vercel-react-view-transitions
Installation
SKILL.md
React View Transitions
Animate between UI states using the browser's native document.startViewTransition. Declare what with <ViewTransition>, trigger when with startTransition / useDeferredValue / Suspense, control how with CSS classes. Unsupported browsers skip animations gracefully.
When to Animate
Every <ViewTransition> should communicate a spatial relationship or continuity. If you can't articulate what it communicates, don't add it.
Choose patterns that serve the requested interaction:
| Priority | Pattern | What it communicates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shared element (name) |
"Same thing — going deeper" |
| 2 | Suspense reveal | "Data loaded" |
| 3 | List identity (per-item key) |
"Same items, new arrangement" |
| 4 | State change (enter/exit) |
"Something appeared/disappeared" |
| 5 | Route change (page-level) | "Going to a new place" |
Start with the smallest useful motion change. Add other patterns only when they improve orientation or continuity; preserve reduced-motion behavior.