Claude Code Design AI

Claude Code Design AI

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Overview

Claude Design is a TypeScript-based UI/UX framework that leverages Claude AI to transform visual designs into production-ready React components. It specializes in screenshot-to-code conversion, Figma component generation, Tailwind CSS styling, and design system creation. The framework integrates with shadcn/ui and provides tools for prototyping, dark mode, responsive layouts, and vector asset management.

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/mikesheehan54/Claude-Code-Design-AI.git
cd Claude-Code-Design-AI

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env

Configuration

Create a .env file in the project root:

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
VITE_API_BASE_URL=https://api.anthropic.com
VITE_MODEL=claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022

For TypeScript configuration, ensure your tsconfig.json includes:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "ES2020",
    "useDefineForClassFields": true,
    "lib": ["ES2020", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
    "module": "ESNext",
    "skipLibCheck": true,
    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
    "resolveJsonModule": true,
    "isolatedModules": true,
    "noEmit": true,
    "jsx": "react-jsx",
    "strict": true,
    "noUnusedLocals": true,
    "noUnusedParameters": true,
    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
  },
  "include": ["src"],
  "references": [{ "path": "./tsconfig.node.json" }]
}

Core Features

Screenshot to React Component

Convert design screenshots into React components with Tailwind CSS:

import { DesignConverter } from '@/lib/design-converter';
import { ImageAnalyzer } from '@/lib/image-analyzer';

async function convertScreenshotToComponent(imageUrl: string) {
  const analyzer = new ImageAnalyzer(process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY!);
  
  // Analyze the screenshot
  const designAnalysis = await analyzer.analyzeDesign(imageUrl);
  
  // Generate React component
  const converter = new DesignConverter();
  const component = await converter.toReactComponent(designAnalysis, {
    framework: 'react',
    styling: 'tailwind',
    typescript: true,
    componentName: 'GeneratedComponent'
  });
  
  return component;
}

// Usage
const reactCode = await convertScreenshotToComponent('/path/to/screenshot.png');
console.log(reactCode);

Design System Generator

Create comprehensive design systems from visual inputs:

import { DesignSystemBuilder } from '@/lib/design-system';
import Anthropic from '@anthropic-ai/sdk';

const client = new Anthropic({
  apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY!
});

async function generateDesignSystem(brandColors: string[], typography: any) {
  const builder = new DesignSystemBuilder(client);
  
  const designSystem = await builder.create({
    colors: {
      primary: brandColors[0],
      secondary: brandColors[1],
      accent: brandColors[2]
    },
    typography: {
      fontFamily: typography.primary,
      scale: 'modular'
    },
    spacing: 'tailwind',
    components: ['button', 'input', 'card', 'modal']
  });
  
  // Export to Tailwind config
  const tailwindConfig = builder.exportToTailwind(designSystem);
  
  return { designSystem, tailwindConfig };
}

Tailwind CSS Generator

Generate utility-first CSS from design tokens:

import { TailwindGenerator } from '@/lib/tailwind-generator';

const generator = new TailwindGenerator();

// Generate Tailwind classes from design tokens
const styles = generator.fromTokens({
  backgroundColor: '#1a202c',
  textColor: '#ffffff',
  padding: { top: 16, right: 24, bottom: 16, left: 24 },
  borderRadius: 8,
  boxShadow: 'md'
});

console.log(styles);
// Output: "bg-gray-900 text-white px-6 py-4 rounded-lg shadow-md"

// Generate complete component styles
const buttonStyles = generator.generateComponent('button', {
  variant: 'primary',
  size: 'lg',
  withIcon: true
});

Figma to React Conversion

Import Figma components and convert to React:

import { FigmaImporter } from '@/lib/figma-importer';

async function importFromFigma(fileKey: string, nodeId: string) {
  const importer = new FigmaImporter({
    accessToken: process.env.FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKEN!,
    claudeApiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY!
  });
  
  // Fetch Figma component
  const figmaNode = await importer.fetchNode(fileKey, nodeId);
  
  // Convert to React with shadcn/ui
  const component = await importer.toReact(figmaNode, {
    useShadcn: true,
    includeVariants: true,
    exportFormat: 'tsx'
  });
  
  return component;
}

Responsive Layout Generation

Create responsive layouts with AI assistance:

import { LayoutGenerator } from '@/lib/layout-generator';

async function createResponsiveLayout(layoutType: string) {
  const generator = new LayoutGenerator(process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY!);
  
  const layout = await generator.generate({
    type: layoutType, // 'dashboard', 'landing', 'blog', etc.
    breakpoints: ['mobile', 'tablet', 'desktop'],
    gridSystem: 'tailwind',
    sections: ['header', 'main', 'sidebar', 'footer']
  });
  
  return layout.code;
}

// Usage
const dashboardLayout = await createResponsiveLayout('dashboard');

Dark Mode Implementation

Toggle and generate dark mode variants:

import { DarkModeGenerator } from '@/lib/dark-mode';

const darkMode = new DarkModeGenerator();

// Generate dark mode variant
const component = `
<div className="bg-white text-gray-900 p-4">
  <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">Title</h1>
  <p className="text-gray-600">Description</p>
</div>
`;

const withDarkMode = darkMode.addDarkMode(component);
console.log(withDarkMode);
// Adds dark: variants to all color classes

// Setup dark mode toggle hook
import { useDarkMode } from '@/hooks/use-dark-mode';

function App() {
  const { theme, toggleTheme } = useDarkMode();
  
  return (
    <div className={theme === 'dark' ? 'dark' : ''}>
      <button Theme</button>
    </div>
  );
}

SVG Icon Creator

Generate custom SVG icons with AI:

import { IconGenerator } from '@/lib/icon-generator';

async function createCustomIcon(description: string) {
  const generator = new IconGenerator(process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY!);
  
  const icon = await generator.create({
    description,
    size: 24,
    strokeWidth: 2,
    style: 'outline', // or 'solid', 'duotone'
    format: 'react-component'
  });
  
  return icon;
}

// Usage
const uploadIcon = await createCustomIcon('upload arrow pointing upward with cloud');

// Export as React component
const IconComponent = ({ className }: { className?: string }) => (
  <svg className={className} width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
    {/* Generated SVG paths */}
  </svg>
);

Streaming UI Components

Handle Claude's streaming responses in UI:

import { useClaudeStream } from '@/hooks/use-claude-stream';
import { StreamingText } from '@/components/streaming-text';

function ChatInterface() {
  const { stream, isStreaming, response } = useClaudeStream({
    model: 'claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022',
    apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY!
  });
  
  const handleGenerate = async (prompt: string) => {
    await stream({
      messages: [
        { role: 'user', content: prompt }
      ],
      max_tokens: 4096
    });
  };
  
  return (
    <div className="chat-container">
      <StreamingText 
        content={response}
        isStreaming={isStreaming}
        className="prose dark:prose-invert"
      />
    </div>
  );
}

shadcn/ui Integration

Export components using shadcn/ui conventions:

import { ShadcnExporter } from '@/lib/shadcn-exporter';

const exporter = new ShadcnExporter();

// Convert to shadcn/ui component
const shadcnComponent = exporter.toShadcn({
  name: 'CustomButton',
  baseComponent: 'button',
  variants: {
    variant: {
      default: 'bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90',
      destructive: 'bg-destructive text-destructive-foreground hover:bg-destructive/90',
      outline: 'border border-input bg-background hover:bg-accent'
    },
    size: {
      default: 'h-10 px-4 py-2',
      sm: 'h-9 rounded-md px-3',
      lg: 'h-11 rounded-md px-8'
    }
  }
});

// Export to file
await exporter.writeToFile(shadcnComponent, './components/ui/custom-button.tsx');

Common Patterns

Complete Design-to-Code Workflow

import { ClaudeDesignWorkflow } from '@/lib/workflow';

async function completeWorkflow(designInput: string) {
  const workflow = new ClaudeDesignWorkflow({
    anthropicApiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY!,
    figmaToken: process.env.FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKEN
  });
  
  // 1. Analyze design
  const analysis = await workflow.analyzeDesign(designInput);
  
  // 2. Extract design tokens
  const tokens = await workflow.extractTokens(analysis);
  
  // 3. Generate components
  const components = await workflow.generateComponents(tokens, {
    framework: 'react',
    styling: 'tailwind',
    includeTests: true
  });
  
  // 4. Create design system
  const designSystem = await workflow.createDesignSystem(tokens);
  
  // 5. Export everything
  await workflow.export('./output', {
    components,
    designSystem,
    format: 'typescript'
  });
  
  return { components, designSystem };
}

Building Reusable Component Library

import { ComponentLibraryBuilder } from '@/lib/library-builder';

const builder = new ComponentLibraryBuilder({
  name: 'my-design-system',
  prefix: 'mds',
  baseTheme: 'light'
});

// Add components
builder.addComponent('Button', buttonConfig);
builder.addComponent('Input', inputConfig);
builder.addComponent('Card', cardConfig);

// Generate package
await builder.build({
  outputDir: './lib',
  includeStorybook: true,
  includeDocs: true
});

Troubleshooting

API Rate Limits

import { RateLimiter } from '@/lib/rate-limiter';

const limiter = new RateLimiter({
  maxRequests: 50,
  windowMs: 60000 // 1 minute
});

async function makeClaudeRequest(prompt: string) {
  await limiter.wait();
  
  try {
    // Make your API call
    return await client.messages.create({
      model: 'claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022',
      messages: [{ role: 'user', content: prompt }],
      max_tokens: 1024
    });
  } catch (error) {
    if (error.status === 429) {
      console.log('Rate limited, retrying...');
      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
      return makeClaudeRequest(prompt);
    }
    throw error;
  }
}

Image Processing Issues

// Ensure images are properly encoded for Claude
import { ImageProcessor } from '@/lib/image-processor';

const processor = new ImageProcessor();

async function processImage(imagePath: string) {
  // Optimize image size
  const optimized = await processor.optimize(imagePath, {
    maxWidth: 1568,
    maxHeight: 1568,
    quality: 85
  });
  
  // Convert to base64
  const base64 = await processor.toBase64(optimized);
  
  return {
    type: 'image',
    source: {
      type: 'base64',
      media_type: 'image/png',
      data: base64
    }
  };
}

Component Generation Errors

// Add validation and error handling
import { ComponentValidator } from '@/lib/validator';

const validator = new ComponentValidator();

async function generateAndValidate(design: any) {
  const component = await generateComponent(design);
  
  const validation = validator.validate(component, {
    checkSyntax: true,
    checkAccessibility: true,
    checkResponsiveness: true
  });
  
  if (!validation.isValid) {
    console.error('Validation errors:', validation.errors);
    // Auto-fix common issues
    return validator.autoFix(component, validation.errors);
  }
  
  return component;
}

CLI Commands

# Start development server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Run type checking
npm run type-check

# Generate component from design file
npx claude-design convert ./design.png --output ./components

# Create design system
npx claude-design system --colors primary:#3b82f6 secondary:#8b5cf6

# Export to shadcn
npx claude-design export --format shadcn --output ./components/ui

Best Practices

1. Always validate generated code before using in production
2. Cache Claude responses to avoid redundant API calls
3. Use environment variables for all API keys and secrets
4. Test components across different screen sizes
5. Optimize images before sending to Claude API (< 5MB recommended)
6. Version control your design tokens and component configurations
7. Use TypeScript for type safety in generated components