// Utility tools for MicroSim management including quality validation, screenshot capture, icon management, and index page generation. Routes to the appropriate utility based on the task needed.
| name | microsim-utils |
| description | Utility tools for MicroSim management including quality validation, screenshot capture, icon management, and index page generation. Routes to the appropriate utility based on the task needed. |
This meta-skill provides utility functions for managing and maintaining MicroSims in intelligent textbook projects. It consolidates four utility skills into a single entry point with on-demand loading of specific utility guides.
Use this skill when users request:
Match the user's request to the appropriate utility guide:
| Trigger Keywords | Guide File | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| standardize, quality, validate, score, check, audit | references/standardization.md | Quality validation and scoring |
| screenshot, capture, preview, image, thumbnail | references/screen-capture.md | Automated screenshot generation |
| icons, add icons, favicon, logo | references/add-icons.md | Icon management for MicroSims |
| index page, microsim list, grid, directory, catalog | references/index-generator.md | Generate index page with grid cards |
Need to check MicroSim quality/standards?
→ YES: standardization.md
Need to capture screenshots for previews?
→ YES: screen-capture.md
Need to add or manage icons?
→ YES: add-icons.md
Need to generate/update the MicroSim index page?
→ YES: index-generator.md
Read the corresponding guide file from references/ and follow its workflow.
Each guide contains:
Purpose: Validate MicroSim quality against standards
Checks:
Output: Quality score (0-100) with recommendations
Purpose: Capture high-quality screenshots for social media previews
Features:
Output: PNG screenshot in MicroSim directory
Purpose: Add favicon and icons to MicroSim directories
Creates:
Purpose: Generate comprehensive MicroSim index page
Creates:
User: "Check if my bouncing-ball MicroSim meets standards"
Routing: Keywords "check", "standards" → references/standardization.md
Action: Read standardization.md and follow its workflow
User: "Create a preview image for the timeline MicroSim"
Routing: Keywords "preview", "image" → references/screen-capture.md
Action: Read screen-capture.md and follow its workflow
User: "Update the MicroSim index page with all new sims"
Routing: Keywords "index", "update" → references/index-generator.md
Action: Read index-generator.md and follow its workflow
standardization.md to validate qualityscreen-capture.md to create preview imageindex-generator.md to add to index pageUse standardization.md to audit all MicroSims in a project and generate a quality report.
These utilities work with the standard MicroSim directory structure:
docs/sims/<microsim-name>/
├── main.html # Main visualization
├── index.md # Documentation
├── *.js # JavaScript code
├── style.css # Styles (optional)
└── <name>.png # Preview screenshot (created by screen-capture)
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