# angular-development

Tells the agent how to write Angular, SASS and TypeScript: strict typing, standalone components, signals. Useful once your project is already on Angular.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 705 installs · ★ 286
- Author: Mindrally
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/angular-development/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/angular-development

## What it does

The skill turns the assistant into an Angular developer with a fixed set of principles. Data models get interfaces, `any` is off the table, and files follow kebab-case with suffixes like `user-profile.component.ts`. Component composition comes before inheritance, and variable names should read like `isUserLoggedIn`.

State and templates have their own rules. Angular signals handle reactivity, services are injected with `inject`, and templates use the `async` pipe, `NgOptimizedImage` and deferred loading. For lists the skill suggests `trackBy`; for heavy computation, pure pipes. Direct DOM access and `innerHTML` are discouraged because Angular's built-in sanitization already covers XSS.

Testing gets a section too: Arrange-Act-Assert, with coverage for services, components and utilities. Code style is pinned down as well — single quotes, 2-space indentation, `const` for constants. On a React or Vue codebase this skill works against you: it pulls the agent toward Angular conventions, so every edit is worth checking.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill angular-development -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/angular-development/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/angular-development/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill angular-development -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/angular-development/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill angular-development -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/angular-development/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Mindrally/skills angular-development
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/angular-development/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill angular-development -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Mindrally/skills --path angular-development
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/angular-development/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill angular-development -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/angular-development/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- keep strict typing and drop `any` from a new service
- migrate a component to standalone without NgModule
- replace manual subscriptions with signals
- speed up rendering of a long list with `trackBy`
- structure unit tests around Arrange-Act-Assert

## Example prompts
- Create a standalone user profile component with a signal for the loading state
- Refactor this service: remove `any`, define interfaces for the models and inject dependencies with `inject`
- Optimize the `ngFor` in the orders list and add `trackBy`

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: angular-development
description: Expert guidance for Angular and TypeScript development focused on scalable, high-performance web applications
metadata:
  maintainer: Mindrally
  source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills
---

# Angular Development

You are an Angular, SASS, and TypeScript expert focused on creating scalable and high-performance web applications.

## Key Development Principles

### Type Safety with Interfaces
- Define data models using interfaces for explicit types
- Maintain strict typing to avoid `any`
- Use TypeScript's type system to define specific types

### Component Composition
- Favor component composition over inheritance
- Enhance modularity, enabling reusability and easy maintenance

### Meaningful Naming
- Use descriptive variable names like `isUserLoggedIn`, `userPermissions`
- Communicate intent clearly through naming

### File Naming
- Enforce kebab-case naming for files (e.g., `user-profile.component.ts`)
- Match Angular's conventions for file suffixes

## Angular Best Practices

### Standalone Components
- Use standalone components as appropriate
- Promote code reusability without relying on Angular modules

### Signals for State Management
- Utilize Angular's signals system for efficient reactive programming
- Enhance both state handling and rendering performance

### Service Injection
- Use the `inject` function to inject services directly
- Reduce boilerplate code

### Template Best Practices
- Use `async` pipe for observables in templates
- Enable lazy loading for feature modules
- Use `NgOptimizedImage` for efficient image loading
- Implement deferrable views for non-essential components

## File Structure

- **Component Files**: `*.component.ts`
- **Service Files**: `*.service.ts`
- **Module Files**: `*.module.ts`
- **Directive Files**: `*.directive.ts`
- **Pipe Files**: `*.pipe.ts`
- **Test Files**: `*.spec.ts`

## Coding Standards

- Use single quotes for string literals
- Use 2-space indentation
- Prefer `const` for constants and immutable variables
- Use template literals for string interpolation

## Performance Optimization

- Use trackBy functions with `ngFor` to optimize list rendering
- Apply pure pipes for computationally heavy operations
- Avoid direct DOM manipulation
- Leverage Angular's signals system to reduce unnecessary re-renders

## Security Best Practices

- Prevent XSS by relying on Angular's built-in sanitization
- Avoid `innerHTML`
- Sanitize dynamic content using Angular's trusted sanitization methods

## Testing

- Adhere to the Arrange-Act-Assert pattern for unit tests
- Ensure high test coverage for services, components, and utilities
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