# bundle-splitting

A skill that teaches your agent to split a large JavaScript bundle into smaller ones, so the first paint comes sooner and the app becomes interactive faster.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1500 installs · ★ 257
- Author: patterns.dev
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/PatternsDev/skills/tree/HEAD/javascript/bundle-splitting/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/bundle-splitting

## What it does

The skill walks your agent through splitting a bundle into several smaller ones. It covers Webpack and Rollup: move code that isn't needed for the initial render into its own chunk and keep an eye on Time To Interactive (TTI).

Inside is the reasoning behind it. The browser fetches, parses and compiles code before the first paint, so extra weight hurts FCP and LCP. The material uses a split into `main.bundle.js` and `emoji-picker.bundle.js` as its example. The skill applies to `**/*.js` and `**/*.ts` files.

Worth reaching for when your bundle is heavy and the first screen drags. It won't hand you ready-made configs, though — your agent proposes split points and you decide. On low-end devices and slow networks the payoff from a smaller bundle shows up most.

This skill is part of the patterns.dev set and pairs with `module-pattern` and `singleton-pattern`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PatternsDev/skills --skill bundle-splitting -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PatternsDev/skills --skill bundle-splitting -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PatternsDev/skills --skill bundle-splitting -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install PatternsDev/skills bundle-splitting
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PatternsDev/skills --skill bundle-splitting -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/PatternsDev/skills --path javascript/bundle-splitting
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PatternsDev/skills --skill bundle-splitting -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/PatternsDev/skills/tree/HEAD/javascript/bundle-splitting/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- split a large JS bundle into several chunks
- move route-only code out of the initial load
- cut First Contentful Paint and Largest Contentful Paint times
- shrink the code fetched before the first render
- understand how splitting affects Time To Interactive

## Example prompts
- look at my bundle and suggest where to split it
- move the emoji picker into its own chunk to speed up first render
- help me lower LCP — what can I load later instead of upfront

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: bundle-splitting
description: Teaches bundle splitting techniques for web performance. Use when your application has a large JavaScript bundle that affects load times or when you need to reduce FCP/LCP.
paths:
  - "**/*.js"
  - "**/*.ts"
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: patterns.dev
  version: "1.1"
related_skills:
  - "module-pattern"
  - "singleton-pattern"
---

# Bundle Splitting

When building a modern web application, bundlers such as [Webpack](https://webpack.js.org/) or [Rollup](https://rollupjs.org/guide/en/) take an application's source code, and bundle this together into one or more bundles. When a user visits a website, the bundle is requested and loaded in order to display the data to the user's screen.

JavaScript engines such as [V8](https://v8.dev/docs) are able to parse and compile data that's been requested by the user as it's being loaded. Although modern browsers have evolved to parse and compile the code as quickly and performantly as possible, the developer is still in charge of optimizing two steps in the process: the loading time and execution time of the requested data. We want to make sure we're keeping the execution time as short as possible to prevent blocking the main thread.

## When to Use

- Use this when your application has a large JavaScript bundle that affects load times
- This is helpful when you want to reduce First Contentful Paint (FCP) and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Use this when parts of your code are only needed for specific user interactions or routes

## Instructions

- Use bundlers like Webpack or Rollup to split code into multiple smaller bundles
- Separate code that isn't needed for the initial render into its own bundle
- Consider the impact on Time To Interactive (TTI) and prioritize critical rendering code

## Details

Even though modern browsers are able to stream the bundle as it arrives, it can still take a significant time before the first pixel is painted on the user's device. The bigger the bundle, the longer it can take before the engine reaches the line on which the first rendering call has been made. Until that time, the user has to stare at a blank screen.

We want to display data to the user as quickly as possible. A larger bundle leads to an increased amount of loading time, processing time, and execution time. It would be great if we could reduce the size of this bundle, in order to speed things up.

Instead of requesting one giant bundle that contains unnecessary code, we can split the bundle into multiple smaller bundles!
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