/react-build

React Build and Fix

This command invokes the react-build-resolver agent to incrementally fix React build errors with minimal changes.

What This Command Does

1. Detect Build System: Identify Vite, webpack, Next.js, CRA, Parcel, esbuild, or Bun
2. Run Build: Execute the project's build script
3. Parse Errors: Group by layer (TypeScript / bundler config / runtime / hydration)
4. Fix Incrementally: One error at a time, re-running build after each change
5. Report Summary: Show what was fixed and what remains

When to Use

Use /react-build when:

• npm run build (or pnpm/yarn/bun equivalent) fails
• JSX/TSX compile errors after a TypeScript or React upgrade
• Next.js hydration mismatch errors at runtime
• Server/Client Component boundary errors in App Router
• After installing or upgrading react, react-dom, @types/react, or a bundler
• Missing types or "module not found" errors involving React

Scope

This command owns React build/bundler/runtime hydration failures. For pure TypeScript type errors with no React involvement, use /build-fix (generic) instead.

Diagnostic Commands Run

# Project build script (preferred)
npm run build --if-present
pnpm build 2>/dev/null
yarn build 2>/dev/null
bun run build 2>/dev/null

# Standalone typecheck
npm run typecheck --if-present
tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.json

# Bundler-specific fallback
next build                          # Next.js
vite build                          # Vite
react-scripts build                 # CRA
webpack --mode=production           # webpack
parcel build src/index.html         # Parcel
bun build ./src/index.tsx --outdir=dist

Example Session

User: /react-build

Agent:
# React Build Resolution

## Build System Detected
Vite (vite.config.ts present, @vitejs/plugin-react in deps)

## Initial Diagnostics

```bash
$ npm run build
> tsc -b && vite build

src/components/UserCard.tsx:1:8 - error TS6133: 'React' is declared but its value is never read.
src/components/Modal.tsx:12:15 - error TS7016: Could not find a declaration file for module 'react-portal'.
src/pages/Home.tsx:42:5 - error: 'useState' is not defined
```

Errors found: 3

## Fix 1: Old JSX transform leftover

File: src/components/UserCard.tsx:1
Cause: `tsconfig.json` already uses `"jsx": "react-jsx"`; the explicit `import React` is unused.

```tsx
// Removed
- import React from 'react';
```

```bash
$ npm run build
# 2 errors remaining
```

## Fix 2: Missing types

File: src/components/Modal.tsx
Cause: `@types/react-portal` not installed.

```bash
$ npm i -D @types/react-portal
added 1 package
```

```bash
$ npm run build
# 1 error remaining
```

## Fix 3: Missing hook import

File: src/pages/Home.tsx
Cause: `useState` referenced but not imported.

```tsx
- import { useEffect } from "react";
+ import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
```

```bash
$ npm run build
# Build successful!
```

## Final Verification

```bash
$ npm run build
✓ built in 2.34s

$ npm test
✓ 47 tests passed
```

## Summary

| Metric | Count |
|--------|-------|
| Build errors fixed | 3 |
| Files modified | 2 |
| Dependencies added | 1 (@types/react-portal) |
| Remaining issues | 0 |

Build Status: PASS: SUCCESS

Common Errors Fixed

Error	Typical Fix
'React' is not defined	Set "jsx": "react-jsx" in tsconfig (React 17+)
Missing @types/react	npm i -D @types/react @types/react-dom
Unexpected token '<'	Add @vitejs/plugin-react / babel-loader
You're importing a component that needs useState (Next.js)	Add "use client" or move hook to a Client Component child
Module not found: Can't resolve 'fs' (Next.js)	Remove fs import or move logic into Server Component / API route
Hydration failed because the initial UI does not match	Move Date.now()/Math.random()/window.* to useEffect
Invalid hook call	Multiple React copies — dedupe via resolutions/overrides
Element type is invalid	Default vs named import mismatch

Fix Strategy

1. Compile errors first — code must build
2. Hydration errors second — affects production correctness
3. Bundler config third — restore plugin/loader correctness
4. One fix at a time — verify each change
5. Minimal changes — never // @ts-ignore without explanation
6. Re-run after each fix — surface new errors immediately

Stop Conditions

The agent will stop and report if:

• Same error persists after 3 attempts
• Fix introduces more errors than it resolves
• Requires architectural change beyond build resolution (e.g., redesigning the RSC boundary)
• Bundler version no longer supports the installed React major

Related Commands

• /react-test — run tests after the build is green
• /react-review — review code quality after the build succeeds
• /build-fix — generic build fixer (non-React)
• verification-loop skill — full verification loop

Related

• Agent: agents/react-build-resolver.md
• Skills: skills/react-patterns/, skills/frontend-patterns/
• Rules: rules/react/coding-style.md, rules/react/patterns.md