pencil-design-workflow
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Use when working in Pencil (pen.dev, formerly pencil.dev), the Git-native, IDE-embedded design tool where .pen files live in the repo and Claude Code reads/writes the canvas via MCP. Covers installation (VS Code/Cursor extension, desktop app) and the separate Claude Code auth dependency; the MCP tool surface (get_app_state, execute, get_guidelines, get_screenshot, export_nodes, export_html, browser); variables and theme columns for light/dark; components, slots, and Design Libraries (.lib.pen); agent-driven and multi-agent workflows including the "use the pencil mcp server" terminal-prompt requirement; Figma-to-Pencil paste; layer naming; the no-empty-frame gate; Git workflow for .pen diffs; the pen CLI; and limitations (early access, hex-only sRGB, auto-save gaps). A mechanics skill, not design-quality — pair with the installed better-* skills for design judgment; this one covers operating Pencil itself. Trigger on Pencil, pen.dev, .pen files, or "use the pencil mcp server.
- Pipes a download into a shell
- Installs packages
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- _archive/CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
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