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Monorepo Management

Set up and tune multi-package repos with Turborepo, Nx, or pnpm workspaces

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wshobson/agents
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42,095
Licence
MIT
Files
2 files

What it does

When installed, the agent gets guidance for organising several related projects in one repository, such as shared UI components, shared configs and multiple apps. It can walk through creating a Turborepo setup, writing turbo.json task pipelines, structuring package.json files with workspace dependencies, and publishing packages with Changesets. It also gives a checklist of common pitfalls like circular dependencies and bad cache settings.

Great for

  • Developers starting a new monorepo with pnpm, Turborepo or Nx
  • Teams migrating several separate repos into one codebase
  • Engineers debugging slow builds or cache problems in an existing monorepo

Skip it if

  • Simple single-project apps, where a monorepo adds complexity without benefit
  • Non-developers, since the content assumes Node.js/JavaScript tooling and familiarity with package managers
  • Following the examples blindly on production repos: versions and config formats (for example Turborepo 2 syntax) may change, so check against current docs

Try asking

  • “Set up a new Turborepo monorepo with a web app, docs site and shared UI package”
  • “Migrate my turbo.json from Turborepo 1.x to 2.x and explain the changes”
  • “Why is my monorepo build rebuilding everything on every change? Help me fix the cache inputs”
  • “Configure Changesets to version and publish my shared packages to npm”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Monorepo ManagementInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    monorepo-management.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip monorepo-management.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip monorepo-management.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Name the tools you use (pnpm, Turborepo, Nx) and your framework so the agent picks the right pattern
  • Share your current turbo.json or package.json and ask for a review rather than a from-scratch rewrite
  • Ask the agent to confirm commands like npx or publish steps before running them on a real repository, since the skill's examples may run package installs and publishing

What's inside

  • references/details.md
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from wshobson/agents under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.