# webflow-cli:devlink

Pulls Webflow Designer components into React and Next.js code, syncs later design edits, and shows what changed after each sync.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 998 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/devlink-command/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/webflow-clidevlink

## What it does

The skill walks the agent through five phases: environment checks, DevLink configuration, running the sync, reviewing diffs, and integration guidance. It first verifies the CLI (`webflow --version`) and site authentication, then reads `webflow.json` and asks what you want — a first-time DevLink setup, a full sync, a subset of components matched by regex, or an update to an existing export.

The export itself runs `webflow devlink sync` through the Bash tool. You can override the token and site ID with `--api-token` and `--site-id`, though by default they come from the `.env` file that `webflow auth login` creates. After the sync the skill checks the generated code for TypeScript errors, verifies imports and CSS module references, and lists which files appeared or changed.

Configuration in `webflow.json` sets the export directory (`rootDir`), whether CSS modules are used, and the file extensions. The package manager is detected from a lock file — `package-lock.json`, `pnpm-lock.yaml` or `yarn.lock` — and the skill asks if it finds none. It deliberately avoids the Webflow MCP tools for CLI workflows, so keep those out of the same task or the agent may take the wrong route.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add webflow/webflow-skills --skill devlink-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/devlink-command/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- export Webflow Designer components into a React or Next.js project
- refresh already-synced components after design edits
- pull only a subset of components by regex pattern
- check generated code for TypeScript errors and broken imports
- review diffs before accepting changes from Webflow

## Example prompts
- Sync my Webflow components to my Next.js project
- Run webflow devlink sync and show me which files changed
- Update only the Navigation and Footer components

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: webflow-cli:devlink
description: Export Webflow Designer components to React/Next.js code for external projects. Configure devlink settings in webflow.json, sync design updates with devlink sync, validate generated code, show diffs, and provide integration examples. Use when building with Webflow designs in React/Next.js.
---

# DevLink

Export and sync Webflow Designer components to React/Next.js code with validation, diffs, and integration guidance.

## Important Note

**ALWAYS use Bash tool for all Webflow CLI operations:**
- Execute `webflow devlink sync` via Bash tool
- Use Read tool to examine synced files and webflow.json (never modify)
- Use Glob tool to discover generated components
- Verify CLI installation: `webflow --version`
- Check authentication: Use `webflow auth login` for site authentication
- 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 authentication**: Verify site authentication (created via `webflow auth login`)
3. **Discover project state**: Check if webflow.json exists with devlink configuration
4. **Identify target framework**: Determine if React, Next.js, or other

### Phase 2: DevLink Configuration
5. **Check for existing config**: Look for `webflow.json` with devlink section
6. **Read configuration**: If exists, show current devlink settings:
   - `rootDir`: Directory to export components into
   - `cssModules`: Whether to use CSS modules
   - `fileExtensions`: File extensions for generated files
   - Other configuration options
7. **Ask operation type**: Clarify what user wants to do:
   - Configure DevLink for first time
   - Sync all components
   - Sync specific components (using `components` regex pattern)
   - Update existing sync
8. **Store baseline** (if updating): Use Read tool to capture current files before sync

### Phase 3: Sync Execution
9. **Run sync command**: Execute `webflow devlink sync` with options:
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