Tail Recursive Generics
This skill implements tail recursion with generics for efficient and expressive code generation, optimizing performance and reducing stack overflows.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add tail-recursive-generics npx -- -y @trustedskills/tail-recursive-generics
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tail-recursive-generics": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/tail-recursive-generics"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill enables AI agents to write tail-recursive functions in TypeScript. Tail recursion is a specific form of recursion where the recursive call is the very last operation performed, allowing for optimization into iterative loops by compilers. This results in more efficient and stack-safe code, especially important when dealing with large datasets or deeply nested operations.
When to use it
- Optimizing Recursive Algorithms: When you have a recursive function that's causing stack overflow errors or is simply inefficient.
- Functional Data Transformations: Transforming lists or arrays using recursion where performance is critical.
- Implementing Custom Iterators: Creating custom iteration logic with improved efficiency and memory usage.
- Code Refactoring: Converting existing recursive functions to a tail-recursive form for better performance.
Key capabilities
- Generates tail-recursive TypeScript code from imperative or standard recursive structures.
- Optimizes recursive function calls into iterative loops.
- Improves stack safety and reduces the risk of stack overflow errors.
Example prompts
- "Convert this recursive factorial function to a tail-recursive version in TypeScript."
- "Refactor this
sumArrayfunction using tail recursion in TypeScript." - "Write a tail-recursive function in TypeScript that calculates the nth Fibonacci number."
Tips & gotchas
- Requires a basic understanding of recursion and functional programming concepts.
- Not all recursive functions can be easily converted to tail-recursive forms; some may require significant restructuring.
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