vite Skill for Claude Code: Vite 8 Config, Plugins and SSR

Gives Claude reference notes on Vite 8: config, plugin API, SSR, library mode and the Rolldown migration.

Installs: 40.8K; on skills.sh
Stars: 6K; on GitHub
Files: 7; besides SKILL.md
Updated: Oct 2026; last repo commit

The vite skill is a reference pack for Vite projects, written by Anthony Fu from the Vite docs. It tells Claude to use TypeScript config and ESM, and it points to guides for configuration, features, the plugin API, SSR and library builds, the Environment API and the Vite 8 migration.

It bundles six reference files and no scripts. SKILL.md says it is based on Vite v8.3.1. The README calls the repo a proof of concept and says its author has not fully tested how well the skills perform.

Good for

Developers writing vite.config.ts or Vite plugins
Teams building SSR apps or libraries with Vite
Anyone moving a project to Vite 8 and its Rolldown bundler

Install vite

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the vite skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npx skills add https://github.com/antfu/skills --skill vite

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.

Requires Node.js.

From its listing on skills.sh. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Vite build tool configuration, plugin API, SSR, and Vite 8 Rolldown migration. Use when working with Vite projects, vite.config.ts, Vite plugins, or building libraries/SSR apps with Vite.

Sections in SKILL.md

Preferences
Core
Build & SSR
Advanced
Quick Reference
CLI Commands
Common Config
Official Plugins

Key facts

Author: Anthony Fu (metadata.author in SKILL.md)
Version: 2026.9.25 (metadata.version in SKILL.md)
Based on: Vite v8.3.1, generated 2026-09-25 from the Vite docs at github.com/vitejs/vite
License: MIT
Installs on skills.sh: 40,795 as of 2026-11-02
GitHub stars: 6,032 for the whole antfu/skills repo, 2026-11-02
Last repo commit: 2026-10-30
What is inside: 8 files including SKILL.md: 6 reference guides and GENERATION.md. No scripts.
Status: The README calls the repo a proof of concept and says its author has not fully tested how well the skills perform

What it includes

Use TypeScript for vite.config.ts and always ESM
Two rules Claude follows when it writes Vite config: prefer vite.config.ts and avoid CommonJS.
Read · Preferences
vite.config.ts, defineConfig, conditional configs, loadEnv
Points to references/core-config.md.
Read · Core: configuration
import.meta.glob, asset queries like ?raw and ?url, import.meta.env, HMR API
Points to references/core-features.md.
Read · Core: features
Vite-specific hooks, virtual modules, plugin ordering
Points to references/core-plugin-api.md.
Read · Core: plugin API
Library mode, SSR middleware mode, ssrLoadModule, JavaScript API
Points to references/build-and-ssr.md.
Read · Build and SSR
Vite 6+ multi-environment support and custom runtimes
Points to references/environment-api.md.
Read · Environment API
Vite 8 changes: Rolldown bundler, Oxc transformer, config migration
Points to references/rolldown-migration.md. SKILL.md notes Vite 8 uses Rolldown and Oxc instead of esbuild and Rollup.
Read · Rolldown migration
CLI commands, a common config and the official plugins
Lists vite, vite build, vite preview and vite build --ssr, a sample config, and five official plugins for Vue, Vue JSX, React (Oxc/Babel), React SWC and legacy browsers.
Read · Quick reference

From the official docs

Questions

What does the vite skill do?

It gives Claude reference notes on Vite: configuration, built-in features, the plugin API, library and SSR builds, the Environment API and the Vite 8 migration to Rolldown. Claude loads it when you work on a Vite project, vite.config.ts or a Vite plugin.

How do I install the vite skill?

Use the install box at the top of this page for this one skill. The README also describes a skills pack, @antfu/skills, installed with skills-npm, which keeps Anthony Fu's skills in sync through your package manager.

Which Vite version does it cover?

SKILL.md says it is based on Vite v8.3.1, the Rolldown-powered release, and was generated on 2026-09-25. For another version, check the official Vite docs.

Is it written by the Vite team?

No. SKILL.md lists Anthony Fu as the author and says it was generated from the Vite docs. The README calls the repo a proof of concept and says he has not fully tested how well the skills perform in practice.

Does it run any commands?

SKILL.md does not tell Claude to run anything. It lists the Vite CLI commands as a quick reference, and the folder has no scripts.

How is it different from the vitest and vitepress skills?

The same repo has separate skills for Vitest and VitePress, per the README. This one covers Vite itself. Install the others only if you use those tools.

Does it work in Codex, Cursor or the Claude app?

The README describes the repo as a collection of Agent Skills and installs them with the skills CLI. It does not list the Claude app or name specific clients.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: antfu/skills
Folder: skills/vite

antfu/skills skills.sh

Sources

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

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vite SKILL.md · github.com
antfu/skills README · github.com