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Base UI reference and workflows for @base-ui/react (unstyled, accessible React components, composition utilities, and form helpers). Use when implementing Base UI components, portals, styling/state hooks, render-prop composition, eventDetails customization, animations, forms/validation, TypeScript typing, CSP/RTL utilities, or checking Base UI docs, issues, or releases.

Skill for integrating Better Auth - the comprehensive TypeScript authentication framework.

Upload files to catbox.moe (permanent) or litterbox.catbox.moe (temporary). Use when you want to upload files for sharing via catbox services. Trigger phrases: "upload to catbox", "upload file", "share file via catbox".

React composition patterns that scale. Use when refactoring components with boolean prop proliferation, building flexible component libraries, or designing reusable APIs. Triggers on tasks involving compound components, render props, context providers, or component architecture. Includes React 19 API changes.

Skill for creating auth layers in TypeScript/JavaScript apps using Better Auth.

Deep research with multi-stage verification pipeline inspired by Lutum Veritas. Use for comprehensive, verified research with claim audits and cross-referencing. Triggered by "deep research", "thorough research", or "/deep-research".

Design and analyze business models using the Business Model Canvas framework. Use when evaluating startups, planning new products, pivoting existing businesses, or understanding how companies create and capture value.

Guides Tailwind CSS v4 patterns for buttons and components. Use this skill when creating components with variants, choosing between CVA/tailwind-variants, or configuring Tailwind v4's CSS-first approach.

Guides when to abstract vs duplicate code. Use this skill when creating shared utilities, deciding between DRY/WET approaches, or refactoring existing abstractions.

Apply cognitive bias knowledge to product design and decision-making. Use when designing user experiences, analyzing user behavior, improving conversions, or ensuring ethical design practices.

Apply cognitive fluency principles to improve clarity, trust, and conversion. Use when designing landing pages, writing copy, creating interfaces, or optimizing any content for better user comprehension and engagement.

Design experiences that optimize mental resources using Cognitive Load Theory. Use when designing interfaces, creating onboarding flows, planning information architecture, or improving task completion rates.

Apply CSS container queries for component-based responsive design. Use when implementing responsive components that adapt to their container size rather than viewport size.

Create engagement through strategic information gaps that drive user action. Use when designing notifications, writing headlines, planning onboarding flows, or creating content that needs to capture and hold attention.

Conduct root cause analysis using the Five Whys technique. Use when investigating problems, debugging issues, understanding failures, analyzing churn, or finding the underlying cause of any issue.

Design behavior change using the B=MAP framework. Use when designing onboarding flows, improving conversion, building habits, increasing feature adoption, or understanding why users don't take desired actions.

Apply Tit for Tat strategy for negotiations, relationships, and repeated interactions. Use when navigating workplace dynamics, building partnerships, handling conflicts, or designing systems with reciprocal interactions.

Apply graph-based thinking to visualize complex relationships and solve problems non-linearly. Use when mapping dependencies, analyzing systems, exploring interconnected concepts, or designing architectures.

Apply the halo effect in product design and UX. Use when designing first impressions, brand perception, feature presentation, or understanding how one positive attribute influences perception of others.

Optimize decision-making speed by managing choice quantity. Use when designing navigation, menus, feature sets, onboarding flows, or any interface where users must choose between options.

Design habit-forming products using the Hook cycle. Use when building engagement loops, improving retention, designing notifications, or creating products users return to without external prompting.

Structure complex questions into testable hypotheses. Use when validating product ideas, debugging problems, planning experiments, or breaking down ambiguous challenges into actionable research.

Understand customer motivations through job theory. Use when defining product strategy, conducting user research, identifying competitors, writing user stories, or reframing features around customer progress.

Visualize and optimize workflow with Kanban boards. Use when managing team work, identifying bottlenecks, improving delivery flow, or implementing continuous improvement in product development.

Leverage loss aversion in product design and messaging. Use when designing retention features, pricing strategies, onboarding flows, or any experience where framing around potential loss can drive behavior.

Framework for structured product decision-making. Use when facing complex tradeoffs, aligning stakeholders, documenting decisions, or choosing between multiple valid approaches.

Apply language-agnostic naming conventions using the A/HC/LC pattern. Use when naming variables, functions, or reviewing code for naming consistency.

Implement art direction for Next.js images using getImageProps(). Use when showing different images for different viewport sizes, such as homepage carousels with mobile vs desktop assets, different cropping/composition, or when mobile and desktop images differ completely.

Guides PEST (Political, Economic, Social, Technological) analysis for strategic planning. Use when analyzing external macro-environmental factors or evaluating business decisions.

Reduce complexity by revealing information progressively. Use when designing onboarding, complex forms, feature-rich interfaces, or any experience where showing everything at once would overwhelm users.

Guides React/Next.js/TypeScript project organization using feature-based architecture. Use when structuring new projects, reorganizing codebases, or deciding where to place new code.

Guides proper usage of the key prop in React lists. Use this skill when rendering lists, mapping arrays to components, or troubleshooting list-related state bugs.

Guides proper usage of the useCallback hook in React. Use this skill when optimizing function references, passing callbacks to memoized components, or preventing unnecessary re-renders.

Guides proper usage of "use client" directive in React/Next.js. Use this skill when adding client components, troubleshooting Server Component errors, or deciding where to place the client boundary.

Guides proper usage of React useState hook. Use this skill when adding state to components, deciding between useState vs alternatives, or troubleshooting state update issues.

Design internal triggers for sustained user engagement. Use when building habit-forming features, improving retention without notifications, or transitioning users from external prompts to self-motivated engagement.

Leverage social proof principles to build trust and influence user behavior. Use when designing landing pages, adding testimonials, displaying user stats, or optimizing conversion elements with social validation.

Understand and design for users' preference for current state over change. Use when planning migrations, introducing new features, designing defaults, or overcoming resistance to product adoption.

Structure product work hierarchically using themes, epics, and stories. Use when organizing backlogs, planning releases, communicating with stakeholders, or breaking down large initiatives into manageable work.

Build trust signals that reduce perceived risk and enable user action. Use when designing landing pages, checkout flows, onboarding experiences, or any conversion point where user hesitation is a barrier.