A skill your agent uses when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Load scripts with defer, async, or type=module.

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Install Defer Async

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill defer-async -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist defer-async --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/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/defer-async .claude/skills/defer-async && 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
defer-async
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~494 tokens
SKILL.md length
226 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
390
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Load scripts with defer, async, or type=module.

  • Reviewing templates
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Reference, Check, Fix and Explain, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Shared components related to Load scripts with defer

What it does

Defer Async is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Load scripts with defer, async, or type=module. Validate the final browser-facing markup, not just the source framework abstraction.

Its SKILL.md is about 490 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/rule.md`).

The repository describes itself as: 🗂 The essential checklist for modern web development, for humans and AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing templates
  • Shared components related to Load scripts with defer

Example prompts

  • “/defer-async”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e8d14d0. 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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • frontendchecklist.io

    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

Defer Async loads about 494 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 226 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~494
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.6k

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

The full file from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist at commit e8d14d0, republished under its MIT licence (© thedaviddias). 226 words, ~494 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/defer-async/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
defer-async
description
Use when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Load scripts with defer, async, or type=module. Validate the final browser-facing markup, not just the source framework abstraction.
metadata.category
html
metadata.priority
high
metadata.difficulty
beginner
metadata.estimatedTime
15
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/html/defer-async

Load scripts with defer, async, or type=module

A plain <script> tag in the document head blocks all HTML parsing until the script downloads, parses, and executes. On a slow network this can add seconds of white-screen time before any content renders. defer and async allow the browser to continue parsing HTML while the script downloads, reducing Time to First Contentful Paint dramatically.

Quick Reference

  • defer downloads in parallel and executes after HTML parsing, in order — use for most scripts
  • async downloads in parallel and executes immediately when ready — use for independent scripts
  • type=module always defers and enables ES module syntax
  • Never place scripts in <head> without defer or async

Check

Find all script tags in this HTML file. Flag any in the <head> without defer or async, and any at the bottom of <body> that could be in <head> with defer.

Fix

Add defer or async to script tags in the document head, or convert to type=module where ES modules are used.

Explain

Explain the difference between defer, async, and type=module script loading, and when to use each.

Code Review

Review templates, server-rendered HTML, and shared components that output markup related to Load scripts with defer, async, or type=module. Flag exact elements, attributes, and routes where the rendered HTML violates the rule.


For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance, see references/rule.md.

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/html/defer-async

© thedaviddias, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/defer-async of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

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Questions about Defer Async

What does Defer Async do?

A skill your agent uses when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Load scripts with defer, async, or type=module. Defer Async is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Load scripts with defer, async, or type=module.

When should I use Defer Async?

Defer Async fits situations like: reviewing templates; shared components related to Load scripts with defer.

How do I install Defer Async in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill defer-async -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/defer-async in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .claude/skills/defer-async in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Defer Async in Codex?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill defer-async -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/defer-async in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .agents/skills/defer-async in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Defer Async 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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill defer-async -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/defer-async, .gemini/skills/defer-async, .github/skills/defer-async and .opencode/skills/defer-async in your project.

What does Defer Async need to run?

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

Does Defer Async access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: frontendchecklist.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Defer Async 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 Defer Async use?

Defer Async is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Defer Async use?

About 494 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Defer Async?

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Who maintains Defer Async?

thedaviddias (a GitHub user) maintains it in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, which has 74,421 GitHub stars. The repository holds 390 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.