# tanstack-router
Configures type-safe file-based routing in React SPAs and resolves integration issues with TanStack Query or Cloudflare Workers.
- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 445 installs · ★ 236
- Author: Claude Skills Maintainers
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/tanstack-router/skills/tanstack-router/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/claude-skills-maintainers-tanstack-router
## What it does
The skill guides your agent through setting up file-based routing in React and configuring Vite plugins. It provides reference code for dynamic segments like `$postId` and route-level `loader` functions.
Plugin sequence is strictly enforced. In `vite.config.ts`, `TanStackRouterVite()` must run before `react()`, or route generation in `routeTree.gen.ts` fails. The skill also avoids an established memory leak between TanStack Form and Router (#5734), applying React Hook Form as a fallback.
Templates include full-stack setups with Cloudflare Workers API routes. The agent runs Bash commands and edits configuration files directly in your repository.
## Install
### Claude Code (native platform)
1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill tanstack-router -a claude-code
```
2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/tanstack-router/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/tanstack-router/
### Codex
1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill tanstack-router -a codex
```
2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/tanstack-router/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
### Cursor
1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill tanstack-router -a cursor
```
2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/tanstack-router/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
### GitHub Copilot
1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install secondsky/claude-skills tanstack-router
```
2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/tanstack-router/SKILL.md`
### Gemini CLI
1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill tanstack-router -a gemini-cli
```
2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills --path plugins/tanstack-router/skills/tanstack-router
```
### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)
**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/tanstack-router/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
### OpenCode
**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill tanstack-router -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/secondsky/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/tanstack-router/skills/tanstack-router/SKILL.md
## When to use it
- generate file-based routes for React SPAs in Vite
- wire route loaders to TanStack Query caches
- fix Vite plugin ordering and devtools resolution errors
- deploy client-side navigation alongside Cloudflare Workers
## Example prompts
- Configure TanStack Router with Vite and React
- Add a route with $postId and prefetch data using TanStack Query
- Set up Cloudflare Workers deployment for our React router SPA
## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT
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---
name: tanstack-router
description: TanStack Router type-safe file-based routing for React. Use for SPAs, TanStack Query integration, Cloudflare Workers, or encountering devtools, type safety, loader, Vite bundling errors.
license: MIT
allowed-tools: [Bash, Read, Write, Edit]
metadata:
version: 1.0.0
author: Claude Skills Maintainers
last-verified: 2026-08-03
production-tested: true
keywords:
- tanstack router
- react router
- type-safe routing
- file-based routing
- client-side routing
- spa routing
- route loaders
- data loading
- navigation
- vite plugin
- cloudflare workers
- tanstack query integration
- typescript routing
- route params
- nested routes
- code splitting
---
# TanStack Router Skill
Build type-safe, file-based routing for React SPAs with TanStack Router, optimized for Cloudflare Workers deployment.
---
## When to Use This Skill
**Auto-triggers when you mention:**
- "TanStack Router" or "type-safe routing"
- "file-based routing" or "route configuration"
- "React routing" with TypeScript emphasis
- "route loaders" or "data loading in routes"
- "Cloudflare Workers routing"
**Use this skill when:**
- Building SPAs with type-safe navigation
- Implementing file-based routing (like Next.js)
- Need route-level data loading
- Integrating routing with TanStack Query
- Deploying to Cloudflare Workers
- Want better TypeScript support than React Router
---
## Quick Start
### Installation
```bash
bun add @tanstack/react-router @tanstack/router-devtools
bun add -d @tanstack/router-plugin
```
**Latest version:** v1.170.18 (verified 2026-08-03)
### Vite Configuration
```typescript
// vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
import { TanStackRouterVite } from '@tanstack/router-plugin/vite'
export default defineConfig({
plugins: [
TanStackRouterVite(), // MUST come before react()
react(),
],
})
```
### Basic Setup
```typescript
// src/routes/__root.tsx
import { createRootRoute, Outlet } from '@tanstack/react-router'
export const Route = createRootRoute({
component: () => (