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:

• The user wants to initialize Layui tokens (primary, warm, danger colors) in a Pencil .pen file
• The user needs a component overview frame for Layui components in Pencil
• The user mentions "Pencil" together with "Layui", "layui-vue", or Layui-specific components (Table, Form, Menu, Tabs)
• An orchestrator skill (pencil-ui-designer) routes a Layui initialization request

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.

Example: Initialize Layui Variables

{
  "name": "set_variables",
  "arguments": {
    "filePath": "designs/app.pen",
    "replace": false,
    "variables": {
      "layui-primary": "#1e9fff",
      "layui-warm": "#ffb800",
      "layui-danger": "#ff5722",
      "layui-text": "#333333",
      "layui-border": "#e6e6e6",
      "layui-font-md": "14px",
      "layui-radius": "2px"
    }
  }
}

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.
• Keep each batch_design call to maximum 25 operations; split by category if needed.

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.