Nx Workspace Patterns

by wshobson46891e7e60daNo licenseListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026

Configure and optimize Nx monorepo workspaces. Use when setting up Nx, configuring project boundaries, optimizing build caching, or implementing affected commands.

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Guides configuring and optimizing Nx monorepo workspaces, including project boundaries, caching, and affected commands.

What it does: Provides production patterns for Nx monorepo management, covering workspace architecture, library types, and best practices. It explains how to set up Nx workspaces, configure project boundaries, optimize CI with affected commands, and implement remote caching. Detailed templates and worked examples are kept in a separate reference file.
When to use it: Use it when setting up a new Nx workspace, migrating to Nx, or defining project boundaries and library types. It also fits optimizing CI with affected commands and remote caching, and managing dependencies between projects.
Requirements: No scripts; instructions only. It references a companion file, references/details.md, for templates and worked examples.

Nx Workspace Patterns

Production patterns for Nx monorepo management.

When to Use This Skill

Setting up new Nx workspaces
Configuring project boundaries
Optimizing CI with affected commands
Implementing remote caching
Managing dependencies between projects
Migrating to Nx

Core Concepts

1. Nx Architecture

workspace/├── apps/              # Deployable applications│   ├── web/│   └── api/├── libs/              # Shared libraries│   ├── shared/│   │   ├── ui/│   │   └── utils/│   └── feature/│       ├── auth/│       └── dashboard/├── tools/             # Custom executors/generators├── nx.json            # Nx configuration└── workspace.json     # Project configuration

workspace/├── apps/              # Deployable applications│   ├── web/│   └── api/├── libs/              # Shared libraries│   ├── shared/│   │   ├── ui/│   │   └── utils/│   └── feature/│       ├── auth/│       └── dashboard/├── tools/             # Custom executors/generators├── nx.json            # Nx configuration└── workspace.json     # Project configuration

2. Library Types

Type	Purpose	Example
feature	Smart components, business logic	`feature-auth`
ui	Presentational components	`ui-buttons`
data-access	API calls, state management	`data-access-users`
util	Pure functions, helpers	`util-formatting`
shell	App bootstrapping	`shell-web`

Templates and detailed worked examples

Full template library and detailed worked examples live in references/details.md. Read that file when you need the concrete templates.

Best Practices

Do's

Use tags consistently - Enforce with module boundaries
Enable caching early - Significant CI savings
Keep libs focused - Single responsibility
Use generators - Ensure consistency
Document boundaries - Help new developers

Don'ts

Don't create circular deps - Graph should be acyclic
Don't skip affected - Test only what changed
Don't ignore boundaries - Tech debt accumulates
Don't over-granularize - Balance lib count

Source and attribution

Source:wshobson/agentsinplugins/developer-essentials/skills/nx-workspace-patternsat commit46891e7

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Nx Workspace Patterns

Nx Workspace Patterns

When to Use This Skill

Core Concepts

1. Nx Architecture

2. Library Types

Templates and detailed worked examples

Best Practices

Do's

Don'ts

Source and attribution

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