React Devtools
Inspect and debug React components directly within the AI's environment using integrated React DevTools.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add react-devtools npx -- -y @trustedskills/react-devtools
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"react-devtools": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/react-devtools"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill enables AI agents to inspect and debug React applications directly within the browser. It provides access to the React DevTools interface, allowing for real-time component tree analysis and prop/state inspection.
When to use it
- Debugging complex state management issues in live production or staging environments.
- Verifying that dynamic props are rendering correctly on specific UI components.
- Tracing the hierarchy of nested components during development cycles.
- Inspecting custom hooks execution and their internal states without code changes.
Key capabilities
- Access to the React component tree view.
- Real-time inspection of component props and state.
- Integration with the browser's native DevTools ecosystem.
- Support for analyzing complex UI structures dynamically.
Example prompts
- "Inspect the current state of the
UserDashboardcomponent and list all active props." - "Debug why the sidebar navigation is not updating when I change the theme in the settings panel."
- "Show me the full hierarchy of components rendering inside the main application container."
Tips & gotchas
Ensure the target React application has the official react-devtools extension installed in the browser before attempting to use this skill. Performance may degrade slightly during heavy inspection on large-scale applications with thousands of nodes.
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