Skill
material-ui-tailwind
integrate Material UI with Tailwind CSS
Published by MUI (Material UI) Updated Jul 14
Covers CSS Tailwind CSS UI Components Frontend
Description
Integrates Material UI with Tailwind CSS v4 using cascade layers (enableCssLayer, @layer order) and documents Tailwind v3 interoperability (preflight, important, injectFirst, portals). Use when combining MUI with Tailwind utilities, slotProps className, or theme token bridges.
SKILL.md
Material UI and Tailwind CSS
Agent skill for MUI + Tailwind. SKILL.md is the entry; AGENTS.md is the full guide.
When to apply
- Tailwind utilities not overriding MUI (specificity / layer order)
- Setting up v4 with Next.js App or Pages Router, or Vite
className/slotProps.*.classNameon MUI components- Mapping
--mui-*variables into Tailwind@theme - Legacy v3 setups or migrations
Sections in AGENTS.md
| Area | Topics |
|---|---|
| v4 | @layer order, mui before utilities |
| Next.js | enableCssLayer, Pages GlobalStyles + shared cache |
| SPA | StyledEngineProvider + enableCssLayer |
| Usage | Root vs slot className |
@theme | Full snippet on docs site; needs cssVariables |
| IntelliSense | VS Code classRegex |
| v3 | preflight, important, injectFirst, portals |
Full guide
Read AGENTS.md. Copy-paste snippets: reference.md.