Agent skill

React Useeffect

by udecode in udecode/plate

React useEffect best practices from official docs. An agent skill from udecode/plate.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install React Useeffect

skills CLI
$ npx skills add udecode/plate --skill react-useeffect -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install udecode/plate react-useeffect --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/udecode/plate.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/react-useeffect .claude/skills/react-useeffect && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
react-useeffect
GitHub stars
17k
Used in
6 other repos
Token cost
~573 tokens
SKILL.md length
196 words
Files
4
Skills in repo
78
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

React useEffect best practices from official docs. An agent skill from udecode/plate.

  • Works in 4 steps: Transforming data for rendering -… → Handling user events - Use event… → Deriving state - Just compute it: const… → …
  • Writing/reviewing useEffect
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Reference, When You DO Need Effects, When You DON'T Need Effects and Decision Tree, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

React Useeffect is an agent skill from udecode/plate. React useEffect best practices from official docs. Use when writing/reviewing useEffect, useState for derived values, data fetching, or state synchronization. Teaches when NOT to use Effect and better alternatives.

Its SKILL.md is about 570 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `README.md`, `alternatives.md` and `anti-patterns.md`).

It works with React. The repository describes itself as: Rich-text editor with AI and shadcn/ui.

When your agent uses it

  • Writing/reviewing useEffect
  • UseState for derived values
  • State synchronization

Example prompts

  • “/react-useeffect”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Transforming data for rendering - Calculate at top level, re-runs automatically
  2. Handling user events - Use event handlers, you know exactly what happened
  3. Deriving state - Just compute it: const fullName = firstName + ' ' + lastName
  4. Chaining state updates - Calculate all next state in the event handler

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a860762. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

React Useeffect loads about 573 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 196 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~58
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~573

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 196 words (~573 tokens).

“Effects are an escape hatch from React. They let you synchronize with external systems. If there is no external system involved, you shouldn't need an Effect.”

— opening of SKILL.md by udecode, Custom licence
name
react-useeffect

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files in .agents/skills/react-useeffect of udecode/plate.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • alternatives.md
  • anti-patterns.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a860762

Used in 7 other repositories

We found 7 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 6 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in udecode/plate, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

Compare with similar skills

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Works with

Questions about React Useeffect

What does React Useeffect do?

React useEffect best practices from official docs. An agent skill from udecode/plate. React Useeffect is an agent skill from udecode/plate. React useEffect best practices from official docs.

When should I use React Useeffect?

React Useeffect fits situations like: writing/reviewing useEffect; useState for derived values; state synchronization.

How do I install React Useeffect in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add udecode/plate --skill react-useeffect -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/react-useeffect in udecode/plate) into .claude/skills/react-useeffect in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install React Useeffect in Codex?

Run `npx skills add udecode/plate --skill react-useeffect -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/react-useeffect in udecode/plate) into .agents/skills/react-useeffect in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use React Useeffect in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add udecode/plate --skill react-useeffect -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/react-useeffect, .gemini/skills/react-useeffect, .github/skills/react-useeffect and .opencode/skills/react-useeffect in your project.

What does React Useeffect need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: React Useeffect is instructions for the agent only.

Does React Useeffect access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is React Useeffect safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does React Useeffect use?

React Useeffect has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does React Useeffect use?

About 573 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to React Useeffect?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with React Useeffect: Web Artifacts Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), React Doctor (makeplane/plane, 60k stars), React Composition Patterns (vercel-labs/openreview, 1.7k stars) and React Router Development (remix-run/react-router, 57k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains React Useeffect?

udecode (a GitHub organization) maintains it in udecode/plate, which has 16,638 GitHub stars. The repository holds 78 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: udecode/plate on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.