What does this skill teach?

It teaches patterns for creating ViewModels, Wizards, and managing navigation in Avalonia applications using ReactiveUI and the Zafiro toolkit, including commands, view-to-viewmodel mapping, and dependency injection setup.

Does it include real code examples?

Yes. It references the Angor project: CreateProjectFlowV2.cs as an example of complex wizard building and HomeViewModel.cs as a simple section ViewModel using functional-reactive commands.

Avalonia ViewModels with Zafiro

SkillAI & models

Avalonia ViewModels with Zafiro is a skill that gives an AI agent coding guidance for building Avalonia desktop apps with ReactiveUI and the Zafiro toolkit. It covers ViewModel and command patterns, wizard-style multi-step flows, navigation, and view-to-viewmodel wiring, with reference examples from the Angor project.

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Have an Avalonia desktop project that uses ReactiveUI and the Zafiro toolkit.

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What your AI can do with it

Guides creation of ViewModels using ReactiveUI (ReactiveObject, WhenAnyValue)
Explains IEnhancedCommand for command management with progress reporting and name/text
Teaches multi-step wizard flows with SlimWizard and WizardBuilder
Covers automatic section discovery using the [Section] attribute
Shows View-to-ViewModel mapping with DataTypeViewLocator and DI setup
Includes reference examples from the Angor project

Getting started

Have an Avalonia desktop project that uses ReactiveUI and the Zafiro toolkit.
Add the skill to your agent so its guides on ViewModels, wizards, navigation, and composition are available.
Ask the agent to write or refactor ViewModels, commands, or wizard flows following the skill's patterns.
Point the agent at the Angor reference examples when building complex flows or section-based UIs.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by davila7/claude-code-templates in cli-tool/components/skills/development/avalonia-viewmodels-zafiro/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

This skill provides a set of best practices and patterns for creating ViewModels, Wizards, and managing navigation in Avalonia applications, leveraging the power of ReactiveUI and the Zafiro toolkit.

Core Principles

Functional-Reactive Approach: Use ReactiveUI (ReactiveObject, WhenAnyValue, etc.) to handle state and logic.
Enhanced Commands: Utilize IEnhancedCommand for better command management, including progress reporting and name/text attributes.
Wizard Pattern: Implement complex flows using SlimWizard and WizardBuilder for a declarative and maintainable approach.
Automatic Section Discovery: Use the [Section] attribute to register and discover UI sections automatically.
Clean Composition: map ViewModels to Views using DataTypeViewLocator and manage dependencies in the CompositionRoot.

Guides

ViewModels & Commands: Creating robust ViewModels and handling commands.
Wizards & Flows: Building multi-step wizards with SlimWizard.
Navigation & Sections: Managing navigation and section-based UIs.
Composition & Mapping: Best practices for View-ViewModel wiring and DI.

Example Reference

For real-world implementations, refer to the Angor project:

CreateProjectFlowV2.cs: Excellent example of complex Wizard building.
HomeViewModel.cs: Simple section ViewModel using functional-reactive commands.

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Forks: 4k
Last commit: Oct 2026

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Questions

What does this skill teach?: It teaches patterns for creating ViewModels, Wizards, and managing navigation in Avalonia applications using ReactiveUI and the Zafiro toolkit, including commands, view-to-viewmodel mapping, and dependency injection setup.
Does it include real code examples?: Yes. It references the Angor project: CreateProjectFlowV2.cs as an example of complex wizard building and HomeViewModel.cs as a simple section ViewModel using functional-reactive commands.

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Key: avalonia-viewmodels-zafiro-davila7
Source: github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates

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