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jotai — Claude Code skill: json-render adapter

Turns a Jotai atom into json-render's state backend: install the packages, wrap the atom, share one store with your app.

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npx skills add vercel-labs/json-render --skill jotai -a claude-code
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What jotai does

This skill covers @json-render/jotai, the adapter that hands a Jotai atom to json-render as its StateStore. What you get is a short guide with a TSX example and an options table, not a prebuilt plugin. It earns its place when the UI is rendered from a JSON description and you want the state to live in Jotai.

Setup takes four packages: npm install @json-render/jotai @json-render/core @json-render/react jotai. Then you create a writable atom, wrap it with jotaiStateStore({ atom: uiAtom }), and pass the result to StateProvider from @json-render/react. Every read and write goes through Jotai.

If your app already runs its own <Provider> with a custom store, hand that store over as the second option: jotaiStateStore({ atom: uiAtom, store: jStore }). Skip it and the adapter spins up a fresh store, so useAtom() in your components reads a different state. Worth checking both providers point at the same instance before you debug anything else.

What it helps with

  • move json-render state onto Jotai atoms
  • share one store between the app and the renderer
  • replace the default store with a custom instance
  • put together a minimal StateProvider example
  • check which options jotaiStateStore accepts

Example prompts for the agent

  • Wire Jotai into json-render: install @json-render/jotai and show me the StateProvider wrapper.
  • json-render is already in the app but the state gets duplicated — move it to jotaiStateStore using our createStore().
  • Give me a minimal example with atom<Record<string, unknown>> and jotaiStateStore for this screen.

How to install jotai

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add vercel-labs/json-render --skill jotai -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/jotai/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/jotai/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about jotai

How do I install jotai in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add vercel-labs/json-render --skill jotai -a claude-code. The skill file lands at ~/.claude/skills/jotai/SKILL.md.

What does jotai do?

It gives the agent the recipe for @json-render/jotai: create an atom, wrap it in jotaiStateStore, and connect it to StateProvider from @json-render/react.

How do json-render and my components share the same state?

Pass your own instance through the store option: jotaiStateStore({ atom: uiAtom, store: jStore }). Without it the adapter creates a new store, so useAtom() outside a provider using that store sees different state.

Source text

SKILL.md · Apache-2.0
---
name: jotai
description: Jotai adapter for json-render's StateStore interface. Use when integrating json-render with Jotai for state management via @json-render/jotai.
---

# @json-render/jotai

Jotai adapter for json-render's `StateStore` interface. Wire a Jotai atom as the state backend for json-render.

## Installation

```bash
npm install @json-render/jotai @json-render/core @json-render/react jotai
```

## Usage

```tsx
import { atom } from "jotai";
import { jotaiStateStore } from "@json-render/jotai";
import { StateProvider } from "@json-render/react";

// 1. Create an atom that holds the json-render state
const uiAtom = atom<Record<string, unknown>>({ count: 0 });

// 2. Create the json-render StateStore adapter
const store = jotaiStateStore({ atom: uiAtom });

// 3. Use it
<StateProvider store={store}>
  {/* json-render reads/writes go through Jotai */}
</StateProvider>
```

### With a Shared Jotai Store

When your app already uses a Jotai `<Provider>` with a custom store, pass it so both json-render and your components share the same state:

```tsx
import { atom, createStore } from "jotai";
import { Provider as JotaiProvider } from "jotai/react";
import { jotaiStateStore } from "@json-render/jotai";
import { StateProvider } from "@json-render/react";

const jStore = createStore();
const uiAtom = atom<Record<string, unknown>>({ count: 0 });

const store = jotaiStateStore({ atom: uiAtom, store: jStore });

<JotaiProvider store={jStore}>
  <StateProvider store={store}>
    {/* Both json-render and useAtom() see the same state */}
  </StateProvider>
</JotaiProvider>
```

## API

### `jotaiStateStore(options)`

Creates a `StateStore` backed by a Jotai atom.

| Option | Type | Required | Description |
|--------|------|----------|-------------|
| `atom` | `WritableAtom<StateModel, [StateModel], void>` | Yes | A writable atom holding the state model |
| `store` | Jotai `Store` | No | The Jotai store instance. Defaults to a new store. Pass your own to share state with `<Provider>`. |

© vercel-labs · Apache-2.0 · vercel-labs/json-render

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