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AI skills for Java

AI Coding Skills for Java

Browse the best AI coding skills for Java in 2026, Spring Boot scaffolding, JUnit 5 + Mockito tests, Maven / Gradle build files, JPA / Hibernate schemas, and security audits. Works with every major AI coding tool.

Short answer

The best AI coding skills for Java are skills-hub's `code-review`, `unit-test` (JUnit 5 + Mockito auto-detection), `api-scaffold` (Spring Boot / Quarkus / Micronaut), `db-schema` (JPA / Hibernate), `secure`, and `dependency-scan` (mvn dependency-check). All portable across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Windsurf, Copilot, and Cline.

Java still runs more production services than any other JVM language in 2026, and AI coding tools are mature for it. The skills below detect your Java stack (Spring Boot, Quarkus, Micronaut, JUnit 5, Mockito, Maven, Gradle, Java 21+) and emit idiomatic code with proper records, sealed types, virtual threads where helpful, and correct Maven/Gradle configuration.

Top skills for Java

  1. 01bundle-analysis

    3 installs

    Analyze frontend bundle size, detect heavy dependencies, find duplicates, evaluate tree-shaking, recommend code splitting, and generate size budget configs. USE THIS SKILL WHEN: user mentions bundle size, JavaScript bundle, webpack analysis, slow page load from large bundles, tree-shaking, code splitting, heavy dependencies, duplicate packages, vendor chunk, DIM weight of JS, or performance budget. Trigger phrases: "analyze bundle size", "why is my bundle so big", "find heavy dependencies", "reduce bundle size", "code splitting opportunities", "tree-shaking not working", "duplicate packages in bundle", "set up size budget", "vendor chunk too large", "initial load too slow", "optimize webpack output", "vite build analysis".

    Analysisfrom Skills Hub
  2. 02vertex-ai-api-dev

    2 installs

    Guides the usage of Gemini API on Google Cloud Vertex AI with the Gen AI SDK. Use when the user asks about using Gemini in an enterprise environment or explicitly mentions Vertex AI. Covers SDK usage (Python, JS/TS, Go, Java, C#), capabilities like Live API, tools, multimedia generation, caching, and batch prediction.

    Buildfrom Google Gemini
  3. 03javascript-best-practices

    1 installs

    Idiomatic JavaScript patterns and conventions for maintainable code. Use when writing or refactoring JavaScript following idiomatic patterns and conventions.

    Buildfrom Multi-Language Standards
  4. 04mermaidjs-v11

    1 installs

    Create diagrams and visualizations using Mermaid.js v11 syntax. Use when generating flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, state diagrams, ER diagrams, Gantt charts, user journeys, timelines, architecture diagrams, or any of 24+ diagram types. Supports JavaScript API integration, CLI rendering to SVG/PNG/PDF, theming, configuration, and accessibility features. Essential for documentation, technical diagrams, project planning, system architecture, and visual communication.

    Buildfrom ClaudeKit Skills
  5. 05common-best-practices

    1 installs

    Enforce SOLID principles, guard-clause style, function size limits, and intention-revealing naming across all languages. Use when refactoring for readability, applying clean-code patterns, reviewing naming conventions, or reducing function complexity. (triggers: **/*.ts, **/*.tsx, **/*.go, **/*.dart, **/*.java, **/*.kt, **/*.swift, **/*.py, solid, kiss, dry, yagni, naming, conventions, refactor, clean code)

    Buildfrom Multi-Language Standards
  6. 06antfu

    1 installs

    Anthony Fu's opinionated tooling and conventions for JavaScript/TypeScript projects. Use when setting up new projects, configuring ESLint/Prettier alternatives, monorepos, library publishing, or when the user mentions Anthony Fu's preferences.

    Buildfrom antfu Skills
  7. 07tsdown

    1 installs

    Bundle TypeScript and JavaScript libraries with blazing-fast speed powered by Rolldown. Use when building libraries, generating type declarations, bundling for multiple formats, or migrating from tsup.

    Buildfrom antfu Skills
  8. 08common-security-audit

    1 installs

    Probe for hardcoded secrets, injection surfaces, unguarded routes, business logic flaws, and platform-specific weaknesses across backend (Node, Go, Java, Python, Rust), frontend (React, Angular, Vue), and mobile (iOS, Android, Flutter) codebases. Use when performing security audits, vulnerability scans, secrets detection, or penetration testing.

    Buildfrom Multi-Language Standards
  9. 09code-reviewer

    1 installs

    Code review automation for TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, Swift, Kotlin, C#, and .NET. Analyzes PRs for complexity and risk, checks code quality for SOLID violations and code smells, generates review reports. Use when reviewing pull requests, analyzing code quality, identifying issues, generating review checklists.

    Buildfrom Multi-Domain Skills
  10. 10exploiting-insecure-deserialization

    1 installs

    Identifying and exploiting insecure deserialization vulnerabilities in Java, PHP, Python, and .NET applications to achieve remote code execution during authorized penetration tests.

    Buildfrom Cybersecurity Skills
  11. 11java-testing

    1 installs

    Testing standards using JUnit 5, AssertJ, and Mockito for Java. Use when writing or reviewing Java unit tests, setting up parameterized tests, writing integration tests with Testcontainers, or working with Mockito mocks. (triggers: **/*Test.java, **/*IT.java, @Test, @ParameterizedTest, Mockito, AssertJ, assertThat, JUnit, Testcontainers)

    Buildfrom Multi-Language Standards
  12. 12front-end-developer

    1 installs

    Senior Front-End Developer expertise in ReactJS, NextJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and modern UI/UX frameworks

    Buildfrom Mindrally Skills
  13. 13seo-technical

    1 installs

    Technical SEO audit across 9 categories: crawlability, indexability, security, URL structure, mobile, Core Web Vitals, structured data, JavaScript rendering, and IndexNow protocol. Use when user says "technical SEO", "crawl issues", "robots.txt", "Core Web Vitals", "site speed", or "security headers".

    Marketingfrom Claude SEO
  14. 14chrome-devtools

    1 installs

    Browser automation, debugging, and performance analysis using Puppeteer CLI scripts. Use for automating browsers, taking screenshots, analyzing performance, monitoring network traffic, web scraping, form automation, and JavaScript debugging.

    Buildfrom ClaudeKit Skills
  15. 15reverse-engineering-android-malware-with-jadx

    1 installs

    Reverse engineers malicious Android APK files using JADX decompiler to analyze Java/Kotlin source code, identify malicious functionality including data theft, C2 communication, privilege escalation, and overlay attacks. Examines manifest permissions, receivers, services, and native libraries. Activates for requests involving Android malware analysis, APK reverse engineering, mobile malware investigation, or Android threat analysis.

    Buildfrom Cybersecurity Skills
  16. 16transformers-js

    Use Transformers.js to run state-of-the-art machine learning models directly in JavaScript/TypeScript. Supports NLP (text classification, translation, summarization), computer vision (image classification, object detection), audio (speech recognition, audio classification), and multimodal tasks. Works in browsers and server-side runtimes (Node.js, Bun, Deno) with WebGPU/WASM using pre-trained models from Hugging Face Hub.

    Buildfrom Hugging Face
  17. 17common-error-handling

    Cross-cutting standards for error design, response shapes, error codes, and boundary placement across API, domain, and infrastructure layers. Use when defining error hierarchies, wrapping exceptions, building standardized error responses, or placing error boundaries in layered architectures. (triggers: **/*.service.ts, **/*.handler.ts, **/*.controller.ts, **/*.go, **/*.java, **/*.kt, **/*.py, error handling, exception, try catch, error boundary, error response, error code, throw)

    Buildfrom Multi-Language Standards
  18. 18firecrawl-scrape

    Extract clean markdown from any URL, including JavaScript-rendered SPAs. Use this skill whenever the user provides a URL and wants its content, says "scrape", "grab", "fetch", "pull", "get the page", "extract from this URL", or "read this webpage". Handles JS-rendered pages, multiple concurrent URLs, and returns LLM-optimized markdown. Use this instead of WebFetch for any webpage content extraction.

    Buildfrom Firecrawl

Frequently asked questions

Do AI skills understand Spring Boot conventions?

Yes, the api-scaffold and code-review skills detect Spring Boot and emit @RestController / @Service / @Repository layers with proper @Transactional boundaries and ResponseEntity returns.

Can AI generate JUnit 5 tests with Mockito?

Yes. The unit-test skill emits @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class), @Mock / @InjectMocks setups, and parametrized tests via @ParameterizedTest with proper @ValueSource / @MethodSource generators.

What's the best AI tool for Java?

Claude Code and Cursor both handle Java well. Cursor's IntelliJ-via-VS-Code-extension or JetBrains plugin is the most popular daily driver; Claude Code excels at multi-module Maven refactors.

Do AI skills handle Java 21 virtual threads?

Yes, modern skills recognize Java 21+ features and use virtual threads where they help (high-fan-out I/O), while staying on platform threads where they don't.

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