moai-design-tools

name	moai-design-tools
description	Design tool integration specialist covering Figma MCP, Pencil renderer, and Pencil-to-code export. Use when fetching design context from Figma, rendering Pencil DNA codes to .pen frames, exporting .pen designs to React/Tailwind code, or choosing design-to-code workflows. Supports design fetching (Figma), visual rendering (Pencil MCP), and code generation (React/Tailwind).
license	MIT
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code
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user-invocable	false
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Design Tools Integration Specialist

Comprehensive design-to-code workflow guidance covering three major capabilities: Figma MCP (design fetching), Pencil MCP (visual rendering), and Pencil-to-code export (React/Tailwind generation).

Quick Tool Selection

Figma MCP - Design Context Fetching

Figma integration for fetching design context, metadata, and screenshots from Figma files.

Best For: Fetching design tokens, component specifications, layout information, and style guides from existing Figma files. Extracting design system values and understanding design structure.

Key Strengths: Direct access to Figma file metadata, component hierarchy extraction, style guide generation, design token retrieval, screenshot capture for visual reference.

Workflow: Connect to Figma file → Fetch file metadata → Extract component tree → Retrieve design tokens → Generate style documentation.

Context7 Library: /figma/docs

Pencil MCP - Visual Design Rendering

Pencil MCP integration for rendering DNA codes into visual .pen frames and creating design proposals.

Best For: Rapid prototyping, visual design iterations, creating UI mockups from text descriptions, collaborative design discussions, visual proposals before implementation.

Key Strengths: Text-to-design conversion, DNA code format for version control, iterative design refinement, visual preview without implementation, collaborative design workflow.

Workflow: Describe UI in natural language → Generate DNA code → Render to .pen frame → Visually review → Iterate on design → Export to code when ready.

Context7 Library: /pencil/docs

Pencil-to-Code Export - React/Tailwind Generation

Export .pen designs to production-ready React and Tailwind CSS code.

Best For: Converting approved .pen designs to implementation, generating React components with Tailwind styling, maintaining design fidelity in code, rapid frontend development from visual designs.

Key Strengths: Design-to-code automation, React component generation, Tailwind CSS styling, responsive layout handling, component structure preservation, design system integration.

Workflow: Finalize .pen design → Configure export options → Generate React components → Apply Tailwind classes → Review generated code → Integrate into project.

Quick Decision Guide

Choose Figma MCP when:

• Need to extract design context from existing Figma files
• Working with designers who use Figma
• Required to fetch design tokens and component specifications
• Need screenshots or visual references from Figma
• Documenting existing design systems

Choose Pencil MCP when:

• Creating new designs from scratch