React Hook Form

A solid collection of 41 performance rules organized by impact level, from critical form configuration choices like using onSubmit validation mode to smaller optimizations around field arrays and component integration. Most valuable for the subscription patterns, which are where React Hook Form performance actually lives or dies. The useWatch versus watch distinction alone saves countless re-renders. Categories are well thought out with clear prefixes for navigation. Covers the common pain points like shadcn Select wiring and Material-UI Controller patterns. Strictly client-side validation, so if you're doing React 19 Server Actions, this won't help. Best applied during initial form setup rather than as a debugging tool after things are already slow.

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$ npx -y skills add pproenca/dot-skills --skill react-hook-form --agent claude-code

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React Hook Form Best Practices by Community

Comprehensive performance optimization guide for React Hook Form applications. Contains 35 rules across 7 categories, each naming a decision that goes wrong by default. Verified against react-hook-form 7.82.0.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

Writing new forms with React Hook Form
Configuring useForm options (mode, defaultValues, validation)
Subscribing to form values with watch / useWatch / subscribe
Integrating controlled UI components (MUI, shadcn, Ant Design)
Managing dynamic field arrays with useFieldArray
Handling async submit, server errors, and submit lifecycle state
Reviewing forms for performance issues

When NOT to Use This Skill

React 19 Server Actions / useActionState — use the react-19 skill instead
Deeply nested, fully type-safe forms — TanStack Form may be a better fit for forms with complex nested schemas; this skill assumes you've already chosen RHF
Single-input or trivial forms — uncontrolled <form> + FormData is often simpler than pulling in any library