turborepo-monorepo
This skill streamlines the setup and configuration of Turborepo-based monorepo environments, enabling developers to organize multiple projects within a single repository with optimized build caching and task orchestration. Designed for polyglot teams working across Java, TypeScript, Python, PHP, and cloud platforms, it provides validated patterns and workflows to accelerate workspace initialization and dependency management.
turborepo-monorepo streamlines initial workspace creation by guiding you through project structure, root-level configuration, and package manager setup. Start by initializing your repository with a turbo.json file at the root, defining your workspace packages directory (typically packages/), and configuring task pipelines. The skill provides validated patterns for organizing multiple projects—whether TypeScript, Python, PHP, or Java—within a single repository, enabling shared tooling and optimized builds from day one.
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How do I set up turborepo monorepo from scratch?
turborepo-monorepo streamlines initial workspace creation by guiding you through project structure, root-level configuration, and package manager setup. Start by initializing your repository with a turbo.json file at the root, defining your workspace packages directory (typically packages/), and configuring task pipelines. The skill provides validated patterns for organizing multiple projects—whether TypeScript, Python, PHP, or Java—within a single repository, enabling shared tooling and optimized builds from day one.
What is the turborepo turbo.json setup and how do I configure it?
turborepo-monorepo helps you configure turbo.json, the core configuration file that defines your monorepo's task orchestration. Key sections include pipeline definitions (specifying task dependencies via dependsOn patterns), cache outputs configuration (declaring which files to cache), and workspace settings. The skill guides you through setting persistent tasks, filtering syntax for targeted builds, and outputs configuration to ensure cache hits and build optimization across your polyglot environment.
How can I optimize build performance and caching in my monorepo?
turborepo-monorepo addresses build optimization through remote caching strategies, cache hit analysis, and task dependency tuning. The skill teaches you to configure persistent tasks, leverage affected packages detection to run only changed code, and use dry run mode to validate your pipeline before execution. By properly defining outputs and dependsOn patterns, you maximize cache reuse and significantly reduce build times across your workspace.
How do I configure CI/CD pipelines with Turborepo and GitHub Actions?
turborepo-monorepo provides validated workflows for integrating Turborepo into CI/CD systems like GitHub Actions. The skill covers pipeline configuration, remote caching setup for distributed builds, and strategies for running affected packages only on pull requests. You'll learn to structure workflows that leverage Turborepo's task orchestration to parallelize builds, reduce execution time, and maintain consistency across your monorepo in automated environments.
How do I debug task dependencies and cache issues in Turborepo?
turborepo-monorepo equips you with debugging techniques for task dependencies and cache problems. Use dry run mode to inspect task execution order and dependsOn patterns without actually running builds. The skill guides you through analyzing cache hits, validating outputs configuration, and understanding filter syntax to isolate problematic packages. These tools help you identify why tasks aren't running as expected or why cache hits aren't occurring.
Can I integrate frameworks like Next.js and NestJS into a Turborepo monorepo?
turborepo-monorepo supports integration of popular frameworks including Next.js and NestJS alongside other polyglot technologies like Python and PHP. The skill provides patterns for organizing framework-specific packages, configuring their build tasks in turbo.json, and managing dependencies between applications and shared libraries. This enables teams to maintain multiple frameworks within a single optimized monorepo workspace with unified caching and task orchestration.
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Turborepo Monorepo
Overview
Provides guidance for Turborepo monorepo management: workspace creation, turbo.json task configuration, Next.js/NestJS integration, testing pipelines (Vitest/Jest), CI/CD setup, and build performance optimization.
When to Use
- Create or initialize Turborepo workspaces
- Configure
turbo.jsontasks with dependencies and outputs - Set up Next.js/NestJS apps in monorepo structure
- Configure Vitest/Jest test pipelines
- Build CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
- Implement remote caching with Vercel Remote Cache
- Optimize build times and cache hit ratios
- Debug task dependency or cache issues
- Migrate from other monorepo tools to Turborepo
Instructions
Workspace Creation
- **Create a new
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