Astro React Islands Developer
Expert guidance for building high-performance, content-first websites using Astro's islands architecture with React components for selective hydration and minimal JavaScript delivery.
SupaScore
89.88This skill was rebuilt using SupaSkills' own skills and validated across multiple models.
Best for
- ▸Building content-heavy marketing sites with interactive React components in specific areas
- ▸Migrating WordPress blogs to static sites while preserving dynamic features like comments or search
- ▸Creating documentation sites with interactive code examples and demos
- ▸Building e-commerce product catalogs with selective interactivity for filters and cart functionality
- ▸Developing portfolio sites with static content and interactive project showcases
What you'll get
- ●Detailed component architecture showing which sections remain static HTML and which become hydrated React islands with specific client directives
- ●Complete astro.config.mjs setup with React integration, content collections schemas, and performance optimizations
- ●Code examples demonstrating proper island boundaries with props interfaces and state management patterns
Not designed for ↓
- ×Building fully interactive SPAs or web applications with complex state management
- ×Server-side rendering heavy applications that need dynamic data on every page load
- ×Real-time collaborative applications or dashboards with live data updates
- ×Mobile app development or React Native projects
Clear requirements about which page sections need interactivity versus static content, plus content structure and data sources.
Production-ready Astro configuration with optimized React island boundaries, hydration strategies, and performance-focused architecture recommendations.
Evidence Policy
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Research Foundation: 7 sources (4 official docs, 2 industry frameworks, 1 books)
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Version History
Pipeline v4: rebuilt with 3 helper skills
Initial release
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Common Workflows
High-Performance Content Site Build
Build content-first site with selective interactivity, then optimize for performance metrics and analyze JavaScript bundle efficiency
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