nx-workspace-patterns

The nx-workspace-patterns skill provides a comprehensive toolkit for managing enterprise-scale Nx monorepos. It is designed for software architects and full-stack developers who need to maintain code quality, build performance, and structural integrity across large-scale repositories containing multiple applications and shared libraries. The skill codifies best practices for library organization, dependency graph management, and CI/CD optimization using Nx's powerful command-line interface and configuration system.

• Standardizes monorepo architecture by defining clear project boundaries, separating concerns into feature, UI, data-access, util, and shell-level libraries.

• Implements advanced build caching and distributed computation strategies to minimize CI build times using Nx affected commands and task runners.

• Configures strict module boundary rules via ESLint to prevent circular dependencies and enforce strict architectural layering, ensuring decoupled and maintainable codebases.

• Provides production-ready templates for nx.json and project.json configurations, including custom executors, generators, and optimized namedInputs for granular cache invalidation.

• Supports seamless integration for setting up new Nx workspaces or migrating existing polyrepo projects into a cohesive monorepo structure.

• Use this skill when architecting a new TypeScript/JavaScript workspace to ensure scalability and developer experience from day one.

• Leverage the provided module boundary rules to prevent 'spaghetti' dependencies between shared libraries and feature sets.

• Apply the cacheableOperations and targetDefaults templates to optimize build, test, and linting tasks in your CI/CD pipeline.

• Use the library type definitions (feature, UI, data-access, util, shell) to enforce consistent project tagging and ownership models.

• Ensure all team members follow standardized generator settings to maintain uniform styling, linting, and bundling configurations across the entire workspace.