| name | markstream-custom-components |
| description | Override built-in Markstream node renderers and add trusted custom tags. Use when Codex needs to apply `setCustomComponents`, install `VueRendererMarkdown` with scoped Vue app components, keep overrides scoped with `customId`, map override keys like `image`, `code_block`, `mermaid`, or `link`, or wire `customHtmlTags` and nested renderers for tags such as `thinking`. |
Markstream Custom Components
Use this skill when the task is to change how Markstream renders specific nodes or custom tags.
Read references/patterns.md before choosing an override strategy.
Workflow
- Classify the request.
built-in override: replace an existing renderer such as image, link, code_block, mermaid, d2, or inline_code.
custom tag: support trusted HTML-like tags such as thinking.
parser-level: requires token transforms or AST reshaping. Only then should you leave this skill and use low-level parser hooks.
- Prefer scoped mappings.
- Use
setCustomComponents(customId, mapping) instead of global mappings whenever practical.
- Pass the same
customId or custom-id to the renderer instance.
- In Vue 3 app/plugin setup, import
{ VueRendererMarkdown } from markstream-vue and install it with { components } when the override should be scoped to the Vue app instance.
- Start with the smallest safe override.
- Leaf-like nodes (
image, link, inline_code, mermaid) are easier than container nodes (heading, paragraph, list_item).
- If the request only changes Mermaid, use
mermaid, not code_block.
- Preserve nested Markdown when needed.
- For trusted custom tags with inner Markdown, render
node.content with a nested renderer.
- Pass the same custom-tag allowlist to nested renderers.
- Nested renderers inside a smooth-streaming parent are automatically suppressed from double pacing — do not add
smooth-streaming to child renderers.
- Keep props and cleanup intact.
- Preserve
node, loading, indexKey, customId, and isDark.
- For
mermaid and infographic overrides, preserve estimatedPreviewHeightPx so async preview shells keep stable height during remounts.
- Remove temporary scoped mappings with
removeCustomComponents(customId) when the scope is no longer needed.
- Validate with the smallest useful check.
- Prefer a local demo, targeted test, or docs build.
- Call out whether the implementation is safe for repeated and nested custom tags.
Default Decisions
- Scoped overrides first, global overrides only when the whole app truly needs them.
- Leaf-node overrides before container-node overrides.
customHtmlTags plus scoped custom components before parser hooks.
- Nested renderers for tag bodies that contain Markdown.
Useful Doc Targets
docs/guide/component-overrides.md
docs/guide/custom-components.md
docs/guide/components.md
docs/guide/advanced.md