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Preserving State Across Reloads

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Preserving State Across Reloads skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Preserving State Across Reloads is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: code-quality · Last updated: 2026-05-27

Use this skill to keep Jetpack Compose state alive across HotSwan hot reloads by understanding the three escalating tiers Compose HotSwan uses (tier 1 targeted recomposition, tier 2 composition reset, tier 3 Activity.recreate) and choosing edits and state holders that stay inside tier 1 where scroll position, lazy items, dialog state, and per-composable remember values all survive. Explains which edits force escalation, which state holders survive each tier, and how to hoist transient UI state when the iteration loop must escalate. Use when the developer says "scroll jumped to top after a hot reload", "lost dialog state", "lazy column re-fetched", "tab selection reset", asks why HotSwan reload escalated to tier 2 or 3, plans a refactor and needs to know which scope it touches, or wants to know which state holders survive composition reset.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Preserving State Across Reloads includes explicit scope boundaries (an explicit 'when not to use' or 'out of scope' section); a dedicated installation section; pricing or quota commentary. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,441 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License: Apache-2.0
Original author: skydoves
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-27
Catalog position: Engineering · code-quality
Indexed related skills: 10

How Preserving State Across Reloads fits the catalog

Preserving State Across Reloads sits in the Engineering category under the code-quality sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Compose HotSwan applies every hot reload through three escalating tiers. Tier 1 (targeted recomposition) preserves the most: scroll position, navigation back stack, remember and rememberSaveable values, ViewModel state, lazy layout items, dialog and bottom sheet state. Tier 2 (composition reset) disposes and recreates compositions, dropping per-composable remember. Tier 3 (Activity.recreate()) restarts the Activity and only state held by ViewModel or SavedInstanceState survives.

What this skill does

Preserving State Across Reloads is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the code-quality sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/preserving-state-across-reloads/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the developer says "scroll jumped to top after a hot reload", "lost dialog state", "lazy column re-fetched", "tab selection reset", asks why HotSwan reload escalated to tier 2 or 3, plans a refactor and needs to know which scope it touches, or wants to know which state holders survive composition reset.

Who uses this skill

The Preserving State Across Reloads Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 93,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/preserving-state-across-reloads
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/preserving-state-across-reloads/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/preserving-state-across-reloads/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/preserving-state-across-reloads/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/preserving-state-across-reloads/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\preserving-state-across-reloads\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Preserving State Across Reloads Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/preserving-state-across-reloads/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Preserving State Across Reloads skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Preserving State Across Reloads skill?

Use Preserving State Across Reloads when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the code quality area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Preserving State Across Reloads" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Preserving State Across Reloads skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Preserving State Across Reloads is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/skydoves/compose-performance-skills/blob/HEAD/hot-reload/preserving-state-across-reloads/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: skydoves

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

skydoves. (2026). Preserving State Across Reloads [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/preserving-state-across-reloads/

BibTeX

@misc{preserving-state-across-reloads-2026,
  author    = {skydoves},
  title     = {Preserving State Across Reloads [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/preserving-state-across-reloads/}
}

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