---
package: "@tanstack/react-query"
version: "^5.59.0"
tier: core
decision: approved
date: 2026-05-14
deciders: [Danijel Martinek]
adr: null
filter-results:
  license: MIT
  types: native
  maintenance: active
  boundary-fit: pass
  shadow-check: pass
  eu-residency: n/a
  cve-scan: clean
  named-consumer: pass
verification-commands:
  - npm view @tanstack/react-query license
  - npm view @tanstack/react-query version
  - pnpm audit --audit-level=moderate
accepted-cves: []
---

## Filter: license

<!-- Result: MIT -->

`npm view @tanstack/react-query license` returns `MIT`. MIT is on the allowlist.

## Filter: types

<!-- Result: native -->

`@tanstack/react-query` is authored in TypeScript and ships its own `.d.ts` declaration files. No separate `@types/` package is needed.

## Filter: maintenance

<!-- Result: active -->

Actively maintained by the TanStack team. The 5.x line is the current stable major. Regular releases; strong community adoption alongside tRPC.

## Filter: boundary-fit

<!-- Result: pass -->

`@tanstack/react-query` is listed as a runtime dependency of `@repo/core-testing` to provide the `QueryClient` and `QueryClientProvider` needed when rendering components that use TanStack Query hooks in tests. The production apps consume it through their framework layer. No boundary rule restricts React Query to a specific tier.

## Filter: shadow-check

<!-- Result: pass -->

`@tanstack/react-query` is the sole server-state management library in the workspace. No competing library (SWR, Apollo Client, RTK Query, etc.) is present for the same purpose.

## Filter: eu-residency

<!-- Result: n/a -->

`@tanstack/react-query` is a pure client-side state management library with no network communication to vendor-controlled endpoints. EU residency does not apply.

## Filter: cve-scan

<!-- Result: clean -->

`pnpm audit --audit-level=moderate` reports no advisories against `@tanstack/react-query` at the time of this trace.

## Filter: named-consumer

<!-- Result: pass -->

`@repo/core-testing` uses `@tanstack/react-query` to set up `QueryClient` wrappers for component tests. The Next.js app uses TanStack Query for client-side data fetching with tRPC. Named, non-hypothetical consumers exist today.

## Prompt: replaces

`@tanstack/react-query` replaces manual `useEffect` + `useState` patterns for server-state caching, deduplication, and background refetching. It is the standard companion to tRPC's React adapter.

## Prompt: migration-cost-out

Hard. TanStack Query's `useQuery` / `useMutation` hooks are used in feature UI components across the Next.js app. The cache key structure (`trpc.*` query keys) is tightly coupled to tRPC's query key format. Migrating out requires replacing all data-fetching hooks and the cache invalidation strategy.

## Prompt: alternatives-considered

1. **SWR** — Similar feature set but less integration with tRPC's query key format; TanStack Query's devtools and cache invalidation API are more expressive.
2. **Apollo Client** — GraphQL-centric; incompatible with tRPC's RPC model.
