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Install as dev dependency or regular dependency?

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
42/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
react
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the React documentation sections linked in the issue: Installation, Quick Start, and the React adapter installation page. Compare their dependency instructions and make the recommendation consistent across all three pages, with a clear explanation of the proper install; done means no conflicting dependency guidance remains.

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Description

TanStack Devtools version

0.7.7

Framework/Library version

React 19.2.0

Describe the bug and the steps to reproduce it

It is not clear if devtools are supposed installed as a devDependency or a regular dependency. Different places in the documentation say different things.

Examples:

Based on the documentation, it's extremely unclear what a proper install looks like.

Your Minimal, Reproducible Example - (Sandbox Highly Recommended)

see documentation links above

Screenshots or Videos (Optional)

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Do you intend to try to help solve this bug with your own PR?

None

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  • I understand that if my bug cannot be reliable reproduced in a debuggable environment, it will probably not be fixed and this issue may even be closed.
Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
499
Forks
100
Avg merge
1d 17h
Merged PRs (30d)
4

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