Build complete UI screens by composing multiple uxscii components. Use when working with .uxm files, when user wants to create, scaffold, or build .uxm screens like login, dashboard, profile, settings, or checkout pages.
Orchestrates agents to scaffold complete UX screens by creating missing components in parallel, then composing them into a full screen with .uxm, .md, and .rendered.md files. Triggers when working with .uxm files to build screens like login, dashboard, or checkout pages.
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docs/04-screen-composition.mdtemplates/dashboard.mdtemplates/dashboard.rendered.mdtemplates/dashboard.uxmtemplates/login-screen.mdtemplates/login-screen.rendered.mdtemplates/login-screen.uxmCreate complete screen designs using the uxscii standard by orchestrating specialized agents.
READ from (bundled templates - reference only):
{SKILL_ROOT}/../uxscii-component-creator/templates/ - 11 component templates{SKILL_ROOT}/templates/ - 2 screen examples{SKILL_ROOT}/docs/ - DocumentationINVENTORY sources (check all for available components):
./fluxwing/components/ - User-created components (FIRST PRIORITY)./fluxwing/library/ - Customized template copies{SKILL_ROOT}/../uxscii-component-creator/templates/ - Bundled templates (READ-ONLY)WRITE to (project workspace):
./fluxwing/screens/ - Your created screens (via composer agent)NEVER write to skill directories - they are read-only!
LOAD for copy-on-update logic:
{SKILL_ROOT}/../shared/docs/copy-versioning.md - Versioning pattern for existing screens⚠️ YOU ARE AN ORCHESTRATOR - DO NOT DO THE WORK YOURSELF! ⚠️
Your role is to spawn agents using the Task tool. You coordinate agents, you don't create components directly.
Help the user scaffold a complete screen by orchestrating agents in two phases:
Concurrency Model:
CRITICAL: Use the Task tool to spawn agents. Do NOT use TodoWrite and work through tasks yourself. Do NOT create files yourself.
MULTI-SCREEN SCENARIOS:
If user requests N screens (N > 1):
Example: 6 screens = ONE message with 6 Task tool calls → 18 files created by agents
You are an ORCHESTRATOR. Your job is to spawn agents, not do their work.
Scaffolder supports different quality levels for speed vs fidelity tradeoffs:
Output:
Output:
Output:
Output:
Default: detailed (best balance of quality and speed)
Ask about the screen they want to create:
Screen details:
Quality preset (optional):
If user doesn't specify, use detailed preset.
Detect multi-screen requests:
If the user's request indicates multiple screens, detect by:
When multiple screens detected, confirm with the user:
I see you want to create [N] screens:
- [screen-name-1]
- [screen-name-2]
- [screen-name-3]
- ...
I'll create these in parallel using one composer agent per screen.
Each screen will get all 3 files (.uxm, .md, .rendered.md).
Quality preset: [preset] (default: detailed)
Estimated time: ~[X-Y] seconds
Proceed? [Yes/No]
Purpose:
After confirmation, use Path B workflow (see below).
Check what components are available in this order:
./fluxwing/components/ (FIRST PRIORITY)./fluxwing/library/ (customized templates){SKILL_ROOT}/../uxscii-component-creator/templates/ (READ-ONLY)List what exists vs what needs to be created.
// Example inventory check
const userComponents = glob('./fluxwing/components/*.uxm');
const libraryComponents = glob('./fluxwing/library/*.uxm');
const bundledComponents = glob('{SKILL_ROOT}/../uxscii-component-creator/templates/*.uxm');
const available = [...userComponents, ...libraryComponents, ...bundledComponents];
const missing = requiredComponents.filter(c => !available.includes(c));
IMPORTANT: Before creating any screen, check if it already exists to prevent data loss.
Convert screen name to kebab-case ID:
"Login Screen" → "login-screen"
"User Dashboard" → "user-dashboard"
Check if screen exists:
# Check for existing screen
test -f ./fluxwing/screens/{screen-id}.uxm
If screen EXISTS:
Inform user and offer choices:
Screen '{screen-id}' already exists (version {current-version}).
Options:
(a) Create new version (copy-on-update: {screen-id}-v{N+1})
(b) Create with different name
(c) Cancel operation
What would you like to do?
Handle user response:
Choice (a) - Create new version:
{SKILL_ROOT}/../shared/docs/copy-versioning.md{screen-id}.uxm{screen-id}-v2, -v3, etc.)v{N+1}baseScreenId: Original ID (e.g., "login-screen")newScreenId: Versioned ID (e.g., "login-screen-v2")baseOnExisting: truesourceVersion: Highest existing version{screen-id}-v{N+1}.uxm{screen-id}-v{N+1}.md{screen-id}-v{N+1}.rendered.mdChoice (b) - Different name:
Choice (c) - Cancel:
If screen DOES NOT exist:
{screen-id}.uxm (no version suffix)After completing the component inventory, choose the appropriate workflow path:
Path A: Single Screen (1 screen requested)
Path B: Multiple Screens (2+ screens requested)
Key distinction: Path B spawns N composer agents in parallel (one per screen) instead of one.
Example scenarios:
Follow the appropriate path based on screen count. Instructions below apply to Path A (single screen). For Path B modifications, see notes in Steps 3 and 4.
If missing components exist, spawn designer agents in FAST MODE - one agent per component:
CRITICAL ORCHESTRATION RULES:
Path B (Multi-screen): Component Deduplication
When creating components for multiple screens:
sidebar-nav, but create it only onceExample:
Don't spawn: 3 × 3 = 9 agents (wasteful duplicates) Do spawn: 5 unique agents (sidebar-nav, button-primary, input-email, input-password, card-metric)
Fast Mode Creates:
Example: 6 missing components for banking-chat
Task({
subagent_type: "general-purpose",
model: "haiku", // Fast model
description: "Create message-bubble (fast)",
prompt: "Create sketch-fidelity uxscii component from template.
Component: message-bubble
Type: container
Screen context: banking-chat
FAST MODE - Speed is critical! <10 seconds target.
Your task:
1. Load minimal template: {SKILL_ROOT}/../fluxwing-component-creator/templates/minimal/container.uxm.template
2. Replace variables:
- {{id}} = 'message-bubble'
- {{name}} = 'Message Bubble'
- {{description}} = 'Chat message container for banking-chat'
- {{timestamp}} = '${new Date().toISOString()}'
- {{screenContext}} = 'banking-chat'
3. CRITICAL: Set metadata.fidelity = "sketch"
**REQUIRED FIELD**: The fidelity field is MANDATORY in the schema and tracks progressive enhancement.
Fast mode MUST set fidelity to "sketch" to indicate initial scaffolding quality.
4. Verify JSON is well-formed
5. Save to ./fluxwing/components/message-bubble.uxm
6. DO NOT create .md file
7. DO NOT load documentation
VERIFICATION:
- [ ] metadata.fidelity = "sketch"
- [ ] All required fields present (name, description, created, modified, tags, category, fidelity)
Return: 'Created message-bubble.uxm (sketch fidelity)'
Target: <10 seconds"
})
Task({
subagent_type: "general-purpose",
model: "haiku",
description: "Create message-input (fast)",
prompt: "Create sketch-fidelity uxscii component from template.
Component: message-input
Type: input
Screen context: banking-chat
FAST MODE - Speed is critical! <10 seconds target.
Your task:
1. Load minimal template: {SKILL_ROOT}/../fluxwing-component-creator/templates/minimal/input.uxm.template
2. Replace variables:
- {{id}} = 'message-input'
- {{name}} = 'Message Input'
- {{description}} = 'Chat input field for banking-chat'
- {{timestamp}} = '${new Date().toISOString()}'
- {{placeholder}} = 'Type a message...'
- {{label}} = 'Message'
- {{screenContext}} = 'banking-chat'
3. CRITICAL: Set metadata.fidelity = "sketch"
**REQUIRED FIELD**: The fidelity field is MANDATORY in the schema and tracks progressive enhancement.
Fast mode MUST set fidelity to "sketch" to indicate initial scaffolding quality.
4. Verify JSON is well-formed
5. Save to ./fluxwing/components/message-input.uxm
6. DO NOT create .md file
7. DO NOT load documentation
VERIFICATION:
- [ ] metadata.fidelity = "sketch"
- [ ] All required fields present (name, description, created, modified, tags, category, fidelity)
Return: 'Created message-input.uxm (sketch fidelity)'
Target: <10 seconds"
})
// ... spawn ONE Task per missing component in SAME message ...
Performance: 6 components × 10s = ~60 seconds (was 120-180s)
Wait for ALL component agents to complete before Step 4.
Once all components exist, spawn the composer agent:
Path A (Single Screen): Spawn ONE composer agent Path B (Multi-screen): Spawn ONE composer agent PER screen (parallel)
Example Path B:
CRITICAL: Composer generates .md files for ALL components!
This is the "smart composer" - it:
Task({
subagent_type: "general-purpose",
model: "sonnet", // Smart model for quality composition
description: "Compose ${screenName} with components",
prompt: `You are a uxscii screen composer creating production-ready screens.
Screen: ${screenName}
Components: ${componentList}
Layout: ${layoutStructure}
${baseOnExisting ? `
VERSIONING MODE:
- Base on existing: ${baseScreenId}
- New screen ID: ${newScreenId}
- Source version: ${sourceVersion}
- Copy-on-update: Increment minor version, preserve created timestamp
- Create THREE files with -v{N} suffix
` : ''}
YOUR PRIMARY DELIVERABLE: ${screenName}.rendered.md
This is what the user will see. Everything else supports this.
MANDATORY OUTPUTS (all 3 required):
1. ${screenName}.uxm (metadata)
2. ${screenName}.md (template with {{placeholders}})
3. ${screenName}.rendered.md (REAL data, ACTUAL ASCII) ⚠️ CRITICAL
If you complete without creating .rendered.md, you have FAILED.
Your task has TWO parts:
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PART 1: Generate Component .md Files
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For each component in [${componentList}]:
1. Read component .uxm from ./fluxwing/components/
2. Check if .md exists:
- If EXISTS: Skip to next component
- If MISSING: Generate .md file (steps 3-5)
3. Load ASCII patterns (ONCE for all components):
{SKILL_ROOT}/../fluxwing-component-creator/docs/06-ascii-patterns.md
4. Generate simple ASCII art based on component type:
- button: Rounded box with label
- input: Rectangular box with placeholder
- card: Box with title and content area
- container: Large box for children
- Use dimensions from .uxm (ascii.width, ascii.height)
- Keep it simple (sketch quality, not detailed)
5. Create .md file with:
- Component description
- ASCII art in code block
- Variables from .uxm props
- Save to ./fluxwing/components/\${componentId}.md
Example .md for button:
\`\`\`markdown
# \${componentName}
\${description}
## ASCII
\`\`\`
╭──────────────────╮
│ {{label}} │
╰──────────────────╯
\`\`\`
## Variables
- label (string): Button text
\`\`\`
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PART 2: Compose Screen
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1. Load schema: {SKILL_ROOT}/../fluxwing-component-creator/schemas/uxm-component.schema.json
2. Load screen docs: {SKILL_ROOT}/docs/04-screen-composition.md
3. Create screen .uxm:
- ${baseOnExisting ? `Load existing: ./fluxwing/screens/${sourceVersion}.uxm` : `type: "container"`}
- ${baseOnExisting ? `Base structure on source version` : `props.components: [${componentList}]`}
- layout: ${layoutStructure}
- ${baseOnExisting ? `id: "${newScreenId}" (with -v{N} suffix)` : `id: "${screenId}"`}
- ${baseOnExisting ? `version: Increment minor from source (e.g., 1.0.0 → 1.1.0)` : `version: "1.0.0"`}
- ${baseOnExisting ? `metadata.created: PRESERVE from ${sourceVersion}` : `metadata.created: current timestamp`}
- ${baseOnExisting ? `metadata.modified: SET to current timestamp` : `metadata.modified: current timestamp`}
CRITICAL: Set metadata.fidelity = "detailed"
**REQUIRED FIELD**: Screen fidelity tracks the screen's completion level.
Even if components are sketch fidelity, the screen itself is detailed (it's a composition).
This enables tracking progressive fidelity at both component and screen levels.
4. Create screen .md (template):
- Use {{component:id}} syntax for component references
- Show layout structure with placeholders
- ${baseOnExisting ? `Filename: ${newScreenId}.md (versioned)` : `Filename: ${screenId}.md`}
5. Create screen .rendered.md (MAIN DELIVERABLE):
- Embed ACTUAL component ASCII (read from .md files you just created)
- Use REAL example data (names: "Sarah Johnson", emails: "sarah@example.com", etc.)
- Show all screen states (idle, loading, error if applicable)
- High visual quality - this is what user will see!
- Make it publication-ready
- ${baseOnExisting ? `Filename: ${newScreenId}.rendered.md (versioned)` : `Filename: ${screenId}.rendered.md`}
6. Save all 3 files to ./fluxwing/screens/
- ${baseOnExisting ? `${newScreenId}.uxm, ${newScreenId}.md, ${newScreenId}.rendered.md` : `${screenId}.uxm, ${screenId}.md, ${screenId}.rendered.md`}
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Performance Notes:
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- Load ASCII patterns ONCE, reuse for all components
- Keep component .md simple (detailed version comes with enhancement)
- Focus quality effort on screen .rendered.md
- Target: 60-90 seconds total
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VERIFICATION CHECKLIST (before returning):
═══════════════════════════════════════
- [ ] .uxm file created and saved to ./fluxwing/screens/
- [ ] .md template created and saved to ./fluxwing/screens/
- [ ] .rendered.md created with REAL data and ACTUAL component ASCII
- [ ] All 3 files are in ./fluxwing/screens/
- [ ] .rendered.md uses realistic example data (not placeholders)
- [ ] .rendered.md embeds actual ASCII from component .md files
Return: "Created ${screenName}: .uxm ✓, .md ✓, .rendered.md ✓"
`
})
After screen composition, optionally enhance components based on quality preset.
Determine enhancement level:
If enhancement needed:
Task({
subagent_type: "general-purpose",
model: "sonnet", // Quality model for enhancement
description: "Enhance screen components to ${targetFidelity}",
prompt: `Enhance all components in ${screenName} to ${targetFidelity} fidelity.
Screen: ${screenName}
Components: ${componentList}
Current fidelity: sketch
Target fidelity: ${targetFidelity}
Use fluxwing-enhancer patterns:
Your task:
1. Load enhancement patterns: {SKILL_ROOT}/../fluxwing-enhancer/docs/enhancement-patterns.md
2. Load state templates: {SKILL_ROOT}/../fluxwing-component-creator/templates/state-additions/
3. For EACH component (process in parallel if possible):
Read: ./fluxwing/components/\${componentId}.uxm
Read: ./fluxwing/components/\${componentId}.md
Enhance based on target:
${targetFidelity === 'basic' ? `
basic fidelity:
- Improve metadata.description (specific, 1-2 sentences)
- Add relevant tags
- Polish .md ASCII (clean, aligned)
- Keep default state only
- CRITICAL: Update metadata.fidelity = "basic" (REQUIRED FIELD)
` : ''}
${targetFidelity === 'detailed' ? `
detailed fidelity:
- All "basic" enhancements
- Add hover state (use templates/state-additions/hover.json)
- Add focus state (use templates/state-additions/focus.json)
- Polish ASCII art (rounded corners, smooth)
- Add props.examples array (2-3 examples)
- CRITICAL: Update metadata.fidelity = "detailed" (REQUIRED FIELD)
` : ''}
${targetFidelity === 'production' ? `
production fidelity:
- All "detailed" enhancements
- Add disabled state (if applicable)
- Add error state (if form component)
- Complete accessibility metadata
- Add keyboard shortcuts
- Pixel-perfect ASCII
- CRITICAL: Update metadata.fidelity = "production" (REQUIRED FIELD)
` : ''}
Save: Updated .uxm and .md to ./fluxwing/components/
4. After ALL components enhanced:
Regenerate screen .rendered.md:
- Read enhanced component .md files
- Embed improved ASCII in .rendered.md
- Maintain real example data
- Save to ./fluxwing/screens/
5. Return summary:
- Components enhanced: [list with changes]
- Total time: Xs
- Screen .rendered.md regenerated
Target time:
- basic: 30s (parallel for all components)
- detailed: 90s (parallel for all components)
- production: 180s (parallel for all components)
Note: Process components in parallel when possible for maximum speed!
`
})
Enhancement is parallel: All 6 components enhanced simultaneously, so time ≈ single component time!
REQUIRED: Validate the screen file against the schema after composition.
# Validate the screen
node {SKILL_ROOT}/../fluxwing-validator/validate-screen.js \
./fluxwing/screens/${screenId}.uxm \
{SKILL_ROOT}/../fluxwing-component-creator/schemas/uxm-component.schema.json
Expected behavior:
Screen-specific checks:
Example output (success):
✓ Valid: login-screen
Type: container
Version: 1.0.0
States: 3
Props: 3
⚠ Warnings:
Warning 1: Referenced component not found: custom-input
Location: composed
If validation fails, show errors to user:
✗ Validation Failed
Error 1: must have required property 'fidelity'
Location: metadata
Create comprehensive summary including enhancement details:
# Screen Scaffolding Complete ✓
## Screen: ${screenName}
## Quality Preset: ${qualityPreset}
### Phase 1: Fast Component Creation ⚡
${missingComponents.map(c => `✓ ${c}.uxm (sketch fidelity, ~10s)`).join('\n')}
Time: ~${missingComponents.length * 10}s
### Phase 2: Smart Composition 🎨
Component .md files generated:
${componentList.map(c => `✓ ${c}.md (by composer)`).join('\n')}
Screen files created:
✓ ${screenName}.uxm
✓ ${screenName}.md (template)
✓ ${screenName}.rendered.md
Time: ~60-90s
${qualityPreset !== 'fast' ? `
### Phase 3: Auto-Enhancement ✨
Components enhanced to ${targetFidelity} fidelity:
${componentList.map(c => `✓ ${c}: sketch → ${targetFidelity}`).join('\n')}
Enhancements applied:
${targetFidelity === 'basic' ? '- Improved descriptions\n- Added specific tags\n- Polished ASCII' : ''}
${targetFidelity === 'detailed' ? '- Improved descriptions\n- Added hover + focus states\n- Polished ASCII\n- Added usage examples' : ''}
${targetFidelity === 'production' ? '- All detailed enhancements\n- Added disabled + error states\n- Complete accessibility\n- Pixel-perfect ASCII' : ''}
Screen .rendered.md regenerated with enhanced components
Time: ~${enhancementTime[targetFidelity]}s
` : ''}
### Total Time: ~${totalTime}s (${Math.round(totalTime/60)} minutes)
### Performance
- Target: ${targetTime[qualityPreset]}
- Actual: ${totalTime}s
- Status: ${totalTime <= targetTime[qualityPreset] ? '✓ ON TARGET' : '⚠ OVER TARGET'}
## Files Created
**Components** (./fluxwing/components/):
- ${componentList.length} .uxm files (${finalFidelity} fidelity)
- ${componentList.length} .md files
**Screen** (./fluxwing/screens/):
- ${screenName}.uxm
- ${screenName}.md
- ${screenName}.rendered.md
**Total: ${componentList.length * 2 + 3} files**
## Quality Assessment
- Component fidelity: ${finalFidelity}
- Screen .rendered.md: ${qualityPreset === 'production' ? 'Publication-ready' : qualityPreset === 'detailed' ? 'High quality' : qualityPreset === 'balanced' ? 'Good quality' : 'Basic quality'}
- States included: ${statesCount} states per component
- Accessibility: ${qualityPreset === 'production' ? 'Complete' : qualityPreset === 'detailed' ? 'Good' : 'Basic'}
## Next Steps
1. **Review rendered screen:**
\`cat ./fluxwing/screens/${screenName}.rendered.md\`
2. **Further enhancement (optional):**
${qualityPreset !== 'production' ? `Use /fluxwing-enhance to upgrade to ${nextFidelity} fidelity` : 'Already at maximum fidelity'}
3. **Customize components:**
Edit ./fluxwing/components/ files as needed
4. **View components:**
Use /fluxwing-view to inspect individual components
Two-phase concurrency model:
Phase 1 - Component Creation (Parallel):
Phase 2 - Screen Composition (Sequential):
Performance Example:
User: Create a login screen
Skill: I'll help you create a login screen! Let me check what components we have...
[Checks ./fluxwing/components/, ./fluxwing/library/, bundled templates]
I found:
✓ email-input (exists in ./fluxwing/components/)
✗ password-input (needs to be created)
✗ submit-button (needs to be created)
I'll use a two-phase approach:
- Phase 1: Spawn 2 agents in parallel (one per missing component)
- Phase 2: After components complete, spawn composer agent
[Spawns 2 component agents in parallel]
✓ password-input agent completed
✓ submit-button agent completed
[Now spawns composer agent]
✓ Composer agent created login screen
Total: 7 files created in ./fluxwing/
Performance: ~2x faster with parallel component creation!
If designer agent fails:
If composer agent fails:
If you catch yourself thinking ANY of these thoughts, STOP. You are rationalizing. Use the Task tool to spawn agents instead.
About creating files directly:
About multi-screen scenarios:
About the .rendered.md file:
Why these rationalizations happen:
What to do instead:
STOP. Use the Task tool. You are an orchestrator, not a worker.
You are building complete, production-ready screen designs with maximum agent concurrency!
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