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gsd:sketch

Sketch UI/design ideas with throwaway HTML mockups, or propose what to sketch next (frontier mode)

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davepoon/buildwithclaude
Updated
2026-05-26
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davepoon--buildwithclaude--sketch
View on GitHubRaw SKILL.md

// install — copy + paste into any project

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/HEAD/plugins/gsd/skills/sketch/SKILL.md -o .claude/skills/sketch.md

Drops the SKILL.md into .claude/skills/sketch.md. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any agent that loads SKILL.md files from .claude/skills/.

Explore design directions through throwaway HTML mockups before committing to implementation. Each sketch produces 2-3 variants for comparison. Sketches live in `.planning/sketches/` and integrate with GSD commit patterns, state tracking, and handoff workflows. Loads spike findings to ground mockups in real data shapes and validated interaction patterns.

Two modes:

  • Idea mode (default) — describe a design idea to sketch
  • Frontier mode (no argument or "frontier") — analyzes existing sketch landscape and proposes consistency and frontier sketches

Does not require /gsd:new-project — auto-creates .planning/sketches/ if needed.

@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/sketch.md @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/ui-brand.md @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/sketch-theme-system.md @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/sketch-interactivity.md @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/sketch-tooling.md @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/sketch-variant-patterns.md **Copilot (VS Code):** Use `vscode_askquestions` wherever this workflow calls `AskUserQuestion`. Design idea: $ARGUMENTS

Available flags:

  • --quick — Skip mood/direction intake, jump straight to decomposition and building. Use when the design direction is already clear.
Execute the sketch workflow from @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/sketch.md end-to-end. Preserve all workflow gates (intake, decomposition, target stack research, variant evaluation, MANIFEST updates, commit patterns).