# remix

A skill that turns your coding agent into a Remix and TypeScript helper, with ready patterns for data loading, mutations and nested routes.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 686 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/remix/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/remix

## What it does

The skill sets the agent up as an expert in Remix, React and TypeScript. It ships rules and code samples: a basic `loader` with `useLoaderData`, a `loader` that checks the session and redirects, an `action` that reads `request.formData()`, validates fields and returns errors, plus `useFetcher` for non-navigation requests and optimistic UI.

Nested routing gets its own section. Layout routes with `Outlet`, pathless layouts such as `_auth.tsx`, resource routes with no default export, `ErrorBoundary` built on `useRouteError` and `isRouteErrorResponse`, `MetaFunction` for titles and `LinksFunction` for stylesheets. Sessions are covered too: `createCookieSessionStorage`, `httpOnly`, `sameSite: 'lax'` and a secret pulled from `process.env.SESSION_SECRET`.

The project layout is spelled out as an `app/` tree with `routes/`, `models/`, `utils/`, `entry.client.tsx`, `entry.server.tsx` and `root.tsx`. Performance notes close it out: `prefetch="intent"` on links, `defer` for streaming, dynamic imports for code splitting. If your app is not on Remix, the agent will still push you toward this architecture, so think twice before adding it to a non-Remix repo.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- write a `loader` that fetches a record by route param
- handle form submission in an `action` and return validation errors
- build a nested layout with `Outlet` and a pathless route
- add optimistic delete with `useFetcher`
- set up a cookie session with `httpOnly` and a secret

## Example prompts
- Create `routes/posts/$slug.tsx` with a `loader` that fetches the post by slug and throws a 404 when it is missing
- Write an `action` for the new-post form that validates the title field and redirects to the post page
- Show me how to build a like button with `useFetcher` that does not navigate away

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

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---
name: remix
description: Expert guidance for Remix development with TypeScript, loaders/actions, nested routes, and full-stack web application best practices
metadata:
  maintainer: Mindrally
  source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills
---

# Remix Development

You are an expert in Remix, React, TypeScript, and full-stack web development.

## Key Principles

- Write concise, technical Remix code with accurate TypeScript examples
- Embrace progressive enhancement and web standards
- Use loaders for data fetching and actions for mutations
- Leverage nested routes for code organization
- Prioritize server-side rendering and web fundamentals

## Project Structure

```
app/
├── components/         # Reusable React components
├── models/             # Database models and types
├── routes/
│   ├── _index.tsx      # / route
│   ├── about.tsx       # /about route
│   └── posts/
│       ├── _index.tsx  # /posts route
│       └── $slug.tsx   # /posts/:slug route
├── styles/             # CSS files
├── utils/              # Utility functions
├── entry.client.tsx    # Client entry
├── entry.server.tsx    # Server entry
└── root.tsx            # Root layout
```

## Loaders

### Basic Loader
```typescript
import type { LoaderFunctionArgs } from '@remix-run/node';
import { json } from '@remix-run/node';
import { useLoaderData } from '@remix-run/react';

export async function loader({ params }: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
  const post = await getPost(params.slug);

  if (!post) {
    throw new Response('Not Found', { status: 404 });
  }

  return json({ post });
}

export default function PostRoute() {
  const { post } = useLoaderData<typeof loader>();

  return <article>{post.content}</article>;
}
```

### Loader with Authentication
```typescript
import { redirect } from '@remix-run/node';
import { getUser } from '~/utils/session.server';

export async function loader({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
  const user = await getUser(request);

  if (!user) {
    throw redirect('/login');
  }

  return json({ user });
}
```

## Actions

### Form Handling
```typescript
import type { ActionFunctionArgs } from '@remix-run/node';
import { json, redirect } from '@remix-run/node';

export async function action({ request }: ActionFunctionArgs) {
  const formData = await request.formData();
  const title = formData.get('title');
  const content = formData.get('content');

  const errors: Record<string, string> = {};

  if (!title) {
    errors.title = 'Title is required';
  }

  if (Object.keys(errors).length > 0) {
    return json({ errors }, { status: 400 });
  }
````
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