/nuxt-ui

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

Loading Files

**Consider loading these reference files based on your task:**

• [ ] [references/installation.md](references/installation.md) - if installing or configuring @nuxt/ui
• [ ] [references/theming.md](references/theming.md) - if customizing theme, colors, or Tailwind Variants
• [ ] [references/components.md](references/components.md) - if browsing component index or finding components by category
• [ ] [references/forms.md](references/forms.md) - if building forms with validation (Zod/Valibot)
• [ ] [references/overlays.md](references/overlays.md) - if using Toast, Modal, Slideover, Drawer, or CommandPalette
• [ ] [references/composables.md](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](https://ui.nuxt.com)
• [Component Reference](https://ui.nuxt.com/components)
• [Theme Customization](https://ui.nuxt.com/getting-started/theme)

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