Full-stack-skills tauri-app-sidecar-nodejs

Bundle and run a Node.js process as a sidecar alongside a Tauri v2 app with lifecycle management. Use when integrating a Node.js backend as a sidecar binary, managing sidecar start/stop lifecycle, or packaging Node.js executables per platform.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/partme-ai/full-stack-skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/partme-ai/full-stack-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/tauri-skills/tauri-app-sidecar-nodejs" ~/.claude/skills/partme-ai-full-stack-skills-tauri-app-sidecar-nodejs && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/tauri-skills/tauri-app-sidecar-nodejs/SKILL.md

When to use this skill

ALWAYS use this skill when the user mentions:

Running Node.js as a sidecar process in Tauri
Packaging Node.js binaries alongside the app
Managing sidecar lifecycle (start, stop, logging)

Trigger phrases include:

"sidecar", "node.js sidecar", "nodejs backend", "sidecar packaging", "bundled node"

How to use this skill

Compile Node.js to a standalone binary using tools like

pkg

nexe

npx pkg server.js -t node18-macos-x64,node18-win-x64,node18-linux-x64

Place sidecar binaries in

src-tauri/binaries/

with platform-specific naming:

src-tauri/binaries/node-server-x86_64-apple-darwin
src-tauri/binaries/node-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe
src-tauri/binaries/node-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

Configure the sidecar in

tauri.conf.json

{ "bundle": { "externalBin": ["binaries/node-server"] } }

Start the sidecar from Rust:

let sidecar = app.shell().sidecar("node-server").unwrap();
let (mut rx, child) = sidecar.spawn().unwrap();

Configure shell permissions for the sidecar in capabilities
Manage lifecycle: stop the sidecar gracefully on app exit using the child process handle

Outputs

Sidecar binary packaging per platform
Sidecar configuration in tauri.conf.json
Start/stop lifecycle management in Rust

References

https://v2.tauri.app/learn/sidecar-nodejs/

Keywords

tauri sidecar, node.js, nodejs backend, sidecar packaging, bundled binary