turborepo-caching Skill for Claude: What It Does and How to Install It

Makes Claude set up Turborepo build pipelines with local and remote caching so monorepo builds run faster.

Installs: 10.8K; on skills.sh
Stars: 42.1K; on GitHub
Updated: Oct 2026; last repo commit

This skill is a Turborepo guide for Claude, from wshobson's agents collection. SKILL.md explains the workspace layout and the pipeline settings dependsOn, cache, outputs, inputs and persistent.

It then gives seven templates and a debugging section, all in the one file. It loads when you set up Turborepo, configure build pipelines, add remote caching, speed up CI, migrate from other monorepo tools or debug cache misses.

Good for

Teams running a JavaScript or TypeScript monorepo
Developers cutting CI build time with remote caching
Anyone chasing cache misses in turbo builds
Teams moving from another monorepo tool

Install turborepo-caching

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the turborepo-caching skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents
/plugin install developer-essentials@claude-code-workflows

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Pick one route. The plugin routes install the whole developer-essentials plugin: 1 agent and 11 skills (counted from the plugin folder in the repo tree, which has no hooks or MCP config files). The skills-only routes install just this skill, with no agents or commands. The skill needs Node.js and a Turborepo monorepo of your own.

From the project README. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Configure Turborepo for efficient monorepo builds with local and remote caching. Use when setting up Turborepo, optimizing build pipelines, or implementing distributed caching.

Sections in SKILL.md

When to Use This Skill
Core Concepts
1. Turborepo Architecture
2. Pipeline Concepts
Templates
Template 1: turbo.json Configuration
Template 2: Package-Specific Pipeline
Template 3: Remote Caching with Vercel
Template 4: Self-Hosted Remote Cache
Template 5: Filtering and Scoping
Template 6: Advanced Pipeline Configuration
Template 7: Root package.json Setup
Debugging Cache
Best Practices
Do's
Don'ts

Key facts

Author: wshobson (repo owner)
License: MIT
Installs on skills.sh: 10,789 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars: 42,081 for the whole wshobson/agents repo (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit: Oct 30, 2026
What it includes: 1 file: SKILL.md only (no scripts, no reference files)
Needs: Node.js and a monorepo. The templates use the turbo command, npm and a GitHub Actions workflow
Part of: The developer-essentials plugin (version 1.0.5) in wshobson/agents. Counted from the plugin folder: 1 agent and 11 skills
Works in: Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot and Pi, per the README. Skills-only installers ask which tool you use

What it includes

Workspace layout and the five pipeline settings
A tree of apps and packages with turbo.json at the root, and a table of dependsOn, cache, outputs, inputs and persistent.
Read · Core concepts
Root pipeline for build, test, lint, typecheck, dev and clean
A full turbo.json with global dependencies, global env vars and one entry per task.
Try: “Add a turbo.json for my pnpm monorepo with build, test and lint.”
Write · Template 1: turbo.json
Per-package turbo.json that extends the root
Shows a package-level file using extends ["//"] to override build and test outputs.
Write · Template 2: Package config
Vercel remote caching and a GitHub Actions workflow
Shows npx turbo login, npx turbo link, turbo build --remote-only, TURBO_TOKEN and TURBO_TEAM, and a CI workflow that builds and tests changed packages.
Runs code · Template 3: Remote cache
An Express server that stores cache artifacts on disk
A local demo cache server on 127.0.0.1:3000 with GET, PUT and HEAD artifact routes. SKILL.md warns it does not authenticate.
Write · Template 4: Self-hosted cache
--filter patterns for packages, dependents and changes
Examples such as building one package, its dependencies or dependents, packages changed since main, or excluding a package.
Runs code · Template 5: Filtering
Inputs, env, no-cache tasks and package-specific tasks
Adds test:e2e, deploy and db tasks, and a per-package task such as @myorg/web#build.
Write · Template 6: Advanced pipeline
Workspaces, scripts and dev dependencies
Includes scripts for build, dev, lint, test, clean, format, changesets and release.
Write · Template 7: Root package.json
Dry run, verbose hashes, task graph, force and summary
Lists turbo flags such as --dry-run, --verbosity=2, --graph, --force and --summarize.
Try: “Why is turbo missing the cache on this build?”
Runs code · Debugging cache

From the official docs

Permissions

Medium risk

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

The self-hosted cache demo has no authentication
SKILL.md says the local demo does not authenticate the dummy token, to use only disposable artifacts on a trusted machine, and not to expose the server. Do not run it on a public address. github.com
Remote cache setup uses a token
Template 3 passes TURBO_TOKEN from CI secrets and TURBO_TEAM from variables. Keep the token in your CI secret store and never in turbo.json. github.com
An example script deletes node_modules and one publishes
The Template 7 package.json has a clean script that runs "turbo clean && rm -rf node_modules" and a release script that ends with "changeset publish". Check what you copy before running those scripts. github.com
The plugin route installs more than this skill
The developer-essentials plugin has 1 agent and 11 skills. We found no hooks or MCP config files in its folder. The skills-only routes install only this skill. github.com

Security advisories

No published security advisories as of Nov 2, 2026.

Technical details

Turning on read-only	No read-only mode. Use version control.
Talks to	Vercel remote cache (Template 3). A cache server at 127.0.0.1:3000 (Template 4)
Sign-in and keys	Template 3 uses TURBO_TOKEN and TURBO_TEAM for remote caching. The skill does not say where the token is stored.
Scopes	Claude can edit turbo.json, package.json and CI workflow files when you ask Template 3 logs in to Vercel and links the repo with npx turbo login and npx turbo link, and passes TURBO_TOKEN to CI Template 4 writes cache artifacts to a ./cache folder through a local server

Questions

What does the turborepo-caching skill do?

It gives Claude a Turborepo playbook. Claude uses it to write turbo.json pipelines, set up local and remote caching, filter CI builds to changed packages and debug cache misses.

How do I install turborepo-caching?

Use the install box at the top of this page. Pick a skills-only route to get just this skill, or the plugin route to get the whole developer-essentials plugin.

Is this skill from Anthropic?

No. It is in wshobson/agents, a community collection. The skill sits in the developer-essentials plugin there.

Should I install the whole developer-essentials plugin?

Only if you want the rest. The plugin folder holds 1 agent and 11 skills, and the repo tree shows no hooks or MCP config files in it.

Does it set up remote caching for me?

It shows how. Template 3 uses Vercel remote caching with turbo login and turbo link, and passes TURBO_TOKEN and TURBO_TEAM to CI as a secret and a variable. Template 4 is a local demo cache server instead.

Does it work in the Claude app?

The install box has no Claude app upload for it, because the skill is built around the turbo command and Node.js in your own repo. Use Claude Code or Codex. The README also lists Cursor, OpenCode, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot and Pi.

Is it safe?

It is a single guide file and bundles no scripts. When you ask for setup, Claude edits turbo.json, package.json and CI files. The self-hosted cache example is a demo that SKILL.md says should not be exposed, so keep it off public networks.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: wshobson/agents
Folder: plugins/developer-essentials/skills/turborepo-caching

wshobson/agents skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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turborepo-caching SKILL.md · github.com
wshobson/agents README · github.com
developer-essentials plugin.json · github.com