---
name: react-state-management
description: "React State Management workflow skill. Use this skill when the user needs Master modern React state management with Redux Toolkit, Zustand, Jotai, and React Query. Use when setting up global state, managing server state, or choosing between state management solutions and the operator should preserve the upstream workflow, copied support files, and provenance before merging or handing off."
version: "0.0.1"
category: backend
tags: ["react-state-management", "master", "modern", "react", "state", "management", "redux", "toolkit"]
complexity: advanced
risk: caution
tools: ["codex-cli", "claude-code", "cursor", "gemini-cli", "opencode"]
source: community
author: "sickn33"
date_added: "2026-04-15"
date_updated: "2026-04-25"
---

# React State Management

## Overview

This public intake copy packages `plugins/antigravity-awesome-skills-claude/skills/react-state-management` from `https://github.com/sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills` into the native Omni Skills editorial shape without hiding its origin.

Use it when the operator needs the upstream workflow, support files, and repository context to stay intact while the public validator and private enhancer continue their normal downstream flow.

This intake keeps the copied upstream files intact and uses the `external_source` block in `metadata.json` plus `ORIGIN.md` as the provenance anchor for review.

# React State Management Comprehensive guide to modern React state management patterns, from local component state to global stores and server state synchronization.

Imported source sections that did not map cleanly to the public headings are still preserved below or in the support files. Notable imported sections: Core Concepts, Patterns, Migration Guides, Limitations.

## When to Use This Skill

Use this section as the trigger filter. It should make the activation boundary explicit before the operator loads files, runs commands, or opens a pull request.

- The task is unrelated to react state management
- You need a different domain or tool outside this scope
- Setting up global state management in a React app
- Choosing between Redux Toolkit, Zustand, or Jotai
- Managing server state with React Query or SWR
- Implementing optimistic updates

## Operating Table

| Situation | Start here | Why it matters |
| --- | --- | --- |
| First-time use | `metadata.json` | Confirms repository, branch, commit, and imported path through the `external_source` block before touching the copied workflow |
| Provenance review | `ORIGIN.md` | Gives reviewers a plain-language audit trail for the imported source |
| Workflow execution | `SKILL.md` | Starts with the smallest copied file that materially changes execution |
| Supporting context | `SKILL.md` | Adds the next most relevant copied source file without loading the entire package |
| Handoff decision | `## Related Skills` | Helps the operator switch to a stronger native skill when the task drifts |

## Workflow

This workflow is intentionally editorial and operational at the same time. It keeps the imported source useful to the operator while still satisfying the public intake standards that feed the downstream enhancer flow.

1. Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
2. Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
3. Provide actionable steps and verification.
4. If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.
5. Confirm the user goal, the scope of the imported workflow, and whether this skill is still the right router for the task.
6. Read the overview and provenance files before loading any copied upstream support files.
7. Load only the references, examples, prompts, or scripts that materially change the outcome for the current request.

### Imported Workflow Notes

#### Imported: Instructions

- Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
- Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
- Provide actionable steps and verification.
- If detailed examples are required, open `resources/implementation-playbook.md`.

#### Imported: Core Concepts

### 1. State Categories

| Type | Description | Solutions |
|------|-------------|-----------|
| **Local State** | Component-specific, UI state | useState, useReducer |
| **Global State** | Shared across components | Redux Toolkit, Zustand, Jotai |
| **Server State** | Remote data, caching | React Query, SWR, RTK Query |
| **URL State** | Route parameters, search | React Router, nuqs |
| **Form State** | Input values, validation | React Hook Form, Formik |

### 2. Selection Criteria

```
Small app, simple state → Zustand or Jotai
Large app, complex state → Redux Toolkit
Heavy server interaction → React Query + light client state
Atomic/granular updates → Jotai
```

## Examples

### Example 1: Ask for the upstream workflow directly

```text
Use @react-state-management to handle <task>. Start from the copied upstream workflow, load only the files that change the outcome, and keep provenance visible in the answer.
```

**Explanation:** This is the safest starting point when the operator needs the imported workflow, but not the entire repository.

### Example 2: Ask for a provenance-grounded review

```text
Review @react-state-management against metadata.json and ORIGIN.md, then explain which copied upstream files you would load first and why.
```

**Explanation:** Use this before review or troubleshooting when you need a precise, auditable explanation of origin and file selection.

### Example 3: Narrow the copied support files before execution

```text
Use @react-state-management for <task>. Load only the copied references, examples, or scripts that change the outcome, and name the files explicitly before proceeding.
```

**Explanation:** This keeps the skill aligned with progressive disclosure instead of loading the whole copied package by default.

### Example 4: Build a reviewer packet

```text
Review @react-state-management using the copied upstream files plus provenance, then summarize any gaps before merge.
```

**Explanation:** This is useful when the PR is waiting for human review and you want a repeatable audit packet.

### Imported Usage Notes

#### Imported: Quick Start

### Zustand (Simplest)

```typescript
// store/useStore.ts
import { create } from 'zustand'
import { devtools, persist } from 'zustand/middleware'

interface AppState {
  user: User | null
  theme: 'light' | 'dark'
  setUser: (user: User | null) => void
  toggleTheme: () => void
}

export const useStore = create<AppState>()(
  devtools(
    persist(
      (set) => ({
        user: null,
        theme: 'light',
        setUser: (user) => set({ user }),
        toggleTheme: () => set((state) => ({
          theme: state.theme === 'light' ? 'dark' : 'light'
        })),
      }),
      { name: 'app-storage' }
    )
  )
)

// Usage in component
function Header() {
  const { user, theme, toggleTheme } = useStore()
  return (
    <header className={theme}>
      {user?.name}
      <button onClick={toggleTheme}>Toggle Theme</button>
    </header>
  )
}
```

## Best Practices

Treat the generated public skill as a reviewable packaging layer around the upstream repository. The goal is to keep provenance explicit and load only the copied source material that materially improves execution.

- Colocate state - Keep state as close to where it's used as possible
- Use selectors - Prevent unnecessary re-renders with selective subscriptions
- Normalize data - Flatten nested structures for easier updates
- Type everything - Full TypeScript coverage prevents runtime errors
- Separate concerns - Server state (React Query) vs client state (Zustand)
- Don't over-globalize - Not everything needs to be in global state
- Don't duplicate server state - Let React Query manage it

### Imported Operating Notes

#### Imported: Best Practices

### Do's
- **Colocate state** - Keep state as close to where it's used as possible
- **Use selectors** - Prevent unnecessary re-renders with selective subscriptions
- **Normalize data** - Flatten nested structures for easier updates
- **Type everything** - Full TypeScript coverage prevents runtime errors
- **Separate concerns** - Server state (React Query) vs client state (Zustand)

### Don'ts
- **Don't over-globalize** - Not everything needs to be in global state
- **Don't duplicate server state** - Let React Query manage it
- **Don't mutate directly** - Always use immutable updates
- **Don't store derived data** - Compute it instead
- **Don't mix paradigms** - Pick one primary solution per category

## Troubleshooting

### Problem: The operator skipped the imported context and answered too generically

**Symptoms:** The result ignores the upstream workflow in `plugins/antigravity-awesome-skills-claude/skills/react-state-management`, fails to mention provenance, or does not use any copied source files at all.
**Solution:** Re-open `metadata.json`, `ORIGIN.md`, and the most relevant copied upstream files. Check the `external_source` block first, then restate the provenance before continuing.

### Problem: The imported workflow feels incomplete during review

**Symptoms:** Reviewers can see the generated `SKILL.md`, but they cannot quickly tell which references, examples, or scripts matter for the current task.
**Solution:** Point at the exact copied references, examples, scripts, or assets that justify the path you took. If the gap is still real, record it in the PR instead of hiding it.

### Problem: The task drifted into a different specialization

**Symptoms:** The imported skill starts in the right place, but the work turns into debugging, architecture, design, security, or release orchestration that a native skill handles better.
**Solution:** Use the related skills section to hand off deliberately. Keep the imported provenance visible so the next skill inherits the right context instead of starting blind.



## Related Skills

- `@00-andruia-consultant` - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.
- `@00-andruia-consultant-v2` - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.
- `@10-andruia-skill-smith` - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.
- `@10-andruia-skill-smith-v2` - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.

## Additional Resources

Use this support matrix and the linked files below as the operator packet for this imported skill. They should reflect real copied source material, not generic scaffolding.

| Resource family | What it gives the reviewer | Example path |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `references` | copied reference notes, guides, or background material from upstream | `references/n/a` |
| `examples` | worked examples or reusable prompts copied from upstream | `examples/n/a` |
| `scripts` | upstream helper scripts that change execution or validation | `scripts/n/a` |
| `agents` | routing or delegation notes that are genuinely part of the imported package | `agents/n/a` |
| `assets` | supporting assets or schemas copied from the source package | `assets/n/a` |



### Imported Reference Notes

#### Imported: Resources

- [Redux Toolkit Documentation](https://redux-toolkit.js.org/)
- [Zustand GitHub](https://github.com/pmndrs/zustand)
- [Jotai Documentation](https://jotai.org/)
- [TanStack Query](https://tanstack.com/query)

#### Imported: Patterns

### Pattern 1: Redux Toolkit with TypeScript

```typescript
// store/index.ts
import { configureStore } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'
import { TypedUseSelectorHook, useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux'
import userReducer from './slices/userSlice'
import cartReducer from './slices/cartSlice'

export const store = configureStore({
  reducer: {
    user: userReducer,
    cart: cartReducer,
  },
  middleware: (getDefaultMiddleware) =>
    getDefaultMiddleware({
      serializableCheck: {
        ignoredActions: ['persist/PERSIST'],
      },
    }),
})

export type RootState = ReturnType<typeof store.getState>
export type AppDispatch = typeof store.dispatch

// Typed hooks
export const useAppDispatch: () => AppDispatch = useDispatch
export const useAppSelector: TypedUseSelectorHook<RootState> = useSelector
```

```typescript
// store/slices/userSlice.ts
import { createSlice, createAsyncThunk, PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'

interface User {
  id: string
  email: string
  name: string
}

interface UserState {
  current: User | null
  status: 'idle' | 'loading' | 'succeeded' | 'failed'
  error: string | null
}

const initialState: UserState = {
  current: null,
  status: 'idle',
  error: null,
}

export const fetchUser = createAsyncThunk(
  'user/fetchUser',
  async (userId: string, { rejectWithValue }) => {
    try {
      const response = await fetch(`/api/users/${userId}`)
      if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch user')
      return await response.json()
    } catch (error) {
      return rejectWithValue((error as Error).message)
    }
  }
)

const userSlice = createSlice({
  name: 'user',
  initialState,
  reducers: {
    setUser: (state, action: PayloadAction<User>) => {
      state.current = action.payload
      state.status = 'succeeded'
    },
    clearUser: (state) => {
      state.current = null
      state.status = 'idle'
    },
  },
  extraReducers: (builder) => {
    builder
      .addCase(fetchUser.pending, (state) => {
        state.status = 'loading'
        state.error = null
      })
      .addCase(fetchUser.fulfilled, (state, action) => {
        state.status = 'succeeded'
        state.current = action.payload
      })
      .addCase(fetchUser.rejected, (state, action) => {
        state.status = 'failed'
        state.error = action.payload as string
      })
  },
})

export const { setUser, clearUser } = userSlice.actions
export default userSlice.reducer
```

### Pattern 2: Zustand with Slices (Scalable)

```typescript
// store/slices/createUserSlice.ts
import { StateCreator } from 'zustand'

export interface UserSlice {
  user: User | null
  isAuthenticated: boolean
  login: (credentials: Credentials) => Promise<void>
  logout: () => void
}

export const createUserSlice: StateCreator<
  UserSlice & CartSlice, // Combined store type
  [],
  [],
  UserSlice
> = (set, get) => ({
  user: null,
  isAuthenticated: false,
  login: async (credentials) => {
    const user = await authApi.login(credentials)
    set({ user, isAuthenticated: true })
  },
  logout: () => {
    set({ user: null, isAuthenticated: false })
    // Can access other slices
    // get().clearCart()
  },
})

// store/index.ts
import { create } from 'zustand'
import { createUserSlice, UserSlice } from './slices/createUserSlice'
import { createCartSlice, CartSlice } from './slices/createCartSlice'

type StoreState = UserSlice & CartSlice

export const useStore = create<StoreState>()((...args) => ({
  ...createUserSlice(...args),
  ...createCartSlice(...args),
}))

// Selective subscriptions (prevents unnecessary re-renders)
export const useUser = () => useStore((state) => state.user)
export const useCart = () => useStore((state) => state.cart)
```

### Pattern 3: Jotai for Atomic State

```typescript
// atoms/userAtoms.ts
import { atom } from 'jotai'
import { atomWithStorage } from 'jotai/utils'

// Basic atom
export const userAtom = atom<User | null>(null)

// Derived atom (computed)
export const isAuthenticatedAtom = atom((get) => get(userAtom) !== null)

// Atom with localStorage persistence
export const themeAtom = atomWithStorage<'light' | 'dark'>('theme', 'light')

// Async atom
export const userProfileAtom = atom(async (get) => {
  const user = get(userAtom)
  if (!user) return null
  const response = await fetch(`/api/users/${user.id}/profile`)
  return response.json()
})

// Write-only atom (action)
export const logoutAtom = atom(null, (get, set) => {
  set(userAtom, null)
  set(cartAtom, [])
  localStorage.removeItem('token')
})

// Usage
function Profile() {
  const [user] = useAtom(userAtom)
  const [, logout] = useAtom(logoutAtom)
  const [profile] = useAtom(userProfileAtom) // Suspense-enabled

  return (
    <Suspense fallback={<Skeleton />}>
      <ProfileContent profile={profile} onLogout={logout} />
    </Suspense>
  )
}
```

### Pattern 4: React Query for Server State

```typescript
// hooks/useUsers.ts
import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'

// Query keys factory
export const userKeys = {
  all: ['users'] as const,
  lists: () => [...userKeys.all, 'list'] as const,
  list: (filters: UserFilters) => [...userKeys.lists(), filters] as const,
  details: () => [...userKeys.all, 'detail'] as const,
  detail: (id: string) => [...userKeys.details(), id] as const,
}

// Fetch hook
export function useUsers(filters: UserFilters) {
  return useQuery({
    queryKey: userKeys.list(filters),
    queryFn: () => fetchUsers(filters),
    staleTime: 5 * 60 * 1000, // 5 minutes
    gcTime: 30 * 60 * 1000, // 30 minutes (formerly cacheTime)
  })
}

// Single user hook
export function useUser(id: string) {
  return useQuery({
    queryKey: userKeys.detail(id),
    queryFn: () => fetchUser(id),
    enabled: !!id, // Don't fetch if no id
  })
}

// Mutation with optimistic update
export function useUpdateUser() {
  const queryClient = useQueryClient()

  return useMutation({
    mutationFn: updateUser,
    onMutate: async (newUser) => {
      // Cancel outgoing refetches
      await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: userKeys.detail(newUser.id) })

      // Snapshot previous value
      const previousUser = queryClient.getQueryData(userKeys.detail(newUser.id))

      // Optimistically update
      queryClient.setQueryData(userKeys.detail(newUser.id), newUser)

      return { previousUser }
    },
    onError: (err, newUser, context) => {
      // Rollback on error
      queryClient.setQueryData(
        userKeys.detail(newUser.id),
        context?.previousUser
      )
    },
    onSettled: (data, error, variables) => {
      // Refetch after mutation
      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: userKeys.detail(variables.id) })
    },
  })
}
```

### Pattern 5: Combining Client + Server State

```typescript
// Zustand for client state
const useUIStore = create<UIState>((set) => ({
  sidebarOpen: true,
  modal: null,
  toggleSidebar: () => set((s) => ({ sidebarOpen: !s.sidebarOpen })),
  openModal: (modal) => set({ modal }),
  closeModal: () => set({ modal: null }),
}))

// React Query for server state
function Dashboard() {
  const { sidebarOpen, toggleSidebar } = useUIStore()
  const { data: users, isLoading } = useUsers({ active: true })
  const { data: stats } = useStats()

  if (isLoading) return <DashboardSkeleton />

  return (
    <div className={sidebarOpen ? 'with-sidebar' : ''}>
      <Sidebar open={sidebarOpen} onToggle={toggleSidebar} />
      <main>
        <StatsCards stats={stats} />
        <UserTable users={users} />
      </main>
    </div>
  )
}
```

#### Imported: Migration Guides

### From Legacy Redux to RTK

```typescript
// Before (legacy Redux)
const ADD_TODO = 'ADD_TODO'
const addTodo = (text) => ({ type: ADD_TODO, payload: text })
function todosReducer(state = [], action) {
  switch (action.type) {
    case ADD_TODO:
      return [...state, { text: action.payload, completed: false }]
    default:
      return state
  }
}

// After (Redux Toolkit)
const todosSlice = createSlice({
  name: 'todos',
  initialState: [],
  reducers: {
    addTodo: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
      // Immer allows "mutations"
      state.push({ text: action.payload, completed: false })
    },
  },
})
```

#### Imported: Limitations

- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.