vercel-react-best-practices

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React and Next.js performance optimization guidelines from Vercel Engineering. This skill should be used when writing, reviewing, or refactoring React/Next.js code to ensure optimal performance patterns. Triggers on tasks involving React components, Next.js pages, data fetching, bundle optimization, or performance improvements.

Documentation

Vercel React Best Practices

Comprehensive performance optimization guide for React and Next.js applications, maintained by Vercel. Contains 45 rules across 8 categories, prioritized by impact to guide automated refactoring and code generation.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

Writing new React components or Next.js pages
Implementing data fetching (client or server-side)
Reviewing code for performance issues
Refactoring existing React/Next.js code
Optimizing bundle size or load times

Rule Categories by Priority

| Priority | Category | Impact | Prefix |

|----------|----------|--------|--------|

| 1 | Eliminating Waterfalls | CRITICAL | async- |

| 2 | Bundle Size Optimization | CRITICAL | bundle- |

| 3 | Server-Side Performance | HIGH | server- |

| 4 | Client-Side Data Fetching | MEDIUM-HIGH | client- |

| 5 | Re-render Optimization | MEDIUM | rerender- |

| 6 | Rendering Performance | MEDIUM | rendering- |

| 7 | JavaScript Performance | LOW-MEDIUM | js- |

| 8 | Advanced Patterns | LOW | advanced- |

Quick Reference

1. Eliminating Waterfalls (CRITICAL)

async-defer-await - Move await into branches where actually used
async-parallel - Use Promise.all() for independent operations
async-dependencies - Use better-all for partial dependencies
async-api-routes - Start promises early, await late in API routes
async-suspense-boundaries - Use Suspense to stream content

2. Bundle Size Optimization (CRITICAL)

bundle-barrel-imports - Import directly, avoid barrel files
bundle-dynamic-imports - Use next/dynamic for heavy components
bundle-defer-third-party - Load analytics/logging after hydration
bundle-conditional - Load modules only when feature is activated
bundle-preload - Preload on hover/focus for perceived speed

3. Server-Side Performance (HIGH)

server-cache-react - Use React.cache() for per-request deduplication
server-cache-lru - Use LRU cache for cross-request caching
server-serialization - Minimize data passed to client components
server-parallel-fetching - Restructure components to parallelize fetches
server-after-nonblocking - Use after() for non-blocking operations

4. Client-Side Data Fetching (MEDIUM-HIGH)

client-swr-dedup - Use SWR for automatic request deduplication
client-event-listeners - Deduplicate global event listeners

5. Re-render Optimization (MEDIUM)

rerender-defer-reads - Don't subscribe to state only used in callbacks
rerender-memo - Extract expensive work into memoized components
rerender-dependencies - Use primitive dependencies in effects
rerender-derived-state - Subscribe to derived booleans, not raw values
rerender-functional-setstate - Use functional setState for stable callbacks
rerender-lazy-state-init - Pass function to useState for expensive values
rerender-transitions - Use startTransition for non-urgent updates

6. Rendering Performance (MEDIUM)

rendering-animate-svg-wrapper - Animate div wrapper, not SVG element
rendering-content-visibility - Use content-visibility for long lists
rendering-hoist-jsx - Extract static JSX outside components
rendering-svg-precision - Reduce SVG coordinate precision
rendering-hydration-no-flicker - Use inline script for client-only data
rendering-activity - Use Activity component for show/hide
rendering-conditional-render - Use ternary, not && for conditionals

7. JavaScript Performance (LOW-MEDIUM)

js-batch-dom-css - Group CSS changes via classes or cssText
js-index-maps - Build Map for repeated lookups
js-cache-property-access - Cache object properties in loops
js-cache-function-results - Cache function results in module-level Map
js-cache-storage - Cache localStorage/sessionStorage reads
js-combine-iterations - Combine multiple filter/map into one loop
js-length-check-first - Check array length before expensive comparison
js-early-exit - Return early from functions
js-hoist-regexp - Hoist RegExp creation outside loops
js-min-max-loop - Use loop for min/max instead of sort
js-set-map-lookups - Use Set/Map for O(1) lookups
js-tosorted-immutable - Use toSorted() for immutability

8. Advanced Patterns (LOW)

advanced-event-handler-refs - Store event handlers in refs
advanced-use-latest - useLatest for stable callback refs

How to Use

Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:

rules/async-parallel.md
rules/bundle-barrel-imports.md
rules/_sections.md

Each rule file contains:

Brief explanation of why it matters
Incorrect code example with explanation
Correct code example with explanation
Additional context and references

Full Compiled Document

For the complete guide with all rules expanded: AGENTS.md

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