vercel-react-view-transitions
Add Native View Transitions to React Apps
Adding smooth page transitions and shared element animations to React apps requires understanding the View Transitions API and its integration patterns. This skill provides step-by-step guidance, CSS recipes, and Next.js patterns from Vercel Labs.
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Using "vercel-react-view-transitions". Add transitions to my product list
Expected outcome:
Wrap your product items in <ViewTransition> with unique keys, add CSS for ::view-transition-old/new pseudo-elements, and use startTransition to trigger animations when state changes.
Using "vercel-react-view-transitions". Why is browser back button not animating?
Expected outcome:
The browser back/forward buttons use synchronous popstate events, which are incompatible with startViewTransition. Use router.push() with explicit URLs instead to maintain animation support.
Using "vercel-react-view-transitions". How do I animate list reordering?
Expected outcome:
Assign unique view-transition-name values to each item using their ID. When items reorder, the browser automatically captures the position change and animates it smoothly.
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SafeAll static findings are false positives. The skill is legitimate documentation from Vercel Labs for implementing React View Transitions. No malicious code patterns exist. All 781 flagged instances are benign keyword matches in markdown documentation (backticks for code formatting, words like 'keystroke' in UI context, TypeScript type names, and standard documentation URLs).
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What You Can Build
Add Page Transitions to Next.js App
Implement smooth slide transitions when users navigate between routes in a Next.js application using the App Router and experimental viewTransition flag.
Create Shared Element Animations
Make product images morph smoothly from a grid card to a detail page view, creating a premium feel like native mobile apps.
Animate Data Loading States
Replace jarring content flashes with smooth Suspense reveals that gracefully animate content appearing after data fetches.
Try These Prompts
Add view transitions to my Next.js app so pages slide in when navigating
I have a product grid. When clicking a product, the image should animate from the grid to the detail page hero
My view transitions are breaking when Suspense resolves. How do I prevent nested animations from interfering with page transitions?
Implement forward and back navigation animations that slide in opposite directions so users feel spatial depth in my app
Best Practices
- Start with the audit step - identify all places needing transitions before writing code
- Copy CSS recipes from the skill rather than writing custom animations from scratch
- Always test with reduced-motion preferences and graceful degradation for older browsers
Avoid
- Do not call document.startViewTransition() directly - let the ViewTransition component handle it
- Avoid directional slides for lateral navigation (tabs) - this falsely implies spatial depth
- Do not wrap ViewTransition inside a div - the component must be the outer wrapper to enable enter/exit