TypeScript Best Practices

Modern TypeScript 5.x patterns your AI agent should use. Strict mode, discriminated unions, satisfies operator, const assertions, branded types, NoInfer, using, and type-safe patterns.

AI coding assistants default to any, skip strict mode, use as instead of satisfies, and model states with optional fields instead of discriminated unions. This plugin enforces the patterns that make TypeScript worth using.

Install

Cursor / Claude Code / Windsurf

npx skills add ofershap/typescript-best-practices

Or copy skills/ into your .cursor/skills/ or .claude/skills/ directory.

What's Included

Type	Name	Description
Skill	typescript-best-practices	13 rules for strict mode, satisfies, discriminated unions, branded types, NoInfer, and more
Rule	best-practices	Always-on behavioral rule that enforces current TypeScript patterns
Command	/audit	Scan your codebase for TypeScript anti-patterns

What Agents Get Wrong

What the agent writes	What you should use
any for uncertain types	unknown with type narrowing
as SomeType to silence errors	satisfies SomeType for validation without widening
{ success?: Data; error?: string }	Discriminated union with type field
strict: false in tsconfig	strict: true with proper null handling
import { SomeType }	import type { SomeType } for type-only imports
TypeVar + Generic[T] patterns	NoInfer<T>, const assertions, branded types

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License

MIT