# email-html-mjml

Builds responsive email templates in MJML 5.x and compiles them to HTML that holds up in Outlook and Gmail. Useful for welcome mails, newsletters or transactional templates.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 945 installs · ★ 79
- Author: Framix
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/framix-team/skill-email-html-mjml/tree/HEAD/email-html-mjml/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-10
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/email-html-mjml

## What it does

The skill walks the agent through a fixed order: infer the email type and brand colors, announce the layout, read the component reference files, then write the MJML. You get both the `.mjml` source and the compiled `.html`. Compilation runs through `npx mjml` with `--config.minify=true`.

Nine engineering rules shape the output. Visual content has to sit in `<mj-column>` inside `<mj-section>`, and sections cannot nest. Web fonts go through `<mj-font>` with a fallback stack, otherwise Outlook swaps in Times New Roman. Gmail clips at 102KB, so minification is not optional. Every image needs `alt`, and heading roles go through `mj-html-attributes` because a bare `role` on `mj-text` fails strict validation.

You need Node.js 20 or later and MJML installed per project: `npm install -D mjml`. Watch out for `mj-include` — MJML 5 disables includes by default, and a dropped include still exits 0 and still writes the `.html`. A clean compile proves nothing here, so grep the output for known partial content. JavaScript is blocked in every client, which makes copy buttons decorative.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add framix-team/skill-email-html-mjml --skill email-html-mjml -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add framix-team/skill-email-html-mjml --skill email-html-mjml -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add framix-team/skill-email-html-mjml --skill email-html-mjml -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install framix-team/skill-email-html-mjml email-html-mjml
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add framix-team/skill-email-html-mjml --skill email-html-mjml -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/framix-team/skill-email-html-mjml --path email-html-mjml
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add framix-team/skill-email-html-mjml --skill email-html-mjml -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/framix-team/skill-email-html-mjml/tree/HEAD/email-html-mjml/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate a responsive email template from scratch
- compile `.mjml` to HTML without breaking the layout
- fix rendering in Outlook 2013–365
- stay under Gmail's 102KB clip limit
- add alt text and heading roles for WCAG 2.1 AA

## Example prompts
- Build a welcome email in MJML with a logo, headline, CTA button and unsubscribe footer
- Compile `newsletter.mjml` to HTML with minification on
- Why is the section background missing in Outlook? Check my `hero.mjml`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: email-html-mjml
description: Responsive HTML email template generation using MJML 5.x framework. Use when the user asks to create, generate, design, or build an email template — including welcome emails, promotional blasts, transactional templates, newsletters, or any responsive email. Also use when the user asks to compile MJML to HTML, work with or edit existing MJML templates or `.mjml` files, or troubleshoot email rendering issues across clients.
license: MIT
compatibility: Requires Node.js 20 or later (LTS 20/22/24) for npx mjml compilation. Install MJML per project (npm install -D mjml). Works with Claude Code and Claude.ai.
metadata:
  author: Framix
  version: 2.0.0
  documentation: https://github.com/framix-team/skill-email-html-mjml
---

# email-html-mjml — Responsive Email Developer

Generate valid, cross-client MJML 5.x templates and compile them to production-ready HTML. The primary goal is compatibility: Outlook (2013–365), Gmail (web/app), Apple Mail, and major mobile clients. Every output must be compilable with `--config.validationLevel=strict` and survive Gmail's 102KB clip limit.

---

## Workflow

1. **Gather requirements** — Infer email type, brand colors, and content from the user's message and conversation context. Ask only for what is genuinely missing and blocking progress (e.g., no colors provided and the layout has branded sections). Never front-load a questionnaire.
2. **Plan layout** — Decide and announce the structure before writing code (single-column, 2-col grid, hero + content, etc.)
3. **Load component references** — Read the relevant file(s) from the Component Index below before writing any MJML
4. **Generate MJML** — Write complete, valid MJML starting from `<mjml>` with a full `<mj-head>`
5. **Compile** — Follow `compilation.md`. Run `npx mjml` with `--config.minify=true`
6. **Deliver both files** — Always output `.mjml` source AND compiled `.html`

---

## 9 Engineering Rules

1. **Structural Integrity** — All visual content MUST be in `<mj-column>` inside `<mj-section>`. Sections cannot be nested.
2. **Responsive Defaults** — Assume 600px width. Use `<mj-group>` to prevent mobile stacking for side-by-side elements (social bars, logo rows). Use `<mj-section gutter="...">` for equal spacing between columns instead of padding tricks.
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