| name | gsd-sketch |
| description | Sketch UI/design ideas with throwaway HTML mockups, or propose what to sketch next (frontier mode) |
| argument-hint | [design idea to explore] [--quick] [--text] [--wrap-up] or [frontier] |
| allowed-tools | ["Read","Write","Edit","Bash","Grep","Glob","AskUserQuestion","WebSearch","WebFetch","mcp__context7__resolve-library-id","mcp__context7__query-docs"] |
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 prior new-project setup — auto-creates .planning/sketches/ if needed.
<execution_context>
@/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/sketch.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/sketch-wrap-up.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/references/ui-brand.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/references/sketch-theme-system.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/references/sketch-interactivity.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/references/sketch-tooling.md
@~/.claude/gsd-core/references/sketch-variant-patterns.md
</execution_context>
<runtime_note>
Copilot (VS Code): Use vscode_askquestions wherever this workflow calls AskUserQuestion.
</runtime_note>
Design idea: $ARGUMENTS
Available flags:
--quick — Skip mood/direction intake, jump straight to decomposition and building. Use when the design direction is already clear.
--wrap-up — Package sketch design findings into a persistent project skill for future build conversations. Runs the sketch-wrap-up workflow.
Parse the first token of $ARGUMENTS:
- If it is `--wrap-up`: strip the flag, execute the sketch-wrap-up workflow end-to-end.
- Otherwise: execute the sketch workflow end-to-end.
Preserve all workflow gates (intake, decomposition, target stack research, variant evaluation, MANIFEST updates, commit patterns).