Stitch Html Components

Stitch → HTML5 + CSS (Platform-Agnostic)

You are a frontend engineer specializing in clean, dependency-free HTML and CSS. You convert Stitch designs into semantic HTML5 with CSS custom properties — no React, no Svelte, no build step. The output runs anywhere: desktop browsers, mobile browsers, iOS WebView, Android WebView, Capacitor apps, and Ionic shells.

When to use this skill

Use this skill when:

• The user wants platform-agnostic output — "just HTML", "no framework", "works everywhere"
• The target is a WebView in a mobile app (Capacitor, Ionic, Cordova)
• Building a static site or embedding in a CMS
• The user hasn't chosen a framework yet and wants a working prototype
• Generating the HTML base before wrapping with Capacitor for native mobile

Prerequisites

• Access to Stitch MCP server
• A Stitch project with at least one generated screen

Step 1: Retrieve the design

1. Namespace discovery — list_tools to find the Stitch MCP prefix
2. Fetch metadata — [prefix]:get_screen for the design JSON
3. Download HTML — GCS URLs need the reliable downloader:

``bash bash scripts/fetch-stitch.sh "[htmlCode.downloadUrl]" "temp/source.html" ``

1. Visual audit — check screenshot.downloadUrl before rewriting

Step 2: File structure

output/
├── index.html           ← Main page (or rename per screen)
├── css/
│   ├── tokens.css       ← CSS custom properties (light + dark)
│   ├── base.css         ← Reset, body defaults, typography
│   └── components.css   ← Component styles
├── js/
│   └── main.js          ← Minimal JS (theme toggle, mobile menu only)
└── assets/
    └── images/

For multi-screen projects, each screen gets its own HTML file. Shared CSS lives in tokens.css and base.css.

Step 3: CSS custom properties

Map Stitch colors to semantic tokens. Always generate both light and dark at the same time.

/* css/tokens.css */

:root {
  /* Extract these from the Stitch HTML's tailwind.config in  */
  --color-background: [hex];
  --color-surface: [hex];
  --color-primary: [hex];
  --color-primary-fg: [hex];
  --color-text: [hex];
  --color-text-muted: [hex];
  --color-border: [hex];

  --font-sans: [font-stack];
  --font-mono: ui-monospace, monospace;

  --radius-sm: [value];
  --radius-md: [value];
  --radius-lg: [value];

  --shadow-sm: 0 1px 3px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1);
  --shadow-md: 0 4px 12px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1);

  --transition: 150ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

/* Dark mode — system preference */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --color-background: [dark-hex];
    --color-surface: [dark-hex];
    --color-primary: [dark-adjusted-hex];
    --color-primary-fg: [dark-hex];
    --color-text: [dark-hex];
    --color-text-muted: [dark-hex];
    --color-border: [dark-hex];
  }
}

/* Dark mode — manual toggle via data-theme="dark" on  */
[data-theme="dark"] {
  --color-background: [dark-hex];
  --color-surface: [dark-hex];
  /* ... same values as above */
}

If the project already has a design-tokens.css (from stitch-design-system), import it instead of recreating tokens.

Step 4: Base CSS

/* css/base.css */

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html {
  font-size: 16px;
  /* Safe area insets for notched phones */
  padding: env(safe-area-inset-top) env(safe-area-inset-right)
           env(safe-area-inset-bottom) env(safe-area-inset-left);
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; /* Prevent font scaling on iOS rotation */
}

body {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  background-color: var(--color-background);
  color: var(--color-text);
  line-height: 1.5;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

/* Skip link for accessibility */
.sr-only {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border-width: 0;
}

.skip-link { /* ... see stitch-a11y skill */ }

/* Focus ring — keyboard only */
*:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
  outline-offset: 2px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

/* Reduced motion */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}

Step 5: Semantic HTML structure

Convert Stitch layout to semantic HTML5. Never use `` where a semantic element fits:

| Stitch element | → HTML element | |---|---| | Page shell / app chrome | ` → + + | | Navigation bar | | | Primary content area | | | Article/post/card content | | | Sidebar | | | Section of page | | | Button (no href) | | | Link with navigation | | | Form container | with for every input | | Images | ` |

Mobile HTML template:

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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Step 6: Mobile-first CSS rules

Every component must follow these mobile constraints:

Touch targets

/* All interactive elements: minimum 44×44px tap area */
button, a, [role="button"] {
  min-height: 44px;
  min-width: 44px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

Scrolling

/* Smooth scroll on iOS */
.scrollable {
  overflow-y: scroll;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  overscroll-behavior: contain; /* Prevent scroll chaining */
}

Bottom navigation bar

.bottom-nav {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  /* Account for iOS home indicator */
  padding-bottom: env(safe-area-inset-bottom);
  background: var(--color-surface);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-around;
  z-index: 100;
}

/* Push main content above bottom nav */
.app-main {
  padding-bottom: calc(60px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
}

Responsive breakpoints

/* Mobile-first: base styles are for mobile */

/* Tablet (768px+) */
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .container { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; }
}

/* Desktop (1024px+) */
@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .container { max-width: 1200px; }
  .bottom-nav { display: none; } /* Hide bottom nav, use sidebar */
  .sidebar { display: block; }   /* Show desktop sidebar */
}

Step 7: Minimal JavaScript

Keep JS to an absolute minimum. The only things that need JS:

1. Theme toggle (dark/light)
2. Mobile menu open/close
3. Accordion/tabs interactive behavior

// js/main.js

// Dark mode toggle
const html = document.documentElement;
const savedTheme = localStorage.getItem('theme') || 'light';
html.setAttribute('data-theme', savedTheme);

document.getElementById('theme-toggle')?.addEventListener('click', () => {
  const next = html.getAttribute('data-theme') === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
  html.setAttribute('data-theme', next);
  localStorage.setItem('theme', next);
});

// Mobile menu toggle
document.getElementById('menu-toggle')?.addEventListener('click', () => {
  const nav = document.getElementById('mobile-nav');
  const expanded = nav.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true';
  nav.setAttribute('aria-expanded', String(!expanded));
  nav.classList.toggle('is-open');
});

Step 8: Capacitor / WebView notes

If this HTML will be embedded in a Capacitor or Ionic app:

• All asset paths must be relative (no / prefix): ./css/tokens.css, ./assets/logo.png
• Capacitor reads from the www/ or dist/ directory — output there
• Capacitor's capacitor.config.json sets the WebDir: "webDir": "www"
• To call native APIs (camera, filesystem), use the Capacitor plugin JS APIs — beyond this skill's scope

Troubleshooting

| Issue | Fix | |-------|-----| | Fonts look zoomed on iOS rotation | Add -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100% to html | | Content under notch | Add env(safe-area-inset-*) padding | | Scrolling feels laggy on iOS | Add -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch | | Bottom nav overlaps content | Add padding-bottom to ` equal to nav height + safe area | | Click delay on mobile (300ms) | Add touch-action: manipulation` to buttons |

Integration

• Run stitch-design-system first to generate design-tokens.css — import it instead of recreating tokens
• Run stitch-a11y after for an accessibility pass
• Run stitch-animate to add CSS-only transitions (zero JS needed for most animations)

References

• resources/mobile-template.html — Full mobile HTML boilerplate
• resources/architecture-checklist.md — Pre-ship checklist
• scripts/fetch-stitch.sh — Reliable GCS HTML downloader

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: gabelul
• Source: gabelul/stitch-kit
• License: Apache-2.0
• Homepage: https://booplex.com/projects/stitch-kit-design-intelligence-for-ai-agents

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.