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Scaffold Shiny App

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Scaffold a new Shiny application using golem (production R package), rhino (enterprise), or vanilla (quick prototype) structure. Covers framework selection, project initialization, and first module creation. Use when starting a new interactive web application in R, creating a dashboard or data explorer prototype, setting up a production Shiny app as an R package with golem, or bootstrapping an enterprise Shiny project with rhino.

Purpose

Scaffold new R Shiny applications efficiently with production-ready structures, tailored for various development needs from quick prototypes to enterprise-grade packages.

Features

  • Scaffolds Shiny apps with golem, rhino, or vanilla structures
  • Covers framework selection and project initialization
  • Includes steps for dependency management with renv
  • Guides creation of the first module with proper namespacing

Use Cases

  • Starting a new interactive web application in R
  • Creating a dashboard or data explorer prototype
  • Setting up a production Shiny app as an R package with golem
  • Bootstrapping an enterprise Shiny project with rhino

Non-Goals

  • Developing complex application logic beyond initial scaffolding
  • Managing deployment to production environments (though target is mentioned)
  • Providing advanced UI/UX design patterns (delegated to 'design-shiny-ui')

Documentation

  • info:READMEThe README is comprehensive and well-structured, but its primary purpose is to describe the entire Agent Almanac project, not just this specific skill.

Installation

/plugin install agent-almanac@pjt222-agent-almanac

Quality Score

Verified
99 /100
Analyzed about 15 hours ago

Trust Signals

Last commit1 day ago
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LicenseMIT
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