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Agent skill

Nx Workspace Patterns

by wshobson in wshobson/agents

Guidance for setting up and tuning Nx monorepos: project boundaries, library types, affected commands, remote caching and moving existing code into Nx.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Nx Workspace Patterns

skills CLI
$ npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill nx-workspace-patterns -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install wshobson/agents nx-workspace-patterns --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/wshobson/agents.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/developer-essentials/skills/nx-workspace-patterns .claude/skills/nx-workspace-patterns && 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
nx-workspace-patterns
GitHub stars
40k
Used in
9 other repos
Token cost
~547 tokens
SKILL.md length
154 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
142
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Guidance for setting up and tuning Nx monorepos: project boundaries, library types, affected commands, remote caching and moving existing code into Nx.

  • Works in 2 steps: Nx Architecture → Library Types
  • Setting up a new Nx workspace
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, Core Concepts, Templates and detailed worked… and Best Practices
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

The skill describes an Nx workspace layout with apps for deployable applications and libraries split by role. A table lists five library types, feature, ui, data-access, util and shell, each with a purpose and a sample name such as feature-auth or util-formatting.

Operating advice focuses on keeping the dependency graph acyclic, enforcing boundaries with consistent tags, enabling caching early, running only affected projects in CI, using generators for consistency and not creating too many tiny libraries. Longer templates and worked examples live in references/details.md.

When your agent uses it

  • Setting up a new Nx workspace
  • Defining project boundaries with tags and module rules
  • Cutting CI time with affected commands and remote caching
  • Moving an existing repository into Nx

Example prompts

  • “Set up an Nx workspace with a web app, an API and shared libraries.”
  • “Add boundary tags so ui libraries cannot import from data-access libraries.”
  • “Make our CI run only the affected projects and use remote caching.”

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Nx Architecture
  2. Library Types

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 46891e7. 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

Nx Workspace Patterns loads about 547 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 46 tokens; SKILL.md has 154 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~46
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~547
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.7k

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 wshobson/agents at commit 46891e7, republished under its MIT licence (© wshobson). 154 words, ~547 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/nx-workspace-patterns/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
nx-workspace-patterns
description
Configure and optimize Nx monorepo workspaces. Use when setting up Nx, configuring project boundaries, optimizing build caching, or implementing affected commands.

Nx Workspace Patterns

Production patterns for Nx monorepo management.

When to Use This Skill

  • Setting up new Nx workspaces
  • Configuring project boundaries
  • Optimizing CI with affected commands
  • Implementing remote caching
  • Managing dependencies between projects
  • Migrating to Nx

Core Concepts

1. Nx Architecture
workspace/
├── apps/              # Deployable applications
│   ├── web/
│   └── api/
├── libs/              # Shared libraries
│   ├── shared/
│   │   ├── ui/
│   │   └── utils/
│   └── feature/
│       ├── auth/
│       └── dashboard/
├── tools/             # Custom executors/generators
├── nx.json            # Nx configuration
└── workspace.json     # Project configuration
2. Library Types
TypePurposeExample
featureSmart components, business logicfeature-auth
uiPresentational componentsui-buttons
data-accessAPI calls, state managementdata-access-users
utilPure functions, helpersutil-formatting
shellApp bootstrappingshell-web

Templates and detailed worked examples

Full template library and detailed worked examples live in references/details.md. Read that file when you need the concrete templates.

Best Practices

Do's
  • Use tags consistently - Enforce with module boundaries
  • Enable caching early - Significant CI savings
  • Keep libs focused - Single responsibility
  • Use generators - Ensure consistency
  • Document boundaries - Help new developers
Don'ts
  • Don't create circular deps - Graph should be acyclic
  • Don't skip affected - Test only what changed
  • Don't ignore boundaries - Tech debt accumulates
  • Don't over-granularize - Balance lib count

© wshobson, 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 plugins/developer-essentials/skills/nx-workspace-patterns of wshobson/agents.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/details.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 46891e7

Used in 9 other repositories

We found 19 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 9 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in wshobson/agents, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Nx Workspace Patterns

What does Nx Workspace Patterns do?

Guidance for setting up and tuning Nx monorepos: project boundaries, library types, affected commands, remote caching and moving existing code into Nx. The skill describes an Nx workspace layout with apps for deployable applications and libraries split by role. A table lists five library types, feature, ui, data-access, util and shell, each with a purpose and a sample name such as feature-auth or util-formatting.

When should I use Nx Workspace Patterns?

Nx Workspace Patterns fits situations like: setting up a new Nx workspace; defining project boundaries with tags and module rules; cutting CI time with affected commands and remote caching; moving an existing repository into Nx.

How do I install Nx Workspace Patterns in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill nx-workspace-patterns -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/developer-essentials/skills/nx-workspace-patterns in wshobson/agents) into .claude/skills/nx-workspace-patterns in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Nx Workspace Patterns in Codex?

Run `npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill nx-workspace-patterns -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/developer-essentials/skills/nx-workspace-patterns in wshobson/agents) into .agents/skills/nx-workspace-patterns in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Nx Workspace Patterns 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 wshobson/agents --skill nx-workspace-patterns -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/nx-workspace-patterns, .gemini/skills/nx-workspace-patterns, .github/skills/nx-workspace-patterns and .opencode/skills/nx-workspace-patterns in your project.

What does Nx Workspace Patterns need to run?

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

Does Nx Workspace Patterns 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 Nx Workspace Patterns 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 Nx Workspace Patterns use?

Nx Workspace Patterns 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 Nx Workspace Patterns use?

About 547 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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 2.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Nx Workspace Patterns?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Nx Workspace Patterns: Nx Import (nrwl/nx, 29k stars), Nx Workspace (nomcopter/react-mosaic, 4.8k stars), Nx Run Tasks (nomcopter/react-mosaic, 4.8k stars) and Run Nx Generator (nrwl/nx, 29k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Nx Workspace Patterns?

wshobson (a GitHub user) maintains it in wshobson/agents, which has 40,305 GitHub stars. The repository holds 142 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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