nextjs-best-practices

nextjs-best-practices is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from ivanshtokov/copilot-kit. It costs 22 tokens per session (928 once invoked), scanned A, a copy of nextjs-best-practices, MIT.

A reference guide for building applications with Next.js App Router, including server and browser components, data loading, and file-based routes.

In plain words
What is it for?
It is for designing routes, layouts, loading and error states, cached or live data fetching, forms, buttons, and other interactive pages.
Why use it?
It helps developers choose where code should run and how pages should load data and handle errors in a Next.js project.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one.

Good fit It is for designing routes, layouts, loading and error states, cached or live data fetching, forms, buttons, and other interactive pages.

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Any agent
npx skills add ivanshtokov/copilot-kit --skill nextjs-best-practices
Clone the repo
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Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin 94% copy Near-identical to another mod in the catalogue.
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Grade A, and why

nextjs-best-practices scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2mo ago.

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Nothing flagged

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Origin

This is a copy

94% identical to nextjs-best-practices — 1 line differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

.github/skills/nextjs-best-practices/SKILL.md · 203 lines

How it starts

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Next.js Best Practices

Principles for Next.js App Router development.


1. Server vs Client Components

Decision Tree

Does it need...?
│
├── useState, useEffect, event handlers
│   └── Client Component ('use client')
│
├── Direct data fetching, no interactivity
│   └── Server Component (default)
│
└── Both? 
    └── Split: Server parent + Client child

By Default

Type Use
Server Data fetching, layout, static content
Client Forms, buttons, interactive UI

2. Data Fetching Patterns

Fetch Strategy

Pattern Use
Default Static (cached at build)
Revalidate ISR (time-based refresh)
No-store Dynamic (every request)

Data Flow

Source Pattern
Database Server Component fetch
API fetch with caching
User input Client state + server action

3. Routing Principles

File Conventions

File Purpose
page.tsx Route UI
layout.tsx Shared layout
loading.tsx Loading state
error.tsx Error boundary
not-found.tsx 404 page

Route Organization

Pattern Use
Route groups (name) Organize without URL
Parallel routes @slot Multiple same-level pages
Intercepting (.) Modal overlays

4. API Routes

Route Handlers

Method Use
GET Read data
POST Create data
PUT/PATCH Update data
DELETE Remove data

Best Practices

  • Validate input with Zod
  • Return proper status codes
  • Handle errors gracefully
  • Use Edge runtime when possible

5. Performance Principles

Image Optimization

  • Use next/image component
  • Set priority for above-fold
  • Provide blur placeholder
  • Use responsive sizes

Bundle Optimization

  • Dynamic imports for heavy components
  • Route-based code splitting (automatic)
  • Analyze with bundle analyzer

Read the full file on GitHub · 203 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2mo ago First seen · 203 lines · 22 tokens per session scan A dc2588cf6a92

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nextjs-best-practices is a skill published in the GitHub repository ivanshtokov/copilot-kit (4 stars, last pushed 9mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 22 tokens to every session and 928 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 94% identical to nextjs-best-practices, differing in 1 line, and is treated as a copy.

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