Frontend Development Skill
Mission
Deliver production-ready SvelteKit 2 + Svelte 5 experiences that stay aligned with Skeleton UI, Encore API types, and founder rules. This skill keeps the top-level workflow lean while the references provide deep dives for setup, patterns, and debugging.
When to Use
- •Designing or implementing new routes, layouts, and components
- •Auditing Svelte 5 rune usage before debugging or code review
- •Syncing Encore client updates with frontend behavior
- •Preparing UI handoffs, demos, or regression fixes
Development Loop
- •Confirm stack + environment – Follow
references/setup-and-config.mdto verify packages, project structure, and Skeleton theme config. - •Plan the feature – Identify required routes, data needs, and component boundaries; capture notes in Graphiti.
- •Implement with runes – Use
$state,$derived,$effect,$props, and$bindablepatterns fromreferences/svelte5-patterns.md. - •Compose UI – Apply Skeleton v4 components, Tailwind tokens, and AutoAnimate helpers as documented in
references/ui-patterns.md. - •Integrate Encore client – Regenerate clients (
task founder:workflows:regen-client) and rely on typed calls; never use manualfetch. - •Validate + test – Run the quick command set below, then escalate to e2e Playwright flows via
e2e-testing_skillif needed. - •Document + handoff – Update Graphiti with new patterns, refresh specs, and capture screenshots for stakeholders.
Quick Command Set
bash
# Development cd frontend && bun run dev # Quality gates cd frontend && bun run check # Svelte + TS cd .cursor && task frontend:lint # Biome cd .cursor && task frontend:test # Unit/component tests # After backend API changes cd .cursor && task founder:workflows:regen-client
Quality Gates (Complete Before Handoff)
- •Uses Svelte 5 runes exclusively (
letfor mutable runes, no legacy$:reactivity) - •Skeleton UI components or Tailwind utility tokens instead of bespoke CSS
- •Encore-generated client for every backend call (no manual fetch)
- •Explicit TypeScript types, zero
any - •No
console.login committed code - •American English spelling (canceled, color, optimize)
- •
bun run buildpasses locally before requesting review
Reference Library
- •
references/setup-and-config.md– Package requirements, Skeleton theme wiring, project structure, Vite configuration - •
references/svelte5-patterns.md– Rune usage, prop handling, Encore client integration, file-based routing - •
references/ui-patterns.md– Skeleton component catalog, Tailwind tokens, AutoAnimate recipes, reusable component snippets, anti-patterns - •
references/debugging-and-quality.md– Debugging signals, hydration checks, rune diagnostics, expanded quality checklist
Related Skills
- •
frontend-debugging_skill– 10-phase investigation workflow for UI regressions - •
e2e-testing_skill– Playwright-first regression strategy once UI flow is ready for automation - •
backend-development_skill– Backend integration patterns that frontend components depend on
Notes
- •Keep SKILL.md lean (<300 lines). Move deep explanations, code samples, and setup scripts into
references/,scripts/, orassets/folders. - •Update Graphiti with new UI patterns or decisions so other vibes can reuse the knowledge.
- •Re-run
task founder:rules:checkbefore sharing large UI changes.