Layui Design System Initializer

Constraint: Only use this skill when the user explicitly mentions "Pencil" and "Layui" (or "layui-vue") or when orchestrating a Pencil design system initialization task.

When to use this skill

Use this skill when you need to initialize a new design system based on Layui specifications, specifically to set up the global color palette and create the initial component library frames in a .pen file.

How to use this skill

This skill outputs a PENCIL_PLAN. The Agent then calls Pencil MCP tools in order: open_document, set_variables, batch_design, optionally get_screenshot.

Step 1: Initialize Variables (set_variables)

Use mcp__pencil__set_variables to register Layui design tokens. Follow .pen file schema.

Primary / Theme

• layui-primary: #1e9fff (Layui default blue)
• layui-normal: #1e9fff
• layui-warm: #ffb800
• layui-danger: #ff5722

Text & Border

• layui-text: #333333
• layui-border: #e6e6e6

Font & Radius

• layui-font-md: 14px
• layui-radius: 2px (Layui default)

Fill from official Layui docs if more tokens are needed.

Step 2: Create Component Overview Structure (batch_design)

Use mcp__pencil__batch_design to create a "Components Overview" frame with sections based on Layui documentation:

1. Basic (基础)
   • Button, Form, Input, Textarea, Select, Checkbox, Radio, Switch
2. Layout (布局)
   • Container, Grid, Card
3. Data (数据)
   • Table, Tree, Pagination, Badge, Tag
4. Feedback (反馈)
   • Alert, Message, Modal, Drawer, Loading
5. Navigation (导航)
   • Menu, Tabs, Breadcrumb, Dropdown
6. Other (其他)
   • Icon, Divider, Timeline

Organize frames using Auto Layout. Keep each batch_design call to maximum 25 operations.

Best Practices

• Verify token values against Layui official documentation.
• Use set_variables with replace: false unless a full reset is requested.
• Use Auto Layout for component overview frames.

Keywords

pencil, layui, layui-vue, design system, init, variables, components

References

• references/contract.md – Design tokens and component naming.
• references/official.md – Link to official documentation.
• references/examples.md – Example PENCIL_PLAN.
• references/components.md – Component specifications.