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Anthony FuCommunityCreated by Anthony Fu

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VitePress static site generator powered by Vite and Vue. Use when building documentation sites, configuring themes, or writing Markdown with Vue components.
— the description by Anthony Fu

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VitePress is a static site generator that transforms Markdown content into a single-page application. It leverages Vite for build processes and Vue 3 for component-based content, allowing developers to integrate Vue components directly into Markdown files. The tool supports file-based routing, theme customization, and provides built-in features for search, internationalization, and server-side rendering compatibility.

What it does

  • Generates static HTML from Markdown files
  • Enables the use of Vue components within Markdown
  • Supports file-based routing and site configuration
  • Provides tools for internationalization and multi-language sites
  • Offers mechanisms for SSR-compatible code and browser-only component handling
  • Includes built-in search and theme customization options

When to use it

  • When building documentation sites or technical guides
  • When creating blogs or marketing sites using Markdown
  • When you need to embed interactive Vue components in static content
  • When you require a site with multi-language support

Advantages

  • Direct integration of Vue components in Markdown
  • File-based routing simplifies site structure
  • Built-in support for internationalization and RTL layouts
  • Tools for managing browser-only code in an SSR environment

Usage examples

“How do I configure multiple languages in VitePress?”
You can define a locales object in your .vitepress/config.ts file to map language codes to specific site configurations and directory structures.
“How can I use a component that requires the window object?”
You should wrap the component in a ClientOnly tag or use defineClientComponent to ensure it only loads on the client side, avoiding SSR errors.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/antfu/vitepress/download
  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip vitepress.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Anthony Fu

VitePress is a Static Site Generator (SSG) built on Vite and Vue 3. It takes Markdown content, applies a theme, and generates static HTML that becomes an SPA for fast navigation. Perfect for documentation, blogs, and marketing sites.

Key Characteristics:

  • File-based routing with .md files

  • Vue components work directly in Markdown

  • Fast HMR with instant updates (<100ms)

  • Default theme optimized for documentation

  • Built-in search (local or Algolia)

Before working with VitePress projects:

  • Check .vitepress/config.ts for site configuration

  • Look at .vitepress/theme/ for custom theme extensions

  • The public/ directory contains static assets served as-is

The skill is based on VitePress 2.0.0-alpha.20, generated at 2026-09-25.

VitePress 2 notes (v1 → v2): install with vitepress@next; requires Node.js 22+. defineConfigWithTheme is deprecated — use defineConfig<ThemeConfig>. Native RTL support (dir option, CSS logical properties) replaces the old PostCSS-plugin approach. Built-in iconify pipeline (icons config, useIcon/VPIcon, collection:name social icons). New assetsBase (CDN) and assetsShards build options; metaChunk removed. Markdown image.lazyLoading renamed to image.lazyLoad.

Core

TopicDescriptionReference
ConfigurationConfig file setup, defineConfig, site metadatacore-config
CLICommand-line interface: dev, build, preview, initcore-cli
RoutingFile-based routing, source directory, rewritescore-routing
MarkdownFrontmatter, containers, tables, anchors, includescore-markdown

Features

Code & Content
TopicDescriptionReference
Code BlocksSyntax highlighting, line highlighting, diffs, focusfeatures-code-blocks
Vue in MarkdownComponents, script setup, directives, templatingfeatures-vue
Data LoadingBuild-time data loaders, createContentLoaderfeatures-data-loading
Dynamic RoutesGenerate pages from data, paths loader filesfeatures-dynamic-routes

Theme

TopicDescriptionReference
Theme ConfigNav, sidebar, search, social links, footertheme-config
CustomizationCSS variables, slots, fonts, global componentstheme-customization
Custom ThemeBuilding themes from scratch, theme interfacetheme-custom

Advanced

TopicDescriptionReference
InternationalizationMulti-language sites, locale configurationadvanced-i18n
SSR CompatibilityServer-side rendering, ClientOnly, dynamic importsadvanced-ssr

Recipes

TopicDescriptionReference
DeploymentGitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare, Nginxrecipes-deploy

Files

references/theme-customization.md


name: extending-vitepress-default-theme description: Customize CSS variables, use layout slots, register global components, and override theme fonts

Extending Default Theme

Customize the default theme through CSS, slots, and Vue components.

Theme Entry File

Create .vitepress/theme/index.ts to extend the default theme:

// .vitepress/theme/index.ts
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
import './custom.css'

export default DefaultTheme

CSS Variables

Override root CSS variables:

/* .vitepress/theme/custom.css */
:root {
  /* Brand colors */
  --vp-c-brand-1: #646cff;
  --vp-c-brand-2: #747bff;
  --vp-c-brand-3: #9499ff;
  
  /* Backgrounds */
  --vp-c-bg: #ffffff;
  --vp-c-bg-soft: #f6f6f7;
  
  /* Text */
  --vp-c-text-1: #213547;
  --vp-c-text-2: #476582;
}

.dark {
  --vp-c-brand-1: #747bff;
  --vp-c-bg: #1a1a1a;
}

See all CSS variables.

Navbar (v2)

The navbar draws a single background surface controlled by CSS variables, so a frosted-glass bar needs no component overrides:

:root {
  --vp-nav-height: 4rem;
  --vp-nav-bg-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--vp-c-bg) 65%, transparent);
  --vp-nav-home-bg-color: transparent; /* while unscrolled on the home page */
  --vp-nav-backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(8px);
  --vp-nav-divider-color: var(--vp-c-gutter);
  --vp-nav-screen-bg-color: var(--vp-c-bg);
}

When nav items don't fit, they collapse into a ⋯ overflow menu (label it with extraMenuLabel). Note backdrop-filter has a scroll cost and Safari ≤17 skips variable-driven backdrop filters.

Home Hero Customization

:root {
  /* Gradient name color */
  --vp-home-hero-name-color: transparent;
  --vp-home-hero-name-background: linear-gradient(120deg, #bd34fe, #41d1ff);
  
  /* Hero image glow */
  --vp-home-hero-image-background-image: linear-gradient(-45deg, #bd34fe 50%, #47caff 50%);
  --vp-home-hero-image-filter: blur(44px);
}

Custom Fonts

Remove Inter font and use your own:

// .vitepress/theme/index.ts
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme-without-fonts'
import './fonts.css'

export default DefaultTheme
/* .vitepress/theme/fonts.css */
@font-face {
  font-family: 'MyFont';
  src: url('/fonts/myfont.woff2') format('woff2');
}

:root {
  --vp-font-family-base: 'MyFont', sans-serif;
  --vp-font-family-mono: 'Fira Code', monospace;
}

Preload fonts in config:

// .vitepress/config.ts
export default {
  transformHead({ assets }) {
    const fontFile = assets.find(file => /myfont\.[\w-]+\.woff2/.test(file))
    if (fontFile) {
      return [
        ['link', { rel: 'preload', href: fontFile, as: 'font', type: 'font/woff2', crossorigin: '' }]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Global Components

Register components available in all markdown:

// .vitepress/theme/index.ts
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
import MyComponent from './components/MyComponent.vue'

export default {
  extends: DefaultTheme,
  enhanceApp({ app }) {
    app.component('MyComponent', MyComponent)
  }
}

Use in markdown:

<MyComponent :prop="value" />

Layout Slots

Inject content into specific locations:

// .vitepress/theme/index.ts
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
import MyLayout from './MyLayout.vue'

export default {
  extends: DefaultTheme,
  Layout: MyLayout
}
<!-- .vitepress/theme/MyLayout.vue -->
<script setup>
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
const { Layout } = DefaultTheme
</script>

<template>
  <Layout>
    <template #aside-outline-before>
      <div>Above outline</div>
    </template>
    
    <template #doc-before>
      <div>Before doc content</div>
    </template>
    
    <template #doc-after>
      <div>After doc content</div>
    </template>
  </Layout>
</template>
Available Slots

Doc layout (layout: doc):

  • doc-top, doc-bottom

  • doc-before, doc-after

  • doc-footer-before

  • sidebar-nav-before, sidebar-nav-after

  • aside-top, aside-bottom

  • aside-outline-before, aside-outline-after

  • aside-ads-before, aside-ads-after

Home layout (layout: home):

  • home-hero-before, home-hero-after

  • home-hero-info-before, home-hero-info, home-hero-info-after

  • home-hero-actions-before-actions, home-hero-actions-after, home-hero-image

  • home-features-before, home-features-after

Page layout (layout: page):

  • page-top, page-bottom

Always available:

  • layout-top, layout-bottom

  • nav-bar-title-before, nav-bar-title-after

  • nav-bar-content-before, nav-bar-content-after

  • not-found (404 page)

Using Render Functions

Alternative to template slots:

// .vitepress/theme/index.ts
import { h } from 'vue'
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
import MyComponent from './MyComponent.vue'

export default {
  extends: DefaultTheme,
  Layout() {
    return h(DefaultTheme.Layout, null, {
      'aside-outline-before': () => h(MyComponent)
    })
  }
}

Override Internal Components

Replace default theme components with Vite aliases:

// .vitepress/config.ts
import { fileURLToPath, URL } from 'node:url'

export default {
  vite: {
    resolve: {
      alias: [
        {
          find: /^.*\/VPNavBar\.vue$/,
          replacement: fileURLToPath(
            new URL('./theme/components/CustomNavBar.vue', import.meta.url)
          )
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

View Transitions

Custom dark mode toggle animation:

<!-- .vitepress/theme/Layout.vue -->
<script setup>
import { useData } from 'vitepress'
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
import { nextTick, provide } from 'vue'

const { isDark } = useData()

provide('toggle-appearance', async ({ clientX: x, clientY: y }) => {
  if (!document.startViewTransition) {
    isDark.value = !isDark.value
    return
  }

  const clipPath = [
    `circle(0px at ${x}px ${y}px)`,
    `circle(${Math.hypot(Math.max(x, innerWidth - x), Math.max(y, innerHeight - y))}px at ${x}px ${y}px)`
  ]

  await document.startViewTransition(async () => {
    isDark.value = !isDark.value
    await nextTick()
  }).ready

  document.documentElement.animate(
    { clipPath: isDark.value ? clipPath.reverse() : clipPath },
    { duration: 300, easing: 'ease-in', pseudoElement: `::view-transition-${isDark.value ? 'old' : 'new'}(root)` }
  )
})
</script>

<template>
  <DefaultTheme.Layout />
</template>

Icons (v2)

Render iconify icons through VitePress's pipeline (no external fetch). Use the VPIcon component from vitepress/theme (accepts collection:name or { svg }):

<VPIcon icon="lucide:rocket" />

Or the useIcon composable, passing the element ref so dev mode can resolve it:

<script setup>
import { useIcon } from 'vitepress'
import { useTemplateRef } from 'vue'

const el = useTemplateRef('el')
const iconClass = useIcon('lucide:rocket', el)
</script>

<template><span ref="el" :class="iconClass" /></template>

Client-only icons (inside <ClientOnly>) aren't collected during build — list them in icons.include.

Route Change Hooks & setup (v2)

Assign navigation handlers on the router (return false to cancel), and use the setup hook to run Composition API code inside the root component's setup():

// .vitepress/theme/index.ts
import { watch } from 'vue'
import { useData } from 'vitepress'
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'

export default {
  extends: DefaultTheme,
  enhanceApp({ router }) {
    router.onBeforeRouteChange = (to) => { /* return false to cancel */ }
    router.onAfterRouteChange = (to) => console.log('navigated to', to)
  },
  setup() {
    const { page } = useData()
    watch(() => page.value.relativePath, (p) => console.log('now viewing', p))
  }
}

setup also runs during SSR/SSG — keep browser-only work in onMounted.

Key Points

  • Import vitepress/theme-without-fonts to use custom fonts

  • Use layout slots to inject content without overriding components

  • Global components are registered in enhanceApp

  • Override CSS variables for theming (v2 adds navbar surface variables)

  • Use Vite aliases to replace internal components

  • v2: VPIcon/useIcon for iconify icons, router onBeforeRouteChange/onAfterRouteChange, and a theme setup hook

<!-- Source references: - https://vitepress.dev/guide/extending-default-theme -->

Requirements and compatibility

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

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Attribution and licence

Created by
Anthony Fu
Publisher
Anthony Fu (Community)
Source
antfu/skills · skills/vitepress · commit f63e9ec
Licence
MIT License (redistribution allowed)
  • LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from LICENSE.md)
  • ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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