payloadcms-ops SKILL.md skillA

payloadcms-ops from 0xdarkmatter/claude-mods is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add 0xdarkmatter/claude-mods/payloadcms-ops@git:20260831.69dabaa

Pins git:20260831.69dabaa in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
0xdarkmatter/claude-mods
Path
skills/payloadcms-ops/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
3
Latest version
git:20260831.69dabaa, committed Aug 31, 2026
First version recorded
Jun 10, 2026
Size
11,464 bytes
Repository stars
68
License
MIT

Payload CMS 3 (Next.js-native) architecture - collections, globals, fields, access control, hooks, Local API, storage adapters, and database (Postgres/MongoDB/SQLite). Use for: payload, payloadcms, payload cms, payload 3, collection config, access control, payload hooks, local api, payload fields, multi-tenant payload, payload nextjs, payload s3, payload r2, payloadcms architecture, headless cms typescript.

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# Payload CMS Operations

Authoritative reference for **Payload 3.x** — the Next.js-native, TypeScript-first headless CMS. Payload 3 **installs into a Next.js (App Router) app** and gives you an auto-generated admin panel, REST + GraphQL APIs, a typed Local API, authentication, access control, file storage, and live preview — one open-source TypeScript codebase.

> **Version note (verified against payloadcms.com/docs, 2026-06):** Payload 3 is the **Next.js fullstack framework** — there is no standalone Express server anymore. The config lives at `src/payload.config.ts`; Payload mounts into the Next App Router via the installed `(payload)` route group. Don't ship Payload 2.x "standalone Express app" guidance.

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## Architecture at a glance

| Piece | What it is |
|-------|-----------|
| **payload.config.ts** | Single source of truth: collections, globals, db adapter, plugins, admin, auth |
| **Collections** | Repeatable document groups (Posts, Users, Media) — the core building block |
| **Globals** | Singletons (one document) — site settings, header/footer nav |
| **Fields** | Compose document shape; also drive admin UI, validation, access |
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add 0xdarkmatter/claude-mods/payloadcms-ops@sha256:065f449f0386031a

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260831.69dabaa, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

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mdr badge

[![mdr](https://markdownregistry.com/badge/art_bfkxv4aacf7cdvhd.svg)](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_bfkxv4aacf7cdvhd)

2 badge image fetches in 30 days. What the badge shows.

Versions

The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Jun 10, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026, about one every 41 days.

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git:20260831.69dabaa latest2026-08-31 69dabaa 11,464 BA view · diff
git:20260610.b3ef5572026-06-10 b3ef557 10,800 BA view · diff
git:20260610.5b063272026-06-10 5b06327 10,809 BA view

Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (11464 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

0xdarkmatter/claude-mods · 68 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-14 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_bfkxv4aacf7cdvhd
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=0xdarkmatter/claude-mods/payloadcms-ops
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/065f449f0386031adc5f2d490d5084c84b84bbc9b28e19d6b460a1671d2558a5

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