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

Topic

File

When to Use

Actions

references/odoo-18-actions-guide.md

Creating actions, menus, scheduled jobs, server actions

API Decorators

references/odoo-18-decorator-guide.md

Using @api decorators, compute fields, validation

Controllers

references/odoo-18-controller-guide.md

Writing HTTP endpoints, routes, web controllers

Data Files

references/odoo-18-data-guide.md

XML/CSV data files, records, shortcuts

Development

references/odoo-18-development-guide.md

Creating modules, manifest, reports, security, wizards

Field Types

references/odoo-18-field-guide.md

Defining model fields, choosing field types

Manifest

references/odoo-18-manifest-guide.md

manifest.py configuration, dependencies, hooks

Migration

references/odoo-18-migration-guide.md

Upgrading modules, data migration, version changes

Mixins

references/odoo-18-mixins-guide.md

mail.thread, activities, email aliases, tracking

Model Methods

references/odoo-18-model-guide.md

Writing ORM queries, CRUD operations, domain filters

OWL Components

references/odoo-18-owl-guide.md

Building OWL UI components, hooks, services

Performance

references/odoo-18-performance-guide.md

Optimizing queries, fixing slow code, preventing N+1

Reports

references/odoo-18-reports-guide.md

QWeb reports, PDF/HTML, templates, paper formats

Security

references/odoo-18-security-guide.md

Access rights, record rules, field permissions

Testing

references/odoo-18-testing-guide.md

Writing tests, mocking, assertions, browser testing

Transactions

references/odoo-18-transaction-guide.md

Handling database errors, savepoints, UniqueViolation

Translation

references/odoo-18-translation-guide.md

Adding translations, localization, i18n

Views & XML

references/odoo-18-view-guide.md

Writing XML views, actions, menus, QWeb templates

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