# catalyst-slate

Walks your agent through deploying a frontend to Catalyst Slate: scaffold the app, configure slate-config.toml, ship the build. Handy when React or Next.js needs to live on Catalyst.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 69
- Author: catalystbyzoho
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/catalyst-slate/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/catalyst-slate

## What it does

This skill drives the agent through Catalyst Slate, a Git-based frontend host with preview deploys. React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Astro, SolidJS, Preact and other frameworks are covered. The agent first checks whether Slate is activated in the project, then scaffolds with `catalyst slate:create`, loads `references/slate-basics.md` for framework setup and the `slate-config.toml` format, and finally runs `catalyst deploy slate <name> -ni`.

Activation is the trap. `slate:create` succeeds locally without it, but the first backend call happens at deploy time and fails with `HTTP 400`. So before deploying, open the Catalyst console once, go to your project → Slate in the left sidebar → click Start Exploring. The check runs through the MCP call `CatalystbyZoho_List_All_Slate_Apps`: an `INVALID_URL_PATTERN` response means the service is not on yet. The skill explicitly forbids falling back to the deprecated Web Client over this.

Second thing to watch: calling functions from a Slate app. The app is served from `*.onslate.com` while functions sit on `*.catalystserverless.com`, so relative paths like `/server/fn/execute` break silently. Every call has to become an absolute URL with `generateAuthToken()` headers, and the domain goes into the CORS whitelist. For backend APIs and server-side logic this skill is the wrong tool — use catalyst-appsail or catalyst-functions instead.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-slate -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-slate -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-slate -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install catalystbyzoho/agent-skills catalyst-slate
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-slate -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --path skills/catalyst-slate
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-slate -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/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/catalyst-slate/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- deploy a React app to Catalyst Slate
- scaffold a Slate app with `catalyst slate:create`
- configure `slate-config.toml` and baseUrl
- fix relative paths when calling functions from Slate
- diagnose an `HTTP 400` deploy failure

## Example prompts
- Deploy my Next.js app to Slate
- Create a Slate app and set up `slate-config.toml`
- Rewrite my Slate function calls as absolute URLs with `generateAuthToken()`

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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```text
---
name: catalyst-slate
description: "Catalyst Slate — Git-based frontend hosting for React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Astro, SolidJS, Preact and other frameworks with preview deploys. Trigger on 'Slate', 'frontend hosting', 'slate-config.toml', 'deploy React app', or 'cross-domain Slate to function'. Do NOT use for backend APIs or server-side logic — use catalyst-appsail or catalyst-functions instead."
metadata:
  version: "2.0.1"
---

> **⚠️ PRE-FLIGHT CHECK — Slate activation (one-time, per project):**
> Before any Slate command, confirm Slate is activated in the console.
> Open the Catalyst console → your project → **Slate** (left sidebar) → click **Start Exploring**.
> This is a one-time step. Skipping it means `catalyst deploy slate` fails with `HTTP 400` even though `slate:create` succeeds locally.

## How It Works

1. **Check if Slate is activated** — Use MCP: call `CatalystbyZoho_List_All_Slate_Apps` with the project ID.
   - **If it returns apps or an empty list** → Slate is activated. Proceed.
   - **If it returns `INVALID_URL_PATTERN`** → Slate is not yet activated. This is NOT an MCP bug — it means the service needs a one-time console activation. Tell the user:
     > "Please open the Catalyst console, go to your project → Slate (left sidebar) → click **Start Exploring**. This is a one-time step that takes 5 seconds. Let me know when done and I'll continue."
     Wait for confirmation, then proceed.
   - **Never fall back to Web Client (legacy) because Slate isn't activated yet.** Web Client is deprecated — Slate is always the right choice for frontend hosting. The one-time activation is not a reason to change the approach.
   > If Slate was not selected during `catalyst init`, run `catalyst slate:create --name <name> --framework <framework> --default` immediately after init. This command updates `catalyst.json` and prompts for the source directory automatically — it is faster than manual setup and should be the default recommendation.
2. **Check if Slate app exists** — If no app exists yet, run `catalyst slate:create --name <name> --framework <framework> -ni` to scaffold one. If Slate was not selected during `catalyst init`, run this immediately after init.
```
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