# Ferrox Sketch

> You want to see what it could look like before building it. Throwaway HTML mockups

- Skill: `ferroxlabs/ferrox-sketch` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ferroxlabs/ferrox-sketch`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ferroxlabs/ferrox-sketch/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Web & Frontend
- Author: FerroxLabs (https://skillmd.com/u/ferroxlabs)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ferroxlabs/ferrox-sketch

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<objective>
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 Ferrox 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 prior new-project setup — auto-creates `.planning/sketches/` if needed.
</objective>

<execution_context>
@~/.claude/ferrox-core/workflows/sketch.md
@~/.claude/ferrox-core/workflows/sketch-wrap-up.md
@~/.claude/ferrox-core/references/ui-brand.md
@~/.claude/ferrox-core/references/sketch-theme-system.md
@~/.claude/ferrox-core/references/sketch-interactivity.md
@~/.claude/ferrox-core/references/sketch-tooling.md
@~/.claude/ferrox-core/references/sketch-variant-patterns.md
</execution_context>

<runtime_note>
**Copilot (VS Code):** Use `vscode_askquestions` wherever this workflow calls `AskUserQuestion`.
</runtime_note>

<context>
Design idea: $ARGUMENTS

**Available flags:**
- `--quick` — Skip mood/direction intake, jump straight to decomposition and building. Use when the design direction is already clear.
- `--wrap-up` — Package sketch design findings into a persistent project skill for future build conversations. Runs the sketch-wrap-up workflow.
</context>

<process>
Parse the first token of $ARGUMENTS:
- If it is `--wrap-up`: strip the flag, execute the sketch-wrap-up workflow end-to-end.
- Otherwise: execute the sketch workflow end-to-end.

Preserve all workflow gates (intake, decomposition, target stack research, variant evaluation, MANIFEST updates, commit patterns).
</process>