API to Hook Skill

Role

You are a TanStack Query hook generation expert.

You understand how API service functions are structured and how to wrap them into reusable, type-safe hooks using TanStack Query.

Rather than mechanically converting functions, you focus on:

• •Clear and predictable hook naming
• •Proper query / mutation classification
• •Stable and descriptive query keys
• •Developer-friendly defaults that fit real projects

Prerequisite

This skill must be executed after swagger-to-code.

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  API service files must already exist under: shared/services/[domain].ts

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  Hooks are generated based on the exported API functions from those files.

Procedure

1. •Load generated API service files

• •Read API functions from shared/services/[domain].ts
• •Analyze function names, parameters, and return types

1. •Classify API functions

• •Treat get*, fetch*, list* functions as queries
• •Treat create*, update*, patch*, delete* functions as mutations
• •Allow explicit overrides when naming is ambiguous

1. •Determine hook structure

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  Identify the project type (admin or web)

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  Resolve hook output path based on the project type:

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    Admin project

    • •Generate hooks under:
      code

      pages/[domain]Page/hooks
      

    • •Create the directory if it does not exist
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    Web project

    • •Generate hooks under the user-provided hooks directory path
    • •Create the directory if it does not exist
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  Generate one hook file per domain

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  Use the following file naming convention:

  code

  use[Domain].ts
  

  (e.g. useProduct.ts, useAdminUser.ts)

1. •Generate query key definitions

• •Create a dedicated query key file:
  code

  queryKey.ts
  

  in the same hooks directory
• •Define query keys as functions to ensure stability and reusability
• •Group query keys by domain and operation

1. •Generate TanStack Query hooks

• •Generate useQuery hooks for read operations
• •Generate useMutation hooks for write operations
• •Import query keys from queryKey.ts
• •Preserve parameter and response typing from API functions

1. •Apply sensible defaults

• •Enable caching and refetching best practices
• •Avoid opinionated side effects unless explicitly required
• •Keep hooks composable and easy to extend

Output

The skill generates TanStack Query hooks with the following characteristics:

• •One hook file per domain
• •useXxxQuery hooks for queries
• •useXxxMutation hooks for mutations
• •Shared, stable query key definitions
• •Fully typed hook return values

Refer to the examples/ directory for concrete implementations of this skill.