vite-docs

name	vite-docs
description	Vite documentation — next-generation frontend build tool. Covers configuration (shared, server, build, preview, SSR, dep optimization, worker options), features (HMR, TypeScript, CSS/PostCSS, static assets, JSON, glob import, WebAssembly, Web Workers), plugin API (hooks, HMR API, environment API), SSR, backend integration, static deployment, dependency pre-bundling, env variables and modes, CLI, build optimization, migration guide (v5→v6→v7→v8), and Environment API (frameworks, instances, plugins, runtimes). USE THIS SKILL WHEN the user asks about Vite config, plugins, HMR, SSR, build optimization, or migration.
version	0.1.0

Vite Documentation

Official docs for Vite — next-generation frontend tooling with instant HMR and optimized builds.

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Reference Index (55 docs)

Guide

• references/guide/index.md — Getting started
• references/guide/features.md — Features (HMR, TS, CSS, assets, glob import, WASM, workers)
• references/guide/cli.md — CLI commands (dev, build, preview, optimize)
• references/guide/using-plugins.md — Using plugins
• references/guide/dep-pre-bundling.md — Dependency pre-bundling (esbuild)
• references/guide/assets.md — Static asset handling
• references/guide/build.md — Building for production (Rolldown)
• references/guide/env-and-mode.md — Env variables and modes
• references/guide/ssr.md — Server-Side Rendering
• references/guide/backend-integration.md — Backend integration (Rails, Django, etc.)
• references/guide/static-deploy.md — Static deployment (Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, etc.)
• references/guide/performance.md — Performance optimization
• references/guide/troubleshooting.md — Troubleshooting
• references/guide/migration.md — Migration guide
• references/guide/why.md — Why Vite
• references/guide/philosophy.md — Project philosophy

Plugin & Environment API

• references/guide/api-plugin.md — Plugin API (hooks, ordering, HMR)
• references/guide/api-hmr.md — HMR API
• references/guide/api-javascript.md — JavaScript API (createServer, build, preview)
• references/guide/api-environment.md — Environment API overview
• references/guide/api-environment-plugins.md — Environment plugins
• references/guide/api-environment-frameworks.md — Environment for frameworks
• references/guide/api-environment-instances.md — Environment instances
• references/guide/api-environment-runtimes.md — Environment runtimes

Configuration

• references/config/index.md — Config overview (vite.config.ts)
• references/config/shared-options.md — Shared options (root, base, mode, plugins, resolve, css, json, etc.)
• references/config/server-options.md — Dev server (host, port, proxy, cors, hmr, watch, etc.)
• references/config/build-options.md — Build (target, outDir, assetsInlineLimit, rollupOptions, etc.)
• references/config/preview-options.md — Preview server
• references/config/dep-optimization-options.md — Dep optimization (include, exclude, esbuildOptions)
• references/config/ssr-options.md — SSR options
• references/config/worker-options.md — Worker options

Breaking Changes (v6→v7→v8)

• references/changes/index.md — Breaking changes overview
• references/changes/per-environment-apis.md — Per-environment APIs
• references/changes/ssr-using-modulerunner.md — SSR using ModuleRunner
• references/changes/shared-plugins-during-build.md — Shared plugins during build

Blog (release announcements)

• references/blog/announcing-vite8.md — Vite 8
• references/blog/announcing-vite7.md — Vite 7
• references/blog/announcing-vite6.md — Vite 6