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vue-best-practices
vue-best-practices is an open-source frontend skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by antfu. Its author describes it as: “MUST be used for Vue.js tasks. Strongly recommends Composition API with `<script setup>` and TypeScript as the standard approach. Covers Vue 3, SSR, Volar, vue-tsc. Load for any Vue, .vue files, Vue Router, Pinia, or…”. The project has 5.8k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/antfu/skills ~/.claude/skills/vue-best-practices`.
What vue-best-practices does
Use this skill as an instruction set. Follow the workflow in order unless the user explicitly asks for a different order.
Installation
Add vue-best-practices to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/antfu/skills ~/.claude/skills/vue-best-practices Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
What's inside
The SKILL.md for vue-best-practices is organised into these sections:
- Core Principles
- 1) Confirm architecture before coding (required)
- 1.1 Must-read core references (required)
- 1.2 Plan component boundaries before coding (required)
- 2) Apply essential Vue foundations (required)
- Reactivity
- SFC structure and template safety
- Keep components focused
- Component data flow
- Composables
- 3) Consider optional features only when requirements call for them
- 3.1 Standard optional features
When to use it
Reach for vue-best-practices when you want frontend help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in antfu/skills, an established project with 5,770 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does vue-best-practices do?
- MUST be used for Vue.js tasks. Strongly recommends Composition API with `<script setup>` and TypeScript as the standard approach. Covers Vue 3, SSR, Volar, vue-tsc. Load for any Vue, .vue files, Vue Router, Pinia, or Vite with Vue work. ALWAYS use Composition API unless the project explicitly requires Options API.
- How do I install vue-best-practices?
- Run git clone https://github.com/antfu/skills ~/.claude/skills/vue-best-practices in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/antfu/skills before installing.
- Is vue-best-practices free to use?
- Yes. vue-best-practices is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does vue-best-practices come from?
- vue-best-practices ships inside antfu/skills, a repository that contains 19 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 5,770 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
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