Makepad Question Router

Version: 2.0.0 | Last Updated: 2026-01-21

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLAUDE

When this skill is triggered, you MUST load the appropriate sub-skill(s) based on the question:

Routing Table

Keywords	Load Skill
live_design!, app_main!, getting started, app structure	makepad-basics
DSL, inheritance, <Widget>, Foo = { }	makepad-dsl
layout, Flow, Walk, padding, width, height, center, align	makepad-layout
View, Button, Label, Image, TextInput, widget, Markdown, Html	makepad-widgets
event, action, Hit, FingerDown, handle_event, click	makepad-event-action
animator, state, transition, hover, pressed	makepad-animation
shader, draw_bg, Sdf2d, gradient, glow, shadow	makepad-shaders
font, text_style, font_size, glyph	makepad-font
platform, macOS, Android, iOS, WASM	makepad-platform
tokio, async, spawn, submit_async	robius-app-architecture
apply_over, modal, collapsible, pageflip	robius-widget-patterns
custom action, MatchEvent, post_action	robius-event-action
AppState, persistence, theme switch	robius-state-management
deploy, package, APK, IPA	makepad-deployment
troubleshoot, error, debug	makepad-reference

Context Bundle Loading

For complex tasks, load multiple skills:

Context	Load These Skills
Create widget/component	makepad-widgets, makepad-dsl, makepad-layout, makepad-animation, makepad-shaders, makepad-event-action
Build full app	makepad-basics, makepad-dsl, makepad-layout, makepad-widgets, makepad-event-action, robius-app-architecture
UI design	makepad-dsl, makepad-layout, makepad-widgets, makepad-animation, makepad-shaders
Production patterns	robius-app-architecture, robius-widget-patterns, robius-state-management

Skill Dependencies

When loading a skill, also load its dependencies:

Skill	Also Load
makepad-widgets	makepad-layout, makepad-dsl
makepad-animation	makepad-shaders
makepad-shaders	makepad-widgets
robius-widget-patterns	makepad-widgets, makepad-layout

Example Workflow

User: "How do I create a custom button with hover animation?"

Analysis:
1. Keywords: custom, button, hover, animation
2. Context: Widget creation
3. Load: makepad-widgets, makepad-animation, makepad-shaders, makepad-event-action

Answer using patterns from all loaded skills.

Default Project Settings

When creating Makepad projects:

[package]
edition = "2024"

[dependencies]
makepad-widgets = { git = "https://github.com/makepad/makepad", branch = "dev" }

[features]
default = []
nightly = ["makepad-widgets/nightly"]

Key Patterns Quick Reference

Widget Definition

#[derive(Live, LiveHook, Widget)]
pub struct MyWidget {
    #[deref] view: View,
    #[live] property: f64,
    #[rust] state: State,
    #[animator] animator: Animator,
}

Async Pattern (Robius)

// UI -> Async
submit_async_request(MyRequest { ... });

// Async -> UI
Cx::post_action(MyAction { ... });
SignalToUI::set_ui_signal();