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Main entry point for gluestack-ui contributor tasks and workflows

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Gluestack-UI Contributor Hub

Welcome to the gluestack-ui contributor skills! This is the main entry point that provides access to all contributor workflows organized as sub-skills.

Available Sub-Skills

All contributor workflows are organized under the /contribute namespace. Use the commands below to access specific workflows:

🆕 Component Creation

Command: /create-component Create a new React Native/Expo component with a guided, interactive workflow. The agent will:

  • Enter plan mode to analyze existing patterns
  • Ask comprehensive questions about requirements
  • Propose and confirm the component API design
  • Discuss tradeoffs and design decisions
  • Ensure pattern consistency with existing components
  • Implement following the compound component API pattern
  • Create complete documentation and examples
  • Test across all apps (kitchen-sink, website)

🔧 Component Enhancement

Command: /enhance-component Improve or extend an existing component with new features, variants, or fixes.

📦 Package Development

Command: /create-package Create or modify gluestack-core or gluestack-utils packages for component creators and utilities.

📝 Documentation

Command: /create-docs Create or update component documentation with examples, API reference, and best practices.

🧪 Testing

Command: /test-component Test components across multiple apps (kitchen-sink, website, starter-kits) to ensure cross-platform compatibility.

✅ PR Review

Command: /review-pr Pre-submission PR checklist to ensure quality and completeness before creating a pull request.

Quick Start

  1. Creating a new component? Use /create-component
  2. Improving existing component? Use /enhance-component
  3. Working on packages? Use /create-package
  4. Writing docs? Use /create-docs
  5. Testing changes? Use /test-component
  6. Ready to submit PR? Use /review-pr

Skill Organization

All contributor skills are organized hierarchically:

/contribute           # Main entry point (this skill)
/create-component     # Create new components
/enhance-component    # Enhance existing components
/create-package       # Work on core packages
/create-docs          # Create documentation
/test-component       # Test components
/review-pr            # Review before PR

How to Use

Simply type the command (e.g., /create-component) and the agent will guide you through the entire process with:

  • ✅ Step-by-step workflow
  • ✅ Pattern analysis and consistency checks
  • ✅ Multiple confirmation points
  • ✅ Tradeoff discussions
  • ✅ Automated implementation following best practices
  • ✅ Complete testing and validation

Important Guidelines

Before starting, make sure you have:

  1. ✅ Read CONTRIBUTING.md
  2. ✅ Set up development environment (yarn and yarn sync)
  3. ✅ Started watch mode (yarn dev)
  4. ✅ Understood the source-to-destination file system

Never edit generated files in apps/*/components/ui/ - always edit source files in src/

Need Help?

  • Read: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Ask questions during any skill workflow
  • The agent will guide you through each step

Ready to contribute? Choose a skill above and let's build amazing components! 🚀