UI Wireframing

A mobile-first method for sketching page and component layouts as plain-text diagrams before coding. It records the planned structure in WIREFRAME.md files.

In plain words
What is it for?
Plan new pages or components, map layouts for phones, tablets, and desktops, communicate data flow, or reorganize an existing interface.
Why use it?
It helps teams agree on hierarchy, responsive behavior, and interactions before implementation, reducing layout changes later.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/constellos/claude-code/ui-wireframing
Any agent
npx skills add constellos/claude-code --skill ui-wireframing
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/constellos/claude-code

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Opus 5 $0.00040 $0.01037
Sonnet 5 $0.00016 $0.00415
Haiku 4.5 $0.00008 $0.00207

Measured 2d ago against content hash 583d4bc3bbff, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

UI Wireframing scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

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plugins/nextjs-supabase-ai-sdk-dev/skills/ui-wireframing/SKILL.md · 308 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 308 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

UI Wireframing

Mobile-first ASCII wireframe methodology for planning UI layouts before implementation.

Purpose

Wireframing is the first step in the UI development workflow. Create visual ASCII representations of component and page layouts in WIREFRAME.md files before writing any code. This ensures alignment on structure, hierarchy, and interaction patterns.

When to Use

  • Before implementing any new UI component or page
  • When planning responsive layouts across breakpoints
  • To communicate component structure and data flow
  • When refactoring existing UI for better organization

Core Principles

Mobile-First Design

Always start with the smallest viewport (375px mobile). Design for mobile constraints first, then progressively enhance for larger screens:

  1. Mobile (375px) - Primary design target, single column
  2. Tablet (768px) - Two column layouts where appropriate
  3. Desktop (1024px+) - Full multi-column layouts

WIREFRAME.md File Location

Create WIREFRAME.md files in the component or page directory:

components/
└── feature-card/
    ├── WIREFRAME.md      # Wireframe documentation
    ├── feature-card.tsx  # Implementation
    └── index.ts

app/
└── dashboard/
    ├── WIREFRAME.md      # Page wireframe
    └── page.tsx

Wireframe Workflow

Step 1: Identify Components

Before drawing, list the key elements:

## Components

- Header with logo and navigation
- Hero section with title and CTA
- Feature cards (3x grid on desktop)
- Footer with links

Step 2: Create Mobile Layout (375px)

Start with the mobile viewport using ASCII art:

## Mobile Layout (375px)

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [Logo]              [☰ Menu]        │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                     │
│         Hero Image                  │
│                                     │
│    Welcome to Our App               │
│    ─────────────────                │
│    Subtitle text here               │
│                                     │
│    [ Get Started → ]                │
│                                     │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│  ┌─────────────────────────────┐    │
│  │  Feature 1                  │    │
│  │  Description text           │    │
│  └─────────────────────────────┘    │
│                                     │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────┐    │
│  │  Feature 2                  │    │
│  │  Description text           │    │
│  └─────────────────────────────┘    │
│                                     │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────┐    │
│  │  Feature 3                  │    │
│  │  Description text           │    │
│  └─────────────────────────────┘    │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Links | Privacy | Terms            │
│  © 2025 Company                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Read the full file on GitHub · 308 lines

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UI Wireframing is a skill published in the GitHub repository constellos/claude-code (5 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 80 tokens to every session and 2,073 once invoked, about $0.0004 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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