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name: component-standards description: Apply frontend domain conventions for components, Svelte runes/attachments, route form UX, and testing patterns. allowed-tools:

• mcp__svelte__list-sections
• mcp__svelte__get-documentation
• mcp__svelte__svelte-autofixer
• mcp__svelte__playground-link
• Bash
• Read
• Edit
• Write
• Grep
• Glob

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Component Standards

When to use

• Creating or modifying components under src/lib/components/**
• Updating Svelte reactivity, attachments, or form UX behavior in frontend surfaces
• Implementing route-level UI behavior in src/routes/** that affects component interactions
• Writing or fixing frontend tests (*.svelte.test.ts, E2E UI flows)

Do not use

• Pure server/database workflows
• GitHub integration backends with no frontend touch points

Constraints

• Follow {baseDir}/rules/component-library.md
• Follow {baseDir}/rules/svelte-patterns.md and {baseDir}/rules/svelte-routes.md when route behavior is involved
• Follow {baseDir}/rules/testing.md for frontend test environment selection
• No Tailwind; use tokens from tokens.css
• Variants via data-* attributes, not conditional utility classes

Operation modes

1) Component API and variants

• Define props/types in <script lang="ts" module>
• Merge external classes with cn() only
• Use snippets for projected content (children, header, footer)
• Shared components (cards, badges, headers, controls) must use the canonical implementation; do not fork per-page

2) Reactivity and attachments

• Prefer $state, $derived, $bindable, and minimal $effect
• Use {@attach} for DOM behavior and cleanup correctly
• Re-run mcp__svelte__svelte-autofixer until clean

3) Route and form UX

• Use SvelteKit form/action patterns with explicit success/error states
• Ensure cache invalidation and streamed UI behavior are aligned with route rules
• Avoid client-fetch mutations when form actions fit

4) Frontend testing and accessibility

• Use the right environment (.svelte.test.ts for browser)
• Cover keyboard interaction and ARIA expectations in tests
• Keep deterministic fixtures and avoid brittle timing patterns
• Critical surfaces must have tests covering light+dark themes, narrow+wide viewports, and empty/active/error states
• Use documentation/testing/ui-regression-matrix.md permutation template for acceptance criteria

Workflow

1. Inspect similar components/routes/tests for the existing pattern.
2. Apply the smallest change that fits component + Svelte + testing rules.
3. Update tests for the new or changed behavior.
4. Run autofixer and targeted checks for touched frontend areas.

Verification

• mcp__svelte__svelte-autofixer returns clean for changed .svelte files.
• Tests exist or are updated for new props/variants/states.
• Relevant frontend tests pass (for example bun run --cwd applications/web test:unit:client).
• For critical surfaces: permutation coverage (theme, viewport, state) is documented in the ticket or pull request.

Additional references

• Component Library Reference
• Frontend Domain Reference
• UI Regression Matrix
• Route Behavior Checklist