# livewire-development

Guides your agent through writing and debugging reactive Livewire 4 components: wire: directives, islands, async actions and tests.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 591 installs · ★ 650
- Author: spatie
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/spatie/freek.dev/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/livewire-development/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/livewire-development

## What it does

The skill activates when you create or edit a Livewire component, touch `wire:model`, `wire:click` or `wire:loading`, add live updates, or write component tests. It carries the component formats and the commands behind them: `php artisan make:livewire create-post` produces a single-file component, `--mfc` a multi-file one, `--class` the v3-style class. To switch formats, run `php artisan livewire:convert create-post`.

A separate section covers what changed in version 4. Full-page components now use `Route::livewire()`, config keys were renamed (`layout` → `component_layout`, `lazy_placeholder` → `component_placeholder`), and `wire:model` ignores child events by default — `wire:model.deep` restores the old behavior. Component tags must be closed or you get a syntax error. On a project still running version 3 these rules will clash with the code, so the skill tells you to check the app's existing conventions first.

Newer pieces include islands via `@island` for isolated updates, async actions with `wire:click.async` and the `#[Async]` attribute, deferred loading through `defer` and `lazy.bundle`. Directives `wire:sort`, `wire:intersect` and `wire:ref` are documented too. The practices section pushes `wire:key` in every `@foreach` loop, `wire:model.live` for instant updates since the default is debounced, and validation inside actions. Alpine.js ships with Livewire 4, so bundling it separately is a mistake.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spatie/freek.dev --skill livewire-development -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spatie/freek.dev --skill livewire-development -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spatie/freek.dev --skill livewire-development -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install spatie/freek.dev livewire-development
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spatie/freek.dev --skill livewire-development -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/spatie/freek.dev --path .claude/skills/livewire-development
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spatie/freek.dev --skill livewire-development -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/spatie/freek.dev/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/livewire-development/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- scaffold a Livewire component as single-file or multi-file
- convert a class-based component to the SFC format
- make a field update instantly with `wire:model.live`
- split a page into islands with isolated updates
- write a component test that asserts state after an action call

## Example prompts
- create a Livewire component for a post creation form
- why doesn't `wire:model` update the counter in real time?
- write a test for the Counter component that calls increment

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: livewire-development
description: >-
  Develops reactive Livewire 4 components. Activates when creating, updating, or modifying
  Livewire components; working with wire:model, wire:click, wire:loading, or any wire: directives;
  adding real-time updates, loading states, or reactivity; debugging component behavior;
  writing Livewire tests; or when the user mentions Livewire, component, counter, or reactive UI.
---

# Livewire Development

## When to Apply

Activate this skill when:

- Creating or modifying Livewire components
- Using wire: directives (model, click, loading, sort, intersect)
- Implementing islands or async actions
- Writing Livewire component tests

## Documentation

Use `search-docs` for detailed Livewire 4 patterns and documentation.

## Basic Usage

### Creating Components

<code-snippet name="Component Creation Commands" lang="bash">

# Single-file component (default in v4)

{{ $assist->artisanCommand('make:livewire create-post') }}

# Multi-file component

{{ $assist->artisanCommand('make:livewire create-post --mfc') }}

# Class-based component (v3 style)

{{ $assist->artisanCommand('make:livewire create-post --class') }}

# With namespace

{{ $assist->artisanCommand('make:livewire Posts/CreatePost') }}

</code-snippet>

### Converting Between Formats

Use `php artisan livewire:convert create-post` to convert between single-file, multi-file, and class-based formats.

### Component Format Reference

| Format | Flag | Structure |
|--------|------|-----------|
| Single-file (SFC) | default | PHP + Blade in one file |
| Multi-file (MFC) | `--mfc` | Separate PHP class, Blade, JS, tests |
| Class-based | `--class` | Traditional v3 style class |
| View-based | ⚡ prefix | Blade-only with functional state |

### Single-File Component Example

<code-snippet name="Single-File Component Example" lang="php">

<?php
use Livewire\Component;

new class extends Component {
    public int $count = 0;

    public function increment(): void
    {
        $this->count++;
    }
}
?>

<div>
    <button wire:click="increment">Count: @{{ $count }}</button>
</div>

</code-snippet>

## Livewire 4 Specifics

### Key Changes From Livewire 3
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