Skills Guide

Turborepo Workflow

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Root scripts are Turborepo-driven (dev, build, lint, check-types). Always define tasks in turbo.json with minimal inputs/outputs and correct dependencies for reliable caching. Helps when adding or modifying tasks, optimizing builds/dev, or troubleshooting task pipelines.

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DevelopmentIntermediate
6/2/2026
Claude Code
#turborepo#monorepo#task-pipeline#build-optimization#pnpm

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Automated summary

This skill manages and optimizes Turborepo task pipelines in a Liftera monorepo, automating task definitions in turbo.json and ensuring correct dependencies and caching for dev, build, lint, and type-checking scripts.

Strengths

  • Automates consistent task definitions in turbo.json
  • Ensures correct inter-package dependencies (^task)
  • Optimizes caching by minimizing inputs/outputs
  • Integrates standard monorepo scripts (pnpm dev, build, lint, check-types)

Limitations

  • Specific to Liftera architecture, not generic
  • Does not cover advanced Turborepo features (filters, remote caching)
  • Relies on pnpm as package manager
When to use it

When adding or modifying tasks in turbo.json, optimizing build/dev, or troubleshooting task pipelines in a Turborepo-based monorepo.

When not to use it

For projects not using Turborepo or pnpm, or for non-standard build configurations outside the monorepo structure.

Security analysis

Caution
Quality score70/100

The skill allows Bash, which could execute arbitrary commands, but the instructions are limited to standard Turborepo tasks and project setup. There are no destructive, exfiltrating, or obfuscated actions. The risk is inherent to the Bash tool, not the skill's content.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Add a new task to turbo.json
Add a new 'test' task to turbo.json that runs tests in all packages, depends on the build task of upstream packages, and caches outputs in a 'coverage' directory.
Optimize build caching
Optimize the turbo.json to reduce cache misses: set minimal inputs for the build task (only source files) and ensure outputs are precise (dist folder).
Fix task pipeline dependency
The dev task isn't picking up changes from dependent packages. Check and fix the task dependencies in turbo.json so that dev has the correct upstream dependencies.

name: turborepo description: > Turborepo workflow for Liftera. Trigger: When adding/modifying tasks in turbo.json, optimizing builds/dev, or troubleshooting task pipelines. license: Apache-2.0 metadata: author: liftera version: "1.0" scope: [root] auto_invoke: "Working with Turborepo tasks" allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash, WebFetch, WebSearch, Task

Core Commands (REQUIRED)

  • Root scripts are Turborepo-driven:
    • pnpm dev -> turbo run dev
    • pnpm build -> turbo run build
    • pnpm lint -> turbo run lint
    • pnpm check-types -> turbo run check-types

Task Principles (REQUIRED)

  • ALWAYS define tasks in turbo.json.
  • ALWAYS keep dev non-cached and persistent.
  • ALWAYS keep build outputs accurate for caching.

When Editing turbo.json

  • Ensure task dependencies include ^task when packages depend on other packages.
  • Keep inputs/outputs minimal and correct so caching is reliable.

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1. Download the file

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From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

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mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq/download' --output '.skill-downloads/turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

Tools declared by the author (check availability in your agent): Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash, WebFetch, WebSearch, Task

No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.

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3. Load the skill

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Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/turborepo' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq' '.claude/skills/turborepo'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq'

openskills read 'turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq'

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For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

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Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

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Read .skill-downloads/turborepo-workflow-mm8o51nq/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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