react-flow-skill

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Health Pass
  • License — License: MIT
  • Description — Repository has a description
  • Active repo — Last push 0 days ago
  • Community trust — 15 GitHub stars
Code Warn
  • Code scan incomplete — No supported source files were scanned during light audit
Permissions Pass
  • Permissions — No dangerous permissions requested
Purpose
This tool is a Claude Code skill that provides expert guidance and a behavior contract for building interactive, node-based user interfaces using React Flow. It teaches the AI assistant best practices for setup, custom components, state management, and troubleshooting.

Security Assessment
The overall risk is Low. This skill functions primarily as a set of instructions and reference documentation rather than executable software. The automated scan found no hardcoded secrets and confirmed that no dangerous permissions are requested. Because the light code scan was incomplete (no supported source files were found to scan), a manual check of the repository is recommended. However, the tool operates entirely as a local text prompt, meaning it does not inherently execute shell commands, make external network requests, or access sensitive data.

Quality Assessment
The project demonstrates strong health and active maintenance. It uses the permissive MIT license and was updated very recently. Community trust is currently building, shown by its 15 GitHub stars. The provided documentation is highly comprehensive, covering everything from basic fundamentals and TypeScript types to advanced patterns and end-to-end testing. This makes it a highly focused and valuable resource for developers working with the React Flow library.

Verdict
Safe to use.
SUMMARY

Claude Code skill for building interactive node-based UIs with React Flow (@xyflow/react v12+)

README.md

react-flow-skill

A Claude Code skill for building interactive node-based UIs with React Flow (@xyflow/react v12+).

What's included

The skill provides expert guidance across 14 reference topics:

  • Migration - Upgrading from reactflow/react-flow-renderer to @xyflow/react v12
  • Fundamentals - Installation, setup, first flow, node/edge objects
  • Custom Nodes - Custom node components, Handle, multiple handles, drag handles
  • Custom Edges - Custom edge components, path utilities, edge labels, markers
  • Interactivity - Event handlers, callbacks, connection validation, selection, keyboard
  • State Management - Controlled vs uncontrolled, Zustand integration, state update patterns
  • TypeScript - Node/Edge types, generics, union types, type guards
  • Layouting - External layout libraries (dagre, elkjs, d3), sub-flows, parent-child
  • Components & Hooks - Background, Controls, MiniMap, Panel, NodeToolbar, NodeResizer, hooks
  • Performance & Styling - Memoization, render optimization, theming, CSS variables, Tailwind
  • Troubleshooting - Common errors, debugging, edge display issues, Zustand warnings
  • E2E Testing - Playwright setup, React Flow selectors, node/edge/viewport/connection test patterns
  • Advanced Patterns - Undo/redo, copy/paste, computed flows, dynamic handles, save/restore, collaboration
  • Common Recipes - Context menu node creation, drag-and-drop sidebar, detail panels, export as image

It also includes a 12-rule agent behavior contract covering the most critical React Flow patterns (imports, container sizing, nodeTypes stability, handle visibility, state immutability, and more) so Claude follows best practices automatically.

Installation

npx skills add framara/react-flow-skill

To install globally (all projects):

npx skills add framara/react-flow-skill -g

Usage

Once installed, Claude Code will automatically use this skill when you work on React Flow code. Ask it to:

  • Set up a new React Flow project
  • Create custom nodes and edges
  • Debug blank canvas or missing edge issues
  • Integrate with Zustand for state management
  • Add automatic layouting with dagre or elkjs
  • Optimize performance for large graphs
  • Write Playwright E2E tests for React Flow applications
  • Migrate from legacy reactflow package to @xyflow/react v12
  • Implement undo/redo, copy/paste, or computed data flows

License

MIT

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