# shadcn-component-boundaries

Sets architectural boundaries for shadcn UI components. It prevents mixing product logic into registry primitives and enforces one-way imports.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2900 installs · ★ 3
- Author: purrfold
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/C3SC0-V4113/Scaffold/tree/HEAD/skills/shadcn-component-boundaries/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
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## What it does

This skill sets directory and import rules for projects that use shadcn. It checks `components.json` to extract path aliases for `components` and `ui`. The agent stops guessing whether your files live in `components/` or `src/components/`.

The resolved `ui` folder remains reserved for upstream registry primitives. Domain wrappers, page sections, and feature logic never belong there. Reusable product elements go into `common/`, while feature-specific components stay in their own feature folders. The dependency direction flows one way: feature to common to ui. Reverse imports are prohibited.

When `@shadcn/lint` is active, the rule `shadcn/no-restyle` restricts how styles are applied. Call sites can pass layout classes through `className`, but appearance changes require variants inside the primitive. Without a valid `components.json`, the agent cannot resolve aliases and will misplace files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C3SC0-V4113/Scaffold --skill shadcn-component-boundaries -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C3SC0-V4113/Scaffold --skill shadcn-component-boundaries -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C3SC0-V4113/Scaffold --skill shadcn-component-boundaries -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install C3SC0-V4113/Scaffold shadcn-component-boundaries
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C3SC0-V4113/Scaffold --skill shadcn-component-boundaries -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/C3SC0-V4113/Scaffold --path skills/shadcn-component-boundaries
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C3SC0-V4113/Scaffold --skill shadcn-component-boundaries -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/C3SC0-V4113/Scaffold/tree/HEAD/skills/shadcn-component-boundaries/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- isolate registry UI primitives from product business logic
- prevent reverse imports from feature folders into the `ui` directory
- place reusable wrapper components inside a dedicated `common/` folder
- resolve exact component paths using aliases from `components.json`

## Example prompts
- Create a button with a loading state following our shadcn component boundaries.
- Review imports in the `components/ui` directory to ensure no feature dependencies leaked in.
- Where should I place the user profile card according to our component structure?

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---
name: shadcn-component-boundaries
description: "Trigger: components/ui, shadcn, component placement, common components, feature components, atomic design. Enforce registry and product component boundaries."
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: purrfold
  version: "1.0"
---

# shadcn Component Boundaries

## Activation Contract

Load this skill when creating, moving, wrapping, or reviewing UI components in a project that uses shadcn.

## Hard Rules

1. Resolve paths from `components.json` (its `aliases` for `components` and `ui`) or the installed shadcn skill's project-context command. Never assume `components/` versus `src/components/`.
2. Reserve the resolved `ui` directory for registry-managed primitives installed from shadcn or compatible registries.
3. Never place product-owned wrappers, composites, sections, domain components, or feature behavior in the `ui` directory.
4. Put reusable product-owned components under `common/` in the resolved components directory.
5. Put feature-owned components in a named feature folder or colocate them with that feature.
6. Compose: wrap a registry primitive from `common/` or a feature folder instead of adding product behavior to the primitive.
7. Keep dependencies one-way: feature → common → ui. The `ui` directory never imports from `common` or feature folders.
8. Use semantic tokens from the global stylesheet. Treat tokens as quarks and registry primitives as atoms; do not force molecule or organism names into paths.
9. When `@shadcn/lint` is configured, `shadcn/no-restyle` enforces the `ui` boundary: call sites may pass layout classes through `className`, but look comes from variants and sizes. Add a variant to the primitive instead of restyling at the call site.

## Decision Gates

| Component ownership | Destination |
| --- | --- |
| shadcn or compatible registry primitive | resolved `ui` directory |
| reusable product-owned component | `<components>/common/` |
| feature-specific component | `<components>/<feature>/` or feature colocation |
| route or page composition | framework route/page directory |
| theme token | global stylesheet variables |

## Execution Steps

1. Read `components.json` and resolve the `components` and `ui` aliases to directories.
2. Search installed primitives before creating custom markup.
3. Classify ownership and reuse scope with the table above.
4. Place the component; see [references/placement-examples.md](references/placement-examples.md) for edge cases.
5. Verify no product-owned file entered `ui` and no reverse import was introduced.
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