| name | base-ui |
| description | 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. |
Base UI
Overview
Use this skill as a navigation hub for Base UI. Load the specific reference files when needed.
Start Here
- Read
references/overview.md for install, portal isolation, iOS 26 Safari, and LLM docs access.
- Pick components from
references/components.md.
- Choose guidance by need: styling, composition, customization, animation, forms, TypeScript, or utils.
Reference Map
references/overview.md: install, portals, iOS 26 Safari, LLM docs, project context.
references/components.md: full component and utility index with .md doc links.
references/styling.md: className/state, data attributes, CSS variables, style prop, Tailwind/CSS Modules/CSS-in-JS patterns.
references/composition.md: render prop usage, ref forwarding, nesting render props.
references/customization.md: Base UI events, eventDetails, cancel/allowPropagation, preventBaseUIHandler, controlled vs uncontrolled.
references/animation.md: data attributes, transitions vs animations, Motion/AnimatePresence, keepMounted, getAnimations.
references/forms.md: Form/Field patterns, constraint validation, server-side errors, RHF/TanStack integration.
references/typescript.md: Props/State namespaces, ChangeEventDetails/Reason, actionsRef types, useRender types.
references/utils.md: CSPProvider, DirectionProvider/useDirection, mergeProps/mergePropsN, useRender patterns.
references/edge-cases.md: common pitfalls and fixes.
references/examples.md: concise, runnable examples.
references/links.md: issues and changelog entry points.
Use Pattern
- Identify the component or utility.
- Read the component docs in
references/components.md.
- Pull in the relevant handbook or utility reference.
- Confirm edge cases in
references/edge-cases.md.
- Use
references/links.md for issues and release notes before shipping.