# Gsdsketch

> Sketch UI/design ideas with throwaway HTML mockups, or propose what to sketch next (frontier mode)

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

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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 GSD 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 `/gsd:new-project` — auto-creates `.planning/sketches/` if needed.
</objective>

<execution_context>
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/sketch.md
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/ui-brand.md
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/sketch-theme-system.md
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/sketch-interactivity.md
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/sketch-tooling.md
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/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.
</context>

<process>
Execute the sketch workflow from @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/sketch.md end-to-end.
Preserve all workflow gates (intake, decomposition, target stack research, variant evaluation, MANIFEST updates, commit patterns).
</process>

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**Source:** [`davepoon/buildwithclaude`](https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude) → `plugins/gsd/skills/sketch/SKILL.md`