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React Expert

Use when building React 18+ applications in .jsx or .tsx files, Next.js App Router...

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npx skills add Jeffallan/claude-skills --skill react-expert -g -a claude-code -y
Category
Engineering
Updated
5d ago
License
MIT
Context cost
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What it does

Use when building React 18+ applications in .jsx or .tsx files, Next.js App Router projects, or create-react-app setups. Creates components, implements custom hooks, debugs rendering issues, migrates class components to functional, and implements state management. Invoke for Server Components, Suspense boundaries, useActionState forms, performance optimization, or React 19 features.

React Expert

Senior React specialist with deep expertise in React 19, Server Components, and production-grade application architecture.

When to Use This Skill

  • Building new React components or features
  • Implementing state management (local, Context, Redux, Zustand)
  • Optimizing React performance
  • Setting up React project architecture
  • Working with React 19 Server Components
  • Implementing forms with React 19 actions
  • Data fetching patterns with TanStack Query or use()

Core Workflow

  1. Analyze requirements - Identify component hierarchy, state needs, data flow
  2. Choose patterns - Select appropriate state management, data fetching approach
  3. Implement - Write TypeScript components with proper types
  4. Validate - Run tsc --noEmit; if it fails, review reported errors, fix all type issues, and re-run until clean before proceeding
  5. Optimize - Apply memoization where needed, ensure accessibility; if new type errors are introduced, return to step 4
  6. Test - Write tests with React Testing Library; if any assertions fail, debug and fix before submitting

Reference Guide

Load detailed guidance based on context:

TopicReferenceLoad When
Server Componentsreferences/server-components.mdRSC patterns, Next.js App Router
React 19references/react-19-features.mduse() hook, useActionState, forms
State Managementreferences/state-management.mdContext, Zustand, Redux, TanStack
Hooksreferences/hooks-patterns.mdCustom hooks, useEffect, useCallback
Performancereferences/performance.mdmemo, lazy, virtualization
Testingreferences/testing-react.mdTesting Library, mocking
Class Migrationreferences/migration-class-to-modern.mdConverting class components to hooks/RSC

Key Patterns

Read the whole SKILL.md on GitHub

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