Vercel React Best Practices
Keeps Claude generated React code aligned with Vercel official best practices.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
I can help make sure your React code is following good practices. Generally, you'll want to use functional components with hooks, handle state management cleanly, and keep components focused on one responsibility. Make sure you're not doing too much data fetching in the browser—server components can help with that. You should probably review your component structure and make sure you're not passing props too deeply through the tree. Consider using environment variables for configuration and keeping your build output small. It's also good to check that your testing coverage is reasonable. Would you like me to review a specific component, or would you prefer general guidance on architecture?
VERCEL REACT BEST PRACTICES APPLIED DATA FETCHING • Server components (default) for data queries • Client components marked with "use client" only when needed (interactivity) • Streaming with Suspense for progressive page loads • Avoid fetching client-side if data can be fetched server-first COMPONENT PATTERNS • Functional components with React hooks (no class components) • Props passed through context API or composition for deep trees • Proper key usage in lists • Dynamic imports for code-splitting PERFORMANCE • Image optimization via Image component • Font loading via next/font (avoids layout shift) • Script optimization via next/script tag • Lazy loading for below-fold content STATE MANAGEMENT • useState for local component state • Server state in database, not browser • App Router (not Pages Router) OUTPUT Your generated code follows these patterns automatically. Deprecated patterns replaced with current equivalents.
About this skill
name: vercel-react-best-practices description: Use when Keeps Claude generated React code aligned with Vercel official best practices.
Vercel React Best Practices
Vercel React Best Practices is an official Vercel Labs skill that encodes their recommended React and Next.js patterns, so Claude Code output follows current best practices for data fetching, rendering, and component structure instead of outdated patterns from training data.
What you get
- React and Next.js pattern guidance applied automatically during code generation.
Customize your output
- Point it at a different framework version or add your own house rules.
Example output
React components and pages that follow current Vercel-recommended patterns.
Best for
Teams building on Next.js or React who want current best practices enforced.
SKILL.md preview
---
name: vercel-react-best-practices
description: Use this skill whenever generating React or Next.js code so the output follows Vercel's current recommended patterns instead of outdated training-data conventions.
version: 1.0.0
category: Development / Frontend
author: AgentVolt
license: proprietary
tags:
- development
- frontend
- standard
---
# Vercel React Best Practices
Keeps generated React and Next.js code aligned with current official Vercel patterns for data fetching, rendering, and component structure, correcting for outdated conventions baked into general training data.
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