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- description: Local-first software architecture mastery. CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types), IndexedDB synchronization, sync engines (ElectricSQL, Replicache, PowerSync), offline-capable data fetching, optimistic UI, and SQLite in the browser (WASM). Use when building PWA offline capabilities, rapid UIs, or multiplayer collaborative tools.
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- allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep
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- version: 2.0.0
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- ## Hallucination Traps (Read First)
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- - ❌ Assuming server data is always newer than local data -> ✅ Conflicts are inevitable; design merge strategy (LWW, CRDTs) before writing code
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- - Syncing entire datasets on every connection -> ✅ Use incremental sync with watermarks/timestamps to minimize bandwidth
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+ description: Local-first software architecture mastery. CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types), IndexedDB synchronization, sync engines (ElectricSQL, Replicache, PowerSync), offline-capable data fetching, optimistic UI, and SQLite in the browser (WASM). Use when building PWA offline capabilities, rapid UIs, or multiplayer collaborative tools.
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+ allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep
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+ version: 2.0.0
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+ last-updated: 2026-04-02
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+ applies-to-model: gemini-2.5-pro, claude-3-7-sonnet
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+ routing:
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+ domain: general
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+ tier: basic
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+ ---
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+ ## Hallucination Traps (Read First)
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+ - ❌ Assuming server data is always newer than local data -> ✅ Conflicts are inevitable; design merge strategy (LWW, CRDTs) before writing code
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+ - ❌ Using localStorage for anything beyond 5MB -> ✅ Use IndexedDB (via Dexie or idb) for structured local storage; localStorage is synchronous and tiny
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+ - ❌ Syncing entire datasets on every connection -> ✅ Use incremental sync with watermarks/timestamps to minimize bandwidth
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+ # Local-First Architecture — Offline-capable Mastery
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+ ## 1. Core Principles of Local-First
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+ In a Cloud-First app (REST/GraphQL), the UI waits for the server.
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+ In a Local-First app, the UI talks _only_ to a local database. A background engine syncs that database to the cloud when online.
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+ 1. **Fast by default**: Zero network latency because reads/writes happen locally.
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+ 2. **Offline works flawlessly**: The app bounds to a local store (SQLite via WASM, IndexedDB).
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+ 3. **Multi-device Sync**: Conflict resolution is handled natively (usually via CRDTs or central conflict ledgers).
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+ ## 2. Sync Engines vs traditional fetching
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+ Do not use React Query / SWR to build local-first. They are HTTP caching mechanisms.
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+ ```typescript
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+ // CLOUD-FIRST (React Query / Fetch)
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+ // Fails when offline. Subject to UI latency.
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+ const { data, isLoading } = useQuery({
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+ queryKey: ["todos"],
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+ queryFn: () => fetch("/api/todos").then((res) => res.json()),
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+ });
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+ // ✅ LOCAL-FIRST (e.g. PowerSync / ElectricSQL / WatermelonDB)
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+ // Resolves instantly. Data lives locally. Syncs silently in background.
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+ import { useQuery } from "@powersync/react";
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+ const { data, isLoading } = useQuery("SELECT * FROM todos ORDER BY created_at DESC");
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+ // Writes are also local First
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+ const addTodo = async (text: string) => {
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+ // Written to the local SQLite WASM database instantly.
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+ await localDb.execute("INSERT INTO todos (id, text) VALUES (uuid(), ?)", [text]);
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+ // Background worker syncs to Postgres later.
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+ };
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+ ```
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+ ## 3. Conflict Resolution (CRDTs)
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+ When two users edit the exact same document offline and then reconnect, how is it resolved?
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+ **Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs)** automatically merge data without requiring a central server to decide the "winner."
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+ ```typescript
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+ // Yjs - The leading CRDT library for collaborative text/state
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+ import * as Y from "yjs";
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+ import { WebsocketProvider } from "y-websocket";
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+ const ydoc = new Y.Doc();
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+ const provider = new WebsocketProvider("wss://sync.example.com", "room-1", ydoc);
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+ // Shared state array
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+ const yarray = ydoc.getArray("todos");
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+ // Observe changes (Fires locally and when peers sync)
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+ yarray.observe((event) => {
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+ console.log("State updated natively without conflict:", yarray.toArray());
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+ });
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+ // Insert data (Instantly merges cleanly with remote peers)
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+ yarray.insert(0, ["Buy milk"]);
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+ ```
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+ ## 4. In-Browser Databases
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+ Storing megabytes of relational data in `localStorage` will crash the browser.
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+ | Technology | Use Case | Pros | Cons |
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+ | :--------------------- | :------------ | :---------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------- |
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+ | **IndexedDB** | Key-Value | Native to browser | Hideous callback API, weak querying |
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+ | **Dexie.js** | Key-Value | Wraps IndexedDB with clean Promises | Not relational |
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+ | **SQLite WASM (OPFS)** | Relational | True SQL in browser | Setup complexity (Origin Private File System) |
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+ | **RxDB** | NoSQL Offline | Reactive UI out-of-the-box | Requires learning RxJS/Observables |
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+ | **WatermelonDB** | Relational | Built for React Native & Web | Requires native module setup on mobile |
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+ ```typescript
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+ // Clean IndexedDB Wrapper Example (Dexie)
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+ import Dexie, { type EntityTable } from "dexie";
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+ interface Friend {
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+ id: number;
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+ name: string;
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+ age: number;
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+ }
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+ const db = new Dexie("FriendsDatabase") as Dexie & {
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+ friends: EntityTable<Friend, "id">;
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+ };
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+ // Schema configuration
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+ db.version(1).stores({
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+ friends: "++id, name, age", // Primary key and indexed props
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+ });
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+ // Write to DB instantly
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+ await db.friends.add({ name: "Alice", age: 25 });
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+ // Live query natively drives React state without network calls
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+ import { useLiveQuery } from "dexie-react-hooks";
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+ const friends = useLiveQuery(() => db.friends.where("age").above(21).toArray());
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+ ```
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+ AI coding assistants often fall into specific bad habits when dealing with this domain. These are strictly forbidden:
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+ 1. **Over-engineering:** Proposing complex abstractions or distributed systems when a simpler approach suffices.
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+ 2. **Hallucinated Libraries/Methods:** Using non-existent methods or packages. Always `// VERIFY` or check `package.json` / `requirements.txt`.
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+ 3. **Skipping Edge Cases:** Writing the "happy path" and ignoring error handling, timeouts, or data validation.
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+ 4. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
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+ 5. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or re-raising.
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+ **Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
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+ **Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
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+ ### ❌ Forbidden AI Tropes
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+ 1. **Blind Assumptions:** Never make an assumption without documenting it clearly with `// VERIFY: [reason]`.
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+ 2. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or handling.
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+ 3. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
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+ Review these questions before confirming output:
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+ ```
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+ ✅ Did I rely ONLY on real, verified tools and methods?
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+ ✅ Is this solution appropriately scoped to the user's constraints?
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+ ✅ Did I handle potential failure modes and edge cases?
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+ ✅ Have I avoided generic boilerplate that doesn't add value?
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+ ```
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+ ### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
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+ **CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
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+ - ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
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+ - ✅ **Required:** You are explicitly forbidden from finalizing any task without providing **concrete evidence** (terminal output, passing tests, compile success, or equivalent proof) that your output works as intended.
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+ ## Pre-Flight Checklist
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+ - [ ] Have I reviewed the user's specific constraints and requests?
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+ - [ ] Have I checked the environment for relevant existing implementations?
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+ ## VBC Protocol (Verification-Before-Completion)
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