Web Clone

Web Clone deprecated

Hard-deprecated. Do not invoke or route this skill. Use $visual-ralph directly for live-URL visual implementation and visual QA workflows.

Included:

• Layout structure (header, nav, content areas, sidebar, footer)
• Typography (font families, sizes, weights, line heights)
• Colors, spacing, borders, border-radius
• Core interactions: navigation links, buttons, form elements, dropdowns, modals, toggles
• Responsive hints from the extracted layout (flexbox/grid patterns)

Excluded:

• Backend API integration or data fetching
• Authentication flows or protected content
• Dynamic/personalized content (user-specific data)
• Multi-page crawling or route graph cloning
• Third-party widget functionality (maps, embeds, chat widgets)
• Image/asset replication (use placeholders for external images)

Legal notice: Only clone sites you own or have explicit permission to replicate. Respect copyright and trademarks.

Playwright MCP server must be available for browser automation.

2. If no browser tools are found, instruct the user:

   Playwright MCP is required. Configure it:
   codex mcp add playwright npx "@playwright/mcp@latest"
   

3. Required tools: browser_navigate, browser_snapshot, browser_take_screenshot, browser_evaluate, browser_wait_for. Optional: browser_click, browser_network_requests.

• After Pass 1 completes: Write extraction summary to .omx/state/{scope}/web-clone-extraction.json containing:
  • target_url, extracted_at timestamp
  • screenshot_path (path to target-full.png)
  • landmark_count (number of nav, main, footer, form elements)
  • interactive_count (number of detected interactive elements)
  • extraction_size_kb (approximate size of DOM extraction data)
• After each Pass 4 verification: Append the composite verdict to .omx/state/{scope}/web-clone-verdicts.json.
• When running within ralph: Also persist the visual portion of the composite verdict to .omx/state/{scope}/ralph-progress.json for ralph compatibility, mapping visual.score → top-level score and visual.verdict → top-level verdict.
• On completion or failure: Write final status with completed_at or failed_at timestamp.

• DOM tree: If the serialized JSON exceeds ~30KB, reduce depth parameter from 8 to 4 and re-extract. Focus on top-level structure.
• Accessibility snapshot: If it exceeds ~20KB, this is normal for complex pages. Summarize key landmarks rather than keeping the full tree.
• Interactive elements: Cap at 50 elements. If more exist, keep only visible ones (isVisible: true).
• Total extraction context: Aim for under 60KB combined. If exceeded, prioritize: screenshot > accessibility snapshot > interactive elements > DOM styles.
• Image tokens: Full-page screenshots are expensive. Take one baseline in Pass 1 and one comparison in Pass 4. Do not take screenshots between iterations unless debugging a specific region.

Pass 1 — Extract

Capture the target page's structure, styles, interactions, and visual baseline.

1. Navigate: browser_navigate to target_url.
2. Wait for render: browser_wait_for with appropriate condition (network idle or timeout of 5s) to ensure full render including lazy-loaded content.
3. Accessibility snapshot: browser_snapshot — captures the semantic tree (roles, names, values, interactive states). This is your primary structural reference.
4. Full-page screenshot: browser_take_screenshot with fullPage: true — save as reference baseline target-full.png.
5. DOM + computed styles: browser_evaluate with the following script. COPY THIS SCRIPT EXACTLY — do not modify it:

   (() => {
     const walk = (el, depth = 0) => {
       if (depth > 8 || !el.tagName) return null;
       const cs = window.getComputedStyle(el);
       return {
         tag: el.tagName.toLowerCase(),
         id: el.id || undefined,
         classes: [...el.classList].slice(0, 5),
         styles: {
           display: cs.display, position: cs.position,
           width: cs.width, height: cs.height,
           padding: cs.padding, margin: cs.margin,
           fontSize: cs.fontSize, fontFamily: cs.fontFamily,
           fontWeight: cs.fontWeight, lineHeight: cs.lineHeight,
           color: cs.color, backgroundColor: cs.backgroundColor,
           border: cs.border, borderRadius: cs.borderRadius,
           flexDirection: cs.flexDirection, justifyContent: cs.justifyContent,
           alignItems: cs.alignItems, gap: cs.gap,
           gridTemplateColumns: cs.gridTemplateColumns,
         },
         text: el.childNodes.length === 1 && el.childNodes[0].nodeType === 3
           ? el.textContent?.trim().slice(0, 100) : undefined,
         children: [...el.children].map(c => walk(c, depth + 1)).filter(Boolean),
       };
     };
     return walk(document.body);
   })()
   

6. Interactive elements: browser_evaluate to catalog all interactable elements. COPY THIS SCRIPT EXACTLY — do not modify it:

   (() => {
     const results = [];
     document.querySelectorAll(
       'button, a[href], input, select, textarea, [role="button"], ' +
       '[onclick], [aria-haspopup], [aria-expanded], details, dialog'
     ).forEach(el => {
       results.push({
         tag: el.tagName.toLowerCase(),
         type: el.type || el.getAttribute('role') || 'interactive',
         text: (el.textContent || '').trim().slice(0, 80),
         href: el.href || undefined,
         ariaLabel: el.getAttribute('aria-label') || undefined,
         isVisible: el.offsetParent !== null,
       });
     });
     return results;
   })()
   

7. Network patterns (optional): browser_network_requests — note XHR/fetch calls for reference. Do not attempt to replicate backends.

Keep all extraction results in working memory for Pass 2.

Pass 2 — Build Plan

Analyze extraction results and decompose into a component plan.

1. Identify page regions: From DOM tree + accessibility snapshot, identify major sections:

   • Navigation bar / header
   • Hero / banner section
   • Main content area(s)
   • Sidebar (if present)
   • Footer
   • Overlay elements (modals, drawers)

2. Map components: For each region, define:

   • Component name and responsibility
   • Key style properties (from computed styles)
   • Content summary (headings, text, images)
   • Child components if nested

3. Create interaction map: From interactive elements list:

   • Navigation links → anchor tags with href
   • Form elements → proper <form> with inputs, labels, validation
   • Buttons → click handlers (toggle, submit, navigate)
   • Dropdowns/modals → show/hide toggle with transitions
   • Accordions/tabs → state-based visibility

4. Extract design tokens: Identify recurring values:

   • Color palette (primary, secondary, background, text colors)
   • Font stack (families, size scale, weight scale)
   • Spacing scale (padding/margin patterns)
   • Border radius values

5. Define file structure:

   {output_dir}/
   ├── index.html          (or App.tsx / App.vue)
   ├── styles/
   │   ├── globals.css      (reset + tokens)
   │   └── components.css   (or scoped styles)
   ├── scripts/
   │   └── interactions.js  (toggle, modal, dropdown logic)
   └── assets/              (placeholder images)
   

   Adapt to tech_stack if specified (React components, Vue SFCs, etc.).

Pass 3 — Generate Clone

Implement the clone from the plan. Work component-by-component.

1. Scaffold: Create the directory structure and base files.
2. Design tokens first: Implement CSS custom properties or Tailwind config from extracted tokens.
3. Layout shell: Build the page-level layout matching the original's flexbox/grid structure.
4. Components: Implement each region top-down:
   • Match DOM structure from extraction (semantic tags, landmark roles)
   • Apply computed styles — prioritize layout properties, then typography, then decorative
   • Use actual extracted text content; use placeholder <img> for external images
5. Interactions: Wire up detected behaviors:
   • Navigation: working <a> tags (to # anchors or stubs for v1)
   • Forms: proper structure with <label>, input types, placeholder text
   • Toggles: JavaScript for dropdowns, modals, accordions
   • Hover/focus states: CSS transitions matching original behavior
6. Responsive: If the original uses responsive breakpoints (detectable from media queries in computed styles or from viewport behavior), add basic responsive rules.

Pass 4 — Verify

Compare the clone against the original across three dimensions.

1. Serve the clone: Start a local server for the generated project:

   npx serve {output_dir} -l 3456 --no-clipboard
   

   If npx serve is unavailable, fall back to: python3 -m http.server 3456 -d {output_dir}. The clone will be accessible at http://localhost:3456.

2. Visual verification:

   • Navigate to the clone with Playwright: browser_navigate to clone URL.
   • Take full-page screenshot of clone.
   • Run $visual-verdict with: reference_images=["target-full.png"], generated_screenshot="clone-full.png", category_hint="web-clone".
   • The visual portion of the verdict feeds directly into the composite verdict below.
   • Visual pass threshold: score >= 85.

3. Structural verification: Compare landmark counts:

   • Count <nav>, <main>, <footer>, <form>, <button>, <a> in both original and clone.
   • Structure passes when all major landmarks exist (missing landmarks = fail).

4. Functional spot-check: Test 2–3 detected interactions via Playwright:

   • Click a navigation link → verify URL change or scroll behavior
   • Toggle a dropdown/modal → verify visibility change
   • Interact with a form field → verify it accepts input
   • Use browser_click and browser_snapshot to verify state changes.

5. Emit composite verdict:

{
  "visual": {
    "score": 82,
    "verdict": "revise",
    "category_match": true,
    "differences": ["Header spacing tighter than original"],
    "suggestions": ["Increase nav gap to 24px"]
  },
  "functional": {
    "tested": 3,
    "passed": 2,
    "failures": ["Dropdown does not open on click"]
  },
  "structure": {
    "landmark_match": true,
    "missing": [],
    "extra": []
  },
  "overall_verdict": "revise",
  "priority_fixes": [
    "Fix dropdown toggle interaction",
    "Increase header nav spacing"
  ]
}

Pass 5 — Iterate

Fix highest-impact issues and re-verify.

1. Prioritize fixes by impact: layout > interactions > spacing > typography > colors.
2. Apply targeted edits: Fix only the issues listed in priority_fixes. Do not refactor working code.
3. Re-verify: Repeat Pass 4.
4. Loop: Continue until overall_verdict is pass OR max 5 iterations reached.
5. Final report: Summarize what was successfully cloned, any remaining differences, and elements that could not be replicated.

{
  "visual": {
    "score": 0,
    "verdict": "revise",
    "category_match": false,
    "differences": ["..."],
    "suggestions": ["..."],
    "reasoning": "short explanation"
  },
  "functional": {
    "tested": 0,
    "passed": 0,
    "failures": ["..."]
  },
  "structure": {
    "landmark_match": false,
    "missing": ["..."],
    "extra": ["..."]
  },
  "overall_verdict": "revise",
  "priority_fixes": ["..."]
}

Rules:

• visual follows the VisualVerdict shape from $visual-verdict
• functional.tested/passed are counts; failures list specific interaction failures
• structure.landmark_match is true when all major HTML landmarks (nav, main, footer, forms) are present
• overall_verdict: pass when visual.score >= 85 AND functional.failures is empty AND structure.landmark_match is true
• priority_fixes: ordered by impact, drives the next iteration

Pass 1: Navigate to HN. Extract: table-based layout, orange (#ff6600) nav bar, story list with links + points + comments, footer. Screenshot saved.

Pass 2: Regions: nav bar (logo + links), story table (30 rows × title + meta), footer. Tokens: orange #ff6600, gray #828282, Verdana font, 10pt base. Interaction map: story links (external), comment links, "more" pagination.

Pass 3: Generate index.html with HN-style table layout, CSS matching extracted colors/fonts, working <a> tags for stories.

Pass 4: Visual score=78 (font size off, spacing between stories too tight). Functional 2/2 (links work). Structure match=true.

Pass 5 iteration 1: Fix font to Verdana 10pt, increase row padding → score=88. Functional 2/2. Structure match. → overall_verdict: pass. Done.