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tweaks

Allows interactive design adjustments. Your agent can create controls to change colors, fonts, and other elements in real time. Useful for exploring layout variations.

What it does

This tool lets you visually adjust a design (like colors, text size, and spacing) using controls in a side panel. Changes apply in real-time and are saved automatically, allowing you to experiment with different versions without re-prompting.

When to use it

  • ✓When you like a design but want to fine-tune the last details.
  • ✓To show different design versions for others to try out.
  • ✓When creating an interactive demo of a project.

Example of what to ask your AI

“I want to see this website with a blue primary color, slightly larger text, and less space between elements.”

Want more? Open the sections below.

How to use

The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.

Skill link

https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/blob/main/design-templates/tweaks/SKILL.md

Ready-to-paste message

Use this skill to help me: https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/blob/main/design-templates/tweaks/SKILL.md Read the SKILL.md file at that link and follow its instructions for my task.
How it works

The tool inserts a panel with controls (like color pickers and buttons) next to your design. These controls instantly modify the design's code (CSS) and save your preferences so they remain even if you close and reopen the page.

Installation

Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.

In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:

npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill tweaks

Or download just the file:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nexu-io/open-design/main/design-templates/tweaks/SKILL.md -o SKILL.md
Technical content (original SKILL.md)

Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.

Tweaks Skill · 参数化变体面板

Wrap any HTML artifact with a side panel of live controls that rewrite CSS custom properties in real time and persist to localStorage. Inspired by the huashu-design tweak pattern.

What you produce

A single self-contained HTML file with two layers:

  1. Stage — the original artifact (landing page / deck / dashboard) re-keyed so all visual decisions read from CSS custom properties: --accent, --scale, --density, --mode, --motion.
  2. Panel — a fixed sidebar (or drawer on small viewports) with form controls bound to those custom properties via a tiny vanilla-JS bridge. Persists every change to localStorage keyed by the artifact identifier.

The user can:

  • Open the artifact and see the stage rendered with their saved preferences (or sensible defaults).
  • Adjust accent / scale / density / mode / motion in the panel and watch the stage update instantly — no rerender.
  • Press <kbd>T</kbd> to hide / reveal the panel; <kbd>R</kbd> to reset to defaults.
  • Refresh the page — every choice is persisted.

When to use

  • The user generated something they like 80% of, and wants to dial in the last 20% themselves.
  • You're presenting a design system / brand and want the audience to feel the variants live (instead of you re-running the agent).
  • You're shipping a stand-alone demo (e.g. a portfolio piece) and want viewers to play.

When not to use

  • One-shot artifacts that won't be iterated on (e.g. a runbook — parameters don't help).
  • When the artifact's value is in fixed ratios (e.g. an infographic with carefully balanced data viz — knobs would degrade it).

The 5 standard knobs

Pick a subset that suits the artifact. Don't ship all 5 if only 2 matter — clutter is a regression.

1. --accent — Accent color

A select with 5–8 curated swatches (don't ship a free color picker — the user will pick a bad color and blame you).

const ACCENT_PRESETS = [
  { id: 'rust',    val: '#c96442', label: 'Rust' },
  { id: 'cobalt',  val: '#2c4d8e', label: 'Cobalt' },
  { id: 'sage',    val: '#4a7a3f', label: 'Sage' },
  { id: 'plum',    val: '#7a3f6a', label: 'Plum' },
  { id: 'graphite',val: '#3a3a3a', label: 'Graphite' },
];

The artifact uses var(--accent) everywhere it had a hard-coded accent before. Border / link / pull-quote rule / CTA all flip together.

2. --scale — Type scale (0.85 / 1.0 / 1.15)

Three settings: Compact (0.85), Normal (1.0), Generous (1.15). All font-size declarations multiply by var(--scale) via calc(... * var(--scale)).

Don't go beyond ±15% — beyond that the layout breaks (column flow, breakpoints, line counts).

3. --density — Layout density (Tight / Normal / Roomy)

Three settings that swap the spacing scale: Tight (0.75) / Normal (1.0) / Roomy (1.4). All padding / gap / margin declarations multiply by var(--density).

This is the highest-impact knob — it's also the most fragile, so every layout-critical container must declare its base spacing in custom properties before you wrap.

4. --mode — Light / Dark

A 2-state toggle. Sets data-mode="light" vs "dark" on the <html> element and the artifact's :root selector responds with two color sets.

If the artifact already has a media-query-based dark mode, replace it with the data-attr version — the user's choice should win over their OS.

5. --motion — Off / Subtle / Lively

Three settings. Maps to a CSS variable --motion-mult that scales all transition-duration / animation-duration declarations:

  • Off — 0s (also disables WebGL canvases / decorative animation).
  • Subtle — 1.0 (the artifact's authored timing).
  • Lively — 1.6 (slower transitions, more visible motion).

Respect prefers-reduced-motion: default to Off if the user has that set, regardless of stored preference.

Host integration contract (REQUIRED)

The OpenDesign viewer toolbar has a Tweaks toggle that drives panel visibility from outside the iframe. For the toggle to bind to your panel, your artifact must speak one of these two protocols (pick one; don't mix). The toolbar enables itself the moment it sees either signal.

Protocol A — postMessage (recommended for agent-generated artifacts)

Use this when the panel mounts via JS (React, vanilla, anything dynamic).

Artifact → host:

  • On mount, post { type: '__edit_mode_available', visible?: boolean } to

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FAQ

Can I change any color?

You can change the accent color and the theme (light/dark). Other colors are set by the original design.

What happens if I close the page?

Your tweak preferences are automatically saved in your browser. When you reopen the page, the design will revert to the last settings you chose.

Can I go back to the original settings?

Yes, there's usually an option to reset the settings to the design's original defaults.

Details

Original description by the author

Wrap any HTML artifact with a side panel of live, parameterized controls — accent color, type scale, density, motion, theme — that rewrite CSS custom properties in real time and persist to localStorage. Lets the user explore variants of a design without re-prompting the agent. Use when the brief asks for "variants", "side-by-side options", "tweak this", "let me adjust", "live knobs", or "实时调参".

repo: nexu-io/open-design

Popularity

GitHub stars
101k
Ranking position
#503
License
Apache-2.0
Updated
10/16/2026

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