# om-mockup-prototype

Builds a neutral clickable low-fidelity HTML prototype directly from a product brief. It tests flows and assumptions locally in a browser before backlog grooming.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1500 installs · ★ 251
- Author: open-mercato
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/open-mercato/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/om-mockup-prototype/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/om-mockup-prototype

## What it does

The skill turns a selected flow from `product-brief.md` into standalone local HTML, CSS, and basic event handlers. It runs with mock data in neutral styling without demanding an existing design system. The generated mockups let you evaluate navigation, labels, and edge cases early.

Execution is interactive. If business rules conflict or facts are missing, the skill halts and waits for direct human input instead of guessing requirements. Existing application code, the source brief, and `.uxproof/` stay intact. Every run saves outputs into a dedicated revision directory alongside `prototype.json` and a context record.

Automated verification depends on a configured browser provider to exercise the pages. If browser access is missing, the tool logs the verification as `not-run`, which flags the artifact as incomplete.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add open-mercato/skills --skill om-mockup-prototype -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add open-mercato/skills --skill om-mockup-prototype -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add open-mercato/skills --skill om-mockup-prototype -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install open-mercato/skills om-mockup-prototype
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add open-mercato/skills --skill om-mockup-prototype -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/open-mercato/skills --path skills/om-mockup-prototype
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add open-mercato/skills --skill om-mockup-prototype -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/open-mercato/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/om-mockup-prototype/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate clickable HTML mockups from a product brief
- verify user journeys locally in a browser before visual design
- record assumptions and edge states before writing backlog items
- create isolated prototype revisions without touching application code

## Example prompts
- Build a prototype for our checkout flow: `om-mockup-prototype --flow checkout`
- Create a new revision from an existing folder: `om-mockup-prototype --refresh specs/prototypes/v1`
- Generate interactive wireframes from the brief: `om-mockup-prototype specs/product-brief.md --flow onboarding`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: om-mockup-prototype
description: Build a neutral clickable low-fi prototype from a product brief during discovery, after the first synthetic panel and before refreshing the brief or drafting a backlog. Preserve business rules and explicit assumptions, simulate the chosen flow locally, and verify navigation and relevant states in a browser. Use for discovery wireframes or testing a flow before detailed design.
---

# Discovery prototype

Turn a selected flow from the product brief into neutral screens a person can
operate. The result is self-contained local HTML with simulated data, a context
record and browser evidence. It tests the sequence, labels, choices and recovery
paths before detailed visual design. It works with or without a design system.

In the discovery hand-off, this step follows the first `om-synthetic-users`
panel. The user may then walk the prototype with another panel before
`om-discover --refresh` incorporates the observations and checks readiness for
`om-backlog`. A direct invocation can use a brief without a panel report.

<HARD-GATE>
Keep the brief's business rules, non-goals, scope and owned decisions intact.
Mark missing facts and proposed flow changes as assumptions; never turn a
synthetic suggestion into an accepted requirement. A prototype or its approval
does not prove user demand or satisfy the Definition of Ready. Write only new
files in the selected prototype revision. Keep application code, the brief and
`.uxproof/` unchanged; preserve previous revisions and manual work.
</HARD-GATE>

## Arguments

- `{brief}` (optional): a repository-relative product-brief path. Default `${SPECS_DIR}/product-brief.md`.
- `--flow <name-or-id>` (optional): the Key flow to simulate. Use the flow already chosen in the current conversation; otherwise propose one from the brief and confirm it.
- `--panel-report <path>` (optional): a repository-relative report from the first synthetic panel. With none supplied, use the report returned by the current discovery hand-off; otherwise proceed without one and say so.
- `--slug <slug>` (optional): a lowercase kebab-case output name, proposed from the flow without a setup question.
- `--refresh <revision-dir>` (optional): revise a previous output of this skill by writing the next new revision. Keep its slug and link the previous revision; never replace existing files.

## Workflow

**ALWAYS check first:** Apply `.ai/skills/om-mockup-prototype/SKILL.md` when present; safety rules still win.
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