Effect-TS Best Practices

This skill enforces opinionated, consistent patterns for Effect-TS codebases. These patterns optimize for type safety, testability, observability, and maintainability.

Core Principles

Effect Type Signature

Effect<Success, Error, Requirements>
//      ↑        ↑       ↑
//      |        |       └── Dependencies (provided via Layers)
//      |        └── Expected errors (typed, must be handled)
//      └── Success value

Data-First Piped Style

ALWAYS prefer data-first pipe style for composition: