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Render a markdown draft / any document in the conversation context into a single-file "paper proposal" HTML — serif body, monospace meta, numbered sections, inline SVG figures, callouts, tables, optional interactive elements. Trigger when the user says "turn this into HTML / render as a web page / make a pretty HTML / give me a single-page doc / generate article HTML / paper-style HTML / convert to article html / render this as a doc html" or similar, and wants a **static single file** rather than Figma/PDF/PPT. Also fires when the user pastes some markdown and says "beautify this / typeset this / give me a web version". Do NOT trigger when the user wants slides, needs a backend, or needs a multi-page site.

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article-to-html

Turn a document (from conversation context or a given markdown file) into a self-contained HTML file, reusing the "paper proposal" design system defined in references/template.html: serif body + monospace meta + numbered sections + inline SVG figures + callouts + tables + optional JS interactivity.

Flow after trigger

  1. Get the source. If the user gave a file path, Read it. If the draft is in conversation context, use that directly.
  2. Extract document skeleton. Title, subtitle, TL;DR, section list, whether figures are needed, whether tables are needed, whether interactivity is needed.
  3. Read the template. Read references/template.html and use its full CSS + structure as the scaffold.
  4. Read the component reference. Read references/components.md and pick out the snippets you need this round.
  5. If figures are needed: consult references/svg-figures.md and draw with inline SVG (no external image references — keep the file portable).
  6. If interactivity is needed: consult references/interactive.md and append a <script> block before </body>.
  7. Output. Write to {same dir as source or current working dir}/{slug}.html. Filename = English slug of the title, or whatever the user specified.
  8. Report. One sentence with the file path + a one-line command to open it in a browser.

Design invariants (do NOT break)

  • Single file. All CSS / SVG / JS inline. No external fonts, no CDNs, no remote images.
  • Don't change the paper palette. --paper: #f7f7f5 + --ink: #1a1a1a is this skill's visual signature. If the user explicitly asks for a different mood (dark mode, different accent), you can change --accent / --warn, but keep paper/ink.
  • Serif body + monospace meta. body uses ui-serif; every "metadata slot" (.doc-eyebrow / .doc-meta / th / code / figcaption / .num) uses ui-monospace. This mix is the signature.
  • Section numbering prefix. <h2><span class="num">01</span>Section title</h2> — small monospace, faint gray, 14px gap to the title. Add it even if the source has no numbers.
  • Figures need figcaption. <figcaption><span class="fig-num">FIG 1</span>caption text</figcaption>, the FIG N in accent color.
  • TL;DR always on top. If the source has no TL;DR, condense the first one or two paragraphs into a ~60-word summary and put it there.
  • No "generated by AI" footer watermark unless the user explicitly asks.

Component cheat sheet

If the source contains...Use...
Intro / abstract.tldr block
Quotation.callout.cite (with .cite-source)
Warning / heads-up.callout.warn
Generic sidenote.callout (default, white background)
Three parallel concepts / roles.cards (three-column cards)
N parallel concepts.cards cols-2 / cols-4
Comparison / vendor matrix<table>
Flow / architecture / timing / bar chartinline SVG figure — see references/svg-figures.md
Open-questions list<ol> with bold lead phrase per item
Reference links<footer> containing a <ul>

Interactive elements (optional)

The template is static by default. Add interactivity proactively when the document clearly benefits:

  • Section collapse / expand (long documents)
  • "Copy" button on code blocks
  • Table filter / sort (great for vendor comparison tables)
  • Dark mode toggle (persisted to localStorage)
  • TOC + scrollspy
  • Forms (e.g. for an RFC / decision doc, a "vote / leave comment" form persisted to localStorage)

Specific snippets in references/interactive.md. Default to none unless (a) the doc is long — ≥3 sections + ≥2 figures, or (b) the source is interaction-shaped (tutorial, decision doc, vendor selection).

Naming and output location

  • Filename: English slug of the title, lowercase, hyphenated, ≤40 chars. For Chinese titles, use pinyin or a translated keyword hint, e.g. 《新基建提案》→ infra-proposal.html.
  • Output location:
    • If the user gave a source markdown path, output in the same directory.
    • Otherwise output in the current working directory.
    • If the user specifies a path, honor it.
  • If a file with the same name exists, append -v2 / -v3. Never silently overwrite the user's existing output.

Common mistakes

  • Recoloring the CSS. Don't touch paper/ink/accent unless the user said "different palette please". Visual consistency is the entire point.
  • Switching body to sans-serif. The whole "proposal paper" feel hinges on the serif body. Changing fonts breaks the look.
  • Using emoji as icons. The character vocabulary of this skill is uppercase monospace labels + small color blocks (.mascot / .layer-icon). No emoji unless the user explicitly asks.
  • External <img src="https://...">. Kills portability. Either inline SVG, base64, or omit.
  • Missing figcaption numbers. The FIG 1 / FIG 2 / FIG 3 running labels are key to the "academic paper" feel.
  • Callout on every paragraph. Callouts highlight one or two passages, not decorate. Keep total callouts ≤ 5 per document.
  • Cramming 5 items into the three-column cards. Switch to repeat(N, 1fr) (or use the .cols-N modifier), don't force wrap.
  • Leaking domain-specific names from the example. The template is blank; if the source doesn't mention Crewlet / Anthropic / etc., the HTML shouldn't either.

File manifest

  • references/template.html — blank scaffold (full CSS + placeholder structure). Start here.
  • references/components.md — cut-and-paste HTML snippets for every component.
  • references/svg-figures.md — five typical SVG figure skeletons (architecture, timing, bar comparison, stacked layers, lifecycle).
  • references/interactive.md — JS snippets (collapse, copy, table filter/sort, TOC, dark mode, form → localStorage, reading progress, figure zoom).
  • assets/example.html — a completed reference render (the original Chinese article.html kept as a visual benchmark).