# Getting Started

Create and render Table v9 with the lit adapter.

- Repository: https://github.com/TanStack/table (28539 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-21
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add TanStack/table --skill getting-started -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add TanStack/table --skill getting-started -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add TanStack/table --skill getting-started -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add TanStack/table --skill getting-started -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Create and render Table v9 with the lit adapter. Route reusable createTableHook components, Virtual integration, and framework setup; use table-state for reactive ownership.

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

Load `intent load @tanstack/table-core#core` first for the headless model, stable inputs, and column inference.

## Setup

```ts
import { LitElement, html } from 'lit'
import { customElement, state } from 'lit/decorators.js'
import { repeat } from 'lit/directives/repeat.js'
import {
  FlexRender,
  TableController,
  createColumnHelper,
  tableFeatures,
} from '@tanstack/lit-table'

type Person = { id: string; name: string }

const features = tableFeatures({})
const columnHelper = createColumnHelper<typeof features, Person>()
const columns = columnHelper.columns([
  columnHelper.accessor('name', { header: 'Name' }),
])

@customElement('people-table')
export class PeopleTable extends LitElement {
  @state() private people: Array<Person> = [{ id: '1', name: 'Ada' }]
  private tableController = new TableController<typeof features, Person>(this)

  protected render() {
    const table = this.tableController.table({
      features,
      columns,
      data: this.people,
      getRowId: (row) => row.id,
    })

    return html`<table>
      <thead>
        ${repeat(
          table.getHeaderGroups(),
          (group) => group.id,
          (group) =>
            html`<tr>
              ${repeat(
                group.headers,
                (header) => header.id,
                (header) =>
                  html`<th>
                    ${header.isPlaceholder ? null : FlexRender({ header })}
                  </th>`,
              )}
            </tr>`,
        )}
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        ${repeat(
          table.getRowModel().rows,
          (row) => row.id,
          (row) =>
            html`<tr>
              ${repeat(
                row.getAllCells(),
                (cell) => cell.id,
                (cell) => html`<td>${FlexRender({ cell })}</td>`,
              )}
            </tr>`,
        )}
      </tbody>
    </table>`
  }
}
```

## Construction and rendering

The rest: https://github.com/TanStack/table/blob/HEAD/packages/lit-table/skills/getting-started/SKILL.md