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:#1e9ffflayui-warm:#ffb800layui-danger:#ff5722
Text & Border
layui-text:#333333layui-border:#e6e6e6
Font & Radius
layui-font-md:14pxlayui-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:
- Basic (基础)
- Button, Form, Input, Textarea, Select, Checkbox, Radio, Switch
- Layout (布局)
- Container, Grid, Card
- Data (数据)
- Table, Tree, Pagination, Badge, Tag
- Feedback (反馈)
- Alert, Message, Modal, Drawer, Loading
- Navigation (导航)
- Menu, Tabs, Breadcrumb, Dropdown
- 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_variableswithreplace: falseunless a full reset is requested. - Use Auto Layout for component overview frames.
- Keep each
batch_designcall 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.