no useCallbacks or useMemos

AGENTS.md

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import { MazeRenderer } from './MazeRenderer';
 - **Explicit returns**: Always return objects from hooks
 - **Destructuring**: Use object destructuring for parameters and returns
 - **Arrow functions**: Prefer arrow functions for consistency
+- **No useCallback/useMemo**: React 19 optimization makes these hooks unnecessary
 
 ### Error Handling
 - **Early returns**: Guard clauses at function start
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ export function useGame(options: GameOptions, platformHook?: unknown): GameManag
 - Break existing patterns without reason
 - Write overly complex implementations
 - Add unnecessary features
+- Use `useCallback` or `useMemo` anywhere in the codebase
 
 ### Always DO
 - Follow existing code patterns exactly
@@ -183,4 +185,5 @@ export function useGame(options: GameOptions, platformHook?: unknown): GameManag
 - Maintain type safety
 - Keep implementations simple and focused
 - Update documentation proactively
-- Test builds after changes
+- Test builds after changes
+- Use plain functions instead of `useCallback`/`useMemo` (React 19 optimization)

UNIFIED_API.md

@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ The unified API is designed to accommodate:
 - ✅ **useGameStatus implementation** - Complete
 - ✅ **useKeyBindings implementation** - Complete
 - ✅ **useCursor implementation** - Complete
-- 🔄 **useBoard implementation** - In progress
+- ✅ **useBoard implementation** - Complete
-- 🔄 **useGame implementation** - In progress
+- ✅ **useGame implementation** - Complete
+- ✅ **React 19 optimization** - No useCallback/useMemo usage
 - ⏳ **Platform integration** - Pending
 - ⏳ **Advanced features** - Pending (scoring, animations, etc.)
 

src/useGame.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export function useGame(options: GameOptions, platformHook?: unknown): GameManag
   const { containerRef, renderBoard } = board;
   const gameStatusManager = useGameStatus();
 
-const { gameStatus, startGame, togglePause, quitGame, setGameStatus } = gameStatusManager;
+  const { gameStatus, startGame, togglePause, quitGame, setGameStatus } = gameStatusManager;
 
   const cursor = useCursor(board, gameStatus);
 

src/useGameStatus/useGameStatus.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 import type { GameStatus, BoardManager, Coord } from '../types';
 
 export function useGameStatus(board?: BoardManager, setHeroPos?: (pos: Coord) => void) {
   const [gameStatus, setGameStatus] = useState<GameStatus>('waiting');
 
-  const startGame = useCallback(() => {
+  function startGame() {
     if (board && setHeroPos) {
       const m = board.mazeRef.current;
       if (!m.length) return;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function useGameStatus(board?: BoardManager, setHeroPos?: (pos: Coord) =>
       }
     }
     setGameStatus('started');
-  }, [board, setHeroPos]);
+  }
 
   function togglePause(pause?: boolean) {
     if (typeof pause === 'boolean') {