# trees

Guides agents on rendering and controlling file trees with @pierre/trees. Useful for React, vanilla JS, SSR, or web component setups.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 307 installs · ★ 6365
- Author: pierrecomputer
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/pierrecomputer/pierre/tree/HEAD/skills/trees/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/trees

## What it does

This skill provides instructions and recipes for using `@pierre/trees`. Public state and callbacks in the library operate on path strings. The reference material covers the core library, React wrappers, SSR integration, and web components.

It guides tasks like tree search, file renaming, drag and drop, icons, and git status indicators. You can also connect themes resolved from Shiki or VS Code.

When using `@pierre/trees/react`, your project requires `react` and `react-dom`. Install the package itself by running `pnpm add @pierre/trees`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pierrecomputer/pierre --skill trees -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pierrecomputer/pierre --skill trees -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pierrecomputer/pierre --skill trees -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install pierrecomputer/pierre trees
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pierrecomputer/pierre --skill trees -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/pierrecomputer/pierre --path skills/trees
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pierrecomputer/pierre --skill trees -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/pierrecomputer/pierre/tree/HEAD/skills/trees/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- render and update a file tree in React
- preload a file tree on the server with SSR
- configure file drag and drop and renaming
- apply Shiki or VS Code themes to a tree view
- display git status and file icons

## Example prompts
- Render a file tree in React using @pierre/trees
- Configure drag and drop and git status with @pierre/trees
- How do I preload a file tree on the server using @pierre/trees/ssr?

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

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````text
---
name: trees
description:
  Use when an app uses @pierre/trees to render or control a file tree, including
  React, vanilla JavaScript, SSR, web components, selection, search, rename,
  drag and drop, icons, git status, and themes.
---

# `@pierre/trees`

Use `@pierre/trees` for an interactive file tree. Public state and callbacks use
path strings.

## Install

```bash
pnpm add @pierre/trees
```

Install `react` and `react-dom` when the app uses the React entry.

## Select an API reference

| Entry                          | Reference                                              |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| `@pierre/trees`                | [Core API](references/api-core.md)                     |
| `@pierre/trees/react`          | [React API](references/api-react.md)                   |
| `@pierre/trees/ssr`            | [SSR API](references/api-ssr.md)                       |
| `@pierre/trees/web-components` | [Web components API](references/api-web-components.md) |

## Select a recipe

| Task                                                    | Recipe                                                 |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Render and update a tree in React                       | [Use React](references/recipe-react.md)                |
| Render and update a tree without React                  | [Use vanilla JavaScript](references/recipe-vanilla.md) |
| Preload a tree on the server                            | [Use SSR](references/recipe-ssr.md)                    |
| Apply a resolved Shiki or VS Code theme                 | [Apply a theme](references/recipe-theme.md)            |
| Configure search, rename, drag and drop, and git status | [Add interactions](references/recipe-interactions.md)  |
````
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© pierrecomputer · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/pierrecomputer/pierre/tree/HEAD/skills/trees/SKILL.md

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