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name: website-cloner
description: Agentic workflow for cloning websites with pixel-perfect fidelity using specialized sub-agents. Use when the user wants to clone/copy/replicate a website, create a landing page based on an existing site, or needs to extract and recreate a website's design. Includes orchestration via slash command, four specialized sub-agents (screenshotter, extractor, cloner, qa-reviewer), and outputs React components with Tailwind CSS and motion animations.
---

# Website Cloner Skill

Clone any website with pixel-perfect fidelity using an orchestrated multi-agent workflow.

## Overview

This skill provides a complete system for cloning websites:
- **Slash command**: `/clone-website <url>` orchestrates the entire workflow
- **4 specialized sub-agents**: Each handles a specific phase
- **Output**: Single React component using Tailwind CSS + motion

## Architecture

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│     ORCHESTRATOR (/clone-website)       │
│     Delegates, doesn't code             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
                    │
    ┌───────────────┼───────────────┐
    ▼               ▼               ▼
┌─────────┐   ┌─────────┐   ┌─────────┐
│ screen- │   │ extrac- │   │  (can   │
│ shotter │   │  tor    │   │ parallel│
└─────────┘   └─────────┘   └─────────┘
                    │
                    ▼
            ┌─────────────┐
            │   cloner    │◄────────┐
            └─────────────┘         │
                    │               │
                    ▼               │
            ┌─────────────┐         │
            │ qa-reviewer │─────────┘
            └─────────────┘  (loop until done)
```

## Quick Setup

### 1. Create Sub-Agents

Run `/agents` in Claude Code and create these 4 agents. For each, select "Generate with Claude" and provide the description.

| Agent Name | Description Summary |
|------------|---------------------|
| `website-screenshotter` | Captures comprehensive screenshots (full-page, sections, components, hover states) |
| `website-extractor` | Downloads assets to `public/`, extracts colors, typography, spacing, animations |
| `website-cloner` | Implements React component with Tailwind + motion, auto-detects project type |
| `website-qa-reviewer` | Pixel-by-pixel comparison, classifies issues as Critical/Major/Minor |

**Detailed prompts for each agent**: See `references/subagents.md`

### 2. Install Slash Command

Copy `assets/clone-website.md` to your commands folder:

```bash
# Project-level (shared via git)
cp assets/clone-website.md .claude/commands/

# Or user-level (personal)
cp assets/clone-website.md ~/.claude/commands/
```

### 3. Configure Playwright MCP

Ensure Playwright MCP is configured in `~/.claude.json` or `.claude/settings.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-playwright"]
    }
  }
}
```

## Usage

```bash
/clone-website https://example.com
```

The orchestrator will:
1. Create task folder `.tasks/clone-{domain}/`
2. Invoke screenshotter → captures all visual references
3. Invoke extractor → downloads assets, extracts styles
4. Invoke cloner → implements React component
5. Invoke qa-reviewer → finds discrepancies
6. Loop steps 4-5 until PERFECT or max 5 iterations

## Output Structure

```
your-project/
├── public/
│   ├── images/          # Downloaded images
│   ├── videos/          # Downloaded videos
│   └── icons/           # Downloaded SVGs/icons
├── app/clone/page.tsx   # React component (location varies by framework)
└── .tasks/clone-{domain}/
    ├── context.md       # Extracted styles
    ├── screenshots/     # Visual references
    └── review-notes.md  # QA findings
```

## Tech Stack Decisions

| Technology | Reason |
|------------|--------|
| **Tailwind CSS** | Arbitrary values (`bg-[#hex]`) enable pixel-perfect color matching |
| **motion** | Modern, lighter alternative to framer-motion (import from "motion/react") |
| **Single component** | Focus on cloning, not architecture; sections divided by comments |
| **Auto-detect framework** | Supports Next.js, TanStack Start, Vite, etc. |

**Detailed rationale**: See `references/tech-decisions.md`

## Workflow Details

**Phase-by-phase breakdown**: See `references/workflow.md`

## Customization

### Change output location
Edit the cloner agent's system prompt to specify a different output path.

### Add frameworks
Update project detection logic in cloner agent for additional frameworks.

### Adjust iteration limit
Modify the slash command's Phase 5 to change max iterations (default: 5).

## Troubleshooting

| Issue | Solution |
|-------|----------|
| Sub-agents not found | Verify names exactly match: `website-screenshotter`, `website-extractor`, `website-cloner`, `website-qa-reviewer` |
| Playwright errors | Run `npm install -g @anthropic-ai/mcp-playwright` |
| Assets not loading | Check `public/` folder structure and image paths in component |
| Infinite loop | QA reviewer should set status; check `review-notes.md` for STATUS line |