# image-to-code

Reconstructs UI mockups and screenshots into token-driven accessible code with automated WCAG AA contrast validation.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 719 installs · ★ 3016
- Author: plugin87
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/image-to-code/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/plugin87-image-to-code

## What it does

This skill reads reference screenshots to infer structural styling rather than doing pixel-perfect copying. It extracts color palettes, typography scales, spacing density, corner radiuses, and layout archetypes. Instead of inline styles, it translates these choices into a 3-tier DTCG token architecture that generates a single `theme.css`.

Components are assembled with Lucide icons, full accessibility support, and all eight interactive states. The workflow evaluates every color combination with `contrast.py` and `validate_contrast.py` across light and dark modes. If a brand hue fails AA contrast, it gets corrected immediately.

Without the root kit files, this skill halts. A standard `npx skills add` setup grabs just the skill directory, so running `npx ux-ui-agent-skills init` is necessary to supply the required `tokens` directory and audit scripts.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill image-to-code -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill image-to-code -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill image-to-code -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills image-to-code
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill image-to-code -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --path .claude/skills/image-to-code
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill image-to-code -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/plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/image-to-code/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- extract design tokens and palettes from mockups
- generate DTCG-compliant theme.css files
- verify color pairs against WCAG AA standards
- rebuild UI layouts without hardcoded styles or emojis

## Example prompts
- Reconstruct the interface from screen-reference.png using tokenized styles.
- Inspect this card screenshot, build the theme.css tokens, and run contrast checks.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: image-to-code
description: Turn a reference image, screenshot, or mockup into token-driven, accessible code. Infer the design system from the reference (palette, type scale, spacing, radius, layout archetype), map it to the 3-tier tokens, rebuild it, then verify with the kit's gates. Use when the user provides a design/screenshot and wants matching UI code.
# `invocation:` was not a field Claude Code reads - unknown frontmatter keys are
# ignored without an error, so these six were auto-invocable the whole time they
# were marked user-only. This is the field that actually does it.
disable-model-invocation: true
---

# Skill: Image to Code

> **Step 0: is the kit here?** This skill reads files from the kit. Check once:
> `ls ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../tokens >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo KIT_OK || echo KIT_MISSING`
> On `KIT_MISSING` only the skill folders were installed, which is what
> `npx skills add` does. Say so plainly, point the user at
> `npx ux-ui-agent-skills init` or the plugin install, and stop. Do not guess the
> contents of a file you could not open.

Reconstruct a design from a visual reference as a real design system, not a one-off copy. Match the *system* (color/type/spacing language), never lift copyrighted imagery or brand assets.

## Steps
1. **Read the reference like a designer.** Infer and write down:
   - **Palette**: 1 dominant surface family, text colors, 1 primary action + at most 1 accent (sample the hues; don't guess random hex).
   - **Type**: family feel (geometric/grotesk/serif), the scale jumps, display vs. body contrast, weights.
   - **Spacing & density**: base unit, section rhythm, card padding; airy vs. compact.
   - **Radius & depth**: radius language (sharp/soft/pill), shadow vs. hairline separation.
   - **Layout archetype + sequence**: bounded hero / asymmetric split / dense bento / editorial stack (`${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../taste/design-taste.md` → Variance Mandate).
2. **Anchor to a known system** if it's close: browse `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../taste/aesthetic-systems.md` / `python3 ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/design_systems.py search <term>` and adopt that recipe to stabilize decisions.
3. **Build the token theme** from the inferred values → 3-tier DTCG (`design-tokens` skill); generate a single `theme.css`. Verify every color pair with `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/contrast.py` / `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/validate_contrast.py` (light + dark). A sampled brand color that fails AA gets adjusted; taste never overrides POUR.
4. **Rebuild layout + components** token-driven via `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../frameworks/adapter-protocol.md` + `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../components/*`: one shared primitive layer, all 8 states, a11y wired, no emoji (lucide), single theme. Apply taste (`design-taste.md`) so it doesn't regress to generic.
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