vue-development-guides
A collection of best practices and tips for developing applications using Vue.js. This skill MUST be apply when developing, refactoring or reviewing Vue.js or Nuxt projects.
What this skill does
# Vue.js Development Guides
## Tasks Checklist
- [ ] Followed the core principles
- [ ] Followed the defaults unless there is a good reason not to
- [ ] Followed the reactivity best practices
- [ ] Followed the component best practices
- [ ] Followed the Vue SFC best practices
- [ ] Kept components focused
- [ ] Split large components into smaller ones when needed
- [ ] Moved state/side effects into composables if applicable
- [ ] Followed data flow best practices
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## Core Principles
- **Keep state predictable:** one source of truth, derive everything else.
- **Make data flow explicit:** Props down, Events up for most cases.
- **Favor small, focused components:** easier to test, reuse, and maintain.
- **Avoid unnecessary re-renders:** use computed properties and watchers wisely.
- **Readability counts:** write clear, self-documenting code.
## Defaults (unless the user says otherwise)
- Prefer the **Composition API** over the Options API.
## Reactivity
IMPORTANT: You MUST follow the `references/reactivity-guide.md` for reactive state management when creating, updating a component or a composable.
## Components
IMPORTANT: You MUST follow the `references/sfc-guide.md` for best practices when working with Vue SFCs.
- Prefer Vue Single-File Components (SFC) using **`<script setup lang="ts">`** (TypeScript) by default.
- In Vue SFCs, keep sections in this order: `<script>` → `<template>` → `<style>`.
### Keep components focused
Split a component when it has **more than one clear responsibility** (e.g. data orchestration + UI, or multiple independent UI sections).
- Prefer **smaller components + composables** over one “mega component”
- Move **UI sections** into child components (props in, events out).
- Move **state/side effects** into composables (`useXxx()`).
NOTE: This rule also applies to the entry component (e.g. App.vue) in a Vue / Nuxt project by default.
### Data Flow
IMPORTANT: You MUST follow the `references/data-flow-guide.md` for passing and receiving data between components using:
- Props
- Emits
- `v-model`
- provide/inject
For sharing data across the app, please follow the `references/state-management-guide.md` and consider using a Store for state management solution.
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