Creating Spring Boot Projects

Purpose

Use this skill to create new Spring Boot 4 projects or define their structure before implementation. The skill adds value when the user needs an architecture decision, Spring Boot 4 feature selection, or the bundled templates in assets/.

Critical rules

• Never jump straight to implementation before assessing project complexity.
• Default to the simplest architecture that fits the domain.
• Treat Java 25 and Spring Boot 4 as the target stack for this skill.
• Read the reference files before choosing a higher-complexity architecture or optional framework feature.
• Reuse the templates in assets/ instead of rewriting the same scaffolding from scratch.

Workflow

Step 1: Assess project shape

Collect the project constraints first: