react-hooks

Analyze React components for hook rule violations and dependency issues.

5|1|Updated Aug 26, 2025
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npx skills add https://github.com/hollandkevint/thinkhaven --skill react-hooks-hollandkevint
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Skill: react-hooks
Source: https://github.com/hollandkevint/thinkhaven/tree/main/skills/react-hooks
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/hollandkevint/thinkhaven --skill react-hooks-hollandkevint

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses common and critical errors in React's hook usage, ensuring code stability and preventing runtime crashes related to hook implementation.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Rules of Hooks Enforcement: Catches violations like conditional hook calls or hooks called after early returns.
  • useEffect Dependency Management: Identifies missing, stale, or unnecessary dependencies to prevent bugs and performance issues.
  • Hook Ordering Consistency: Ensures hooks are called in a consistent order across renders.
  • Use Case: A developer is encountering unexpected behavior in a React component due to incorrect useEffect dependencies. This Skill can pinpoint the exact issue and provide a corrected code snippet.

Quick Start

Use the react-hooks skill to analyze the component UserProfile.jsx for any hook violations.

Frequently Asked Questions about react-hooks

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

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Why does my React component crash when calling hooks conditionally?

React hooks crash when called conditionally because they violate the rules of hooks, requiring consistent hook ordering across renders to maintain stable component behavior and prevent runtime crashes.

How do I fix missing or stale useEffect dependencies in my React components?

To fix useEffect dependencies, analyze your component to identify missing, stale, or unnecessary dependencies, ensuring correct implementation to prevent bugs and performance issues during rendering.

How do I debug React hook ordering problems after an early return?

Debug React hook ordering problems by ensuring hooks are never called after early returns, resolving hook ordering consistency to ensure hooks execute in the exact same order across every render cycle.

Can I use this to analyze custom hook extraction and context hook patterns?

Yes, you can analyze custom hook extraction and context hook patterns to ensure correct implementation, verifying that your extracted logic adheres to React's hook rules for stable component behavior.

What is the best way to resolve React hook violations in a frontend application?

The best way to resolve React hook violations is to analyze your JavaScript components for rules of hooks enforcement, useEffect dependency management, and hook ordering consistency to prevent unexpected behavior.