkillComponent and registering tools with attributes, or create Lava tools for simpler queries. Use the AgentToolHelper class for validation, error collection, pagination, and safe entity access with IdKey-based references.

Obsidian is Rock's Vue 3 and TypeScript front-end framework for building modern blocks, replacing WebForms. It provides component structure conventions, form validation, grids, field types, and a browser bus for pub-sub messaging between components.

Use PersonAlias IDs instead of Person IDs when storing person references in custom data models. PersonAlias handles scenarios like duplicate person merges, so references remain valid after record consolidation.

No, this skill explicitly excludes end-user, administrator, Lava templating, and mobile app topics. It covers only developer-focused content like coding standards, plugin development, and the release process; load the rock-user, rock-administration, or rock-mobile skills for those areas.

Follow the plugin and theme manifest format documented in the packaging references, then submit through the Rock Shop publishing flow. The references cover what extension types are accepted and the submission guidelines for plugins, themes, and external apps.