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.github/instructions/react.instructions.md

copilot-instructions react.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from pplancq/copilot-instructions. It costs 2,395 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of instructions for building React applications, which are web interfaces made from reusable components. It covers component structure, TypeScript, hooks, naming, testing, and other development conventions.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to guide the structure and implementation of React components, including file placement, naming, exports, composition, and TypeScript-based props.
Why use it?
It gives developers and Copilot a shared set of rules, making React code more consistent and easier to maintain.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is pplancq/copilot-instructions's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on copilot-instructions itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything copilot-instructions configures →

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.github/instructions/react.instructions.md · 374 lines

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React Development Instructions

Instructions for building high-quality React applications with modern patterns, hooks, and best practices following the official React documentation at https://react.dev.

Project Context

  • Latest React version (React 19+)
  • TypeScript for type safety
  • Functional components with hooks as default
  • Follow React's official style guide and best practices
  • Use modern build tools (Vite, Create React App, or custom Webpack setup)
  • Implement proper component composition and reusability patterns

Component Architecture

Naming and Structure Convention

  • Components must always be placed in a folder/file <ComponentName>/<ComponentName>.tsx.

  • Only one React component should be declared per file.

  • The component name must be in PascalCase.

  • The component must be a function, preferably an arrow function.

  • The component must be exported at the declaration:

    export const MyComponent = () => {};
    

Component Design

  • Follow the single responsibility principle for components.
  • Use descriptive and consistent naming conventions.
  • Implement proper prop validation with TypeScript.
  • Design components to be testable and reusable.
  • Keep components small and focused on a single concern.
  • Use composition patterns (render props, children as functions).
  • Organize components by feature or domain for scalability.
  • Separate presentational and container components clearly.
  • Implement proper component hierarchies with clear data flow.

Development Principles

  • Follow SOLID, DRY, KISS principles.
  • Prefer code simplicity and clarity.
  • Factorize common code.
  • Do not declare more than one React component per file (react/no-multi-comp).
  • Do not use conditional rendering that could cause leaked renders (react/jsx-no-leaked-render).
  • Follow the react/function-component-definition rule: always declare components as arrow functions.
  • Implement component composition over inheritance.

TypeScript and Typing

Read the full file on GitHub · 374 lines

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copilot-instructions react.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository pplancq/copilot-instructions (4 stars, last pushed 8mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 2,395 tokens to every session, about $0.0096 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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