# encore-frontend

A skill that connects React, Next.js, Vue or Svelte apps to an Encore.ts backend: typed client generation, CORS setup and auth tokens.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 763 installs · ★ 30
- Author: encoredev
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/encoredev/skills/tree/HEAD/encore/frontend/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/encore-frontend

## What it does

The skill tells your agent how to hook browser code up to an Encore.ts API. Three things get covered: generating a TypeScript client with `encore gen client`, configuring CORS in `encore.app`, and passing an auth token in the `Authorization` header.

The client is generated per environment — `encore gen client --output=./frontend/src/client.ts --env=local` for local work, `--env=staging` for a deployed one. Calls come out typed, like `client.user.getUser({ id: "123" })`. Examples inside cover React with `useState`, TanStack Query with `useQuery` and `useMutation`, and Next.js server components. Prefer plain requests? There is a `fetch` section too.

Credentialed requests need `allow_origins_with_credentials` in `encore.app`, otherwise the browser blocks them. Keep the API URL in environment variables: `VITE_API_URL` for Vite, `NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL` for Next.js. Regenerate the client whenever your API changes, or the types drift away from the backend.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill encore-frontend -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill frontend -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill frontend -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill frontend -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install encoredev/skills frontend
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill frontend -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/encoredev/skills --path encore/frontend
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill frontend -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/encoredev/skills/tree/HEAD/encore/frontend/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate a typed TypeScript client for a local or staging environment
- set up CORS in `encore.app` for production domains
- pass an auth token through the `Authorization` header
- call an Encore endpoint from a React component with loading and error states
- fetch data inside a Next.js server component

## Example prompts
- Generate the Encore TypeScript client and wire it into my React profile component
- Configure CORS in `encore.app` so my frontend on localhost:3000 can reach the backend
- Show me how to send the auth token with TanStack Query requests

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---
name: encore-frontend
description: Connect a frontend application (React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte, etc.) to an Encore.ts backend.
when_to_use: >-
  User wants to generate a TypeScript API client for the browser (`encore gen client`), call Encore endpoints from React/Next.js/Vue/Svelte/SvelteKit/Remix/Astro, configure CORS in `encore.app`, or wire authentication tokens through a generated client. Trigger phrases: "TypeScript client", "API client", "Next.js frontend", "React frontend", "encore gen client", "CORS", "browser fetch", "SPA", "frontend can call this backend".
---

# Frontend Integration with Encore

## Instructions

Encore provides tools to connect your frontend applications to your backend APIs.

### Generate a TypeScript Client

```bash
# Generate client for local development
encore gen client --output=./frontend/src/client.ts --env=local

# Generate client for a deployed environment
encore gen client --output=./frontend/src/client.ts --env=staging
```

This generates a fully typed client based on your API definitions.

### Using the Generated Client

```typescript
// frontend/src/client.ts is auto-generated
import Client from "./client";

const client = new Client("http://localhost:4000");

// Fully typed API calls
const user = await client.user.getUser({ id: "123" });
console.log(user.email);

const newUser = await client.user.createUser({
  email: "new@example.com",
  name: "New User",
});
```

### React Example

```tsx
// frontend/src/components/UserProfile.tsx
import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
import Client from "../client";

const client = new Client(import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL);

export function UserProfile({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
  const [user, setUser] = useState(null);
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
  const [error, setError] = useState(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    client.user.getUser({ id: userId })
      .then(setUser)
      .catch(setError)
      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
  }, [userId]);

  if (loading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
  if (error) return <div>Error: {error.message}</div>;
  
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>{user.name}</h1>
      <p>{user.email}</p>
    </div>
  );
}
```

### React with TanStack Query

```tsx
import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
import Client from "../client";

const client = new Client(import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL);

export function UserProfile({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
  const { data: user, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
    queryKey: ["user", userId],
    queryFn: () => client.user.getUser({ id: userId }),
  });

  if (isLoading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
  if (error) return <div>Error: {error.message}</div>;
  
  return <div>{user.name}</div>;
}
````
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