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stacks-realtime · Backend and API · model-invoked

WebSocket broadcasting: public, private and presence channels, emitting to a specific user, the Channel class, broadcast discovery and the server lifecycle.

When to reach for it

  • WebSocket broadcasting
  • public/private/presence channels
  • Emit to users
  • The Channel class
  • Broadcast discovery
  • Server lifecycle
  • Realtime configuration

Covers

@stacksjs/realtime, config/realtime.ts.

Inside the skill

The sections an agent reads once the skill loads.

  • Key Paths
  • Source Files
  • Exports (from index.ts)
  • Emit Functions
  • Channel Class
  • Server Lifecycle
  • Broadcast Discovery
  • Legacy/Backward Compatibility
  • config/realtime.ts
  • Gotchas

Where the code lives

  • Core package: storage/framework/core/realtime/src/
  • Configuration: config/realtime.ts
  • Application broadcasts: app/Broadcasts/

Using it

This one is model-invoked. Your agent reaches for it on its own when the task matches, and you can also call it by name:

/stacks-realtime

Source: stacks-realtime/SKILL.md. Shadow it for one project with app/Skills/stacks-realtime/SKILL.md, then re-run buddy setup:ai. See Writing your own.