Nuxt Content v3

Progressive guidance for content-driven Nuxt apps with typed collections and SQL-backed queries.

When to Use

Working with:

Content collections (content.config.ts, defineCollection)
Remote sources (GitHub repos, external APIs via defineCollectionSource)
Content queries (queryCollection, navigation, search)
MDC rendering (<ContentRenderer>, prose components)
Database configuration (SQLite, PostgreSQL, D1, LibSQL)
Content hooks (content:file:beforeParse, content:file:afterParse)
i18n multi-language content
NuxtStudio or preview mode
LLMs integration (nuxt-llms)

For writing documentation: use document-writer skill For Nuxt basics: use nuxt skill For NuxtHub deployment: use nuxthub skill (NuxtHub v1 compatible)

Available Guidance

Read specific files based on current work:

references/collections.md - defineCollection, schemas, sources, content.config.ts
references/querying.md - queryCollection, navigation, search, surroundings
references/rendering.md - ContentRenderer, MDC syntax, prose components, Shiki
references/config.md - Database setup, markdown plugins, renderer options
references/studio.md - NuxtStudio integration, preview mode, live editing

Loading Files

Consider loading these reference files based on your task:

[ ] references/collections.md - if setting up collections, schemas, or content.config.ts
[ ] references/querying.md - if using queryCollection, navigation, or search
[ ] references/rendering.md - if rendering markdown/MDC or working with ContentRenderer
[ ] references/config.md - if configuring database, markdown plugins, or renderer options
[ ] references/studio.md - if integrating NuxtStudio or preview mode

DO NOT load all files at once. Load only what's relevant to your current task.

Key Concepts

| Concept | Purpose | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | Collections | Typed content groups with schemas | | Page vs Data | page = routes + body, data = structured data only | | Remote sources | source.repository for GitHub, defineCollectionSource for APIs | | queryCollection | SQL-like fluent API for content | | MDC | Vue components inside markdown | | ContentRenderer | Renders parsed markdown body |

Directory Structure

project/
├── content/                    # Content files
│   ├── blog/                   # Maps to 'blog' collection
│   └── .navigation.yml         # Navigation metadata
├── components/content/         # MDC components
└── content.config.ts           # Collection definitions

Official Documentation

Nuxt Content: https://content.nuxt.com
MDC syntax: https://content.nuxt.com/docs/files/markdown#mdc-syntax
Collections: https://content.nuxt.com/docs/collections/collections

Token Efficiency

Main skill: ~300 tokens. Each sub-file: ~800-1200 tokens. Only load files relevant to current task.