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feat: add shadcn/ui skill for AI-assisted component generation

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
50/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
tailwindcss
Domain
frontend

Research direction

Start by checking the existing component setup and whether components.json is present. Review how the shadcn skill uses shadcn info --json, then add the skill so AI assistants receive the repository's framework, Tailwind, aliases, components, and icon-library context; done means detection and context injection work as described.

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Description

Summary

Add a shadcn/ui skill to give Claude Code (and other AI assistants) deep contextual knowledge of shadcn/ui components, patterns, and best practices when working in this repo.

What are shadcn skills?

Skills equip AI assistants with project-aware knowledge of shadcn/ui. They work by:

  1. Project detection — activates automatically when components.json exists
  2. Context injection — runs shadcn info --json to gather project config (framework, Tailwind version, aliases, installed components, icon library)
  3. Pattern enforcement — the AI follows shadcn/ui composition rules when generating code

This enables natural language requests like:

  • "Add a login form with email and password fields"
  • "Create a settings page with profile update functionality"
  • "Build a dashboard with a sidebar, stats cards, and a data table"

Installation

pnpm dlx skills add shadcn/ui

Why

This project already uses Tailwind CSS and a component-based UI. Adding the shadcn skill would let AI assistants generate components that are consistent with shadcn/ui patterns, theming (CSS variables, OKLCH colors, dark mode), and the existing design system — reducing manual fixups after AI-generated code.

References

Dominant language
TypeScript
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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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