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Name: Vite Docs
Author: wenerme

Vite Docs

Vite documentation — next-generation frontend build tool. Covers configuration (shared, server, build, preview, SSR, dep optimization, worker options), features (HMR, TypeScript, CSS/PostCSS, static assets, JSON, glob import, WebAssembly, Web Workers), plugin API (hooks, HMR API, environment API), SSR, backend integration, static deployment, dependency pre-bundling, env variables and modes, CLI, build optimization, migration guide (v5→v6→v7→v8), and Environment API (frameworks, instances, plugins, runtimes). USE THIS SKILL WHEN the user asks about Vite config, plugins, HMR, SSR, build optimization, or migration.

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File contents

Vite Documentation

Official docs for Vite — next-generation frontend tooling with instant HMR and optimized builds.

CRITICAL: grep references/ for keywords before answering.

Reference Index (55 docs)

Guide

references/guide/index.md — Getting started
references/guide/features.md — Features (HMR, TS, CSS, assets, glob import, WASM, workers)
references/guide/cli.md — CLI commands (dev, build, preview, optimize)
references/guide/using-plugins.md — Using plugins
references/guide/dep-pre-bundling.md — Dependency pre-bundling (esbuild)
references/guide/assets.md — Static asset handling
references/guide/build.md — Building for production (Rolldown)
references/guide/env-and-mode.md — Env variables and modes
references/guide/ssr.md — Server-Side Rendering
references/guide/backend-integration.md — Backend integration (Rails, Django, etc.)
references/guide/static-deploy.md — Static deployment (Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, etc.)
references/guide/performance.md — Performance optimization
references/guide/troubleshooting.md — Troubleshooting
references/guide/migration.md — Migration guide
references/guide/why.md — Why Vite
references/guide/philosophy.md — Project philosophy

Plugin & Environment API

references/guide/api-plugin.md — Plugin API (hooks, ordering, HMR)
references/guide/api-hmr.md — HMR API
references/guide/api-javascript.md — JavaScript API (createServer, build, preview)
references/guide/api-environment.md — Environment API overview
references/guide/api-environment-plugins.md — Environment plugins
references/guide/api-environment-frameworks.md — Environment for frameworks
references/guide/api-environment-instances.md — Environment instances
references/guide/api-environment-runtimes.md — Environment runtimes

Configuration

references/config/index.md — Config overview (vite.config.ts)
references/config/shared-options.md — Shared options (root, base, mode, plugins, resolve, css, json, etc.)
references/config/server-options.md — Dev server (host, port, proxy, cors, hmr, watch, etc.)
references/config/build-options.md — Build (target, outDir, assetsInlineLimit, rollupOptions, etc.)
references/config/preview-options.md — Preview server
references/config/dep-optimization-options.md — Dep optimization (include, exclude, esbuildOptions)
references/config/ssr-options.md — SSR options
references/config/worker-options.md — Worker options

Breaking Changes (v6→v7→v8)

references/changes/index.md — Breaking changes overview
references/changes/per-environment-apis.md — Per-environment APIs
references/changes/ssr-using-modulerunner.md — SSR using ModuleRunner
references/changes/shared-plugins-during-build.md — Shared plugins during build

Blog (release announcements)

references/blog/announcing-vite8.md — Vite 8
references/blog/announcing-vite7.md — Vite 7
references/blog/announcing-vite6.md — Vite 6

---name: vite-docsdescription: Vite documentation — next-generation frontend build tool. Covers configuration (shared, server, build, preview, SSR, dep optimization, worker options), features (HMR, TypeScript, CSS/PostCSS, static assets, JSON, glob import, WebAssembly, Web Workers), plugin API (hooks, HMR API, environment API), SSR, backend integration, static deployment, dependency pre-bundling, env variables and modes, CLI, build optimization, migration guide (v5→v6→v7→v8), and Environment API (frameworks, instances, plugins, runtimes). USE THIS SKILL WHEN the user asks about Vite config, plugins, HMR, SSR, build optimization, or migration.---# Vite DocumentationOfficial docs for [Vite](https://vite.dev) — next-generation frontend tooling with instant HMR and optimized builds.CRITICAL: grep `references/` for keywords before answering.## Reference Index (55 docs)### Guide- `references/guide/index.md` — Getting started- `references/guide/features.md` — Features (HMR, TS, CSS, assets, glob import, WASM, workers)- `references/guide/cli.md` — CLI commands (dev, build, preview, optimize)- `references/guide/using-plugins.md` — Using plugins- `references/guide/dep-pre-bundling.md` — Dependency pre-bundling (esbuild)- `references/guide/assets.md` — Static asset handling- `references/guide/build.md` — Building for production (Rolldown)- `references/guide/env-and-mode.md` — Env variables and modes- `references/guide/ssr.md` — Server-Side Rendering- `references/guide/backend-integration.md` — Backend integration (Rails, Django, etc.)- `references/guide/static-deploy.md` — Static deployment (Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, etc.)- `references/guide/performance.md` — Performance optimization- `references/guide/troubleshooting.md` — Troubleshooting- `references/guide/migration.md` — Migration guide- `references/guide/why.md` — Why Vite- `references/guide/philosophy.md` — Project philosophy### Plugin & Environment API- `references/guide/api-plugin.md` — Plugin API (hooks, ordering, HMR)- `references/guide/api-hmr.md` — HMR API- `references/guide/api-javascript.md` — JavaScript API (createServer, build, preview)- `references/guide/api-environment.md` — Environment API overview- `references/guide/api-environment-plugins.md` — Environment plugins- `references/guide/api-environment-frameworks.md` — Environment for frameworks- `references/guide/api-environment-instances.md` — Environment instances- `references/guide/api-environment-runtimes.md` — Environment runtimes### Configuration- `references/config/index.md` — Config overview (vite.config.ts)- `references/config/shared-options.md` — Shared options (root, base, mode, plugins, resolve, css, json, etc.)- `references/config/server-options.md` — Dev server (host, port, proxy, cors, hmr, watch, etc.)- `references/config/build-options.md` — Build (target, outDir, assetsInlineLimit, rollupOptions, etc.)- `references/config/preview-options.md` — Preview server- `references/config/dep-optimization-options.md` — Dep optimization (include, exclude, esbuildOptions)- `references/config/ssr-options.md` — SSR options- `references/config/worker-options.md` — Worker options### Breaking Changes (v6→v7→v8)- `references/changes/index.md` — Breaking changes overview- `references/changes/per-environment-apis.md` — Per-environment APIs- `references/changes/ssr-using-modulerunner.md` — SSR using ModuleRunner- `references/changes/shared-plugins-during-build.md` — Shared plugins during build### Blog (release announcements)- `references/blog/announcing-vite8.md` — Vite 8- `references/blog/announcing-vite7.md` — Vite 7- `references/blog/announcing-vite6.md` — Vite 6

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