Makepad Question Router
Version: 2.0.0 | Last Updated: 2026-01-21
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLAUDE
When this skill is triggered, you MUST load the appropriate sub-skill(s) based on the question:
Routing Table
| Keywords | Load Skill |
|---|---|
live_design!, app_main!, getting started, app structure | makepad-basics |
DSL, inheritance, <Widget>, Foo = { } | makepad-dsl |
| layout, Flow, Walk, padding, width, height, center, align | makepad-layout |
| View, Button, Label, Image, TextInput, widget, Markdown, Html | makepad-widgets |
| event, action, Hit, FingerDown, handle_event, click | makepad-event-action |
| animator, state, transition, hover, pressed | makepad-animation |
| shader, draw_bg, Sdf2d, gradient, glow, shadow | makepad-shaders |
| font, text_style, font_size, glyph | makepad-font |
| platform, macOS, Android, iOS, WASM | makepad-platform |
| tokio, async, spawn, submit_async | robius-app-architecture |
| apply_over, modal, collapsible, pageflip | robius-widget-patterns |
| custom action, MatchEvent, post_action | robius-event-action |
| AppState, persistence, theme switch | robius-state-management |
| deploy, package, APK, IPA | makepad-deployment |
| troubleshoot, error, debug | makepad-reference |
Context Bundle Loading
For complex tasks, load multiple skills:
| Context | Load These Skills |
|---|---|
| Create widget/component | makepad-widgets, makepad-dsl, makepad-layout, makepad-animation, makepad-shaders, makepad-event-action |
| Build full app | makepad-basics, makepad-dsl, makepad-layout, makepad-widgets, makepad-event-action, robius-app-architecture |
| UI design | makepad-dsl, makepad-layout, makepad-widgets, makepad-animation, makepad-shaders |
| Production patterns | robius-app-architecture, robius-widget-patterns, robius-state-management |
Skill Dependencies
When loading a skill, also load its dependencies:
| Skill | Also Load |
|---|---|
| makepad-widgets | makepad-layout, makepad-dsl |
| makepad-animation | makepad-shaders |
| makepad-shaders | makepad-widgets |
| robius-widget-patterns | makepad-widgets, makepad-layout |
Example Workflow
User: "How do I create a custom button with hover animation?"
Analysis:
1. Keywords: custom, button, hover, animation
2. Context: Widget creation
3. Load: makepad-widgets, makepad-animation, makepad-shaders, makepad-event-action
Answer using patterns from all loaded skills.
Default Project Settings
When creating Makepad projects:
[package] edition = "2024" [dependencies] makepad-widgets = { git = "https://github.com/makepad/makepad", branch = "dev" } [features] default = [] nightly = ["makepad-widgets/nightly"]
Key Patterns Quick Reference
Widget Definition
#[derive(Live, LiveHook, Widget)] pub struct MyWidget { #[deref] view: View, #[live] property: f64, #[rust] state: State, #[animator] animator: Animator, }
Async Pattern (Robius)
// UI -> Async submit_async_request(MyRequest { ... }); // Async -> UI Cx::post_action(MyAction { ... }); SignalToUI::set_ui_signal();