implementation-guardrails

Enforce clean implementation boundaries across UI, hooks, server actions, routes, and pure modules.

12|Updated Dec 25, 2024
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npx skills add https://github.com/whyte25/reusables --skill implementation-guardrails
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Skill: implementation-guardrails
Source: https://github.com/whyte25/reusables/tree/main/.agents/skills/implementation-guardrails
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/whyte25/reusables --skill implementation-guardrails

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

It prevents teams from shipping messy architecture by ensuring implementation work respects ownership boundaries, correct module shapes, and clean layering across UI, hooks, server boundaries, and pure logic.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Boundary and file-placement standards: Guides where domain logic should live (feature-adjacent modules vs generic utils) and how to structure responsibilities across components, hooks, pure modules, actions, services, and routes.
  • Orchestration separation: Discourages business workflow orchestration inside UI components and instead pushes coordination into the correct layer (hooks, providers, services/actions, or server boundaries).
  • Effect and pass-through avoidance: Reduces common React/Next.js smells by discouraging unnecessary useEffect usage and thin pass-through clutter in server actions and routes.
  • Cleanup and naming integrity: Encourages removing dead/duplicated paths, deprecations, and misleading names after architecture changes.

Quick Start

Use this skill when starting a refactor in the repo to quickly align on the correct ownership seam, choose the right module boundary, and confirm placement and orchestration decisions against REFERENCE and CHECKLIST.

Frequently Asked Questions about implementation-guardrails

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I enforce clean boundaries between React hooks and Next.js server actions?

Enforcing clean boundaries involves preventing orchestration logic inside UI components and pushing coordination into hooks, server actions, or pure modules. This approach stops pass-through clutter and ensures domain logic lives in feature-adjacent modules rather than generic utilities.

What is the best way to structure domain logic in a Next.js codebase refactor?

Structuring domain logic during a codebase refactor requires placing responsibilities in correct module boundaries like components, hooks, pure modules, and server boundaries. It prevents messy architecture by ensuring implementation work respects ownership rules and clean layering across UI and services.

Why does my React component have unnecessary useEffect usage and pass-through clutter?

Unnecessary useEffect usage and pass-through clutter happen when business workflow orchestration leaks into UI components. Moving coordination into the correct layer, such as hooks or server actions, reduces these common React and Next.js architecture smells.

Can I use this approach for module placement decisions in existing React projects?

Yes, applying boundary and file-placement standards guides exactly where domain logic should live during component refactors. It confirms correct ownership seams, validates module boundary choices, and ensures naming and tests reflect behavior rather than implementation details.

How do I remove dead paths and misleading names after an architecture change?

Removing dead paths and misleading names requires cleanup and naming integrity checks after architecture changes. This process eliminates duplicated paths and deprecations, ensuring that naming and tests accurately reflect actual behavior rather than outdated implementation details.