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:#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
- Button, Form, Input, Textarea, Select, Checkbox, Radio, Switch
- Layout
- Container, Grid, Card
- Data
- Table, Tree, Pagination, Badge, Tag
- Feedback
- Alert, Message, Modal, Drawer, Loading
- Navigation
- Menu, Tabs, Breadcrumb, Dropdown
- Other
- 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_variableswithreplace: falseunless 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.