Markstream Nuxt

Use this skill when the host app is Nuxt and SSR boundaries matter.

Workflow

1. Confirm the repo is Nuxt 3 or 4.
2. Install markstream-vue plus only the optional peers required by the requested features.
3. Keep browser-only peers behind client-only boundaries.
   • Prefer <client-only> wrappers, .client plugins, or guarded setup paths.
4. Import markstream-vue/index.css from a client-safe app shell or plugin.
   • The root JS import does not inject styles; use markstream-vue/index.css or markstream-vue/index.px.css explicitly.
5. Start with content, choose the renderer mode by surface, and move to nodes plus final only when the UI needs custom AST control.
   • Use mode="chat" for AI chat or SSE output. It uses lightweight batches, fade=false, and max-live-nodes=0; smooth-streaming="auto" paces visible output.
   • Use mode="docs" for rich document surfaces. It is the default and enables larger batches, tooltips, and fade.
   • Use mode="minimal" for lightweight non-chat surfaces.
   • Regular fenced code uses the built-in renderer, enhanced by stream-diffs when the optional peer is installed. Use render-code-blocks-as-pre for a forced plain path or setCustomComponents(customId, { code_block: ... }) for a scoped application-owned renderer.
   • typewriter only controls the blinking cursor and defaults to false. Prefer typewriter="simple" for high-frequency chat.
   • When overriding mode defaults on a high-frequency stream, pair smooth streaming with :fade="false" to avoid delta fade stacking with high-commit pacing.
   • Streaming vs recovering history: in chat UIs the same MarkdownRender starts streaming and later switches to history when final=true.
     • Streaming: mode="chat", smooth-streaming="auto", :fade="false", typewriter=true.
     • Recovering/completed chat history: keep mode="chat" on the same chat row; use :smooth-streaming="false", typewriter=false, and only set :fade="true" when the host explicitly wants a history-entry animation.
     • Use mode="minimal" for lightweight non-chat recovered content, and use mode="docs" only for rich document surfaces.
   • In SSR, avoid smooth-streaming="true" on first-screen content; the mounted gate inside auto prevents hydration mismatch.
   • Remember that html-policy now defaults to safe, and Mermaid strict mode is on by default through mermaid-props.
6. Validate with the smallest relevant Nuxt dev, build, or typecheck command.

Default Decisions

• SSR safety comes before feature completeness.
• Omit mode only when the surface should use rich docs defaults.
• Smooth streaming is SSR-safe in auto mode (the default) because it gates on mount. Do not use smooth-streaming="true" for first-screen SSR content — it bypasses the mounted gate and can cause hydration mismatch or blank flash.
• For a non-virtual chat scroller, import useStickToBottom from markstream-vue/utils and call scheduleScrollToBottom() after Vue commits new content. The composable attaches browser listeners after mount; use MarkstreamVirtualTimeline with stick-to-bottom="auto" for long mixed timelines.
• Avoid import-time access to browser globals from server code paths.
• Treat the enhanced code runtime, Mermaid workers, and similar heavy peers as client-only unless the repo already has a proven SSR pattern.
• For large code blocks, the optional off-thread highlight pool (setStreamDiffsWorkerPool from markstream-vue, backed by an upstream @pierre/diffs WorkerPoolManager) is also client-only: inject it in a client-only plugin/component, never in server code paths.
• Enhanced code blocks in every Markstream package use stream-diffs; do not install stream-monaco.
• Use top-level code-block-options for supported built-in code-surface configuration. Keep theme, code/language, streaming lifecycle, header, mounting, reveal, and disposal under Markstream's control.
• Keep html-policy="safe" and Mermaid strict mode unless the task is preserving trusted legacy rendering.
• If a trusted client-only surface needs older behavior, opt out locally with html-policy="trusted" and :mermaid-props="{ isStrict: false }", and document why that surface is trusted.

Useful Doc Targets

• docs/nuxt-ssr.md
• docs/guide/installation.md
• docs/guide/usage.md
• docs/guide/troubleshooting.md