claudecode-boilerplate/.claude/commands/generate-app.md

description
Generate the initial application for a target platform (web | flutter | winui3) from the design spec

Generate App (Platform App Generation Phase)

This command generates the initial application for the selected target platform, using the design files in docs/design/ as the source of truth. It creates the app shell, theme, routes, screens, and reusable components — not feature logic. Features are added later with /add-feature.

Target platform: $ARGUMENTS — must be one of web, flutter, winui3.

How to Run

claude
> /generate-app web
> /generate-app flutter
> /generate-app winui3

Position in the Workflow

/setup-project
  ↓
/define-design
  ↓
/generate-app web | flutter | winui3   ← you are here
  ↓
/add-feature

Pre-Run Check

1. Validate the target:
   • If $ARGUMENTS is not one of web, flutter, winui3, stop and ask the user to provide a valid target.
2. Confirm the design files exist. If any of these are missing, stop and tell the user to run /define-design first:
   • docs/design/design-brief.md
   • docs/design/design-tokens.json
   • docs/design/ui-blueprint.json
   • docs/design/platform-mapping.md
3. Important: Do not generate any platform-specific implementation before this command is executed. This command is the only place initial app scaffolding is created.
4. This command generates from the design as-is. Refine the design first (re-run /define-design or use /update-design <change>) if anything needs to change — it is far easier to refine before code is generated than after.

Procedure

Step 0: Read the Inputs

Read all of the following:

• docs/product-requirements.md
• docs/functional-design.md
• docs/architecture.md
• docs/repository-structure.md
• docs/development-guidelines.md
• docs/design/design-brief.md
• docs/design/design-tokens.json
• docs/design/ui-blueprint.json
• docs/design/platform-mapping.md

Step 1: Load the Platform Generation Skill

Load the platform-ui-generation skill (Skill('platform-ui-generation')) for the mapping rules from design files to the selected platform's code.

Step 2: Generate the App Shell

Generate the initial application for the selected target. In all cases:

• Respect the design tokens and the UI blueprint exactly.
• Create reusable UI components (do not inline everything into screens).
• Create the initial screen structure (one screen per entry in ui-blueprint.json).
• Create the initial route/navigation structure.
• Use semantic, accessible markup/semantics where the platform supports it.
• Do not implement features that are not described in the current project documents. Only the app shell, theme, routes, screens, and shared components.

Step 3: Platform-Specific Requirements

Apply the requirements for the selected target:

/generate-app web

• Generate a Web app using the technology defined in docs/architecture.md.
• If no framework is specified, ask the user or choose a simple default suitable for the repository.
• Convert design-tokens.json into CSS variables, a Tailwind config, or an equivalent styling system.
• Convert ui-blueprint.json into pages, layouts, and components.
• Use semantic HTML where possible.
• Respect responsive layout requirements (use breakpoints from the tokens).

/generate-app flutter

• Generate a Flutter app.
• Convert design-tokens.json into:
  • ThemeData
  • ColorScheme
  • spacing constants
  • radius constants
  • text styles
• Convert ui-blueprint.json into:
  • routes
  • screens
  • reusable widgets
• Keep clean separation between: screens, widgets, theme, models, services.

/generate-app winui3

• Generate a WinUI 3 application structure.
• Convert design-tokens.json into:
  • ResourceDictionary
  • theme resources
  • styles
• Convert ui-blueprint.json into:
  • XAML pages
  • UserControls
  • navigation structure
• Use C# and XAML.
• Keep UI logic separated from business logic where possible.

Step 4: Update Repository Structure Document

If new directories/files were created, update docs/repository-structure.md so it reflects the generated layout.

Step 5: Verify

• If the target is web and the repo has npm test, npm run lint, npm run typecheck, run them and fix any errors caused by the generated code.
• For flutter / winui3, run the platform's available static checks if the toolchain is present; otherwise note what should be checked manually.

Completion Criteria

• The initial app shell exists for the selected target.
• Design tokens are converted into the platform's styling system.
• The UI blueprint is converted into screens, routes, and reusable components.
• No feature logic beyond what the project documents describe has been implemented.
• docs/repository-structure.md has been updated if the layout changed.

Completion message:

"App generation is complete for target: [target]

Generated:
✅ App shell + entry point
✅ Theme / styling system (from design-tokens.json)
✅ Routes / navigation (from ui-blueprint.json)
✅ Screens (one per blueprint screen)
✅ Reusable components

Next steps:
- Run the app and verify the shell renders
- Use /add-feature to implement features (they will respect the design spec)
- Use /update-design when a feature changes the UI
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