Tutorial shows how to build native Gutenberg blocks with React and AI agents

A developer tutorial published on DEV Community walks through creating a native WordPress Gutenberg block using pure React, without relying on the ACF plugin. The guide covers the full process from project setup with Node.js and @wordpress/scripts to building a functional testimonial block with edit and save components. Block attributes such as author, role, and testimonial text are managed directly by Gutenberg and serialized into post content, eliminating the need for a render.php file. The tutorial's second part introduces the use of AI agents equipped with reusable knowledge files, called skills, to help development teams enforce project-specific coding standards. This approach aims to reduce rework by training the agent on existing block patterns before generating new ones.