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react18-string-refs

An AI agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, scored 63 out of 100 by code.

63/ 100C

Code score by group

  • Spec20/20
  • Description11/20
  • Procedure7/15
  • Done criteria0/15
  • Resources10/10
  • Scripts5/8
  • Safety7/7
  • Upkeep3/5

It loses the most points in Done criteria (15), the group that checks whether there is a checklist and a step that verifies the work.

What the author says it does

Provides exact migration patterns for React string refs (ref="name" + this.refs.name) to React.createRef() in class components. Use this skill whenever migrating string ref usage - including single element refs, multiple refs in a component, refs in lists, callback refs, and refs passed to child components. Always use this skill before writing any ref migration code - the multiple-refs-in-list pattern is particularly tricky and this skill prevents the most common mistakes. Use it for React 18.3.1 migration (string refs warn) and React 19 migration (string refs removed).

This is the description in the skill's own SKILL.md, written by its author, not by SkillCheatSheet.

Repository
github/awesome-copilot
Folder
skills/react18-string-refs
License
MIT
GitHub stars
41,064
SKILL.md lines
41
Other files
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