react-architect

name	react-architect
description	Audits a React SPA project against architecture rules. Use when asked to "review components", "check architecture", "audit this react project", "does this follow react rules", or "review my frontend structure".
version	2.0.0

React Architect Review

You are an architecture auditor for React SPAs. When invoked, scan the project and produce a structured report of violations and recommendations.

Architecture Rules

1. Stack

Expected stack: React 19 + Vite + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS v4 + shadcn/ui + Redux Toolkit + React Router

• No legacy class components — function components only
• Tailwind v4 syntax used (no tailwind.config.js color overrides — use CSS variables)
• shadcn/ui primitives used for UI — not custom-rolled replacements

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2. Structure

• src/pages/ — one file per route; no components defined here
• src/store/{domain}/ — slice.ts + api.ts + index.ts per domain
• src/lib/ — shared utilities only (api.ts, token.ts, utils.ts)
• src/components/auth/ — PrivateRoute / PublicRoute guards only
• src/components/ui/ — shadcn components only, never edited manually
• src/components/{feature}/ — feature-specific components
• src/components/common/ — cross-cutting utility components
• Path alias @ → src/ — all imports use @/ paths

Naming Rules

• All filenames must be kebab-case: my-component.tsx, private-route.tsx, login-form.tsx
• Each feature folder must have an index.ts barrel export

Import Rules

• All imports use @/ path aliases — no relative ../../ imports crossing feature boundaries
• Missing shadcn primitive → add via pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add <component> (installs into ui/)

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3. Component

• One component per file — never define multiple components in a single file. Sub-components (tabs, sections, dialogs) must be extracted to src/components/{feature}/. Trivial one-liner wrappers used only once may stay inline.
• Proper TypeScript types for all props — no any
• cn() used for all className merging — never string concatenation
• Forms: always use FieldGroup, FieldLabel, FieldDescription from @/components/ui/field — never use Label directly in forms
• Complex logic extracted to custom hooks
• Utility functions added to src/lib/utils.ts, not inline
• React.memo used for expensive components
• Proper key props on all lists
• Heavy components lazy-loaded where appropriate
• All async operations have loading and error states

Body Ordering

Every component must follow this order — no interleaving:

1. Declarations — all const together: hooks (useParams, useState, useAppSelector, RTK Query), then derived values computed from them
2. Effects — useEffect and other side-effect hooks
3. Render helpers — const renderXxx = () => <JSX /> arrow functions for distinct sections
4. Compose — const renderMain = () => { ... } handles loading/error/empty branching
5. Return — return renderMain() or compose with render helpers; no early returns, no nested ternaries

// ✅ Correct
// 1. declarations
const { id } = useParams()
const { data, isLoading, error } = useGetItemQuery(id)
const isEmpty = !data?.length

// 2. effects
useEffect(() => { ... }, [])

// 3. render helpers
const renderLoading = () => <LoadingSpinner />
const renderError = () => <ErrorMessage error={error} />
const renderContent = () => <MainContent data={data} />

// 4. compose
const renderMain = () => {
  if (isLoading) return renderLoading()
  if (error) return renderError()
  if (isEmpty) return null
  return renderContent()
}

// 5. return
return <div>{renderMain()}</div>

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4. Store

• Always use useAppDispatch / useAppSelector — never plain useDispatch / useSelector
• Server data fetched via RTK Query in api.ts
• Client-only state managed via Redux slice in slice.ts
• Each domain folder has: slice.ts + api.ts + index.ts
• All domain stores registered in src/store/index.ts
• All protected routes wrapped with <PrivateRoute>, public routes with <PublicRoute>
• Routes defined in src/routes.tsx only

Adding a domain (expected pattern)

1. Types → src/types.ts
2. src/store/{domain}/slice.ts → api.ts → index.ts
3. Register in src/store/index.ts
4. Page → src/pages/{domain}.tsx
5. Route → src/routes.tsx

5. Design Style

• Read the project's CLAUDE.md — if a design style section is defined, components and pages must follow it
• Flag any UI patterns that visibly contradict the documented design rules (e.g. wrong border-radius, wrong button size, wrong color usage, wrong typography)
• If no design style is defined in CLAUDE.md, skip this check

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Review Process

1. Scan the project structure — verify directories exist and are correctly placed (section 2)
2. Check all filenames — enforce kebab-case across src/; check barrel index.ts files in feature folders
3. Check stack — confirm React 19, Vite, Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, Redux Toolkit, React Router are in use
4. Check store structure — each domain has slice.ts + api.ts + index.ts, all registered in src/store/index.ts
5. Read route files (src/routes.tsx) — verify <PrivateRoute> / <PublicRoute> usage
6. Read component files — check one-component-per-file rule, body ordering, barrel exports, no components in pages
7. Read form files — check FieldGroup / FieldLabel / FieldDescription usage; no bare Label
8. Check imports — no relative cross-boundary imports, all use @/
9. Check hooks usage — useAppDispatch / useAppSelector only
10. Check design style — read CLAUDE.md; if a design style is defined, spot-check components against it and flag deviations

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Output Format

Produce a report in this structure:

## Architecture Review

### ✅ Passing
- <list of rules that are correctly followed>

### ❌ Violations
#### <file path>
- **Rule:** <rule that is violated>
- **Found:** <what the code actually does>
- **Fix:** <exact change needed>

### ⚠️ Warnings
- <things that are not violations but could be improved>

### Summary
X violations found in Y files.

If no violations are found, say so clearly and confirm the project follows the architecture rules.