Artifacts Builder
Build complex claude.ai HTML artifacts using React, Tailwind CSS, and shadcn/ui components
WhatIsIt
A comprehensive toolkit for building complex, multi-component React artifacts for claude.ai. It provides a complete development stack including React 18, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS, and 40+ pre-installed shadcn/ui components. This skill is designed for elaborate frontend applications requiring state management, routing, or modern UI components - not simple single-file HTML/JSX artifacts.
HowToUse
The development workflow consists of three main steps:
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Initialize Project - Run
bash scripts/init-artifact.sh <project-name>to create a fully configured React + TypeScript project with all dependencies pre-installed, including Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui theming, and path aliases. -
Develop Your Artifact - Edit the generated files using React components, hooks, and shadcn/ui elements. The project comes with 40+ pre-installed components from shadcn/ui (buttons, forms, dialogs, tables, etc.) ready to use.
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Bundle to Single HTML - Run
bash scripts/bundle-artifact.shto package everything into a single, self-contained HTML file with all JavaScript, CSS, and dependencies inlined. This createsbundle.htmlthat can be directly shared as a claude.ai artifact.
The bundled artifact works immediately in Claude conversations with no setup required.
KeyFeatures
- Complete React 18 + TypeScript stack with Vite build tooling
- 40+ shadcn/ui components pre-installed (buttons, forms, dialogs, tables, charts, etc.)
- Tailwind CSS 3.4.1 with shadcn/ui theming system for consistent styling
- Path aliases (@/) pre-configured for clean imports
- Automatic bundling to single HTML file with all dependencies inlined
- Node 18+ compatibility with automatic Vite version detection
- Design guidelines to avoid common AI-generated aesthetics