nuxt-ui

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name: nuxt-ui description: Use when building styled UI with @nuxt/ui v4 components - create forms with validation, implement data tables with sorting, build modal dialogs and overlays, configure Tailwind Variants theming. Use vue skill for raw component patterns, reka-ui for headless primitives. license: MIT

Nuxt UI v4

Component library for Vue 3 and Nuxt 4+ built on Reka UI (headless) + Tailwind CSS v4 + Tailwind Variants.

Current stable version: v4.4.0 (January 2026)

When to Use

• Installing/configuring @nuxt/ui
• Using UI components (Button, Card, Table, Form, etc.)
• Customizing theme (colors, variants, CSS variables)
• Building forms with validation
• Using overlays (Modal, Toast, CommandPalette)
• Working with composables (useToast, useOverlay)

For Vue component patterns: use vue skill For Nuxt routing/server: use nuxt skill

Available Guidance

File	Topics
references/installation.md	Nuxt/Vue setup, pnpm gotchas, UApp wrapper, module options, prefix, tree-shaking
references/theming.md	Semantic colors, CSS variables, app.config.ts, Tailwind Variants
references/components.md	Component index by category (125+ components)
components/*.md	Per-component details (button.md, modal.md, etc.)
references/forms.md	Form components, validation (Zod/Valibot), useFormField
references/overlays.md	Toast, Modal, Slideover, Drawer, CommandPalette
references/composables.md	useToast, useOverlay, defineShortcuts, useScrollspy

Loading Files

Consider loading these reference files based on your task:

• references/installation.md - if installing or configuring @nuxt/ui
• references/theming.md - if customizing theme, colors, or Tailwind Variants
• references/components.md - if browsing component index or finding components by category
• references/forms.md - if building forms with validation (Zod/Valibot)
• references/overlays.md - if using Toast, Modal, Slideover, Drawer, or CommandPalette
• references/composables.md - if using useToast, useOverlay, or other composables

DO NOT load all files at once. Load only what's relevant to your current task.

Key Concepts

Concept	Description
UApp	Required wrapper component for Toast, Tooltip, overlays
Tailwind Variants	Type-safe styling with slots, variants, compoundVariants
Semantic Colors	primary, secondary, success, error, warning, info, neutral
Reka UI	Headless component primitives (accessibility built-in)

For headless component primitives (API details, accessibility patterns, asChild): read the reka-ui skill

Quick Reference

// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  modules: ['@nuxt/ui'],
  css: ['~/assets/css/main.css']
})

/* assets/css/main.css */
@import 'tailwindcss';
@import '@nuxt/ui';

<!-- app.vue - UApp wrapper required -->
<template>
  <UApp>
    <NuxtPage />
  </UApp>
</template>

Resources

• Nuxt UI Docs
• Component Reference
• Theme Customization

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Token efficiency: Main skill ~300 tokens, each sub-file ~800-1200 tokens