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Install and configure shadcn/ui components for React projects. Guides component selection, installation order, dependency management, customisation with semantic tokens, and common UI recipes (forms, data tables, navigation, modals). Use after tailwind-theme-builder has set up the theme infrastructure, when adding components, building forms, creating data tables, or setting up navigation.
npx skill4agent add jezweb/claude-skills shadcn-uitailwind-theme-buildertailwind-theme-builderpnpm dlx shadcn@latest add button
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add input label
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add card# Forms
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add form # needs: react-hook-form, zod, @hookform/resolvers
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add textarea select checkbox switch
# Feedback
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add toast # needs: sonner
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add alert badge
# Overlay
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add dialog sheet popover dropdown-menu
# Data Display
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add table # for data tables, also: @tanstack/react-table
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add tabs separator avatar
# Navigation
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add navigation-menu command| Component | Requires |
|---|---|
| Form | |
| Toast | |
| Data Table | |
| Command | |
| Date Picker | |
pnpm add react-hook-form zod @hookform/resolvers// Don't use empty string values
<SelectItem value="">All</SelectItem> // BREAKS
// Use sentinel value
<SelectItem value="__any__">All</SelectItem> // WORKS
const actual = value === "__any__" ? "" : value// Don't spread {...field} — it passes null which Input rejects
<Input
value={field.value ?? ''}
onChange={field.onChange}
onBlur={field.onBlur}
name={field.name}
ref={field.ref}
/>// Don't use dynamic import — icons get tree-shaken in production
import * as LucideIcons from 'lucide-react'
const Icon = LucideIcons[iconName] // BREAKS in prod
// Use explicit map
import { Home, Users, Settings, type LucideIcon } from 'lucide-react'
const ICON_MAP: Record<string, LucideIcon> = { Home, Users, Settings }
const Icon = ICON_MAP[iconName]// Default sm:max-w-lg won't be overridden by max-w-6xl
<DialogContent className="max-w-6xl"> // DOESN'T WORK
// Use same breakpoint prefix
<DialogContent className="sm:max-w-6xl"> // WORKSsrc/components/ui/// button.tsx — add a "brand" variant
const buttonVariants = cva("...", {
variants: {
variant: {
default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground",
brand: "bg-brand text-brand-foreground hover:bg-brand/90",
// ... existing variants
},
},
})// Don't use raw colours
<Button className="bg-blue-500"> // WRONG
// Use semantic tokens
<Button className="bg-primary"> // RIGHT
<Card className="bg-card text-card-foreground"> // RIGHT| Need | Components |
|---|---|
| Forms with validation | Form, Input, Label, Select, Textarea, Button, Toast |
| Data display with sorting | Table, Badge, Pagination |
| Admin CRUD interface | Dialog, Form, Table, Button, Toast |
| Marketing/landing page | Card, Button, Badge, Separator |
| Settings/preferences | Tabs, Form, Switch, Select, Toast |
| Navigation | NavigationMenu (desktop), Sheet (mobile), ModeToggle |
| When | Read |
|---|---|
| Choosing components, install commands, props | references/component-catalogue.md |
| Building complete UI patterns | references/recipes.md |