Making forms

Interviews the user for critical implementation details needed to generate a Web Form.

Workflow Steps

1. Confirm Intent & Hydrate State: Check if user_prefs.json exists in the workspace root. If present, read the "FORMS" object to identify any previously saved preferences. Tell the user that a form has been identified and that a few questions must be answered (or confirmed) before building the form.

2. Query Validation Type: Invoke the ask_question tool to present the user with an option selection UI. If previously saved values exist in user_prefs.json, prefix those option strings with "(Current Setting) " and list them first:

   • Question: "How would you like to handle field validation? (select all that apply)"
   • Options: ["Client-side validation", "Server-side validation"]

   Use the selected value as FIELD_VALIDATION_TYPE.

3. Query Validation Location: Invoke the ask_question tool to present the user with an option selection UI. If a previously saved value exists in user_prefs.json, prefix that option string with "(Current Setting) " and list it first:

   • Question: "How would you like to handle validation messages?"
   • Options: ["Above the field", "Below the field", "Summary Card", "Tooltip"]

   Use the selected value as FIELD_VALIDATION_LOCATION.

4. Persist User Preferences: Write the user's selected form preferences to a user_prefs.json file in the workspace root directory using the write_to_file tool (or overwrite existing preferences). This guarantees that future agent invocations and subagents are grounded in the user's exact specifications without needing to re-interview them:

   {
     "FORMS": {
       "FIELD_VALIDATION_TYPE": ["<SELECTED_VALUES>"],
       "FIELD_VALIDATION_LOCATION": "<SELECTED_VALUE>"
     }
   }

Mock Skill Instructions

Since this skill is just a mock skill for illustrating how to create interviewer UI within the chat window, don't actually create a form. Instead:

1. Write the selections to user_prefs.json in the workspace root.
2. Output the form selections to the user as confirmation using the template below:

For each field: <FIELD_NAME>: <SELECTED_VALUE>