Turbo Patterns

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Adding real-time updates
• Partial page rendering
• Form submissions

Example prompts

• “Use the turbo-patterns skill to create Turbo Streams, Turbo Frames, and morphing patterns for real-time UI updates”
• “/turbo-patterns”

Requirements

• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Ruby 3.3+, Rails 8.0+, Turbo 8+

Workflow steps

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

1. 1Lazy load expensive content: turbo_frame_tag "stats", src: path, loading: :lazy
2. 2Debounce broadcasts: Only broadcast after meaningful changes, not every keystroke
3. 3Use morphing for large updates: Faster than replacing entire DOM subtrees
4. 4Target specific elements: Update just the count, not the entire sidebar

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0ef5e5d. 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

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • curl
  • rails

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

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use curl, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

  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.

• Compatibility

  Ruby 3.3+, Rails 8.0+, Turbo 8+

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Turbo Patterns loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 80 tokens; SKILL.md has 366 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~80

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.6k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~4.9k

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

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

The full file from dilolabs/nosia at commit 0ef5e5d, republished under its MIT licence (© dilolabs). 366 words, ~1,579 tokens.

name

turbo-patterns

description

Creates Turbo Streams, Turbo Frames, and morphing patterns for real-time UI updates. Use when adding real-time updates, partial page rendering, form submissions, or broadcasting. WHEN NOT: For Stimulus JavaScript controllers (see stimulus-patterns skill). For general view conventions (see rules/views.md).

compatibility

Ruby 3.3+, Rails 8.0+, Turbo 8+

license

MIT

turbo_stream.append "cards", partial: "cards/card", locals: { card: @card }
turbo_stream.prepend "cards", partial: "cards/card", locals: { card: @card }
turbo_stream.replace @card, partial: "cards/card", locals: { card: @card }
turbo_stream.update @card, partial: "cards/card_content", locals: { card: @card }
turbo_stream.remove @card
turbo_stream.before @card, partial: "cards/new_card_form"
turbo_stream.after @card, partial: "cards/comment", locals: { comment: @comment }

# Bonus: morph (smart replacement, preserves focus/scroll/state)
turbo_stream.morph @card, partial: "cards/card", locals: { card: @card }

class Cards::CommentsController < ApplicationController
  def create
    @comment = @card.comments.create!(comment_params)
    respond_to do |format|
      format.turbo_stream
      format.html { redirect_to @card }
    end
  end

  def destroy
    @comment = @card.comments.find(params[:id])
    @comment.destroy!
    respond_to do |format|
      format.turbo_stream
      format.html { redirect_to @card }
    end
  end
end

<%# app/views/cards/comments/create.turbo_stream.erb %>
<%= turbo_stream.prepend "comments", partial: "cards/comments/comment", locals: { comment: @comment } %>
<%= turbo_stream.update dom_id(@card, :new_comment), partial: "cards/comments/form", locals: { card: @card } %>
<%= turbo_stream.update dom_id(@card, :comment_count) do %>
  <%= pluralize(@card.comments.count, "comment") %>
<% end %>
<%= turbo_stream.prepend "flash" do %>
  <div class="flash flash--notice">Comment added</div>
<% end %>

<meta name="turbo-refresh-method" content="morph">
<meta name="turbo-refresh-scroll" content="preserve">

<div id="<%= dom_id(@card) %>" data-turbo-permanent>
  <%# Persists across page loads %>
</div>

# app/controllers/concerns/turbo_flash.rb
module TurboFlash
  extend ActiveSupport::Concern

  private

  def turbo_notice(message)
    turbo_stream.prepend "flash", partial: "shared/flash",
      locals: { type: :notice, message: message }
  end
end

<%= form_with model: @card, data: { turbo_frame: "_top" } %>    <%# Full page %>
<%= link_to "Edit", edit_path, data: { turbo_frame: "_self" } %> <%# Current frame %>
<%= link_to "New", new_path, data: { turbo_frame: "modal" } %>   <%# Named frame %>

# Controller test
test "create returns turbo stream" do
  post card_comments_path(@card),
    params: { comment: { body: "Test" } },
    as: :turbo_stream

  assert_response :success
  assert_equal "text/vnd.turbo-stream.html", response.media_type
  assert_match /turbo-stream/, response.body
end

# System test
test "creating a comment" do
  visit card_path(@card)
  fill_in "Body", with: "Great card!"
  click_button "Add Comment"
  assert_text "Great card!"  # Turbo Stream inserts without reload
end

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Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in .vibe/skills/turbo-patterns of dilolabs/nosia.

• SKILL.md
• references/broadcasting.md
• references/turbo-frames.md
• references/turbo-streams.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0ef5e5d

Used in 1 other repository

We found 3 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in dilolabs/nosia, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

• ThibautBaissac/rails_ai_agents.claude_37signals/skills/turbo-patterns