112 Java Maven Plugins

This is an interactive skill that walks you through adding Maven plugins to your pom.xml without breaking what's already there. It covers the usual suspects like compiler, surefire, failsafe, plus quality tools (JaCoCo, PiTest, SpotBugs, PMD), security scanning with OWASP, formatting with Spotless, and container builds with Jib. The workflow is consultative: it validates your project first, analyzes existing config, then asks what you actually need instead of dumping everything in. It's part of the cursor-rules-java project and treats your pom.xml like something that already works, which is refreshing. Good for teams that want consistent plugin setup without the usual copy-paste chaos.

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last updated: Jun 3, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add jabrena/cursor-rules-java --skill 112-java-maven-plugins --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Maven Plugins: pom.xml Configuration Best Practices

Configure Maven plugins and profiles in pom.xml using a structured, question-driven process that preserves existing configuration. This is an interactive SKILL.

What is covered in this Skill?

Maven plugins:

Maven Compiler
Maven Enforcer
Maven Surefire
Maven Failsafe
HTML test reports (Surefire Report, JXR)
Maven Spotless
Maven Flatten
Maven Versions
Maven Git Commit ID
Maven Jib

Maven profiles:

JaCoCo (code coverage)
PiTest (mutation testing)
Security (OWASP dependency check)
Static analysis (SpotBugs, PMD)
SonarQube/SonarCloud
JMH (Java Microbenchmark Harness)
Cyclomatic complexity

Constraints

Before applying plugin recommendations, ensure the project is in a valid state. Use a structured, question-driven process that preserves existing configuration and adds only what the user selects.

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