# setup

Scans project files and asks UX questions to capture audience, brand personality, and UI defaults into .better-web-ui.md.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 605 installs · ★ 46
- Author: aladicf
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aladicf/better-web-ui/tree/HEAD/skills/setup/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/aladicf-setup

## What it does

The skill initializes design context before you start building interfaces with `better-web-ui`. It scans the repository first. The process inspects `package.json`, `components.json`, CSS variables, and styling setups like Tailwind or plain CSS. It also detects existing component libraries like shadcn/ui alongside current table or form packages.

When details remain unclear from the code, the skill asks direct questions regarding target users, brand voice, and aesthetic anti-references. For fresh projects without explicit preferences, it records sensible defaults. It defaults to TanStack Form, TanStack Table, and TanStack Virtual across ecosystems like React or Vue.

All verified decisions and design principles are written directly to `.better-web-ui.md`. Older files like `.better-ui.md` and `.impeccable.md` serve strictly as legacy migration sources rather than write targets.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aladicf/better-web-ui --skill setup -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/setup/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/setup/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aladicf/better-web-ui --skill setup -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/setup/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aladicf/better-web-ui --skill setup -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/setup/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aladicf/better-web-ui setup
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/setup/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aladicf/better-web-ui --skill setup -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aladicf/better-web-ui --path skills/setup
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/setup/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aladicf/better-web-ui --skill setup -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aladicf/better-web-ui/tree/HEAD/skills/setup/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Audit codebase dependencies and design tokens before styling
- Define brand personality and visual anti-references through guided prompts
- Persist UI standards and framework choices in `.better-web-ui.md`
- Establish default form and table libraries for new frontend projects

## Example prompts
- Run setup to gather design context for this project
- Inspect the repository and write our UI defaults to `.better-web-ui.md`
- Run setup and configure our UX goals before styling new views

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: setup
description: Gather and persist project design context such as audience, brand personality, UX goals, and implementation defaults for future better-web-ui work. Use when starting a project, defining UI direction, or establishing reusable design guidance before other better-web-ui skills.
metadata:
  argument-hint: "[project]"
---

Gather design context for this project, then persist it for all future sessions.

`setup` writes to `.better-web-ui.md` as the canonical destination. Older files such as `.better-ui.md` and `.impeccable.md` are legacy migration inputs only, not the place new work should keep using.

Consult [design principles](../frontend-design/reference/design-principles.md) when turning product values, tone, and repeated tradeoffs into durable design principles that later work can reuse without reopening the same debates.
Consult [ux strategy](../frontend-design/reference/ux-strategy.md) when the project needs a clearer strategic frame for target outcomes, user focus, priorities, feasibility, or major risks.

## Step 1: Explore the Codebase

Before asking questions, thoroughly scan the project to discover what you can:

- **README and docs**: Project purpose, target audience, any stated goals
- **Package.json / config files**: Tech stack, dependencies, existing design libraries
- **shadcn project config**: `components.json`, shadcn schema usage, CLI-generated configuration, preset clues, Radix vs Base UI choice
- **Styling system**: Tailwind, CSS modules, CSS-in-JS, vanilla CSS, utility systems, tokens
- **Component libraries**: shadcn/ui, Nuxt UI, Angular Material, custom UI packages, in-house systems
- **Form architecture**: TanStack Form, React Hook Form, Formik, vee-validate, Angular forms, custom validation/state wiring
- **Table / data-grid architecture**: TanStack Table, AG Grid, framework-native tables, custom table state wiring
- **Long-list / virtualization architecture**: TanStack Virtual, react-window, react-virtualized, framework-native virtualization, custom windowing logic
- **Existing components**: Current design patterns, spacing, typography in use
- **Brand assets**: Logos, favicons, color values already defined
- **Design tokens / CSS variables**: Existing color palettes, font stacks, spacing scales
- **Any style guides or brand documentation**

Note what you've learned and what remains unclear.

## Step 2: Ask UX-Focused Questions

ask the user directly to clarify what you cannot infer. Focus only on what you couldn't infer from the codebase:

### Users & Purpose
- Who uses this? What's their context when using it?
- Is this aimed at a specific age range, life stage, or audience segment whose habits or needs should shape the UX?
- Is there a secondary audience or gatekeeper we also need to satisfy, such as parents, teachers, admins, or caregivers?
- What job are they trying to get done?
- What emotions should the interface evoke? (confidence, delight, calm, urgency, etc.)

### Brand & Personality
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