nextjs-best-practices

nextjs-best-practices is a skill for Claude Code from xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows. It costs 22 tokens per session (942 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of best practices for building Next.js applications with the App Router, which is Next.js’s file-based routing system. It explains when to use server or client components, how to fetch data, and how to organize routes.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when creating Next.js routes, deciding between server and client components, fetching data from databases or APIs, handling user input, and configuring caching or revalidation.
Why use it?
It helps avoid common mistakes such as making too much code run in the browser or choosing the wrong data-caching behavior. It also gives consistent conventions for loading, error, and not-found states.

Skill for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: allowed-tools in frontmatter.

Good fit Use it when creating Next.js routes, deciding between server and client components, fetching data from databases or APIs, handling user input, and configuring caching or revalidation.

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skills/nextjs-best-practices/SKILL.md · 204 lines

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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 · 204 lines

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  1. 10d ago First seen · 204 lines · 22 tokens per session scan A 50bf04377ef5

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nextjs-best-practices is a skill published in the GitHub repository xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows (130 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 22 tokens to every session and 942 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 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 2026-08-30.

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