beautiful-mermaid-editor

Beautiful Mermaid Editor

Work from the Beautiful Mermaid editor source tree, not from generated HTML output.

Preconditions

1. If $ARGUMENTS includes a repo path, treat it as the starting point.
2. Before proposing edits, read the target repo's AGENTS.md, package scripts, and current editor source.
3. Treat editor.ts as the source of truth. Do not edit generated editor.html directly unless the target repo explicitly requires committed build artifacts.

Execution flow

1. Locate the real edit surface

• Find the Beautiful Mermaid repo root and the editor.ts file that generates editor.html.
• Read the current build/dev entrypoints (package.json, dev.ts, Bun scripts, or equivalents) before assuming command names.
• Identify adjacent source files only after locating the concrete change path:
  • src/browser.ts
  • src/types.ts
  • src/theme.ts
  • src/styles.ts
  • samples-data.ts

2. Route by task type

Load only the references needed for the requested change:

Task type	Load first
Config panel, color control, slider, sample preset	references/CHANGE_PATTERNS.md
Render pipeline, theme, dark mode, zoom, export, clipboard	references/ARCHITECTURE.md
Rebuild commands, smoke checks, generated artifact review	references/VERIFICATION.md
Renderer support or new RenderOptions field	references/ARCHITECTURE.md + references/CHANGE_PATTERNS.md

3. Inspect before editing

Trace the current behavior through the real code path before changing anything:

1. UI control or action handler in editor.ts
2. local editor state
3. buildOptions() / render call
4. SVG post-processing, theme sync, zoom, or export path

Prefer extending the existing flow over creating parallel state or duplicate helpers.

4. Implement with the existing patterns

• Config option / control: wire UI, local state, readConfig(), and events together.
• SVG override: follow the post-render injected-style pattern and rerun it after every render.
• Renderer support: add the field to RenderOptions, then thread it through the theme/renderer helpers.
• Theme / dark mode: preserve the existing auto-theme vs manual-theme behavior.
• Zoom: preserve viewBox-based width/height updates; do not switch to CSS transform: scale(...).
• Export / clipboard: keep SVG/PNG/clipboard behavior aligned and inspect scale handling.
• Samples: update the editor's sample source and category behavior rather than only editing showcase data.

Detailed edit recipes live in references/CHANGE_PATTERNS.md.

5. Verify before handoff

Read references/VERIFICATION.md before finalizing. At minimum:

• regenerate the editor artifact from source when source changed
• run the smallest relevant project checks
• smoke-test the edited workflow in a browser if the task affects UI, render, export, theme, or zoom
• review whether generated editor.html should be included in the final diff

Rules

• Do not assume the target repo still matches older architecture notes; re-read the current source first.
• Do not expose new UI options that the renderer cannot actually support.
• Do not treat generic Mermaid authoring or syntax questions as editor-maintenance tasks.
• When the request is really about ordinary Mermaid content, decline this skill and use a normal docs/writing workflow instead.

Progressive disclosure

• references/ARCHITECTURE.md — current state model, render pipeline, theme/CSS variables, sharing, and export paths.
• references/CHANGE_PATTERNS.md — step-by-step change recipes for controls, samples, SVG overrides, renderer support, and related edits.
• references/VERIFICATION.md — rebuild commands, targeted checks, browser smoke scenarios, and generated-artifact review.