odoo-18

name: odoo-18 description: > Odoo 18 development reference for Python models and ORM (search, domain, read_group, compute fields), XML/CSV data and views, OWL/JS client code, QWeb reports, security (ACL, record rules, groups), cron and server actions, migrations and module upgrades, tests, i18n, and performance. Use this skill whenever work involves Odoo 18 or custom addons—even if the user only pastes a traceback, mentions addons/ or manifest.py, describes form/list/kanban/XML errors, HTTP controllers, or business rules on models—including building features, fixing bugs, refactoring, or reviewing addon code. Includes CSS/SCSS asset authoring and review for Odoo addons. globs: "**/*.{py,xml,csv,js,ts,css,scss}"

Odoo 18 Skill - Master Index

Master index for all Odoo 18 development guides. Read the appropriate guide from references/ based on your task.

Quick Reference

Coding Conventions

Before writing code, run the odoo-workflow skill if it is installed (trace the real source, Context Brief with file:line, definition of done); install it alongside this pack.

Read references/api-highlights.md before writing code and apply its Quick review checks: the ❌ items are what not to use in Odoo 18.

Apply the convention section in the guide you open. Odoo 18 runtime behavior, then existing stable-addon style, takes precedence; keep diffs focused.

• Module naming, assets, JavaScript, CSS, and SCSS: development guide.
• XML formatting and IDs: data, actions, reports, security, and views guides.
• Python, recordsets, transactions, and translations: model, field, decorator, performance, transaction, and translation guides.

File Structure

skills/odoo-18.0/
├── SKILL.md                          # This file - master index
└── references/                       # Development guides
    ├── odoo-18-actions-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-controller-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-data-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-decorator-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-development-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-field-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-manifest-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-migration-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-mixins-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-model-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-owl-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-performance-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-reports-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-security-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-testing-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-transaction-guide.md
    ├── odoo-18-translation-guide.md
    └── odoo-18-view-guide.md

Base Code Reference (Odoo 18)

All guides are based on analysis of Odoo 18 source code:

• odoo/models.py - ORM implementation
• odoo/fields.py - Field types
• odoo/api.py - Decorators
• odoo/http.py - HTTP layer
• odoo/exceptions.py - Exception types
• odoo/tools/translate.py - Translation system
• odoo/addons/base/models/res_lang.py - Language model
• addons/web/static/src/core/l10n/translation.js - JS translations

External Documentation

• Odoo 18 Official Documentation
• Odoo 18 Developer Reference
• Odoo Coding Guidelines