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name: add-images\nversion: 1.1.0\ndescription: |\nWire @pracht/image: the CLS-safe zero-runtime <Image>, the loader for your\ntarget (sharp endpoint, Cloudflare, Vercel, Netlify, passthrough), ?pracht build-time\nimports with blur placeholders, prebuilt WebP variants, and the optimization\nendpoint's security settings.\nUse for \"add images\", \"optimize images\", \"responsive images\", \"next/image\nequivalent\", \"blur placeholders\", \"my images cause layout shift\".\nallowed-tools:

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Pracht Add Images

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@pracht/image splits the problem the way next/image does: the <Image>\ncomponent decides which widths to render, a loader decides what URL serves\neach width (https://pracht.resynapse.dev/docs/images). The component renders a plain <img> — SSR-safe,\nzero hydration, works with hydration: \"none\".

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Step 1: Choose the backend for the deployment target

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MCP: when the pracht MCP server is registered (pracht dev-mcp), prefer its\ninspect_routes/inspect_build/doctor/verify tools over shelling out.

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pracht inspect build --json   # adapterTarget (requires a prior `pracht build`)\n
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TargetLoaderNotes
NodedefaultLoader + the built-in endpointneeds sharp; put a CDN in front
CloudflarecloudflareLoaderImage Resizing must be enabled on the zone; sharp does not run on Workers
VercelvercelLoaderneeds an images section in the project config; Vercel only serves widths listed in images.sizes
NetlifynetlifyLoaderImage CDN; remote sources need images.remote_images in netlify.toml; no sharp endpoint
Static hostpassthroughLoaderno image service — srcset is omitted
Any target, no runtime service?pracht&pracht-static importsprebuilt WebP variants, no loader involved
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Confirm the choice with AskUserQuestion when the app deploys to more than one\ntarget — a per-target configureImage() behind an env flag is the usual answer\n(examples/basic does exactly this).

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Step 2: Install

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pnpm add @pracht/image\npnpm add sharp              # only for the built-in Node endpoint\npnpm add -D sharp           # only for `?pracht` imports / static variants\n
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sharp stays an optional peer dependency; the vite plugin fails with an install\nhint when a ?pracht import needs it, and the endpoint answers 500 with the\nsame hint at runtime.

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Step 3: Configure the loader once

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Put configureImage() where both the server and the browser evaluate it — the\ntop of src/routes.ts is the canonical spot:

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import { cloudflareLoader, configureImage } from \"@pracht/image\";\n\nconfigureImage({\n  loader: cloudflareLoader,\n  // deviceSizes: [640, 750, 828, 1080, 1200, 1920, 2048, 3840],\n  // imageSizes: [16, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128, 256, 384],\n  // quality: 75,\n});\n
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createDefaultLoader(\"/my/endpoint\") builds a default-style loader for a custom\nendpoint path. Root-absolute endpoints pick up Vite's deploy base\nautomatically; provider loaders (cloudflareLoader, vercelLoader, netlifyLoader)\ndeliberately stay at the origin root.

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For Netlify, use configureImage({ loader: import.meta.env.DEV ? passthroughLoader : netlifyLoader }) so pracht dev renders original images.\nImport both loaders from @pracht/image. For remote sources, merge the\nallowed URL patterns into the existing netlify.toml:

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[images]\nremote_images = ['https://images\\.example\\.com/.*']\n
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Local source files need no image-service configuration; Netlify negotiates\nthe output format and caches resized images. Skip the Node endpoint step.

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Step 4: Render images

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import { Image } from \"@pracht/image\";\n\n<Image\n  src=\"/banner.jpg\"\n  alt=\"Product banner\"\n  width={1200}\n  height={280}\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\n  priority\n/>;\n
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Step 5: Build-time imports and static variants

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Register the plugin — the main pracht() plugin does not include it:

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// vite.config.ts\nimport { prachtImage } from \"@pracht/image/vite\";\n\nexport default { plugins: [prachtImage(), pracht({ /* … */ })] };\n
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import hero from \"./hero.jpg?pracht\";                 // { src, width, height, blurDataURL }\nimport banner from \"./banner.jpg?pracht&pracht-static\"; // + prebuilt WebP variants\n\n<Image src={hero} alt=\"Hero\" placeholder=\"blur\" />;\n<Image src={banner} alt=\"Banner\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" />;\n
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@pracht/markdown uses ?pracht&pracht-static automatically for relative\nMarkdown images and renders them with getImageProps() — see /add-content.

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Step 6: Mount the optimization endpoint (Node-compatible runtimes only)

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// src/api/_pracht/image.ts\nimport { createImageHandler } from \"@pracht/image/node\";\n\nconst imageHandler = createImageHandler({\n  // Required in every environment, including dev. Your own env var, not a\n  // framework one — set it to the app's public origin and use the same value\n  // as nodeAdapter({ canonicalOrigin }).\n  localOrigin: process.env.PRACHT_ORIGIN,\n  // remotePatterns: [{ protocol: \"https\", hostname: \"*.example.com\", pathname: \"/uploads\" }],\n  // allowedWidths: [640, 1280],   // required when configureImage() customizes the breakpoints\n});\n\nexport const GET = imageHandler;\nexport const HEAD = imageHandler;\n
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That file maps to /api/_pracht/image, exactly what defaultLoader targets —\nno further configuration. The endpoint negotiates WebP via Accept (pass\nformats: [\"image/avif\", \"image/webp\"] for AVIF), never enlarges beyond the\nsource, passes SVG/GIF through, and answers\nCache-Control: public, max-age=14400, must-revalidate with Vary: Accept.\nIt drops the query string from relative image files (/hero.png?v=2 →\n/hero.png), so if the app cache-busts or signs local images with a query\nparameter, keep it with sourceQueryParams: [\"v\"]. It also caches results in\nmemory for no longer than cacheControl allows and encodes at most four at\nonce (cache, maxConcurrency); a custom fetchImage turns the shared cache\noff unless cache is set.

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Step 7: Verify

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pracht dev            # set PRACHT_ORIGIN to the exact origin it prints\npracht build\npracht verify --json\n
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Check in the browser: the <img> carries srcset/sizes, the LCP image is\nfetchpriority=\"high\", and no layout shift occurs on reload. Then run\n/audit-bundles and /audit-seo if image work was part of a performance pass.

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Rules

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  1. Never leave localOrigin unset — relative sources are resolved only against\nit, so a forged Host cannot turn the endpoint into an open proxy. The\nhandler answers 500 until it is configured, including in dev.
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  2. Always allowlist remote hosts with remotePatterns; never proxy arbitrary\nURLs.
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  3. When configureImage() customizes deviceSizes/imageSizes, pass the\nmatching allowedWidths — the endpoint rejects widths outside its allowlist\nby design, and skipping this silently breaks the srcset.
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  4. Do not use priority on more than the one above-the-fold image per route.
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  5. placeholder=\"blur\" writes an inline style attribute: a CSP without\nstyle-src-attr 'unsafe-inline' silently drops it (and fill positioning),\nand img-src must include data:. See https://pracht.resynapse.dev/docs/recipes/csp.
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  6. Platform loaders generate URLs that only resolve on the deployed platform —\nfall back to passthroughLoader behind import.meta.env.DEV for local\npreviews.
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  7. Use an immutable one-year cacheControl only when every source URL is\ncontent-addressed.
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  8. Never overwrite an existing vite.config.ts, image API route, or\nconfigureImage() call — diff first and confirm with AskUserQuestion.
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