Vapor UI Design Skill
Instructions
Step 1: Identify User Intent & Detect Version
Run these checks in parallel:
- Determine user intent:
- Component lookup: User wants to know available components or specific component details - Usage guidance: User needs props, variants, or example code - Mockup generation: User wants to create a UI prototype - Figma conversion: User wants to convert Figma design to code
- Determine Vapor UI version (in order of priority): Use
COREversion for component scripts,ICONSversion for icon scripts.
1. User-provided version: If user specifies a version, use it directly 2. Auto-detect from codebase: node scripts/detect-version.mjs [start-path] Output: CORE: x.x.x and ICONS: x.x.x
Step 2: Component Information
Get component list:
node scripts/get-component-list.mjs <VERSION>Example: node scripts/get-component-list.mjs 1.0.0-beta.12
Get component details (props, description):
node scripts/get-component-info.mjs <VERSION> <COMPONENT> [PART]Example: node scripts/get-component-info.mjs 1.0.0-beta.12 avatar
For detailed component structure, refer to references/component-structure.md.
Step 3: Component Examples
Get example code:
node scripts/get-component-examples.mjs <VERSION> <COMPONENT> [EXAMPLE_NAME]Example: node scripts/get-component-examples.mjs 1.0.0-beta.12 avatar default-avatar
Step 3.5: Icon Lookup
Get icon list:
node scripts/get-icon-list.mjs <ICONS_VERSION> [search-keyword]Examples:
node scripts/get-icon-list.mjs 1.0.0-beta.12- List all iconsnode scripts/get-icon-list.mjs 1.0.0-beta.12 arrow- Search icons containing "arrow"node scripts/get-icon-list.mjs 1.0.0-beta.12 --outline- List only outline iconsnode scripts/get-icon-list.mjs 1.0.0-beta.12 --filled- List only filled icons
Note: Use ICONS version from detect-version.mjs output for icon queries.
Step 4: Mockup Generation
For mockup requests:
- Run
get-component-list.mjsto identify available components - Run
get-component-info.mjsfor each needed component's props - Run
get-component-examples.mjsfor usage patterns - Generate code using Vapor UI components only
- Provide complete, copy-paste ready code
Step 5: Figma Design Conversion
For Figma conversion requests:
- Parse Figma URL to extract
file_keyandnode_id:https://www.figma.com/design/{file_key}/...?node-id={node_id} - Get design context using MCP:
mcp__figma-dev-mode-mcp-server__get_design_context - file_key: extracted from URL - node_id: extracted from URL (format: "X-Y" or "X:Y") - depth: 5 (or higher for complex designs) - Analyze node tree:
- 💙 prefix nodes: Design system components (see references/design-system-recognition.md) - Auto-layout frames: Convert to VStack/HStack/Box/Grid (see references/figma-layout-mapping.md) - TEXT nodes: Extract text content
- Convert layout properties:
- layoutMode: VERTICAL → VStack - layoutMode: HORIZONTAL → HStack - itemSpacing → gap token - padding* → padding tokens - See references/token-mapping.md for full mapping
- Recognize design system components:
- Nodes starting with 💙 are vapor-ui components - Extract componentProperties for variant → props mapping - Example: 💙Button with Size: md, ColorPalette: primary → <Button size="md" colorPalette="primary"> - Important: Layout props (gap, padding, margin, backgroundColor, etc.) must be inside $css prop
- Generate code:
- Build JSX from node tree (bottom-up) - Apply style utility props using design tokens - Output production-ready code
Examples
Example 1: Component Usage Query
User: "How do I use the Button component?"
Action:
- Run
node scripts/get-component-info.mjs 1.0.0-beta.12 button - Run
node scripts/get-component-examples.mjs 1.0.0-beta.12 button - Provide props, variants, and example code
Result: Complete Button usage guide with code examples
Example 2: Mockup Generation
User: "Create a login page mockup"
Action:
- Run
get-component-list.mjsto check available components - Run
get-component-info.mjsfor text-input, button, card, form - Run
get-component-examples.mjsfor form patterns - Generate responsive layout using Vapor UI
Result: Production-ready login page code
Example 3: Component Discovery
User: "What form components are available?"
Action:
- Run
node scripts/get-component-list.mjs 1.0.0-beta.12 - Filter output for form-related components (text-input, textarea, checkbox, radio, select, etc.)
Result: Categorized list of form-related components
For Figma conversion examples, see references/conversion-examples.md.
Troubleshooting
| Error | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Component not found | Name mismatch or version error | Run get-component-list.mjs, verify version |
| Script fetch error | Invalid version or network issue | Re-run detect-version.mjs, check network |
| Figma node not recognized | No 💙 prefix | Treat as custom layout (Box/VStack/HStack/Grid) |
| Spacing mismatch | Non-standard values | Round to nearest token (see token-mapping.md) |
References
Component Documentation
references/url-patterns.md: GitHub URL patterns for fetching component datareferences/component-structure.md: Component file structure and JSON schema
Figma Conversion
references/figma-layout-mapping.md: Auto-layout to component mappingreferences/design-system-recognition.md: 💙 prefix component recognitionreferences/token-mapping.md: Figma values to vapor-ui tokensreferences/conversion-examples.md: Figma to code conversion examples
Scripts
| Script | Purpose |
|---|---|
detect-version.mjs | Detect @vapor-ui/core and @vapor-ui/icons versions from package.json |
get-component-list.mjs | List all available components |
get-component-info.mjs | Get component props and documentation |
get-component-examples.mjs | Get component example code |
get-icon-list.mjs | List and search icons (supports --outline, --filled, keyword search) |
MCP Tools
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
mcp__figma-dev-mode-mcp-server__get_design_context | Fetch Figma design node tree |
mcp__figma-dev-mode-mcp-server__get_screenshot | Get visual reference image |
mcp__figma-dev-mode-mcp-server__get_metadata | Get Figma file metadata |