---
name: gsd:sketch
description: Sketch UI/design ideas with throwaway HTML mockups, or propose what to sketch next (frontier mode)
argument-hint: "[design idea to explore] [--quick] [--text] or [frontier]"
allowed-tools:
- Read
- Write
- Edit
- Bash
- Grep
- Glob
- AskUserQuestion
- WebSearch
- WebFetch
- mcp__context7__resolve-library-id
- mcp__context7__query-docs
---
Explore design directions through throwaway HTML mockups before committing to implementation.
Each sketch produces 2-3 variants for comparison. Sketches live in `.planning/sketches/` and
integrate with GSD commit patterns, state tracking, and handoff workflows. Loads spike
findings to ground mockups in real data shapes and validated interaction patterns.
Two modes:
- **Idea mode** (default) — describe a design idea to sketch
- **Frontier mode** (no argument or "frontier") — analyzes existing sketch landscape and proposes consistency and frontier sketches
Does not require `/gsd:new-project` — auto-creates `.planning/sketches/` if needed.
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/sketch.md
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/ui-brand.md
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/sketch-theme-system.md
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/sketch-interactivity.md
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/sketch-tooling.md
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/sketch-variant-patterns.md
**Copilot (VS Code):** Use `vscode_askquestions` wherever this workflow calls `AskUserQuestion`.
Design idea: $ARGUMENTS
**Available flags:**
- `--quick` — Skip mood/direction intake, jump straight to decomposition and building. Use when the design direction is already clear.
Execute the sketch workflow from @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/sketch.md end-to-end.
Preserve all workflow gates (intake, decomposition, target stack research, variant evaluation, MANIFEST updates, commit patterns).