`react-doctor/tanstack-start-missing-scripts`

Root route missing Scripts

Category: Bugs
Severity: warn
Source: oxlint-plugin-react-doctor
Framework: tanstack-start
Enabled when: tanstack-start
Tags: test-noise
Default: Enabled

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Confirm the reported code matches react-doctor/tanstack-start-missing-scripts. Compare it with the Before example and verify the same API, framework, and execution context. Treat it as a false positive only when one of those conditions differs.

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The corrected pattern shows a focused way to address the diagnostic.

Reported pattern

import {
  createRootRoute,
  Outlet,
} from "@tanstack/react-router";

export const Route = createRootRoute({
  component: () => (
    <html lang="en">
      <body>
        <Outlet />
      </body>
    </html>
  ),
});

Corrected pattern

import {
  createRootRoute,
  Outlet,
  Scripts,
} from "@tanstack/react-router";

export const Route = createRootRoute({
  component: () => (
    <html lang="en">
      <body>
        <Outlet />
        <Scripts />
      </body>
    </html>
  ),
});

How to fix

Use the corrected pattern as a reference. Preserve behavior that the rule does not require you to change.

Copyable fix prompt

Copy this self-contained prompt into your coding agent after you confirm the diagnostic.

Fix every confirmed react-doctor/tanstack-start-missing-scripts diagnostic in the current repository. Required change: - Render <Scripts /> near the end of <body> in your __root route so TanStack Start can load client-side JavaScript.

Reference transformation:Before:

import {
  createRootRoute,
  Outlet,
} from "@tanstack/react-router";

export const Route = createRootRoute({
  component: () => (
    <html lang="en">
      <body>
        <Outlet />
      </body>
    </html>
  ),
});

After:

import {
  createRootRoute,
  Outlet,
  Scripts,
} from "@tanstack/react-router";

export const Route = createRootRoute({
  component: () => (
    <html lang="en">
      <body>
        <Outlet />
        <Scripts />
      </body>
    </html>
  ),
});

Constraints: - Confirm the reported code matches the Before pattern. - Make the smallest change that fixes the root cause. - Preserve behavior and interfaces unrelated to this diagnostic. - Reuse existing project components, utilities, and conventions. - Do not introduce render-phase side effects, render-phase state updates, or Hooks rule violations. - Adapt identifiers and framework details instead of copying blindly. - Do not disable the rule or suppress matching code. - Confirm this rule is enabled for the project: tanstack-start. Verification: - Run focused tests for the changed behavior. - Run React Doctor and confirm this diagnostic no longer appears. - Report the files changed and any checks you could not run.

More Bugs rules from the rules reference:

react-doctor/tanstack-start-no-anchor-element: `import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'` — enables type-safe routes, preloading via `preload="intent"`, and client-side navigation
react-doctor/tanstack-start-no-direct-fetch-in-loader: Use `createServerFn()` from @tanstack/react-start — provides type-safe RPC, input validation, and proper server/client code splitting
react-doctor/tanstack-start-no-dynamic-server-fn-import: Use `import { myFn } from '~/utils/my.functions'` — the bundler replaces server code with RPC stubs only for static imports
react-doctor/tanstack-start-no-navigate-in-render: Use `throw redirect({ to: '/path' })` in `beforeLoad` or `loader` instead — navigate() during render causes hydration issues
react-doctor/tanstack-start-no-use-server-in-handler: TanStack Start handles server boundaries automatically via the Vite plugin — "use server" inside createServerFn causes compilation errors

react-doctor/tanstack-start-missing-scripts