{"slug":"tune-render-mode","title":"tune-render-mode","summary":"Recommend the right render mode (ssg, isg, ssr, spa) per route from what each loader actually does, then apply the change after confirmation. Use for \"tune render modes\", \"should this route be SSG\", \"audit render modes\", \"review SSG/ISG/SSR choices\", \"make my site faster\".","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-19T21:17:26.968935Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/JoviDeCroock/pracht","stars":99,"forks":5,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T16:43:31Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<p>name: tune-render-mode\nversion: 1.2.0\ndescription: |\nRecommend the right render mode (ssg, isg, ssr, spa) per route from what each\nloader actually does, then apply the change after confirmation.\nUse for \"tune render modes\", \"should this route be SSG\", \"audit render modes\",\n\"review SSG/ISG/SSR choices\", \"make my site faster\".\nallowed-tools:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bash</li>\n<li>Read</li>\n<li>Edit</li>\n<li>Grep</li>\n<li>Glob</li>\n</ul>\n<hr>\n<h1>Pracht Tune Render Mode</h1>\n<p>Walk every route, read its loader, and recommend the cheapest render mode that\nstill satisfies the route's data dependencies.</p>\n<p>This is a <strong>tune</strong> skill, not a report-only audit: it ends by applying edits.\nThe contract is propose-then-apply — produce the recommendation table and the\nexact diffs first, then apply them <strong>only after the user explicitly confirms</strong>\n(per route or as a batch). Never edit before that confirmation.</p>\n<h2>Decision Tree</h2>\n<p>For each route:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><p><strong>No <code>loader</code>, no <code>getStaticPaths</code>, no per-request data</strong> → <strong><code>ssg</code></strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pure UI. Build once, serve from CDN. Highest performance.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><p><strong>Loader reads only build-time-stable data</strong> (filesystem, static config,\ntyped CMS export, no <code>request</code>/<code>params</code>/<code>context.env</code> use) → <strong><code>ssg</code></strong> or\n<strong><code>isg</code></strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pick <code>isg</code> with <code>timeRevalidate(seconds)</code> if the source can change between\ndeploys (CMS, pricing pages, public catalog).</li>\n<li>Pick <code>ssg</code> if the source only changes when you redeploy.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><p><strong>Loader reads <code>params</code> to fetch data, but not <code>request</code>/cookies</strong> →\n<strong><code>ssg</code></strong> with <code>getStaticPaths</code>, or <strong><code>isg</code></strong> if the universe of params is\nopen-ended (millions of slugs).</p>\n</li>\n<li><p><strong>Loader reads <code>request</code>, but the data is shareable</strong> (<code>request-static</code>:\nrequest used only for cache keys like <code>Accept-Language</code>, never for\nidentity) → <strong><code>ssr</code></strong> by default; <strong><code>isg</code></strong> is possible on adapters whose\ncache can key on the varying dimension (e.g. a normalized cache key at a\nCloudflare gateway). If the variant fan-out is unbounded or the adapter\ncache can't express the Vary, stay on <code>ssr</code>.</p>\n</li>\n<li><p><strong>Loader reads cookies, auth headers, <code>context.env</code> per-request, or\nanything personalized</strong> → <strong><code>ssr</code></strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Auth dashboards, anything user-specific, anything that varies by user\nidentity at request time.</li>\n<li><strong>Unless only a small part of the page is personal</strong> (a cart count,\n\"signed in as …\", a recommendation strip) and the rest is shared: then\nrecommend <strong><code>ssg</code>/<code>isg</code></strong> for the route plus a <strong>server island</strong> for\nthe personal part (see branch 5b).</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p>5b. <strong>Personal data is confined to a small, self-contained part of the page</strong>\n→ keep the route <strong><code>ssg</code>/<code>isg</code></strong> and move that part into <code>src/server-islands/</code>:\na default-export component plus a <code>loader</code> that reads <code>context</code> instead of\nthe page loader, used as JSX with a <code>fallback</code>. See\n<a href=\"https://pracht.resynapse.dev/docs/server-islands\">https://pracht.resynapse.dev/docs/server-islands</a>. Not available on the static\nadapter. Server island props are untrusted input — the server island loader must\nauthorize from <code>context</code> itself.</p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>Heavy client interactivity, no SEO need, auth-gated</strong> → <strong><code>spa</code></strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Internal admin tools, post-login dashboards where the first paint can be a\nskeleton.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>Step 1: Enumerate</h2>\n<p>MCP: when the pracht MCP server is registered (<code>pracht dev-mcp</code>), prefer its\n<code>inspect_routes</code>/<code>inspect_api</code>/<code>inspect_build</code>/<code>doctor</code>/<code>verify</code> tools over\nshelling out.</p>\n<pre><code>pracht inspect routes --json\n</code></pre>\n<p>Prerequisite: <code>pracht inspect</code> needs a vite config with the pracht plugin\nwired up.</p>\n<p>Capture: <code>path</code>, <code>file</code>, current <code>render</code>, <code>revalidate</code>, <code>middleware</code>, and\nthe top-level <code>mode</code> field (manifest vs pages router — Step 4 depends on it).</p>\n<h2>Step 2: Read each loader</h2>\n<p>For each route, open the file and look at the <code>loader</code>/<code>getStaticPaths</code>\nexports. Tag the loader with one of:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>none</code> — no loader at all</li>\n<li><code>static</code> — only reads imports / pure data</li>\n<li><code>param-static</code> — reads <code>params</code> only</li>\n<li><code>request-static</code> — reads <code>request</code> for cache keys but data is shareable\n(e.g. <code>Accept-Language</code>) — decision-tree branch 4</li>\n<li><code>request-personalized</code> — reads cookies, auth headers, user-specific\n<code>context.env</code> lookups — decision-tree branch 5</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Step 3: Recommend</h2>\n<p>Produce a table:</p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Route</th>\n<th>Current</th>\n<th>Recommended</th>\n<th>Severity</th>\n<th>Reason</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n</table>\n<p>Severity: <code>error</code> (broken today, e.g. <code>ssg</code> with a loader that reads\n<code>request</code> — cannot be prerendered correctly), <code>warn</code> (works but mis-tuned,\ne.g. <code>ssr</code> with no loader), <code>info</code> (optional improvement, e.g. hydration\ntuning).</p>\n<p>Examples of recommendations:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>ssr</code> → <code>ssg</code> when loader is empty: \"no loader; no per-request data — make it\nstatic.\" (<code>warn</code>)</li>\n<li><code>ssr</code> → <code>isg(3600)</code> when loader fetches a public CMS: \"shared data, freshness\nacceptable at 1 hour.\" (<code>warn</code>)</li>\n<li><code>ssg</code> → <code>ssr</code> when loader reads <code>request.headers.get('cookie')</code>: \"reads\nrequest — cannot be prerendered.\" (<code>error</code>)</li>\n<li><code>spa</code> → <code>ssr</code> when route has SEO-relevant <code>head()</code> and unauthenticated\nvisitors should see content. (<code>warn</code>)</li>\n<li><code>ssr</code> → <code>isg(600)</code> + server island when the loader reads the session only for a\nheader greeting or cart badge: \"move the personal part into\n<code>src/server-islands/</code>; the page itself is shared.\" (<code>info</code>)</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Step 3b: Consider the hydration mode too</h2>\n<p>Render mode controls when HTML is generated; <strong>hydration mode</strong> controls how\nmuch JavaScript ships afterwards (<code>hydration: \"full\" | \"islands\" | \"none\"</code>,\ndefault <code>\"full\"</code> — see <a href=\"https://pracht.resynapse.dev/docs/islands\">https://pracht.resynapse.dev/docs/islands</a>). A current <code>@pracht/cli</code> emits the\nresolved <code>hydration</code> per route in the inspect JSON; if your CLI predates the\nfield (absent from the JSON), grep the manifest for <code>hydration:</code> (pages apps:\n<code>HYDRATION</code> exports) instead. While tuning, also flag:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Routes with <strong>no interactivity at all</strong> (no event handlers, no hooks) →\n<code>hydration: \"none\"</code> — zero JS shipped.</li>\n<li>Content-heavy routes with <strong>one or two isolated widgets</strong> (counter, search\nbox, newsletter form) → <code>hydration: \"islands\"</code> with the widgets moved to\n<code>src/islands/</code>.</li>\n<li>Caveats: islands routes use MPA-style full-document navigation (no client\nrouter) unless <code>client.islandsNavigation</code> swaps islands pages in place,\nisland props must be JSON-serializable, and <code>render: \"spa\"</code> cannot\ncombine with <code>\"islands\"</code>/<code>\"none\"</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Step 3c: Consider streaming for slow SSR routes</h2>\n<p>An <code>ssr</code> route whose loader has one slow call and several fast ones is a\ncandidate for <code>defer()</code> plus <code>streaming: true</code>. Flag it when the loader awaits\nmore than one independent source and at least one is materially slower — the\nwhole document currently waits on the slowest.</p>\n<pre><code>// before: TTFB waits on getReviews()\nreturn { product: await getProduct(id), reviews: await getReviews(id) };\n\n// after: shell flushes without reviews, which stream in\nreturn { product: await getProduct(id), reviews: defer(getReviews(id)) };\n</code></pre>\n<p>Pages routes use <code>export const STREAMING = true</code> with SSR and full hydration.</p>\n<p>Recommend <code>streaming: true</code> only alongside a <code>&lt;Suspense&gt;</code> boundary reading the\ndeferred value with <code>use()</code>; without a boundary there is nothing to flush\nearly. Do not recommend it for:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>ssg</code> / <code>isg</code> routes — they write files and the manifest rejects the\ncombination</li>\n<li>routes with <code>hydration</code> other than <code>\"full\"</code> — no client runtime resumes a\nboundary, and the manifest rejects it</li>\n<li>routes whose loader is a single slow call with nothing else to show — the\nshell would be empty and the user sees a skeleton rather than content</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Also mention the tradeoffs when proposing it: a deferred rejection surfaces at\nthe read site rather than as an error document (the response is already\ncommitted at <code>200</code>), and streaming needs a <code>script-src</code> that allows the\nrenderer's inline bootstrap script. Route <code>head()</code> and <code>headers()</code> hooks run\nbefore deferred work settles, so any data they need must stay awaited. Confirm\nthe app uses\n<code>preact-render-to-string</code> 6.7 or newer before enabling streaming.</p>\n<h2>Step 4: Propose diffs, then apply on confirmation</h2>\n<p>Present the exact edits and wait for approval. Where the edit lands depends\non the router <code>mode</code> from Step 1:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manifest apps</strong>: edit <code>src/routes.ts</code> to update the <code>render</code> field. For\nISG, add <code>revalidate: timeRevalidate(N)</code> and import <code>timeRevalidate</code> from\n<code>@pracht/core</code>. Hydration changes update the <code>hydration</code> field the same\nway.</li>\n<li><strong>Pages apps</strong>: render mode is a per-file constant —\n<code>export const RENDER_MODE = \"ssg\"</code> in the page module (valid values\n<code>\"ssr\" | \"ssg\" | \"isg\" | \"spa\"</code>; the default is <code>\"ssr\"</code>, overridable\nglobally via <code>pracht({ pagesDefaultRender: \"...\" })</code> in vite config).\nFor ISG, also add a positive integer time policy such as\n<code>export const REVALIDATE = 3600</code>; pages mode requires it and supports\ntime-based revalidation only. Eject for webhook or combined policies.\nHydration is <code>export const HYDRATION = \"...\"</code> in the same file. If most\npages want the same mode, prefer changing <code>pagesDefaultRender</code> over adding\na constant to every file.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Apply the edits only after the user confirms.</p>\n<h2>Rules</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><p>Never silently change render modes. Always present the recommendation and\nthe exact diff first; apply only after explicit user approval.</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>If a route uses <code>auth</code> middleware, default to <code>ssr</code> — auth implies cookies.\nThe exception is middleware that only <em>reads</em> the session for a small\npersonal part of an otherwise public page: that is the server island case (5b).</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>All three adapters support ISG — the mechanisms differ. Confirm which\nadapter is in play, then use this capability table:</p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Adapter</th>\n<th>ISG mechanism (default)</th>\n<th>Notes</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Node</td>\n<td>Filesystem: <code>isg-manifest.json</code> + file-mtime revalidation</td>\n<td>Serves stale immediately, refreshes in place.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cloudflare</td>\n<td>Worker-managed Workers Cache API, <strong>per colo</strong> — works without any extra config</td>\n<td><code>cloudflareAdapter({ cache: true })</code> + <code>\"cache\": { \"enabled\": true }</code> in wrangler config is an <strong>optional upgrade</strong> that moves time-revalidated routes to an edge-tier cache in front of the Worker; webhook-only routes stay worker-managed. Webhook invalidation on the default path is per-colo, not a global purge.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vercel</td>\n<td>Native ISR: Build Output API prerender functions with <code>expiration</code> from the time policy; for webhook revalidation, <code>PRACHT_REVALIDATE_TOKEN</code> becomes the <code>bypassToken</code> and must be set at build time</td>\n<td>ISG routes deploy as Node Serverless Functions (Vercel rejects ISR on an Edge Function) while SSR stays on the edge. Time-only ISR does not require the token. See <a href=\"https://pracht.resynapse.dev/docs/adapters\">https://pracht.resynapse.dev/docs/adapters</a>.</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n</li>\n<li><p>For dynamic SSG/ISG routes, ensure <code>getStaticPaths</code> exists. Flag if missing.</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>Use <code>pracht inspect routes --json</code> rather than reading <code>src/routes.ts</code>\nmanually — the resolved graph already accounts for groups and inheritance.</p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p>$ARGUMENTS</p>\n","files":[{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":10972,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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