# vue

A Copilot instruction file that sets Vue 3 conventions: Composition API, <script setup>, reactivity, Pinia and Vue Router. Useful when the agent writes components your way.

- rule · `type=rule` · GitHub Copilot · ★ 40418
- Author: github · official GitHub repository
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/HEAD/instructions/vue.instructions.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/rules/vue

## What it does

This instruction file tells GitHub Copilot how to write Vue 3 code. It covers single-file components with `<script setup lang="ts">`, compiler macros (`defineProps`, `defineEmits`, `defineModel`, `defineSlots`, `defineOptions`), the reactivity system (`ref`, `reactive`, `computed`, `watch`, `shallowRef`, `customRef`), composables, slots, and built-in components such as `<Teleport>`, `<Suspense>`, `<Transition>` and `<KeepAlive>`. Separate sections handle provide/inject, Pinia, Vue Router, TypeScript, testing, performance, SSR and security.

The rule applies to `**/*.vue`, `**/*.ts`, `**/*.js`, `**/*.css` and `**/*.scss`, so Copilot picks it up in components, scripts and styles alike. It also states hard rules: never mutate props directly, never put `v-if` and `v-for` on the same element, never use the array index as `:key` when items can reorder.

The text cuts off inside the provide/inject section, so the full set of dependency-injection guidance is not here. And if your project runs Vue 2 or the Options API, the rule will push generated code toward the Composition API — worth checking before you commit to that shift.

## Install

### GitHub Copilot (native platform)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/instructions/vue.instructions.md` — The applyTo field sets which files it applies to

### Claude Code

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/rules/vue.md` — The paths frontmatter field limits the files: move applyTo from the source into paths

### Codex

**AGENTS.md**
- Codex reads AGENTS.md: paste the rule text there

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/rules/vue.mdc` — Frontmatter: description, globs, alwaysApply. Move applyTo from the source into globs, or the rule will not attach on its own

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/rules/vue.md`

### Cline

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.clinerules/vue.md`

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/HEAD/instructions/vue.instructions.md

## When to use it
- write Vue 3 components in one consistent style
- type props, events and slots with compiler macros
- split reactive logic into `ref`, `computed` and `watch` without stray effects
- extract repeated logic into composables
- wire up Pinia and Vue Router the official way

## Example prompts
- Create `UserCard.vue` with typed props via `defineProps` and a `defineModel` binding
- Refactor this component: drop `v-if` next to `v-for` and move filtering into a `computed`
- Write a `useDebounce` composable that clears its timer in `onUnmounted`

## Source text · vue.instructions.md · MIT

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# Vue 3 Development Instructions

Authoritative guidance for building production-grade Vue 3 applications. Default to the **Composition API** with `<script setup lang="ts">`, the modern reactivity system, and the official ecosystem (Pinia, Vue Router, Vite, Vitest). Prefer the idioms below over legacy Options API and Vue 2 patterns.

## Project Context
- Vue 3.4+ (use 3.5+ features such as `useTemplateRef`, `useId`, and reactive props destructuring where the project's version allows).
- `<script setup lang="ts">` single-file components (SFCs) as the default authoring style.
- TypeScript everywhere: components, composables, stores, and router.
- Pinia for state management; Vue Router for routing; Vite for build/dev.
- Vitest + Vue Test Utils (or Testing Library for Vue) for tests.

## Authoring Style & Component Design
- Use `<script setup>` — it is more concise, faster, and has better type inference than `setup()` or the Options API.
- One responsibility per component; split large components into smaller focused ones plus composables.
- Order an SFC as `<script setup>`, then `<template>`, then `<style scoped>`.
- Name components in PascalCase; use multi-word names (e.g. `UserCard`, not `Card`) to avoid clashing with native elements.
- Co-locate component-specific types, and lift shared types into a `types/` module.

## Compiler Macros (no imports needed)
- `defineProps<T>()` — declare typed props from a TypeScript interface/type for full inference.
- `withDefaults(defineProps<T>(), { ... })` — provide prop defaults (or use reactive props destructuring with defaults in 3.5+).
- `defineEmits<{ change: [id: number]; update: [value: string] }>()` — declare typed events.
- `defineModel<T>()` (3.4+) — the canonical way to implement `v-model` on a component; supports multiple models, arguments, and modifiers.
- `defineExpose({ ... })` — explicitly expose a public imperative API; expose nothing by default.
- `defineSlots<{ default(props: { item: T }): any }>()` — type named/scoped slots.
- `defineOptions({ name, inheritAttrs })` — set component options inside `<script setup>`.
- Never mutate props directly — emit an event, use `defineModel`, or derive local state with `computed`/`ref`.

## Reactivity System
### Core primitives
- `ref()` for primitives and single replaceable references; access via `.value` in script (auto-unwrapped in templates).
- `reactive()` for deep-reactive objects/collections; never destructure it directly (breaks reactivity) — use `toRefs()`/`toRef()`.
- `computed()` for derived values; keep getters pure and side-effect free. Use writable computed (`get`/`set`) for two-way derived state.
- Prefer `computed` over `watch` whenever you are *deriving* a value rather than performing a side effect.

### Watchers
- `watch(source, cb, options)` for explicit dependencies; `watchEffect(cb)` for auto-tracked dependencies.
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