Makepad Question Router

Version: 2.0.0 | Last Updated: 2026-01-21

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLAUDE

When this skill is triggered, you MUST load the appropriate sub-skill(s) based on the question:

Routing Table

Context Bundle Loading

For complex tasks, load multiple skills:

Skill Dependencies

When loading a skill, also load its dependencies:

Example Workflow

User: "How do I create a custom button with hover animation?"

Analysis:
1. Keywords: custom, button, hover, animation
2. Context: Widget creation
3. Load: makepad-widgets, makepad-animation, makepad-shaders, makepad-event-action

Answer using patterns from all loaded skills.

Default Project Settings

When creating Makepad projects:

[package]
edition = "2024"

[dependencies]
makepad-widgets = { git = "https://github.com/makepad/makepad", branch = "dev" }

[features]
default = []
nightly = ["makepad-widgets/nightly"]

Key Patterns Quick Reference

Widget Definition

#[derive(Live, LiveHook, Widget)]
pub struct MyWidget {
    #[deref] view: View,
    #[live] property: f64,
    #[rust] state: State,
    #[animator] animator: Animator,
}

Async Pattern (Robius)

// UI -> Async
submit_async_request(MyRequest { ... });

// Async -> UI
Cx::post_action(MyAction { ... });
SignalToUI::set_ui_signal();