tailwind-v4-shadcn

@jackspace/claudeskillz

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•published 2026/01/23

Production-tested setup for Tailwind CSS v4 with shadcn/ui, Vite, and React. Use when: initializing React projects with Tailwind v4, setting up shadcn/ui, implementing dark mode, debugging CSS variable issues, fixing theme switching, migrating from Tailwind v3, or encountering color/theming problems. Covers: @theme inline pattern, CSS variable architecture, dark mode with ThemeProvider, component composition, vite.config setup, common v4 gotchas, and production-tested patterns. Keywords: Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, @tailwindcss/vite, @theme inline, dark mode, CSS variables, hsl() wrapper, components.json, React theming, theme switching, colors not working, variables broken, theme not applying, @plugin directive, typography plugin, forms plugin, prose class, @tailwindcss/typography, @tailwindcss/forms