# mastering-typescript

Guides enterprise TypeScript 5.9+ development with strict typing, modern toolchains, and framework setups. Useful when migrating from JavaScript or integrating NestJS 11 and React 19.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 790 installs · ★ 31
- Author: Richard Hightower
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-typescript-skill/tree/HEAD/mastering-typescript/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-01
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mastering-typescript

## What it does

This skill guides AI assistants through building applications with TypeScript 5.9+ using strict type patterns and modern tooling. ESM is assumed throughout. It provides configuration snippets for `tsconfig.json` with `noUncheckedIndexedAccess` enabled, a setup checklist around pnpm, and code patterns for the `satisfies` operator.

Coverage extends to React 19 frontends and NestJS 11 backends. Dedicated sections explain API validation with Zod alongside LangChain.js integration. The material also touches on comparisons with Java and Python paradigms to clarify structural typing.

Because the guidance targets TypeScript 5.9+ and Node.js 22 LTS, attempting to apply these compiler settings to older stacks will trigger configuration errors.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-typescript-skill --skill mastering-typescript -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-typescript-skill --skill mastering-typescript -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-typescript-skill --skill mastering-typescript -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-typescript-skill mastering-typescript
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-typescript-skill --skill mastering-typescript -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-typescript-skill --path mastering-typescript
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-typescript-skill --skill mastering-typescript -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/SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-typescript-skill/tree/HEAD/mastering-typescript/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Configure a strict `tsconfig.json` with ESM and modern compiler flags
- Implement type guards and preserve literal inference with the `satisfies` operator
- Design type-safe API contracts using Zod validation
- Connect TypeScript 5.9+ patterns into React 19, NestJS 11, or LangChain.js
- Migrate an existing JavaScript codebase to strict TypeScript

## Example prompts
- Help me configure a strict tsconfig.json for Vite and pnpm with ESM
- Show how to use the satisfies operator instead of type assertion for this config
- Write a typed API handler using Zod validation and a discriminated union for the result

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: mastering-typescript
description: |
  Master enterprise-grade TypeScript development with type-safe patterns, modern tooling, and framework integration. This skill provides comprehensive guidance for TypeScript 5.9+, covering type system fundamentals (generics, mapped types, conditional types, satisfies operator), enterprise patterns (error handling, validation with Zod), React integration for type-safe frontends, NestJS for scalable APIs, and LangChain.js for AI applications. Use when building type-safe applications, migrating JavaScript codebases, configuring modern toolchains (Vite 7, pnpm, ESLint, Vitest), implementing advanced type patterns, or comparing TypeScript with Java/Python approaches.
version: 1.0.0
category: programming-languages
triggers:
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  - conditional types
  - satisfies operator
  - zod validation
author: Richard Hightower
license: MIT
tags:
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  - enterprise
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  - nestjs
  - langchain
  - vite
---

# Mastering Modern TypeScript

Build enterprise-grade, type-safe applications with TypeScript 5.9+.

> **Compatibility:** TypeScript 5.9+, Node.js 22 LTS, Vite 7, NestJS 11, React 19

## Quick Start

```bash
# Initialize TypeScript project with ESM
pnpm create vite@latest my-app --template vanilla-ts
cd my-app && pnpm install

# Configure strict TypeScript
cat > tsconfig.json << 'EOF'
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "ES2024",
    "module": "ESNext",
    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
    "strict": true,
    "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
    "exactOptionalPropertyTypes": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "skipLibCheck": true
  }
}
EOF
```

## When to Use This Skill

Use when:
- Building type-safe React, NestJS, or Node.js applications
- Migrating JavaScript codebases to TypeScript
- Implementing advanced type patterns (generics, mapped types, conditional types)
- Configuring modern TypeScript toolchains (Vite, pnpm, ESLint)
- Designing type-safe API contracts with Zod validation
- Comparing TypeScript approaches with Java or Python

## Project Setup Checklist

Before starting any TypeScript project:

```
- [ ] Use pnpm for package management (faster, disk-efficient)
- [ ] Configure ESM-first (type: "module" in package.json)
- [ ] Enable strict mode in tsconfig.json
- [ ] Set up ESLint with @typescript-eslint
- [ ] Add Prettier for consistent formatting
````
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