Claude-Code-Workflow/.github/release-notes-v3.5.0.md

🎨 UI Design Workflow with Triple Vision Analysis & Interactive Preview

This release introduces a comprehensive UI design workflow system with triple vision analysis capabilities, interactive user checkpoints, zero agent overhead, and enhanced preview tools for real-time prototype comparison.

🌟 Major Features

UI Design Workflow System

• /workflow:design:auto: Semi-autonomous workflow orchestrator with interactive checkpoints
• /workflow:design:style-extract: Triple vision analysis (Claude Code + Gemini + Codex)
• /workflow:design:style-consolidate: Token validation and style guide generation
• /workflow:design:ui-generate: Token-driven HTML/CSS prototype generation with preview tools
• /workflow:design:design-update: Design system integration into brainstorming artifacts

👁️ Triple Vision Analysis

• Claude Code: Quick initial visual analysis using native Read tool
• Gemini Vision: Deep semantic understanding of design intent
• Codex Vision: Structured pattern recognition with -i parameter
• Consensus Synthesis: Weighted combination strategy for robust results

⏸️ Interactive Checkpoints

• Checkpoint 1: User selects preferred style variants after extraction
• Checkpoint 2: User confirms selected prototypes before design update
• Pause-and-continue pattern for critical design decisions

🌐 Preview Enhancement System (NEW!)

• index.html: Master preview navigation with grid layout
• compare.html: Side-by-side comparison with responsive viewport toggles
• PREVIEW.md: Comprehensive preview instructions and server setup guide
• Synchronized scrolling for layout comparison
• Dynamic page switching and real-time responsive testing

🎯 Zero Agent Overhead

• Removed Task(conceptual-planning-agent) wrappers from design commands
• Direct bash execution for gemini-wrapper and codex commands
• Improved performance while preserving all functionality

🚀 Quick Start

Complete Design Workflow

# Semi-autonomous workflow with user checkpoints
/workflow:design:auto --session WFS-auth --images "design-refs/*.png" --pages "login,register" --batch-plan

Individual Commands

# Extract design styles (triple vision analysis)
/workflow:design:style-extract --session WFS-auth --images "refs/*.png"

# Consolidate selected variants
/workflow:design:style-consolidate --session WFS-auth --variants "variant-1,variant-3"

# Generate prototypes with preview tools
/workflow:design:ui-generate --session WFS-auth --pages "login,register" --variants 2

# Preview generated prototypes
cd .workflow/WFS-auth/.design/prototypes
python -m http.server 8080  # Visit http://localhost:8080

# Integrate design system
/workflow:design:design-update --session WFS-auth --selected-prototypes "login-variant-1,register-variant-2"

🎨 Design System Features

• OKLCH Color Format: Perceptually uniform color space
• W3C Design Tokens: Standard-compliant token format
• WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance: Automated accessibility validation
• Style Override Support: Runtime token customization with --style-overrides
• Batch Task Generation: Automatic task creation with --batch-plan

📊 Preview Tools

Master Navigation (index.html)

• Grid layout of all generated prototypes
• Quick links to individual variants
• Metadata display (session ID, timestamps, page info)
• Direct access to implementation notes

Side-by-Side Comparison (compare.html)

• Iframe-based comparison for multiple variants
• Responsive viewport toggles:
  • Desktop (100%)
  • Tablet (768px)
  • Mobile (375px)
• Synchronized scrolling option
• Dynamic page switching dropdown
• Real-time variant comparison

Preview Options

# Option 1: Direct browser (simplest)
cd .workflow/WFS-{session}/.design/prototypes
open index.html  # or double-click

# Option 2: Local server (recommended)
python -m http.server 8080      # Python
npx http-server -p 8080         # Node.js
php -S localhost:8080           # PHP
# Visit: http://localhost:8080

📦 What's Included

New Commands (5)

• /workflow:design:auto
• /workflow:design:style-extract
• /workflow:design:style-consolidate
• /workflow:design:ui-generate
• /workflow:design:design-update

Generated Files

.workflow/WFS-{session}/.design/
├── style-extraction/
│   ├── claude_vision_analysis.json
│   ├── gemini_vision_analysis.json
│   ├── codex_vision_analysis.json
│   ├── semantic_style_analysis.json
│   ├── design-tokens.json
│   └── style-cards.json
├── style-consolidation/
│   ├── design-tokens.json (validated)
│   ├── style-guide.md
│   ├── tailwind.config.js
│   └── validation-report.json
└── prototypes/
    ├── index.html (NEW - preview navigation)
    ├── compare.html (NEW - side-by-side comparison)
    ├── PREVIEW.md (NEW - setup instructions)
    ├── {page}-variant-{n}.html
    ├── {page}-variant-{n}.css
    └── design-tokens.css

🔄 Workflow Integration

Design phase fits seamlessly between brainstorming and planning:

Brainstorming → UI Design → Planning → Execution
     ↓              ↓           ↓          ↓
synthesis-   design-tokens  tasks with  token-driven
specification   + style     design       implementation
                 guide      context

Optional but recommended for UI-heavy projects:

• User-facing applications
• Design system creation
• Brand-critical interfaces
• Accessibility compliance projects

💡 Benefits

User Experience

• 🎨 Visual validation before implementation
• ⏸️ Interactive control at critical decision points
• 👁️ Comprehensive analysis from three AI vision sources
• 🌐 Real-time preview with comparison tools
• 🎯 Zero waiting with direct bash execution

Code Quality

• 🔒 100% CSS values use custom properties
• ♿ WCAG AA validated at design phase
• 🎨 Single source of truth for visual design
• 🧪 Production-ready prototypes (semantic HTML5, responsive, accessible)

Development Workflow

• 🔄 Seamless integration with existing workflow
• 🚀 Backward compatible (design phase optional)
• 📊 Better planning with design system context
• 🎯 Focused implementation from validated prototypes

📚 Documentation

• README.md: Updated with UI Design Workflow section
• README_CN.md: Chinese documentation for design workflow
• CHANGELOG.md: Comprehensive release notes with examples
• Command Files: Detailed implementation guides for all 5 commands

🔧 Technical Details

Triple Vision Analysis Flow:

Reference Images
  ↓
Claude Code (Read tool) → claude_vision_analysis.json
Gemini Vision (wrapper) → gemini_vision_analysis.json
Codex Vision (codex -i) → codex_vision_analysis.json
  ↓
Main Claude Synthesis → semantic_style_analysis.json
  ↓
Codex Token Generation → design-tokens.json, style-cards.json

Checkpoint Workflow Pattern:

User: /workflow:design:auto --session WFS-xxx --images "refs/*.png" --pages "dashboard"
  ↓
Phase 1: style-extract (automatic)
  ↓ [CHECKPOINT 1: User selects variants]
User: /workflow:design:style-consolidate --session WFS-xxx --variants "variant-1"
  ↓
Phase 3: ui-generate (automatic)
  ↓ [CHECKPOINT 2: User confirms prototypes]
User: /workflow:design:design-update --session WFS-xxx --selected-prototypes "dashboard-variant-1"
  ↓
Phase 5: batch-plan (optional, if --batch-plan flag)

🆙 Upgrade Instructions

# Windows (PowerShell)
Invoke-Expression (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/catlog22/Claude-Code-Workflow/main/install-remote.ps1" -UseBasicParsing).Content

# Linux/macOS (Bash/Zsh)
bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/catlog22/Claude-Code-Workflow/main/install-remote.sh)

🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Optimized agent architecture by removing unnecessary wrappers
• Improved execution performance with direct bash commands
• Enhanced documentation consistency across English and Chinese versions
• Updated phase numbering to accommodate new design phase

📝 Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for complete details.

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Questions or Issues?

• 📖 Documentation
• 🐛 Report Issues
• 💬 Discussions