# reimagine-it-lock

This skill pulls the palette, type stack, motifs and motion out of a shipped HTML file and stores them as a pack you can reuse elsewhere.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 212
- Author: Kayforkind
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Kayforkind/reimagine-it/tree/HEAD/skills/reimagine-it/lock/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/reimagine-it-lock

## What it does

Point it at an HTML file with inline CSS and it walks the source: hex values inside the `:root { }` block and every `var(--*)`, font families from `font-family`, repeating patterns in SVG `<pattern>` and `<linearGradient>`, `@keyframes` blocks with their durations, 3D hints such as `perspective`, `rotateX` and `translateZ`, plus the section anatomy read from `<header>`, `<main>`, `<section>` and `<footer>`. The pack lands in `references/locks/<name>.md`.

A run looks like `/reimagine-it lock gold/domains/cinematic/after.html as house-cinema`. You pick the name, then reference it later: `/reimagine-it webpage --ref house-cinema`. Content still drives the structure; only palette, type and voice get pinned. There is a CLI path too — `npx reimagine-it lock -i house-style.html -o house.lock.json` emits JSON the engine applies on its own.

Every pack has to carry a token translation table. Colors come strictly from the source CSS, so nothing invented ends up in the file. An existing lock stays untouched until you confirm the overwrite. Writes are confined to `references/locks/` or whatever locks path the host sets.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Kayforkind/reimagine-it --skill lock -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Kayforkind/reimagine-it --skill lock -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Kayforkind/reimagine-it --skill lock -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Kayforkind/reimagine-it lock
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Kayforkind/reimagine-it --skill lock -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Kayforkind/reimagine-it --path skills/reimagine-it/lock
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Kayforkind/reimagine-it --skill lock -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/Kayforkind/reimagine-it/tree/HEAD/skills/reimagine-it/lock/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull palette and fonts off a finished page
- carry one project's look onto another HTML file
- build a portable markdown pack of design tokens
- produce a JSON lock the engine applies without an agent
- pin motifs and animation as a reference

## Example prompts
- /reimagine-it lock gold/domains/cinematic/after.html as house-cinema
- Lock this design and save it as ops-console
- Capture the look of `house-style.html` and reuse it on a new page

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: reimagine-it-lock
description: >-
  Design DNA capture — extracts palette, type stack, motifs, motion, and 3D
  signatures from a shipped HTML file and saves them as a reusable reference pack.
  Use when the user says /reimagine-it lock, "lock this design", "save design DNA",
  "capture this look", or wants to reuse a shipped design on a different target.
  Locks capture palette, type, motif, and motion from a shipped HTML file.
  Part of the reimagine-it Content-Derived Design suite.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Kayforkind
  version: "2.15.0"
  parent: reimagine-it
  hosts:
    - claude-code
    - cursor
    - codex
    - copilot
    - gemini-cli
keywords:
  - lock
  - design-dna
  - palette-capture
  - design-system
  - reusable-design
  - style-extraction
  - content-derived-design
category: Design
capabilities:
  - palette-extraction
  - type-stack-capture
  - motif-extraction
  - motion-signature-capture
  - design-reuse
trigger_phrases:
  - /reimagine-it lock
  - lock this design
  - save design DNA
  - capture this look
  - reuse this design
  - extract palette
  - lock and reuse
---

# /reimagine-it lock

**Parent:** [../SKILL.md](../SKILL.md) — the full Content-Derived Design engine. This sub-skill handles design DNA capture and reuse.

Captures a shipped design's full identity into a portable markdown pack so it can be reused on any source file:

```
/reimagine-it lock gold/domains/cinematic/after.html as house-cinema
/reimagine-it lock examples/end-users/horizon/auto.html as ops-console
```

## What gets captured

| Category | What | Example |
|----------|------|---------|
| **Palette** | Ground, accent, support colors with hex values | `#08141a` ground, `#3ae098` accent |
| **Type stack** | Display family, body family, fallbacks | `Iowan Old Style`, `Georgia`, `serif` |
| **Motifs** | Repeating visual patterns | Pulse wave, heartbeat ring |
| **Motion** | Animation budget, keyframe durations | `alive-micro`, 2–4 loops |
| **3D signature** | 3D approach for the medium | `matcap-hero`, `card-fan` |
| **Section structure** | Page anatomy grid | Hero → Cards → Footer |

## Token translation

Locks include a translation table so a webpage lock can inform another HTML token:

```
/reimagine-it webpage --ref house-cinema
/reimagine-it infographic --ref house-cinema
/reimagine-it dashboard --ref house-cinema
```

## CLI (machine-readable)

The agent pack is markdown for the LLM. The CLI writes JSON the engine can apply without an agent:

```bash
npx reimagine-it lock -i house-style.html -o house.lock.json
npx reimagine-it -i my-page.html --ref house.lock.json -t landing -o on-brand.html
npx reimagine-it -i my-page.html --ref competitor.html --auto -o study.html
```
````
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