# svelte

Guides AI assistants through modern Svelte 5 and SvelteKit development, covering runes, snippets, SSR, and Svelte 4 migration.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 753 installs · ★ 286
- Author: Mindrally
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/svelte/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mindrally-svelte

## What it does

This skill instructs coding agents to write idiomatic Svelte 5 and SvelteKit code. It enforces explicit reactivity using runes: `$state` replaces reactive variables, `$derived` replaces computed statements, and `$effect` replaces reactive code blocks. Event handling shifts to regular HTML attributes like `onclick`, eliminating legacy event modifiers in favor of calling `e.preventDefault()` inside handlers.

Markup patterns rely on `{#snippet}` and `{@render}` instead of classic `<slot>` elements. Within SvelteKit, the guidelines prioritize server load functions, form actions, and minimal client-side JavaScript. Shared state stays inside `.svelte.js` or `.svelte.ts` files using runes or state classes, steering models away from external state packages by default.

Runes act as compiler primitives. Writing `import { $state } from 'svelte'` breaks compilation immediately. When editing legacy Svelte 4 repositories, the instructions keep the existing `export let` and `$:` patterns intact rather than mixing two distinct reactivity paradigms in the same file.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill svelte -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Mindrally/skills svelte
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Mindrally/skills --path svelte
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill svelte -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/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/svelte/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- migrate components from Svelte 4 reactive statements to Svelte 5 runes
- replace legacy slots with composable snippets and render tags
- write SvelteKit server load functions and form actions with minimal client JS
- manage application state cleanly using reactive classes and `.svelte.ts` modules

## Example prompts
- Refactor this legacy component to Svelte 5 runes and snippets.
- Build a SvelteKit route with a server load function and form actions.
- Convert this slot-based markup into a parameterized Svelte 5 snippet.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: svelte
description: "Modern Svelte 5 and SvelteKit development covering runes-based reactivity, snippets, SSR/SSG, and state management, including migration notes from legacy Svelte 4 syntax. Use when writing or reviewing Svelte components, deciding between runes and legacy reactive statements, building SvelteKit routes and load functions, or migrating a Svelte 4 codebase to Svelte 5."
metadata:
  maintainer: Mindrally
  source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills
---

# Svelte / SvelteKit

This skill covers Svelte and SvelteKit development with deep knowledge of SSR, SSG, and modern web patterns, including the Svelte 5 runes system and how it differs from legacy Svelte 4 reactivity.

## Core Principles

- Write concise, technical components with accurate SvelteKit examples
- Emphasize SSR/SSG capabilities and performance optimization
- Use TypeScript with proper naming conventions
- Prioritize minimal client-side JavaScript through server-side rendering
- Follow functional and declarative programming patterns

## Svelte 5 Runes

Svelte 5 introduces runes — compiler-level primitives that make reactivity explicit, replacing Svelte 4's implicit `let`/`$:` reactivity.

- Use `$state` for reactive state (replaces plain `let` bindings that needed reactivity)
- Use `$derived` for computed values (replaces `$: computed = ...`)
- Use `$effect` for side effects (replaces `$: { ... }` blocks)
- Use `$props` for component properties (replaces `export let prop`)
- Use `$bindable` for two-way bindable props (replaces implicit `bind:` support on exported props)
- Use `$inspect` during development to log reactive value changes
- Runes are compiler syntax, not imports — never `import { $state } from 'svelte'`. Only import genuine utilities that still require it, such as `tick`, `untrack`, `mount`, or `unmount`.

### Svelte 4 vs. Svelte 5

**Svelte 4 (legacy reactivity):**
```svelte
<script>
  let count = 0;
  $: double = count * 2;
  $: {
    if (count > 10) alert('Too high!');
  }
</script>
<button on:click={() => count++}>{count} / {double}</button>
```

**Svelte 5 (runes):**
```svelte
<script>
  let count = $state(0);
  let double = $derived(count * 2);

  $effect(() => {
    if (count > 10) alert('Too high!');
  });
</script>
<button onclick={() => count++}>{count} / {double}</button>
```

Key differences to apply when writing or reviewing components:

1. **Reactivity is explicit** — `$state()` marks reactive variables, `$derived()` replaces `$:` for computed values, `$effect()` replaces `$: {}` blocks for side effects.
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