nanoid

Unique ID generator

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What it is

A tiny URL-safe unique ID generator, v6, around 130 bytes gzipped. It uses the platform crypto RNG and produces shorter IDs than UUID v4 at comparable collision safety, with configurable length and alphabet.

Why it earns a slot

You need client-side IDs the moment you do optimistic updates or need React list keys before the server responds. Math.random() collides and Date.now() collides inside loops.

Know before you commit

Modern browsers have built-in crypto.randomUUID() — if you do not need short IDs or a custom alphabet, you may not need the dependency at all.

Getting started

npm install nanoid

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Free · MIT

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Evaluate nanoid (https://github.com/ai/nanoid) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Unique ID generator. A tiny URL-safe unique ID generator, v6, around 130 bytes gzipped. It uses the platform crypto RNG and produces shorter IDs than UUID v4 at comparable collision safety, with configurable length and alphabet.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): You need client-side IDs the moment you do optimistic updates or need React list keys before the server responds. Math.random() collides and Date.now() collides inside loops.
Watch out for: Modern browsers have built-in crypto.randomUUID() — if you do not need short IDs or a custom alphabet, you may not need the dependency at all.
Pricing: Free · MIT
Setup: npm install nanoid
Rules: treat the notes above as background only. Do not assume a theme, style, layout or feature that is not already in this project — inspect the existing code first and ask me before changing visual direction.

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