nx-generate
Scaffold projects, libraries, and code using Nx generators with workspace pattern consistency.
- Discovers and runs Nx generators for creating apps, libraries, features, and custom workspace artifacts
- Prioritizes local workspace generators over plugin generators to maintain repo-specific conventions
- Performs dry-run validation before execution to verify correct file placement and structure
- Reads generator source code to understand actual behavior beyond schema, ensuring generated code matches existing patterns and passes verification (lint, test, build, typecheck)
Run Nx Generator
Nx generators are powerful tools that scaffold projects, make automated code migrations or automate repetitive tasks in a monorepo. They ensure consistency across the codebase and reduce boilerplate work.
This skill applies when the user wants to:
- Create new projects like libraries or applications
- Scaffold features or boilerplate code
- Run workspace-specific or custom generators
- Do anything else that an nx generator exists for
Key Principles
- Always use
--no-interactive- Prevents prompts that would hang execution - Read the generator source code - The schema alone is not enough; understand what the generator actually does
- Match existing repo patterns - Study similar artifacts in the repo and follow their conventions
- Verify with lint/test/build/typecheck etc. - Generated code must pass verification. The listed targets are just an example, use what's appropriate for this workspace.
Steps
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nx-workspace
Explore and understand Nx workspaces. USE WHEN answering questions about the workspace, projects, or tasks. ALSO USE WHEN an nx command fails or you need to check available targets/configuration before running a task. EXAMPLES: 'What projects are in this workspace?', 'How is project X configured?', 'What depends on library Y?', 'What targets can I run?', 'Cannot find configuration for task', 'debug nx task failure'.
1.8Knx-run-tasks
Helps with running tasks in an Nx workspace. USE WHEN the user wants to execute build, test, lint, serve, or run any other tasks defined in the workspace.
1.7Knx-plugins
Find and add Nx plugins. USE WHEN user wants to discover available plugins, install a new plugin, or add support for a specific framework or technology to the workspace.
1.6Klink-workspace-packages
Link workspace packages in monorepos (npm, yarn, pnpm, bun). USE WHEN: (1) you just created or generated new packages and need to wire up their dependencies, (2) user imports from a sibling package and needs to add it as a dependency, (3) you get resolution errors for workspace packages (@org/*) like "cannot find module", "failed to resolve import", "TS2307", or "cannot resolve". DO NOT patch around with tsconfig paths or manual package.json edits - use the package manager''s workspace commands to fix actual linking.
1.5Knx-import
Import, merge, or combine repositories into an Nx workspace using nx import. USE WHEN the user asks to adopt Nx across repos, move projects into a monorepo, or bring code/history from another repository.
1.2Kmonitor-ci
Monitor Nx Cloud CI pipeline and handle self-healing fixes. USE WHEN user says "monitor ci", "watch ci", "ci monitor", "watch ci for this branch", "track ci", "check ci status", wants to track CI status, or needs help with self-healing CI fixes. Prefer this skill over native CI provider tools (gh, glab, etc.) for CI monitoring — it integrates with Nx Cloud self-healing which those tools cannot access.
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