ably-realtime

SKILL.md

Ably Realtime is a platform for building scalable real-time applications with pub-sub messaging, presence tracking, collaborative features, chat, and database synchronization.

Ably provides different abstractions for different real-time use cases:

All Ably features require a Realtime client. Create the client outside React components to prevent reconnections on re-renders:

Professional guide to Ably Realtime for building real-time React/TypeScript applications with pub-sub messaging, channels, presence tracking, Spaces (collaborative UI), LiveObjects (shared state), Chat SDK (complete messaging), and LiveSync (database synchronization). Use when working with Ably, real-time messaging, WebSockets, pub-sub, channels, presence, collaborative features, live cursors, avatar stacks, component locking, shared state, conflict-free updates, chat rooms, typing indicators, message reactions, database sync, outbox pattern, useChannel, usePresence, useSpace, useMembers, useCursors, useMessages, useTyping, LiveCounter, LiveMap, or integrating Ably with Neon/PostgreSQL for persistent real-time data. Source: itzaks/ably-realtime-skill.

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