bubbletea

v2026.09.24

Build interactive Go TUIs with Bubbletea, Elm architecture, Lipgloss, layouts, and keyboard/mouse handling. Excludes plain-text CLIs, web/desktop GUIs, and other TUI frameworks.

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SKILL.md

Bubble Tea TUI Development

Work with the repository's installed Bubble Tea/Lip Gloss versions and existing model/update/view structure. Use current official docs for version-specific API changes; do not assume bundled examples match the consuming project's major version.

Implementation

  • Reuse nearby components and state ownership. A small widget does not require a new project scaffold, YAML configuration, hot reload, mouse handling, or effects library.
  • Before changing layout, inspect the relevant guidance in references/golden-rules.md. Measure the actual frame/padding and clamp small-terminal dimensions; subtracting a fixed two cells is valid only for that exact border.
  • Use terminal-cell/ANSI-aware measurement and truncation. Do not slice strings by byte length or assume code points equal display width. Choose clipping, wrapping, or scrolling for the content's behavior; not all bordered text must truncate.
  • Keep hit-testing consistent with the rendered layout and focus state. Proportional sizing is useful for flexible panes; fixed sizes are valid for intentional controls.
  • Keep effectful work outside rendering and preserve the model/update lifecycle. Validate the changed interaction and relevant narrow/wide terminal sizes; add an owning test only when behavior lacks coverage.

References

ConcernRead as needed
Border sizing, panel alignmentreferences/golden-rules.md
Existing widget patternsreferences/components.md
Rendering failurereferences/troubleshooting.md
Unicode/emoji alignmentreferences/emoji-width-fix.md

Bundled templates are optional starting points for a new application. Adapt their API versions and layout assumptions; do not replace a working project structure or add dependencies it does not need. Install required dependencies through the repository's package workflow, not by hand-editing go.mod. Product behavior, terminal constraints, and project conventions take precedence over illustrative examples.

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v2026.09.24

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Sep 24, 2026

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