| name | wireframe |
| description | Explore 3+ design variations in low-fi/greyscale on a labeled canvas for comparison. Use when user asks for wireframes, lo-fi, ideas, variants, sketches, many options. |
| argument-hint | <what to wireframe> |
| allowed-tools | Read Write Edit Bash(cp:*) Bash(open:*) Bash(mkdir:*) mcp__chrome-devtools__* |
Wireframe
Low-fidelity exploration with ≥3 variations along different axes. Uses design_canvas.jsx for side-by-side presentation.
Phase 0 — Context pre-flight (auto-detect, ONE question max)
Before exploring variations, silently check for context:
Read .claude/design-tokens.json if exists (but wireframes are greyscale — use only for layout hints)
Bash(ls ~/.claude/design-systems/ 2>/dev/null) — brand folder match
Glob codebase tokens at project root
- Scan brief for github / Figma / image /
.md attachments → dispatch ingestion skills
If nothing — ONE AskUserQuestion: design system / codebase / screenshot / Figma / none / decide. Report "Using . Proceeding." — then proceed greyscale regardless (wireframes are pre-color).
Rules
- No color — greyscale only (grays + single accent if needed)
- Placeholders everywhere for imagery, icons, labels — a placeholder is better than a bad attempt
- Varying axes — layout, interaction metaphor, visual treatment, density, hierarchy
- Mix conservative and novel — one "by-the-book", one exploring new territory
Build
artifacts/<slug>-wireframes.html with React + Babel + design_canvas.jsx
Bash(cp starters/design_canvas.jsx "$(dirname <html>)/") — copy next to the HTML file
- Shell:
<DesignCanvas columns={3} label="Options for {{thing}}">
<DesignCanvas.Cell label="Option A — classic">...</DesignCanvas.Cell>
<DesignCanvas.Cell label="Option B — dense">...</DesignCanvas.Cell>
<DesignCanvas.Cell label="Option C — novel">...</DesignCanvas.Cell>
</DesignCanvas>
- Use dashed borders (
border: 1px dashed #999) and greybox for placeholder content. Block letters or [Image] labels, not actual SVG.
Verify + next steps
- Run
/serve (needed because design_canvas.jsx is external), then /done http://127.0.0.1:4567/artifacts/<slug>-wireframes.html
- Fix →
Skill: verify-artifact silently
- Ask user which direction(s) to develop → invoke
/interactive-prototype on chosen option