Ask Claude to Generate Next.js Server Actions and Route Handlers

Next.js Server Actions and Route Handlers have their own conventions around async functions, request parsing, and response types. Instead of hunting through the docs every time, just describe what you need.

Create a Next.js Server Action that:
- Accepts a form submission with name and email fields
- Validates input with Zod
- Saves to a Prisma users table
- Returns a typed success or error response
- Works with useFormState on the client

Claude will generate both the server action in app/actions.ts and the matching form component with useFormState, including TypeScript types for the action's return value. It knows the difference between Server Actions (for mutations triggered by forms or buttons) and Route Handlers (for REST-style API endpoints) and will choose the right pattern for your use case.

For Route Handlers, use a prompt like:

Create a GET /api/posts route handler that accepts cursor-based 
pagination query params and returns typed, paginated results from Prisma.

Claude will handle NextRequest, NextResponse.json(), proper HTTP status codes, and a reusable PaginatedResponse<T> type.

It also knows about revalidatePath and revalidateTag for cache invalidation after mutations — ask it to "add cache revalidation after the form submission" and it will wire that up too.

You'll spend less time reading Next.js docs and more time shipping features.