# Designing with Sleek [![Design mobile apps in minutes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sleekdotdesign/agent-skills/main/assets/hero.png)](https://sleek.design) ## Overview [sleek.design](https://sleek.design) is an AI-powered mobile app design tool. You interact with it via a REST API at `/api/v1/*` to create projects, describe what you want built in plain language, and get back rendered screens. All communication is standard HTTP with bearer token auth. **Base URL**: `https://sleek.design` **Auth**: `Authorization: Bearer $SLEEK_API_KEY` on every `/api/v1/*` request **Content-Type**: `application/json` (requests and responses) **CORS**: Enabled on all `/api/v1/*` endpoints --- ## Prerequisites: API Key Create API keys at **https://sleek.design/dashboard/api-keys**. The full key value is shown only once at creation — store it in the `SLEEK_API_KEY` environment variable. **Required plan**: Pro or higher (API access is gated) ### Key scopes | Scope | What it unlocks | | ----------------- | ---------------------------- | | `projects:read` | List / get projects | | `projects:write` | Create / delete projects | | `components:read` | List components in a project | | `chats:read` | Get chat run status | | `chats:write` | Send chat messages | | `screenshots` | Render component screenshots | Create a key with only the scopes needed for the task. --- ## Security & Privacy - **Single host**: All requests go exclusively to `https://sleek.design`. No data is sent to third parties. - **HTTPS only**: All communication uses HTTPS. The API key is transmitted only in the `Authorization` header to Sleek endpoints. - **Minimal scopes**: Create API keys with only the scopes required for the task. Prefer short-lived or revocable keys. - **Image URLs**: When using `imageUrls` in chat messages, those URLs are fetched by Sleek's servers. Avoid passing URLs that contain sensitive content. --- ## Quick Reference — All Endpoints | Method | Path | Scope | Description | | -------- | --------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | | `GET` | `/api/v1/projects` | `projects:read` | List projects | | `POST` | `/api/v1/projects` | `projects:write` | Create project | | `GET` | `/api/v1/projects/:id` | `projects:read` | Get project | | `DELETE` | `/api/v1/projects/:id` | `projects:write` | Delete project | | `GET` | `/api/v1/projects/:id/components` | `components:read` | List components | | `GET` | `/api/v1/projects/:id/components/:componentId` | `components:read` | Get component | | `POST` | `/api/v1/projects/:id/chat/messages` | `chats:write` | Send chat message | | `GET` | `/api/v1/projects/:id/chat/runs/:runId` | `chats:read` | Poll run status | | `POST` | `/api/v1/screenshots` | `screenshots` | Render screenshot | All IDs are stable string identifiers. --- ## Endpoints ### Projects #### List projects ```http GET /api/v1/projects?limit=50&offset=0 Authorization: Bearer $SLEEK_API_KEY ``` Response `200`: ```json { "data": [ { "id": "proj_abc", "name": "My App", "slug": "my-app", "createdAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z", "updatedAt": "..." } ], "pagination": { "total": 12, "limit": 50, "offset": 0 } } ``` #### Create project ```http POST /api/v1/projects Authorization: Bearer $SLEEK_API_KEY Content-Type: application/json { "name": "My New App" } ``` Response `201` — same shape as a single project. #### Get / Delete project ```http GET /api/v1/projects/:projectId DELETE /api/v1/projects/:projectId → 204 No Content ``` --- ### Components #### List components ```http GET /api/v1/projects/:projectId/components?limit=50&offset=0 Authorization: Bearer $SLEEK_API_KEY ``` Response `200`: ```json { "data": [ { "id": "cmp_xyz", "name": "Hero Section", "activeVersion": 3, "versions": [{ "id": "ver_001", "version": 1, "code": "...", "createdAt": "..." }], "createdAt": "...", "updatedAt": "..." } ], "pagination": { "total": 5, "limit": 50, "offset": 0 } } ``` #### Get component Fetches a single component by ID. Use this when you need the code for a specific screen (e.g., after a chat run returns a `componentId` in its operations). ```http GET /api/v1/projects/:projectId/components/:componentId Authorization: Bearer $SLEEK_API_KEY ``` Response `200` — same shape as a single item from the list endpoint: ```json { "data": { "id": "cmp_xyz", "name": "Hero Section", "activeVersion": 3, "versions": [{ "id": "ver_001", "version": 1, "code": "...", "createdAt": "..." }], "createdAt": "...", "updatedAt": "..." } } ``` --- ### Chat — Send Message This is the core action: describe what you want in `message.text` and the AI creates or modifies screens. ```http POST /api/v1/projects/:projectId/chat/messages?wait=false Authorization: Bearer $SLEEK_API_KEY Content-Type: application/json idempotency-key: { "message": { "text": "Add a pricing section with three tiers" }, "imageUrls": ["https://example.com/ref.png"], "target": { "screenId": "scr_abc" } } ``` | Field | Required | Notes | | ------------------------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------- | | `message.text` | Yes | 1+ chars, trimmed | | `imageUrls` | No | HTTPS URLs only; included as visual context | | `target.screenId` | No | Edit a specific screen using its `screenId` (not `componentId`); omit to let AI decide | | `?wait=true/false` | No | Sync wait mode (default: false) | | `idempotency-key` header | No | Replay-safe re-sends | #### Response — async (default, `wait=false`) Status `202 Accepted`. `result` and `error` are absent until the run reaches a terminal state. ```json { "data": { "runId": "run_111", "status": "queued", "statusUrl": "/api/v1/projects/proj_abc/chat/runs/run_111" } } ``` #### Response — sync (`wait=true`) Blocks up to **300 seconds**. Returns `200` when completed, `202` if timed out. ```json { "data": { "runId": "run_111", "status": "completed", "statusUrl": "...", "result": { "assistantText": "I added a pricing section with...", "operations": [ { "type": "screen_created", "screenId": "scr_xyz", "screenName": "Pricing", "componentId": "cmp_xyz" }, { "type": "screen_updated", "screenId": "scr_abc", "componentId": "cmp_abc" }, { "type": "theme_updated" } ] } } } ``` --- ### Chat — Poll Run Status Use this after async send to check progress. ```http GET /api/v1/projects/:projectId/chat/runs/:runId Authorization: Bearer $SLEEK_API_KEY ``` Response — same shape as send message `data` object: ```json { "data": { "runId": "run_111", "status": "queued", "statusUrl": "..." } } ``` When completed successfully, `result` is present: ```json { "data": { "runId": "run_111", "status": "completed", "statusUrl": "...", "result": { "assistantText": "...", "operations": [...] } } } ``` When failed, `error` is present: ```json { "data": { "runId": "run_111", "status": "failed", "statusUrl": "...", "error": { "code": "execution_failed", "message": "..." } } } ``` **Run status lifecycle**: `queued` → `running` → `completed | failed` --- ### Screenshots Takes a snapshot of one or more rendered components. ```http POST /api/v1/screenshots Authorization: Bearer $SLEEK_API_KEY Content-Type: application/json { "componentIds": ["cmp_xyz", "cmp_abc"], "projectId": "proj_abc", "format": "png", "scale": 2, "gap": 40, "padding": 40, "background": "transparent" } ``` | Field | Default | Notes | | ------------ | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `format` | `png` | `png` or `webp` | | `scale` | `2` | 1–3 (device pixel ratio) | | `gap` | `40` | Pixels between components | | `padding` | `40` | Uniform padding on all sides | | `paddingX` | _(optional)_ | Horizontal padding; overrides `padding` for left/right when provided | | `paddingY` | _(optional)_ | Vertical padding; overrides `padding` for top/bottom when provided | | `paddingTop` | _(optional)_ | Top padding; overrides `paddingY` when provided | | `paddingRight` | _(optional)_ | Right padding; overrides `paddingX` when provided | | `paddingBottom` | _(optional)_ | Bottom padding; overrides `paddingY` when provided | | `paddingLeft` | _(optional)_ | Left padding; overrides `paddingX` when provided | | `background` | `transparent` | Any CSS color (hex, named, `transparent`) | | `showDots` | `false` | Overlay a subtle dot grid on the background | Padding resolves with a cascade: per-side → axis → uniform. For example, `paddingTop` falls back to `paddingY`, which falls back to `padding`. So `{ "padding": 20, "paddingX": 10, "paddingLeft": 5 }` gives top/bottom 20px, right 10px, left 5px. When `showDots` is `true`, a dot pattern is drawn over the background color. The dots automatically adapt to the background: dark backgrounds get light dots, light backgrounds get dark dots. This has no effect when `background` is `"transparent"`. Always use `"background": "transparent"` unless the user explicitly requests a specific background color. Response: raw binary `image/png` or `image/webp` with `Content-Disposition: attachment`. --- ## Error Shapes ```json { "code": "UNAUTHORIZED", "message": "..." } ``` | HTTP | Code | When | | ---- | ----------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | 401 | `UNAUTHORIZED` | Missing/invalid/expired API key | | 403 | `FORBIDDEN` | Valid key, wrong scope or plan | | 404 | `NOT_FOUND` | Resource doesn't exist | | 400 | `BAD_REQUEST` | Validation failure | | 409 | `CONFLICT` | Another run is active for this project | | 500 | `INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR` | Server error | Chat run-level errors (inside `data.error`): | Code | Meaning | | ------------------ | -------------------------------- | | `out_of_credits` | Organization has no credits left | | `execution_failed` | AI execution error | --- ## Prompting Sleek Sleek has its own AI that plans screen content, visual style, and layout. Pass the user's request to Sleek as-is — don't add details the user didn't ask for. If the user described specific screens and styling, include those. If they just said "build me a running app," send that and let Sleek decide the rest. Sleek produces richer designs when given room to plan, so avoid inventing screen content or layout details that the user didn't specify. --- ## Designing ### 1. Create a project Create a project with `POST /api/v1/projects` if one doesn't exist yet. Ask the user for a name, or derive one from the request. Each project has its own theme, style, and design system. If the user wants multiple design variations, create a separate project for each variation. ### 2. Send a chat message Describe what to build using `POST /api/v1/projects/:id/chat/messages`. You can use the user's words directly — Sleek's AI interprets natural language. You do not need to decompose the request into screens; send the full intent as a single message and let Sleek decide what screens to create. Chat messages are async by default — you get a `runId` and poll for completion with `GET /api/v1/projects/:id/chat/runs/:runId`. You can also use `?wait=true` for a blocking call (up to 300s; falls back to polling if it times out with `202`). **Polling**: start at 2s interval, back off to 5s after 10s, give up after 5 minutes. **Editing a specific screen**: use `target.screenId` to direct changes to the right screen (uses the screen ID from operations, not the component ID). **One run at a time**: only one active run is allowed per project. If you get `409 CONFLICT`, wait for the current run to complete before sending the next message. Messages to different projects can run in parallel — use async polling (not `?wait=true`) when running multiple projects concurrently. **Safe retries**: add an `idempotency-key` header (≤255 chars) to replay-safe re-sends. The server returns the existing run rather than creating a duplicate. ### 3. Show the results After every chat run that produces `screen_created` or `screen_updated` operations, **always take screenshots and show them to the user** using `POST /api/v1/screenshots`. Never silently complete a chat run without delivering the visuals. - **New screens**: one screenshot per screen + one combined screenshot of all screens in the project. - **Updated screens**: one screenshot per affected screen. Use `background: "transparent"` for all screenshots unless the user explicitly requests otherwise. Save screenshots in the project directory (not a temporary folder) so the user can easily view them. --- ## Implementing Designs When the user wants to implement the designs in code (not just preview them), **always fetch the component HTML code** — do not rely on screenshots alone. Use `GET /api/v1/projects/:id/components/:componentId` to fetch each screen's code. The `componentId` comes from the chat run's `result.operations`. ### HTML prototypes The component `code` is a complete HTML document — save it directly to a `.html` file. No build step needed. ### Native frameworks (React Native, SwiftUI, etc.) Use both the HTML code and the screenshots together: - **HTML code** is the implementation reference — it contains the exact structure, layout, styling, colors, spacing, content, image URLs, and icon names. - **Screenshots** are the visual target — use them to verify your implementation matches the intended look. The HTML tells you *how* to build it; the screenshot tells you *what* it should look like. #### Icons Sleek uses [Iconify](https://iconify.design) icons in the format `prefix:name` (e.g., `solar:heart-bold`, `material-symbols:search-rounded`, `lucide:settings`). The most common sets are **Solar**, **Hugeicons**, **Material Symbols** and **MDI**. **Use the exact icons from the HTML code** — do not substitute with a different icon set. Matching icons is important for design fidelity. When implementing icons: 1. **Check if the project already has an icon system** that supports the same sets Sleek uses (Solar, Hugeicons, Material Symbols, MDI). If so, use it. Note: `@expo/vector-icons` does **not** support these sets — do not use it as a substitute. 2. **Otherwise, fetch the SVGs from the Iconify API and embed them in the code:** ``` GET https://api.iconify.design/{prefix}/{name}.svg ``` Example: `https://api.iconify.design/solar/heart-bold.svg` Collect all icon names from the HTML, fetch their SVGs, and save them as static assets or string constants in the codebase. For **React Native / Expo**, render them with `react-native-svg`'s `SvgXml` component — this works in Expo Go with no additional native dependencies. #### Fonts The HTML includes Google Fonts via `` tags in the ``. Use the same fonts and weights when implementing in a native framework — extract the font family names and weights from the `` tags. #### Navigation The designs may include navigation elements like tab bars and headers. Update the project's navigation styling and structure to match the designs — don't just implement the screen content while leaving the default navigation untouched. --- ## Pagination All list endpoints accept `limit` (1–100, default 50) and `offset` (≥0). The response always includes `pagination.total` so you can page through all results. ```http GET /api/v1/projects?limit=10&offset=20 ``` --- ## Tips ### Saving component HTML to files Component code can be large. When saving it to `.html` files, avoid writing the content through your text output — this is slow and wastes tokens. Instead, use shell commands to fetch the API response and write it directly to disk (e.g., pipe the response body into a file). This applies to both single and multiple components. --- ## Common Mistakes | Mistake | Fix | | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Sending to `/api/v1` without `Authorization` header | Add `Authorization: Bearer $SLEEK_API_KEY` to every request | | Using wrong scope | Check key's scopes match the endpoint (e.g. `chats:write` for sending messages) | | Sending next message before run completes | Poll until `completed`/`failed` before next send | | Using `wait=true` on long generations | It blocks 300s max; have a fallback to polling for `202` response | | HTTP URLs in `imageUrls` | Only HTTPS URLs are accepted | | Assuming `result` is present on `202` | `result` is absent until status is `completed` | | Using `screenId` as `componentIds` in screenshots | `screenId` and `componentId` are different; always use `componentId` from operations for screenshots | --- *Mirrored from [https://github.com/sleekdotdesign/agent-skills](https://github.com/sleekdotdesign/agent-skills) — original author: **sleekdotdesign**, license: **MIT**.* *This is an unclaimed mirror. 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