# ue-component-model

Configures AEM Edge Delivery Services blocks for Universal Editor. Reads block JS and CSS, then generates or updates the required JSON models.

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- Author: adobe
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/adobe/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/aem/edge-delivery-services/skills/ue-component-model/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ue-component-model

## What it does

The skill configures AEM Edge Delivery Services blocks for Universal Editor authoring. It inspects `blocks/<name>/<name>.js` and `blocks/<name>/<name>.css` before touching any configuration. The analysis tracks DOM queries like `picture` or link elements in `decorate(block)` to understand expected content and row structures.

From those findings, the skill populates three files: `component-definition.json` to register the block, `component-models.json` for property fields, and `component-filters.json` to allow placement. If the repository relies on distributed configuration, it writes a single `blocks/<name>/_<name>.json` file instead. It also handles semantic collapsing, such as pairing `image` with `imageAlt`.

A missing entry in the `section` filter means the block remains invisible to authors in the Universal Editor palette. That makes validating `component-filters.json` mandatory before deploying the changes.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ue-component-model -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ue-component-model -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ue-component-model -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install adobe/skills ue-component-model
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ue-component-model -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/adobe/skills --path plugins/aem/edge-delivery-services/skills/ue-component-model
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ue-component-model -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/adobe/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/aem/edge-delivery-services/skills/ue-component-model/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate Universal Editor JSON configurations for new EDS blocks
- map block JavaScript content queries to property panel fields
- configure container blocks with repeatable child items
- register block identifiers in section component filters

## Example prompts
- Generate Universal Editor configuration for blocks/hero/hero.js
- Add style variant options to component-models.json for the teaser block
- Create a distributed _cards.json configuration for a container block

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---
name: ue-component-model
description: Use this when the user mentions component models, component definitions, component filters, block configuration for the Universal Editor, UE block setup, adding a new block to UE, configuring block properties or block authoring fields, or wants to create an EDS/Franklin block with Universal Editor support, modify block fields, or add a block to the section filter. Covers creating and editing the three JSON files that control how AEM Edge Delivery Services blocks appear and behave in the Universal Editor — component-definition.json, component-models.json, and component-filters.json.
license: Apache-2.0
---

# Universal Editor Component Model Configuration

This skill helps you create or edit the three JSON configuration files that control how AEM Edge Delivery Services (EDS) blocks appear and behave in the Universal Editor (UE):

1. **component-definition.json** — Registers blocks in the UE component palette
2. **component-models.json** — Defines property panel fields for each block
3. **component-filters.json** — Controls where blocks can be placed

## When to Use

- Creating a new block that needs UE authoring support
- Adding/modifying fields on an existing block's property panel
- Registering a block so it appears in the author's component palette
- Setting up container blocks with child items
- Adding block variants/style options

## Workflow

### Step 1: Understand the Block

Before generating any configuration, read and analyze:

1. **The block's JS file** (`blocks/<name>/<name>.js`) — understand what content the `decorate(block)` function expects:
   - What does it read from the block div? (images, links, text, classes)
   - Does it expect a flat structure or rows of items?
   - Does it use `block.querySelector('a')` (links/URLs), `block.querySelector('picture')` (images), etc.?
   - Does it check for CSS classes/variants?

2. **The block's CSS file** (`blocks/<name>/<name>.css`) — look for variant-specific styles.

3. **Existing config** — check if entries already exist:
   - Search `component-definition.json` for the block ID
   - Search `component-models.json` for the model ID
   - Search `component-filters.json` for the block in the `section` components list
   - Check for a `blocks/<name>/_<name>.json` distributed config file

### Step 2: Determine the Block Type

Based on the JS analysis:

- **Simple block**: One component with its own fields. Most blocks are this type.
  - Example: Hero, Embed — single model, no children

- **Container block**: Has repeatable child items (cards, slides, tabs).
  - Clue: JS iterates over `block.children` or creates items from rows
  - Needs: container definition + item definition + filter
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