A skill your agent uses when reviewing scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Use ES modules (import/export).

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Install Es Modules

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill es-modules -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist es-modules --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/es-modules .claude/skills/es-modules && 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
es-modules
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~482 tokens
SKILL.md length
194 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 scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Use ES modules (import/export).

  • Reviewing scripts
  • 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
  • Client components

What it does

Es Modules is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Use ES modules (import/export). Inspect both source code and the browser execution path so fixes target the real bottleneck or bug.

Its SKILL.md is about 480 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 scripts
  • Client components
  • Runtime behavior related to Use ES modules (import/export)

Example prompts

  • “/es-modules”

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

Es Modules loads about 482 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 194 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~482
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.3k

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). 194 words, ~482 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/es-modules/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
es-modules
description
Use when reviewing scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Use ES modules (import/export). Inspect both source code and the browser execution path so fixes target the real bottleneck or bug.
metadata.category
javascript
metadata.priority
high
metadata.difficulty
beginner
metadata.estimatedTime
15
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/javascript/es-modules

Use ES modules (import/export)

ES modules are statically analyzable — bundlers can determine at build time what code is actually used and eliminate the rest (tree-shaking). CommonJS require() is dynamic and prevents this optimization. ES modules are also the browser-native standard, reducing the need for build-time transformation.

Quick Reference

  • Use import/export syntax instead of require()/module.exports
  • Named exports improve IDE autocompletion and enable tree-shaking
  • Add type="module" to script tags or use a bundler to load ES modules in browsers
  • Default exports are fine but named exports scale better in large codebases

Check

Identify any use of require(), module.exports, or exports in this JavaScript file that should be converted to ES module syntax.

Fix

Convert all require() and module.exports statements to ES module import/export syntax.

Explain

Explain the benefits of ES modules over CommonJS, including tree-shaking, static analysis, and browser support.

Code Review

Review scripts, client components, and browser execution paths related to Use ES modules (import/export). Flag exact imports, event handlers, runtime side effects, or blocking operations that violate the rule, and state how the change should be verified in the browser.


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

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/javascript/es-modules

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Files

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

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

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Questions about Es Modules

What does Es Modules do?

A skill your agent uses when reviewing scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Use ES modules (import/export). Es Modules is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Use ES modules (import/export).

When should I use Es Modules?

Es Modules fits situations like: reviewing scripts; client components; runtime behavior related to Use ES modules (import/export).

How do I install Es Modules in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Es Modules in Codex?

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

Can I use Es Modules 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 es-modules -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/es-modules, .gemini/skills/es-modules, .github/skills/es-modules and .opencode/skills/es-modules in your project.

What does Es Modules need to run?

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

Does Es Modules 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 Es Modules 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 Es Modules use?

Es Modules 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 Es Modules use?

About 482 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k 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 781 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Es Modules?

thedaviddias (a GitHub user) maintains it in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, which has 74,412 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.