design-synthesis

Design

Use when user says "synthesize designs", "show design patterns", "UI patterns", "UX patterns", "update design docs", or asks about UI/UX design decisions - generates two markdown files summarizing UI/UX patterns from implemented stories and anti-patterns from rejected or problematic UI/UX stories.

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Design Synthesis Skill

Generate patterns.md and anti-patterns.md in .claude/data/design/.

Workflow

Step 1: Check Prerequisites

python .claude/scripts/design_synthesis_helpers.py prereq

Exit early if:

needs_patterns_update = false AND needs_anti_patterns_update = false (counts unchanged)
No relevant story data (ui_implemented_count = 0 AND ui_rejected_count = 0)

Step 2: Spawn Parallel Agents

Launch agents for files that need updating (haiku model):

Agent 1 (patterns) - Only if needs_patterns_update is true:

Query: python .claude/scripts/design_synthesis_helpers.py patterns
Read existing .claude/data/design/patterns.md for context (if exists)
Write .claude/data/design/patterns.md with sections:
- Design Philosophy - Core UI/UX principles guiding the project
- Component Patterns - Reusable UI component patterns
- Interaction Patterns - Standard user interaction flows
- Layout Conventions - Consistent layout approaches
- Accessibility Standards - A11y requirements and patterns
- Footer with timestamp

Agent 2 (anti-patterns) - Only if needs_anti_patterns_update is true:

Query: python .claude/scripts/design_synthesis_helpers.py anti-patterns
Read existing .claude/data/design/anti-patterns.md for context (if exists)
Write .claude/data/design/anti-patterns.md with sections:
- Rejected Approaches - UI/UX ideas explicitly rejected (with rejection reasons)
- Usability Issues - Known usability problems to avoid
- Visual Anti-Patterns - Visual design mistakes to avoid
- Interaction Anti-Patterns - Poor interaction patterns to avoid
- Performance Concerns - UI patterns that cause performance issues
- Footer with timestamp

Step 3: Update Metadata

After agents complete, update the synthesis metadata:

python .claude/scripts/design_synthesis_helpers.py update-meta

This records current counts so future prereq checks can skip synthesis when nothing has changed.

Key Rules

Spawn agents in parallel, never sequentially
Use Python sqlite3 module, NOT sqlite3 CLI
Include rejection reasons in anti-patterns bullets
Read existing files first to preserve accumulated context
Always run update-meta after successful synthesis
Focus on UI/UX-related stories (search for keywords: ui, ux, design, layout, component, button, form, modal, dialog, menu, navigation, style, theme, color, font, icon, responsive, accessibility, a11y)