learn-frontend-context

name	learn-frontend-context
description	One-time setup that gathers frontend design context for your project and saves it to a project context file. Run once to establish persistent design guidelines.
user-invocable	true

Gather design context for this project, then persist it for all future sessions.

Step 1: Explore the Codebase

Before asking questions, thoroughly scan the project to discover what you can:

• README and docs: Project purpose, target audience, any stated goals
• Package.json / config files: Tech stack, dependencies, existing design libraries
• Existing components: Current design patterns, spacing, typography in use
• Brand assets: Logos, favicons, color values already defined
• Design tokens / CSS variables: Existing color palettes, font stacks, spacing scales
• Any style guides or brand documentation

Note what you've learned and what remains unclear.

Step 2: Ask UX-Focused Questions

{{ask_instruction}} Focus only on what you couldn't infer from the codebase:

Users & Purpose

• Who uses this? What's their context when using it?
• What job are they trying to get done?
• What emotions should the interface evoke? (confidence, delight, calm, urgency, etc.)

Brand & Personality

• How would you describe the brand personality in 3 words?
• Any reference sites or apps that capture the right feel? What specifically about them?
• What should this explicitly NOT look like? Any anti-references?

Aesthetic Preferences

• Any strong preferences for visual direction? (minimal, bold, elegant, playful, technical, organic, etc.)
• Light mode, dark mode, or both?
• Any colors that must be used or avoided?

Accessibility & Inclusion

• Specific accessibility requirements? (WCAG level, known user needs)
• Considerations for reduced motion, color blindness, or other accommodations?

Skip questions where the answer is already clear from the codebase exploration.

Step 3: Write Design Context

Synthesize your findings and the user's answers into a ## Design Context section:

## Design Context

### Users
[Who they are, their context, the job to be done]

### Brand Personality
[Voice, tone, 3-word personality, emotional goals]

### Aesthetic Direction
[Visual tone, references, anti-references, theme]

### Design Principles
[3-5 principles derived from the conversation that should guide all design decisions]

Write this section to .frontend-context.md in the project root. If the file already exists, update the Design Context section in place. If a legacy design context file exists, migrate its Design Context into .frontend-context.md and stop using the legacy file.

Then {{ask_instruction}} whether they'd also like the Design Context appended to {{config_file}}. If yes, append or update the section there as well.

Confirm completion and summarize the key design principles that will now guide all future work.