Automated summary

Skill that guides React component creation with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui, favoring existing components and accessible responsive layouts.

Strengths

Enforces reusing shadcn/ui components before building custom ones
Clear conventions: Tailwind classes only, dark theme, glassmorphism, kebab-case file naming
Covers mobile-first responsive design with sm:, md:, lg: prefixes
Includes concrete examples for forms, content cards and Skeleton loading states

Limitations

Assumes a project already set up with shadcn/ui and the @/components/ui alias
Styling directives (dark theme, glassmorphism) are opinionated and may not fit every design system
Little concrete guidance on accessibility testing (ARIA, keyboard navigation) despite the description

When to use it

Use when adding or refactoring UI components in a React project that relies on Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui.

When not to use it

Avoid on projects without shadcn/ui, with a different CSS framework, or where the design system mandates another component library.

Security analysis

Safe

Quality score80/100

The skill is purely instructional documentation for building React UI components with Tailwind and shadcn/ui. It declares no tools, contains no executable commands, network calls, file deletions, or secret handling, and all code snippets are ordinary presentational React components. No meaningful execution risk.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Build a login form

Create a login form component using shadcn/ui Input, Label and Button with Tailwind spacing and a dark theme.

Movie card with hover overlay

Build a responsive movie card component with a poster image, a rating Badge, and a hover overlay using backdrop-blur.

Loading skeleton row

Add a Skeleton loading state for a horizontally scrolling content row of six cards.

name: ui-components description: React UI component specialist with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui for building responsive, accessible interfaces

UI Components Specialist

Name: React UI Components Specialist with Tailwind & shadcn/ui
Author: Skills Guide Bot

Instructions

When building UI components:

Component Creation
- Use shadcn/ui components whenever available
- Prefer @/components/ui/button over <button>
- Use @/components/ui/input over <input>
- Check available components before creating custom ones
Styling Guidelines
- Use Tailwind CSS classes only
- Apply dark theme consistently
- Use glassmorphism effects with backdrop-blur
- Follow the kebab-case file naming convention
Responsive Design
- Mobile-first approach
- Use Tailwind's responsive prefixes (sm:, md:, lg:)
- Test on multiple screen sizes
- Ensure touch-friendly interactions
Performance & UX
- Add loading states with Skeleton components
- Implement error boundaries
- Use lazy loading for heavy components
- Add smooth transitions sparingly

Examples

Using shadcn/ui components:

import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label'

function LoginForm() {
  return (
    <div className="space-y-4">
      <Label htmlFor="email">Email</Label>
      <Input id="email" type="email" />
      <Button type="submit">Submit</Button>
    </div>
  )
}

Creating a content card:

import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'

function MovieCard({ movie }) {
  return (
    <div className="relative group cursor-pointer">
      <img
        src={movie.poster}
        alt={movie.title}
        className="w-full rounded-lg"
      />
      <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/60 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity">
        <Badge className="absolute top-2 right-2">
          {movie.rating}
        </Badge>
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}

Adding loading state:

import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'

function ContentRowSkeleton() {
  return (
    <div className="space-y-4">
      <Skeleton className="h-6 w-48" />
      <div className="flex gap-4 overflow-x-auto">
        {Array.from({ length: 6 }).map((_, i) => (
          <Skeleton key={i} className="h-64 w-48 flex-shrink-0" />
        ))}
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}

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name: ui-components description: React UI component specialist with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui for building responsive, accessible interfaces

UI Components Specialist

Instructions

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4. Try a first task

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