tanstack

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TanStack ecosystem patterns for React — Query (caching, mutations, prefetching, SSR hydration), DB (collections, live queries, optimistic updates), Form (state, Zod validation, field components), Router (file-based routing, type-safe navigation, search params, loaders), and Start (server functions, middleware, auth, SSR). Use when writing or reviewing code with any of these TanStack libraries. Don't use for non-TanStack data libraries (SWR, Apollo, RTK Query), non-React TanStack ports (Solid, Svelte), or backend-only work.

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TanStack Developer Guide

Before writing or reviewing code in a TanStack area, read the matching reference file(s) below in full — they hold the patterns, anti-patterns, and validation checklists this page only points to. The reference is the contract; this page is the index.

Which reference to read

When you are working on…	Read in full first
`useQuery`/`useMutation`, prefetch, infinite lists, SSR hydration, or `staleTime`/cache config	`references/query-patterns.md`
Typed collections, live queries, optimistic collection mutations, or persistence handlers	`references/db-patterns.md`
Forms, field components, Zod validation, or async/debounced field checks	`references/form-patterns.md`
Routes, loaders, search-param validation, navigation, auth layouts, or router setup	`references/router-patterns.md`
Server functions, middleware, sessions, SSR streaming, env split, or deploy adapters	`references/start-patterns.md`

Working across two or more areas (e.g. a route loader that calls a server function and feeds a form)? Read every matching file before you design.

Choose one data paradigm per entity — vanilla Query or DB collections, never both on the same entity.

Done

For each area you touched, that reference file's Validation Checklist passes and pnpm run typecheck + pnpm run test are green. If you cannot name the reference file behind a change, the change is not finished.