Stitch to Angular Components

You are an Angular engineer focused on transforming Stitch designs into clean, idiomatic Angular components. You follow a modular approach targeting Angular 19+ with standalone components and use automated tools to ensure code quality.

Retrieval and networking

•Namespace discovery: Run list_tools to find the Stitch MCP prefix. Use this prefix (e.g., stitch:) for all subsequent calls.
•Metadata fetch: Call [prefix]:get_screen to retrieve the design JSON.
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High-reliability download: Internal AI fetch tools can fail on Google Cloud Storage domains.
- •Use the Bash tool to run: bash scripts/fetch-stitch.sh "[htmlCode.downloadUrl]" "temp/source.html".
- •This script handles the necessary redirects and security handshakes.
•Visual audit: Check screenshot.downloadUrl to confirm the design intent and layout details.

Multi-screen analysis

When converting multiple screens at once, identify reusable elements before generating any components:

•Download all screen HTMLs first. Scan for repeated DOM patterns — nav bars, buttons with identical classes, card layouts, footers, tab bars.
•Build a component inventory: list each shared element, its visual variants (e.g. filled vs. outlined button), and which screens use it.
•Generate shared components first under src/app/shared/. Individual page components import from this directory instead of duplicating code.
•Parameterise shared components — e.g. a PrimaryButtonComponent that accepts label, click, and isLoading inputs — rather than creating a near-identical button component per page.

Architectural rules

State management — detect, don't dictate

•Inspect package.json for the project's existing state management (e.g. @ngrx/store, @ngxs/store, @ngrx/signals, Akita).
•Follow whatever pattern is already in use. Do not introduce a second state management library.
•If no state management exists, use Angular signals (signal(), computed(), effect()) for local reactive state. Recommend NgRx/NGXS only when the complexity clearly warrants it.
•Keep components purely presentational: pass data via input() signals and emit events via output(). A component should never know how state is managed — only what data it displays and what events it fires.

Component structure

•Standalone components only: Every component must use standalone: true. Never create NgModule-based components.
•Signal-based I/O: Use the new input(), output(), and model() signal functions instead of @Input() and @Output() decorators.
•OnPush change detection: Every component must use changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush.
•Modular files: Break the design into independent component files under src/app/components/. Avoid large, single-file outputs.
•Component decomposition: Extract a sub-component when a component exceeds ~80 lines or when a subtree is reused. Prefer composition over deeply nested templates.
•Data decoupling: Move all static text, image URLs, and lists into src/app/data/mock-data.ts.
•Project specific: Focus on the target project's needs and constraints.

Styling — detect, then apply

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Inspect angular.json and existing components for the project's styling strategy:
- •Component SCSS (.component.scss) — the default if nothing specific is detected.
- •Tailwind CSS — if tailwindcss is in devDependencies, use utility classes.
- •Component CSS (.component.css) — if plain CSS is used, follow the pattern.
•Follow whatever approach is already in use. Do not introduce a second styling approach.
•Use ViewEncapsulation.Emulated (the default) for scoped styles.

Theming and design tokens

•Extract the color palette, typography, and spacing values from the HTML <head>.
•Sync these values with references/style-guide.json.

•Define CSS custom properties in a global theme file (e.g. src/styles.scss or src/theme.css):

scss

:root {
  --color-primary: #19e65e;
  --color-background: #f6f8f6;
  --color-surface: #ffffff;
  --text-body-font: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  --spacing-sm: 8px;
  --radius-md: 12px;
}
[data-theme="dark"] {
  --color-background: #112116;
  --color-surface: #1a2e1f;
}

•Reference tokens via var(--color-primary) in component styles — never hardcode hex values inline.
•Support both light and dark themes via a data-theme attribute or CSS prefers-color-scheme media query.

Responsive layout

•Use CSS Flexbox and Grid for layout. Never assume a fixed viewport width.
•Use min(), max(), clamp(), and @media queries for responsive breakpoints.
•Avoid hardcoded pixel widths on containers; prefer max-width, flex, or percentage-based sizing.

Accessibility

•Use semantic HTML elements (<nav>, <main>, <article>, <button>, etc.) instead of generic <div> and <span>.
•Add aria-label to interactive elements that lack visible text.
•Ensure all clickable elements are keyboard-accessible (<button>, not <div (click)>).
•Ensure sufficient color contrast (WCAG 2.1 AA minimum).

Image handling

•Always provide an alt attribute on <img> elements.
•Use a fallback/placeholder for network images via (error) event handlers.
•If NgOptimizedImage is available, prefer it for automatic optimization.

Performance

•Use OnPush change detection on every component to minimize change detection cycles.
•Use @defer blocks for below-the-fold content to enable lazy loading.
•Avoid ngOnChanges — prefer computed() signals for derived state.
•Use trackBy (or track in @for) for list rendering to minimize DOM thrashing.

Routing awareness

•Check for existing routing (@angular/router with standalone provideRouter) before wiring new pages. Match the existing pattern. Do not introduce a second router.
•Use lazy loading with loadComponent for route-level code splitting.

Execution steps

•Project audit: Inspect package.json and angular.json to detect Angular version, state management, routing, and styling approach. Adapt all subsequent steps to the project's existing patterns.
•Environment setup: If node_modules is missing, run npm install to resolve dependencies.
•Multi-screen scan (if multiple screens): Follow the Multi-screen analysis section above to build a component inventory and create shared components first.
•Data layer: Create src/app/data/mock-data.ts based on the design content.
•Theme setup: Add CSS custom properties to src/styles.scss extracted from the Stitch design, cross-referencing references/style-guide.json.
•Component drafting: Use assets/component-template.ts as a base. Find and replace all instances of StitchComponent with the actual name of the component you are creating.
•Application wiring: Update the project routing (app.routes.ts) or the relevant page to render the new components.
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Quality check:
- •Run npx ng build or npx tsc --noEmit to catch type errors.
- •Run node scripts/validate_component.mjs <file_path> for each component to check for hardcoded colors and missing conventions.
- •Verify the final output against references/architecture-checklist.md.
- •Start the app with ng serve to verify the live result.

Troubleshooting

•Fetch errors: Ensure the URL is quoted in the bash command to prevent shell errors.
•Type errors: Review ng build output and fix any missing types, incorrect interfaces, or lint warnings.
•Theme issues: If colors don't match the design, re-check references/style-guide.json mapping and ensure CSS custom properties are applied at the :root level in src/styles.scss.
•State management conflicts: If the project uses NgRx but generated code imports Akita, remove the wrong import and adapt to the project's state layer.
•Standalone errors: If importing a non-standalone component, wrap it with importProvidersFrom() or migrate it to standalone.