Storybook Stories

Storybook Stories

Extend the nearest existing story using the Storybook instance and naming conventions for its layer. Locate the owning Storybook configuration for primitives versus app/domain stories. Reuse global QueryClient/router/MSW decorators instead of duplicating providers.

• Inspect the shared primitive inventory before composing examples. Use its public exports; domain components remain local. Follow the repository's token source, design documentation, and surface instructions.
• Use typed CSF metadata and StoryObj<typeof meta>. Choose layout/decorators for the component's real surface; centered layout is useful for some controls, not full routes.
• Show the smallest set of supported states that explains meaningful behavior. No minimum or maximum story count, exhaustive prop matrix, or per-export JSDoc requirement.
• Use args for controlled props and render for compound composition. A render-only story does not need empty args. Add descriptions when they explain behavior, constraints, or usage that the canvas cannot show.
• Keep examples interactive, accessible, and realistic. Use the actual component API, not assumed variants copied from a template.
• Follow the project's existing autodocs policy. Enable or omit tags: ["autodocs"] consistently with that owner; avoid duplicate pages.
• Run the owning Storybook/build or visual check for the changed behavior. Reuse existing evidence; stories do not automatically require new unit or end-to-end suites.

Read references/patterns.md only for the story composition pattern being used. Examples are adaptable, not a required scaffold.