name: nitro description: Nitro is the framework-agnostic server toolkit (powering Nuxt) for building and deploying web servers anywhere. Use when working with nitro.config, server routes/event handlers, route rules, caching, storage, tasks, websockets, or deploying to Node/Bun/Deno/Cloudflare/Vercel. metadata: author: Anthony Fu version: "2026.9.25" source: Generated from https://github.com/nitrojs/nitro, scripts located at https://github.com/antfu/skills

The skill is based on Nitro v3 (beta, 3.0.260903), generated at 2026-09-25.

Nitro is a framework-agnostic, deployment-agnostic server toolkit powered by H3 v2, unstorage, and Vite/Rolldown/Rollup. It powers Nuxt and works standalone. From one codebase it builds optimized output for Node.js, Bun, Deno, Cloudflare, Vercel, Netlify, and more.

Key capabilities:

Filesystem routing with H3 v2 event handlers, dynamic params, and method suffixes.
Route rules for declarative caching, headers, redirects, proxying, and CORS.
Caching layer (cached handlers/functions, SWR) on top of the unstorage KV layer.
Runtime config overridable via NITRO_* env vars.
Tasks (on-demand + scheduled/cron), /SSE, a SQL layer, and auto-docs.

Topic	Description	Reference
Routing	File-based routes, `defineHandler`, params, middleware, route rules, errors	core-routing
Configuration	`nitro.config.ts`, `defineConfig`, key options, runtime config	core-configuration
Storage	unstorage KV, mount points, drivers, dynamic mounts	core-storage
Cache	`defineCachedHandler`, `defineCachedFunction`, SWR, invalidation	core-cache
Assets	Public assets, compression, server assets via storage	core-assets
Rendering	Renderer (HTML/SSR), server entry, framework integration	core-rendering

Topic	Description	Reference
Plugins & Hooks	`definePlugin`, runtime lifecycle hooks, error capture	features-plugins
Tasks	On-demand & scheduled (cron) tasks, `runTask`	features-tasks
WebSocket & SSE	`defineWebSocketHandler`, pub/sub, namespaces, event streams	features-websocket
Database	Built-in SQL layer via db0, `useDatabase`, connectors	features-database
OpenAPI	Auto spec from `defineRouteMeta`, Scalar/Swagger UIs	features-openapi

Topic	Description	Reference
Deployment Presets	Runtimes & providers, compatibility dates, platform integration	deploy-presets
v2 → v3 Migration	Package rename, `nitro/*` imports, H3 v2 API, preset changes	advanced-migration

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