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integration-astro-hybrid

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About integration-astro-hybrid

A skill for integrating PostHog analytics into Astro (Hybrid) applications. It provides a staged workflow and Astro-specific guidance for client and server tracking, user identification, and error tracking.

Key features

  1. 01Four-step integration workflow
  2. 02Astro-specific setup guidance
  3. 03Client and server event tracking
  4. 04Prerendering and SSR guidance
  5. 05User identification guidance
  6. 06Error tracking guidance

Use cases

  1. 01Adding PostHog to an Astro Hybrid app
  2. 02Tracking events in API routes
  3. 03Identifying users during login and signup

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/posthog/skills --skill integration-astro-hybrid

After installing, type/integration-astro-hybridin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Bundled files

References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.

references/
astro.md
basic-integration-1.0-begin.md
basic-integration-1.1-edit.md
basic-integration-1.2-revise.md
basic-integration-1.3-conclude.md
EXAMPLE.md
identify-users.md

Details

From the project README

PostHog integration for Astro (Hybrid)

This skill helps you add PostHog analytics to Astro (Hybrid) applications.

Workflow

Follow these steps in order to complete the integration:

  1. basic-integration-1.0-begin.md - PostHog Setup - Begin ← Start here
  2. basic-integration-1.1-edit.md - PostHog Setup - Edit
  3. basic-integration-1.2-revise.md - PostHog Setup - Revise
  4. basic-integration-1.3-conclude.md - PostHog Setup - Conclusion

Reference files

  • references/EXAMPLE.md - Astro (Hybrid) example project code
  • references/astro.md - Astro - docs
  • references/identify-users.md - Identify users - docs
  • references/basic-integration-1.0-begin.md - PostHog setup - begin
  • references/basic-integration-1.1-edit.md - PostHog setup - edit
  • references/basic-integration-1.2-revise.md - PostHog setup - revise
  • references/basic-integration-1.3-conclude.md - PostHog setup - conclusion

The example project shows the target implementation pattern. Consult the documentation for API details.

Key principles

  • Environment variables: Always use environment variables for PostHog keys. Never hardcode them.
  • Minimal changes: Add PostHog code alongside existing integrations. Don't replace or restructure existing code.
  • Match the example: Your implementation should follow the example project's patterns as closely as possible.

Framework guidelines

  • Always use the is:inline directive on PostHog script tags to prevent Astro from processing them and causing TypeScript errors
  • Use PUBLIC_ prefix for client-side environment variables in Astro (e.g., PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PROJECT_TOKEN)
  • Create a posthog.astro component in src/components/ for reusable initialization across pages
  • Import the PostHog component in a Layout and wrap all pages with that layout
  • Use posthog-node in API routes under src/pages/api/ for server-side event tracking
  • Store the posthog-node client instance in a singleton pattern (src/lib/posthog-server.ts) to avoid creating multiple clients
  • In Astro 5, use output static (the default) with an adapter - pages are prerendered by default
  • Use export const prerender = false to opt specific pages into SSR when they need server-side rendering
  • Only pages that need server-side PostHog tracking (like API-backed forms) should opt out of prerendering

Identifying users

Identify users during login and signup events. Refer to the example code and documentation for the correct identify pattern for this framework. If both frontend and backend code exist, pass the client-side session and distinct ID using X-POSTHOG-DISTINCT-ID and X-POSTHOG-SESSION-ID headers to maintain correlation.

Error tracking

Add PostHog error tracking to relevant files, particularly around critical user flows and API boundaries.

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