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Use when you need the Base UI version of shadcn/ui components, docs, CLI, theming, forms, registries, or MCP guidance for shadcn’s Base UI stack.

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shadcn/ui (Base UI) — shadcn-base

Overview

This skill documents the Base UI version of shadcn/ui. Use it to navigate the official Base UI docs and the shadcn/ui Base UI component pages.

shadcn/ui is not headless. It provides styled, copy-and-own components built on top of Base UI’s headless primitives. Composition follows compound components, composition-over-inheritance, and variant-driven styling.

Primary docs:

Important:

  • Base UI vs Radix docs and the conversion rule are defined in references/overview.md. Use that guidance instead of the Radix components index.

Start Here

  1. Read references/overview.md for scope and doc entry points.
  2. Use references/components.md to find the component you need.
  3. Use references/installation.md or references/cli.md to set up a project.
  4. Use references/theming.md and references/dark-mode.md for design tokens.
  5. Use references/components-json.md for CLI config details.
  6. Use references/forms.md for field patterns and references/forms-integrations.md for form libs.
  7. Use references/registry.md and references/registry-schema.md for registries.
  8. Use references/blocks.md for blocks workflows.
  9. Use references/composition-pattern.md for the composition paradigm and Base UI render rule.
  10. Use references/examples.md for render and useRender patterns.
  11. Check references/changelog.md before shipping.

Composition Pattern (Short)

Base UI + shadcn/ui uses copy-and-own styled components on headless primitives, composed via compound subcomponents and render-prop substitution (render / useRender). Reference: references/composition-pattern.md.

Reference Map

  • references/overview.md: what shadcn/ui is and official doc entry points.
  • references/components.md: full component list from llms.txt.
  • references/installation.md: create/init and per-framework installation links.
  • references/cli.md: CLI commands and options.
  • references/components-json.md: components.json schema and key fields.
  • references/theming.md: theming and design tokens.
  • references/dark-mode.md: dark mode guidance and framework-specific pages.
  • references/forms.md: field usage patterns and validation structure.
  • references/forms-integrations.md: React Hook Form and TanStack Form pages.
  • references/registry.md: registry docs.
  • references/registry-schema.md: registry.json and registry-item.json schema details.
  • references/blocks.md: blocks library workflows.
  • references/composition-pattern.md: Base UI composition rule (render/useRender only).
  • references/examples.md: render and useRender examples (Base UI).
  • references/mcp.md: MCP server guidance.
  • references/changelog.md: release notes.
  • references/links.md: quick links index.