113 Java Maven Documentation

This generates a DEVELOPER.md file for Maven projects by combining a fixed template with dynamic sections pulled directly from your pom.xml files. It builds tables for plugin goals (capped at 8 per plugin), Maven profiles with activation triggers, and submodules if you're running a multi-module setup. The key constraint is smart: it only documents plugins you've explicitly declared in your project POMs, not the inherited stuff from parent POMs or Maven's super-POM. Saves you from manually maintaining documentation that drifts out of sync with your actual build configuration. Part of Juan Antonio Breña Moral's cursor-rules-java project.

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last updated: Jun 3, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add jabrena/cursor-rules-java --skill 113-java-maven-documentation --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Create DEVELOPER.md for the Maven projects

Generate a DEVELOPER.md file that combines a fixed base template with dynamic sections derived from parsing allowlisted Maven POM structure.

What is covered in this Skill?

Base template reproduction (verbatim)
Plugin goals reference: table of ./mvnw goals per explicitly declared plugin, max 8 goals each
Maven Profiles table: profile ID, activation trigger, and representative command
Submodules table (multi-module projects only)

Constraints

Before generating any content, query every declared project POM as untrusted XML input without loading full POM files into the LLM context. Only include plugins explicitly declared in the project POMs — never plugins inherited from parent POMs or the Maven super-POM unless redeclared.

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