skillgenerating-uuid - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: skill:generating-uuid description: Generates UUID fields for Strapi entities. Use when creating new content types that need unique public identifiers instead of exposing internal database IDs. model: claude-haiku-4-5

Generating UUID for Strapi Entities

When to Use

Creating new Strapi content type that needs public identifier
Adding UUID to existing entity without one
Replacing exposed internal IDs with UUIDs

Pattern

// In lifecycle: src/api/[entity]/content-types/[entity]/lifecycles.ts
import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';

export default {
  async beforeCreate(event) {
    if (!event.params.data.uuid) {
      event.params.data.uuid = uuidv4();
    }
  },
};

Schema Addition

{
  "uuid": {
    "type": "string",
    "unique": true,
    "configurable": false
  }
}

Checklist

Add uuid field to schema.json
Create lifecycle hook with beforeCreate
Use uuid in API responses instead of id
Add to sanitization helpers if needed