# webflow-cli:designer-extension

A skill that walks the agent through the whole Designer Extension loop in Webflow: pick a template, init the project, serve it locally, bundle it for upload.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 132
- Author: webflow
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/webflow/webflow-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/webflow-skills/skills/designer-extension-command/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/webflow-clidesigner-extension

## What it does

The skill spells out a phased CLI workflow. The agent checks the install with `webflow --version`, looks for an existing extension project via `webflow.json`, then moves through template listing, initialization, local development and bundling.

Three templates ship with it: `default` for plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript, plus `react` and `typescript-alt`. A project comes from `webflow extension init <project-name> <template>`. After that the agent reads the generated `webflow.json` and shows the five schema fields — `name`, `apiVersion` and `publicDir` are required, `appIntents` and `appConnections` optional. Local work runs on `webflow extension serve [port]`, port 1337 unless you say otherwise, and you load the extension in Designer from the local URL. `webflow extension bundle` produces `bundle.zip` in `dist`.

You need the Webflow CLI installed and an authenticated session, which the skill checks with `webflow auth login`. Everything runs through Bash. Webflow MCP tools are explicitly left out of this flow, so a configured Webflow MCP server gets in the way here. Package manager detection reads lock files (`package-lock.json`, `pnpm-lock.yaml`, `yarn.lock`) and asks you when none is found.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add webflow/webflow-skills --skill webflow-cli:designer-extension -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add webflow/webflow-skills --skill designer-extension-command -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add webflow/webflow-skills --skill designer-extension-command -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add webflow/webflow-skills --skill designer-extension-command -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install webflow/webflow-skills designer-extension-command
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add webflow/webflow-skills --skill designer-extension-command -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/webflow/webflow-skills --path plugins/webflow-skills/skills/designer-extension-command
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add webflow/webflow-skills --skill designer-extension-command -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/webflow/webflow-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/webflow-skills/skills/designer-extension-command/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- scaffold a Webflow extension from a ready template
- run a local dev server and load the extension in Designer
- produce `bundle.zip` for upload to Webflow
- understand the `webflow.json` schema fields before editing
- choose between `default`, `react` and `typescript-alt`

## Example prompts
- Show me the available Designer Extension templates
- Create a new Designer Extension called gallery-manager using React
- Bundle my extension for upload

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: webflow-cli:designer-extension
description: Build Designer Extensions for custom Webflow Designer functionality. Lists available templates, initializes extension projects from templates (default/react/typescript-alt), bundles extensions for upload, and serves locally for development.
---

# Designer Extension

Create and develop Designer Extensions for Webflow with template selection, local development server, and bundling for distribution.

## Important Note

**ALWAYS use Bash tool for all Webflow CLI operations:**
- Execute `webflow extension` commands via Bash tool
- Use Read tool to examine generated files and schema (never modify)
- Use Glob tool to discover project files
- Verify CLI installation: `webflow --version`
- Check authentication: `webflow auth login` (if needed)
- DO NOT use Webflow MCP tools for CLI workflows
- All CLI commands require proper descriptions (not context parameters)

**Package Manager Detection:**
- Check for lock files: `package-lock.json` (npm), `pnpm-lock.yaml` (pnpm), `yarn.lock` (yarn)
- If no lock file found, ask user which package manager to use (npm/pnpm/yarn)
- Use detected package manager for all install/build commands

## Instructions

### Phase 1: Environment Verification
1. **Verify CLI installed**: Run `webflow --version` to confirm CLI is installed
2. **Check project state**: Check if already in an extension project (look for webflow.json with extension schema)
3. **Identify operation type**: Determine if user wants to:
   - List available templates
   - Initialize new extension
   - Bundle existing extension
   - Serve extension locally

### Phase 2: Template Listing & Selection
4. **List templates** (if user asks or before init): Run `webflow extension list`
5. **Show available templates**:
   - `default` - Basic HTML/CSS/JavaScript template
   - `react` - React-based template
   - `typescript-alt` - Alternative TypeScript template
6. **Ask user to select template** if initializing new extension

### Phase 3: Extension Initialization
7. **Choose project name**: Ask user for project directory name
8. **Run init command**: Execute `webflow extension init <project-name> <template>`
```
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