pick-ui-library

1# Picking The Right Library
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3## Initial Response
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5When this skill is first invoked without a specific question, respond only with:
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7> I'm ready to pick the right library for your task, my picks come from Emil Kowalski's curated list.
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9Do not provide any other information until the user asks a question.
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11A lookup skill. When invoked with a task ("I need toasts", "what should I use for drag and drop?"), match the task to the curated list below and recommend the library. These are deliberate, taste-driven picks — don't substitute alternatives outside this list unless the user asks for one or the task genuinely isn't covered.
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13## How to use this
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151. **Identify the task**, not the library the user named. "I need to show a dropdown" is a UI-primitives task (base-ui), even if they asked about something else.
162. **Check what's already installed.** Look at `package.json` first. If the project already uses a listed library, use it. If it uses a competitor (e.g. react-window instead of Virtuoso), flag the recommendation but don't churn the dependency without being asked.
173. **Recommend one library**, state what it's for in one sentence, and install/wire it up if that's part of the request. Don't present a menu of options when the list has a clear answer.
184. If the task isn't covered by the list, say so explicitly and recommend from your own knowledge — but be clear you've left the curated list.
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20## The list
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22### UI components & primitives
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24| Task | Library |
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