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.

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 Resources [Nuxt UI Docs](https://ui.nuxt.com) [Component Reference](https://ui.nuxt.com/components) [Theme Customization](https://ui.nuxt.com/getting started/theme) Token efficiency: Main skill ~300 tokens, each sub file ~800 1200 tokens

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