my-component/
  package.json
  src/
    component/
      convex.config.ts     # defineComponent("counter")
      schema.ts            # tables only this component can see
      public.ts            # queries, mutations, actions
      _generated/          # created by npx convex codegen
    client/
      index.ts             # wrapper class the app imports
  example/
    convex/
      convex.config.ts     # app.use(counter) for local testing

// src/component/convex.config.ts
import { defineComponent } from "convex/server";

const component = defineComponent("counter");
export default component;

// src/component/schema.ts
import { defineSchema, defineTable } from "convex/server";
import { v } from "convex/values";

export default defineSchema({
  counters: defineTable({
    name: v.string(),
    value: v.number(),
  }).index("by_name", ["name"]),
});

// src/component/public.ts
import { v } from "convex/values";
import { mutation, query } from "./_generated/server.js";

export const add = mutation({
  args: { name: v.string(), amount: v.number() },
  returns: v.number(),
  handler: async (ctx, args) => {
    const existing = await ctx.db
      .query("counters")
      .withIndex("by_name", (q) => q.eq("name", args.name))
      .unique();
    if (!existing) {
      await ctx.db.insert("counters", { name: args.name, value: args.amount });
      return args.amount;
    }
    const value = existing.value + args.amount;
    await ctx.db.patch(existing._id, { value });
    return value;
  },
});

export const get = query({
  args: { name: v.string() },
  returns: v.number(),
  handler: async (ctx, args) => {
    const counter = await ctx.db
      .query("counters")
      .withIndex("by_name", (q) => q.eq("name", args.name))
      .unique();
    return counter?.value ?? 0;
  },
});

// convex/convex.config.ts (parent app)
import { defineApp } from "convex/server";
import counter from "@acme/counter/convex.config.js";
// local component: import counter from "./components/counter/convex.config.js";

const app = defineApp();
app.use(counter);
// A second instance under a different name:
// app.use(counter, { name: "pageViews" });
export default app;

// src/client/index.ts
import type {
  GenericDataModel,
  GenericMutationCtx,
  GenericQueryCtx,
} from "convex/server";
import type { ComponentApi } from "../component/_generated/component.js";

// Pick only the capabilities each method needs so any ctx with runQuery works
type QueryCtx = Pick<GenericQueryCtx<GenericDataModel>, "runQuery">;
type MutationCtx = Pick<GenericMutationCtx<GenericDataModel>, "runMutation">;

export class Counter {
  constructor(
    public component: ComponentApi,
    private options: { prefix?: string } = {},
  ) {}

  private key(name: string): string {
    return this.options.prefix ? `${this.options.prefix}:${name}` : name;
  }

  async add(ctx: MutationCtx, name: string, amount = 1): Promise<number> {
    return await ctx.runMutation(this.component.public.add, {
      name: this.key(name),
      amount,
    });
  }

  async get(ctx: QueryCtx, name: string): Promise<number> {
    return await ctx.runQuery(this.component.public.get, { name: this.key(name) });
  }
}

// convex/counter.ts (parent app)
import { v } from "convex/values";
import { mutation, query } from "./_generated/server";
import { components } from "./_generated/api";
import { Counter } from "@acme/counter";

const counter = new Counter(components.counter, { prefix: "app" });

// The app owns auth. The component only sees the string it is handed.
export const incrementMine = mutation({
  args: {},
  returns: v.number(),
  handler: async (ctx) => {
    const identity = await ctx.auth.getUserIdentity();
    if (!identity) throw new Error("Not authenticated");
    return await counter.add(ctx, identity.subject);
  },
});

export const getMine = query({
  args: {},
  returns: v.number(),
  handler: async (ctx) => {
    const identity = await ctx.auth.getUserIdentity();
    if (!identity) throw new Error("Not authenticated");
    return await counter.get(ctx, identity.subject);
  },
});