# zod

A skill about the zod library: define a schema once and get runtime checks plus TypeScript types. Useful for forms and API payloads.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 887 installs · ★ 78
- Author: bobmatnyc
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills/tree/HEAD/toolchains/typescript/validation/zod/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/bobmatnyc-zod

## What it does

The skill covers zod, a validation library where you write a schema once and pull a TypeScript type out of it with `z.infer`. It walks through primitives, objects and arrays, validation methods, schema composition, transformations, error handling and async validation. Separate sections deal with API handler patterns and integrations.

The content is split into sections with token estimates. The entry point is small; the integrations section is the longest by a wide margin. So the skill loads the part you need instead of the whole file. Handy when zod is already in the project and you want a quick reminder of how `safeParse` differs from `parse`.

One thing to know: the skill is marked `user-invocable: false` and `disable-model-invocation: true`. It never fires on its own, neither from a slash command nor from a prompt. It is reference material you read while writing code. If your project validates with something else, this skill does nothing for you.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill zod -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill zod -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill zod -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills zod
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill zod -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --path toolchains/typescript/validation/zod
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill zod -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/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills/tree/HEAD/toolchains/typescript/validation/zod/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- derive a TypeScript type from a schema with `z.infer`
- validate a request body inside an API handler
- read field-level errors from `result.error.issues`
- describe a nested object with address and contacts
- set default values for a settings object

## Example prompts
- show me how to validate a request body with zod and return field errors
- I need a user schema with email, age of at least 18 and a role from an enum
- how do I transform a date string into a Date object in zod and get both types

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: zod
description: TypeScript-first schema validation library with static type inference for form validation, API validation, and runtime type checking with compile-time types.
user-invocable: false
disable-model-invocation: true
progressive_disclosure:
  entry_point:
    - summary
    - when_to_use
    - quick_start
  sections:
    - primitives
    - objects_and_arrays
    - type_inference
    - validation_methods
    - schema_composition
    - transformations
    - error_handling
    - async_validation
    - advanced_types
    - api_handler_patterns
    - integrations
    - best_practices
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  entry: 65
  primitives: 200
  objects_and_arrays: 300
  type_inference: 150
  validation_methods: 250
  schema_composition: 300
  transformations: 400
  error_handling: 250
  async_validation: 200
  advanced_types: 500
  api_handler_patterns: 800
  integrations: 1200
  best_practices: 300
  full: 5800
---

# Zod Validation Skill

## Summary
TypeScript-first schema validation library with static type inference. Define schemas once, get runtime validation and compile-time types automatically.

## When to Use
- Form validation with type-safe data
- API request/response validation
- Environment variable validation
- Runtime type checking with TypeScript inference
- tRPC procedure inputs/outputs
- Database schema validation (Drizzle, Prisma)

## Quick Start

```typescript
import { z } from 'zod';

// Define schema
const UserSchema = z.object({
  id: z.string().uuid(),
  email: z.string().email(),
  age: z.number().min(18),
  role: z.enum(['user', 'admin'])
});

// Infer TypeScript type
type User = z.infer<typeof UserSchema>;

// Validate data
const result = UserSchema.safeParse(data);
if (result.success) {
  const user: User = result.data;
}
```

<!-- SECTION: primitives -->
## Primitive Types

### Basic Types

```typescript
import { z } from 'zod';

// String with validation
const nameSchema = z.string()
  .min(2, "Too short")
  .max(50, "Too long")
  .trim();

const emailSchema = z.string().email();
const urlSchema = z.string().url();
const uuidSchema = z.string().uuid();
const regexSchema = z.string().regex(/^[A-Z]{3}$/);

// Numbers
const ageSchema = z.number()
  .int("Must be integer")
  .positive()
  .min(0)
  .max(120);

const priceSchema = z.number()
  .positive()
  .multipleOf(0.01); // Currency precision

// Boolean
const isActiveSchema = z.boolean();

// Date
const createdAtSchema = z.date()
  .min(new Date('2020-01-01'))
  .max(new Date());

const dateStringSchema = z.string().datetime(); // ISO 8601
const dateOnlySchema = z.string().date(); // YYYY-MM-DD
```

### Special Types

```typescript
// Literal values
const roleSchema = z.literal('admin');
const statusSchema = z.literal('pending');

// Enums
const ColorEnum = z.enum(['red', 'green', 'blue']);
````
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