Use when developing or modifying the @handsontable/react-wrapper package - React components, hooks, settings mapping, selection preservation during updateSettings, and the wrapper's TypeScript prop types and generated .d.ts. Use this whenever a task touches HotTableProps/HotColumnProps typing or IDE autocomplete for <HotTable>/<HotColumn> props, the declaration build, or a report that React/TypeScript users get no prop suggestions - even if the wrapper is not named explicitly.
Use when modifying the Walkontable rendering engine in src/3rdparty/walkontable/ - overlay system, viewport calculations, scroll handling, DOM management, or the TableView bridge between core Handsontable and Walkontable
Use when writing tests for the Walkontable rendering engine - has its own separate test pipeline, runner, and configuration distinct from main Handsontable E2E tests
Use when creating or editing documentation pages in docs/content/guides/ - covers YAML frontmatter, page structure, framework-specific example embedding, writing style, and sidebar registration
Use for ANY work touching the `handsontable/` core package: fixing bugs, adding features, modifying TypeScript types, removing as-casts, writing or debugging plugins, editors, renderers, validators, cell types, hooks, shortcuts, selection, helpers, index translations, or i18n. Also use for how-to questions about core internals (plugin lifecycle, coordinate systems, hook registration, TypeScript conventions). Triggers on file paths under `handsontable/src/` (excluding `3rdparty/walkontable/` which has its own skill), or when the user describes a symptom in the core grid without naming a file. This is the primary entry point for all core Handsontable development — when in doubt, load it.
Use when writing or modifying Jasmine/Puppeteer E2E tests (*.spec.js) for Handsontable, or when a bug fix or feature change needs E2E test coverage. Covers standard boilerplate, async/await rules, global helpers, event simulation, plugin lifecycle patterns, and writing theme-agnostic assertions that pass under all themes without branching on theme name.
Use when adding user-facing text to Handsontable, creating new language constants, updating translation files, or working with RTL layouts and internationalization
Use whenever you are about to create, push, open, update, or edit a pull request in the Handsontable monorepo — load this BEFORE running `gh pr create` or pushing a feature/docs/fix branch, not only when the user says "PR". Triggers: create/open/submit a PR, push the branch, commit and push, ship it, ready to review, update or fix a PR description, any PR URL, finishing work on a `feature/*`/`docs/*`/`fix/*` branch, or a completed ClickUp/DEV task ready to submit. Covers branch naming, pre-flight lint/tests, the PR-first then changelog flow, `gh auth` fallback, and filling the GitHub PR template.