| description | Skill for building with the Astro web framework. Helps create Astro components and pages, configure SSR adapters, set up content collections, deploy static sites, and manage project structure and CLI commands. Use when the user needs to work with Astro, mentions .astro files, asks about static site generation (SSG), islands architecture, content collections, or deploying an Astro project. |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"authors":"Astro Team","github-path":"skills/astro","github-ref":"refs/heads/main","github-repo":"https://github.com/astrolicious/agent-skills","github-tree-sha":"81d96cec5008970ed8fbecb23f7fb48536102b84","version":"0.0.1"} |
| name | astro |
Astro Usage Guide
Always consult docs.astro.build for code examples and latest API.
Astro is the web framework for content-driven websites.
Quick Reference
File Location
CLI looks for astro.config.js, astro.config.mjs, astro.config.cjs, and astro.config.ts in: ./. Use --config for custom path.
CLI Commands
npx astro dev - Start the development server.npx astro build - Build your project and write it to disk.npx astro check - Check your project for errors.npx astro add - Add an integration.npx astro sync - Generate TypeScript types for all Astro modules.
Re-run after adding/changing plugins.
Project Structure
Reference project structure docs.
src/* - Project source code (components, pages, styles, images, etc.)src/pages - Required. Defines all pages and routes.src/components - Components (convention, not required).src/layouts - Layout components (convention, not required).src/styles - CSS/Sass files (convention, not required).public/* - Non-code, unprocessed assets (fonts, icons, etc.); copied as-is to build output.package.json - Project manifest.astro.config.{js,mjs,cjs,ts} - Astro configuration file. (recommended)tsconfig.json - TypeScript configuration file. (recommended)
Core Config Options
| Option | Notes |
|---|
site | Your final, deployed URL. Used to generate sitemaps and canonical URLs. |
Example astro.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'astro/config';
export default defineConfig({
site: 'https://example.com',
});
Common Workflows
Creating a Basic Page
Add a file to src/pages/ — the filename becomes the route:
---
// src/pages/index.astro
const title = 'Hello, Astro!';
---
<html>
<head><title>{title}</title></head>
<body>
<h1>{title}</h1>
</body>
</html>
Creating a Component
---
// src/components/Card.astro
const { title, body } = Astro.props;
---
<div class="card">
<h2>{title}</h2>
<p>{body}</p>
</div>
Deploying with an Adapter
- Add the adapter:
npx astro add vercel --yes (or node, cloudflare, netlify)
- Run
npx astro check to catch type and configuration errors before building.
- Run
npx astro build to produce the deployment artifact.
- Verify the build output directory (e.g.
dist/) exists and is non-empty before proceeding.
- Deploy the output per the adapter's documentation.
Adapters
Deploy to your favorite server, serverless, or edge host with build adapters. Use an adapter to enable on-demand rendering in your Astro project.
Add Node.js adapter using astro add:
npx astro add node --yes
Add Cloudflare adapter using astro add:
npx astro add cloudflare --yes
Add Netlify adapter using astro add:
npx astro add netlify --yes
Add Vercel adapter using astro add:
npx astro add vercel --yes
Other Community adapters
Resources
