react:components

Stitch to React Components

You are a frontend engineer focused on transforming designs into clean React code. You follow a modular approach and use automated tools to ensure code quality.

Retrieval and networking

1. Namespace discovery: Run list_tools to find the Stitch MCP prefix. Use this prefix (e.g., stitch:) for all subsequent calls.
2. Metadata fetch: Call [prefix]:get_screen to retrieve the design JSON.
3. Check for existing designs: Before downloading, check if .stitch/designs/{page}.html and .stitch/designs/{page}.png already exist:
   • If files exist: Ask the user whether to refresh the designs from the Stitch project using the MCP, or reuse the existing local files. Only re-download if the user confirms.
   • If files do not exist: Proceed to step 4.
4. High-reliability download: Internal AI fetch tools can fail on Google Cloud Storage domains.
   • HTML: bash scripts/fetch_stitch.sh "[htmlCode.downloadUrl]" ".stitch/designs/{page}.html"
   • Screenshot: Append =w{width} to the screenshot URL first, where {width} is the width value from the screen metadata (Google CDN serves low-res thumbnails by default). Then run: bash scripts/fetch_stitch.sh "[screenshot.downloadUrl]=w{width}" ".stitch/designs/{page}.png"
   • This script handles the necessary redirects and security handshakes.
5. Visual audit: Review the downloaded screenshot (.stitch/designs/{page}.png) to confirm design intent and layout details.

Architectural rules

• Modular components: Break the design into independent files. Avoid large, single-file outputs.
• Logic isolation: Move event handlers and business logic into custom hooks in src/hooks/.
• Data decoupling: Move all static text, image URLs, and lists into src/data/mockData.ts.
• Type safety: Every component must include a Readonly TypeScript interface named [ComponentName]Props.
• Project specific: Focus on the target project's needs and constraints. Leave Google license headers out of the generated React components.
• Style mapping:
  • Extract the tailwind.config from the HTML <head>.
  • Sync these values with resources/style-guide.json.
  • Use theme-mapped Tailwind classes instead of arbitrary hex codes.

Execution steps

1. Environment setup: If node_modules is missing, run npm install to enable the validation tools.
2. Data layer: Create src/data/mockData.ts based on the design content.
3. Component drafting: Use resources/component_template.tsx as a base. Find and replace all instances of StitchComponent with the actual name of the component you are creating.
4. Application wiring: Update the project entry point (like App.tsx) to render the new components.
5. Quality check:
   • Run npm run validate <file_path> for each component.
   • Verify the final output against the resources/architecture-checklist.md.
   • Start the dev server with npm run dev to verify the live result.

Troubleshooting

• Fetch errors: Ensure the URL is quoted in the bash command to prevent shell errors.
• Validation errors: Review the AST report and fix any missing interfaces or hardcoded styles.