# Vite

Vite build tool configuration, plugin API, SSR, and Vite 8 Rolldown migration.

- Repository: https://github.com/antfu/skills (6032 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-30
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add antfu/skills --skill vite -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add antfu/skills --skill vite -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add antfu/skills --skill vite -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add antfu/skills --skill vite -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Vite build tool configuration, plugin API, SSR, and Vite 8 Rolldown migration. Use when working with Vite projects, vite.config.ts, Vite plugins, or building libraries/SSR apps with Vite.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Vite

> Based on Vite v8.3.1 (Rolldown-powered), generated at 2026-09-25. Vite 8 uses the Rolldown bundler and the Oxc transformer instead of esbuild + Rollup.

Vite is a next-generation frontend build tool with fast dev server (native ESM + HMR) and optimized production builds.

## Preferences

- Use TypeScript: prefer `vite.config.ts`
- Always use ESM, avoid CommonJS

## Core

| Topic | Description | Reference |
|-------|-------------|-----------|
| Configuration | `vite.config.ts`, `defineConfig`, conditional configs, `loadEnv` | [core-config](references/core-config.md) |
| Features | `import.meta.glob`, asset queries (`?raw`, `?url`), `import.meta.env`, HMR API | [core-features](references/core-features.md) |
| Plugin API | Vite-specific hooks, virtual modules, plugin ordering | [core-plugin-api](references/core-plugin-api.md) |

## Build & SSR

| Topic | Description | Reference |
|-------|-------------|-----------|
| Build & SSR | Library mode, SSR middleware mode, `ssrLoadModule`, JavaScript API | [build-and-ssr](references/build-and-ssr.md) |

## Advanced

| Topic | Description | Reference |
|-------|-------------|-----------|
| Environment API | Vite 6+ multi-environment support, custom runtimes | [environment-api](references/environment-api.md) |
| Rolldown Migration | Vite 8 changes: Rolldown bundler, Oxc transformer, config migration | [rolldown-migration](references/rolldown-migration.md) |

## Quick Reference

### CLI Commands

```bash
vite              # Start dev server
vite build        # Production build
vite preview      # Preview production build
vite build --ssr  # SSR build
```

### Common Config

```ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [],
  resolve: { alias: { '@': '/src' } },
  server: { port: 3000, proxy: { '/api': 'http://localhost:8080' } },
  build: { target: 'esnext', outDir: 'dist' },
})
```

### Official Plugins

The rest: https://github.com/antfu/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/vite/SKILL.md