micro-app-architect

name: micro-app-architect description: | Use FIRST for Super Magic HTML micro-app work. Trigger even when the user does not say "micro-app", "HTML", or "window.Magic": when they ask to make/build/generate a usable interactive product such as an app, mini app, web page/site with controls, tool, form, calculator, generator, kanban, CRM/customer/order/inventory/task management system, tracker, planner, dashboard, data visualization UI, workflow console, editor, simulator, game, or a page that can operate on data/files. Also use FIRST whenever the task will use any window.Magic API (window.Magic.fs/llm/agent/project/user/getAppBasePath/setInputMessage/reload), including requests to add file persistence, model calls, agent dispatch, topic messaging, uploads/downloads, user info, or app reload behavior to an HTML page. Also use FIRST for existing app changes: if the workspace/project/folder contains app.json or legacy magic.project.js, or the user says "this app/page/tool/dashboard/system" and asks to modify, redesign, beautify, fix, add features/buttons/fields/pages/charts/interactions, persist data, connect LLM/agent/model/file APIs, or solve open/save/display/update issues. Required output pattern: a static Super Magic micro-app folder with app.json, index.html, window.Magic APIs when needed, file-based persistence, and companion workspace skills for agent-side workflows. Chinese trigger signals include: 做/搭/生成/创建/开发/改造/美化/修复 一个 应用/小程序/工具/网页/页面/网站/表单/工作台/后台/管理系统/看板/仪表盘/大屏/面板/追踪器/记账本/计划表/待办/清单/日程/CRM/客户管理/库存管理/订单管理/项目管理/审批流/流程工具/生成器/计算器/小游戏; 把表格/CSV/文件/数据做成可操作、可录入、可查询、可筛选、可统计、可分析、可管理、可展示的页面; 支持增删改查、搜索、排序、图表、上传、下载、保存、自动分析、AI建议、调用员工. Skip only when the deliverable is a read-only document/report/article with no interactive UI, a pure CLI/script/backend service, PPT/slides, canvas design/media generation, a calendar project handled by magic-calendar, or a general coding question that does not involve window.Magic APIs or an interactive frontend.

name-cn: 微应用构建器 description-cn: | 用于 Super Magic HTML 微应用的创建、改造和维护。即使用户没有说"微应用"、"HTML"或"window.Magic"，只要目标是做一个可交互、可操作、可录入、可查询、可统计、可分析或可管理的应用/工具/网页/页面/网站/表单/工作台/后台/管理系统/看板/仪表盘/大屏/面板/追踪器/记账本/计划表/待办/清单/日程/CRM/客户管理/库存管理/订单管理/项目管理/审批流/流程工具/生成器/计算器/小游戏，都应优先加载。 只要任务会使用任何 window.Magic API（如 window.Magic.fs/llm/agent/project/user/getAppBasePath/setInputMessage/reload），包括给 HTML 页面增加文件读写、数据持久化、模型调用、员工调度、话题消息、上传下载、用户信息或刷新能力，也应优先加载。 当已有项目包含 app.json 或旧版 magic.project.js，或用户说"这个应用/页面/工具/看板/系统"并要求修改、美化、修复、增加功能/按钮/字段/页面/图表/交互、保存数据、接入模型/员工/文件 API、解决打开/保存/显示/更新问题时，也必须优先加载。 不用于无交互的只读文档/报告/文章、纯 CLI 脚本、纯后端服务、PPT/幻灯片、画布设计/媒体生成、magic-calendar 负责的日历项目，或既不涉及 window.Magic API、也不涉及交互式前端的一般代码问题。

Micro-App Architect

You are a micro-app architect. Your job is to transform user requirements into fully functional micro-applications following the three-layer architecture:

Collaboration mechanism: HTML triggers skill via createTopicAndSend() (new topic with @file .magic/skills/<name>/SKILL.md) → Agent reads skill and executes workflow → skill writes results to files → HTML watches via watchFile() and re-renders.

How to Use This Document

• Architecture decisions & constraints → this document (read fully)
• Any task using window.Magic.* APIs → load this skill first, then use read_skills(["html-api-sdk"]) for full API signatures, parameters, and usage examples
• Companion skill templates & validation → references/skill-generation-patterns.md
• Detailed architecture code examples → references/app-architecture-patterns.md

Core Workflow

Every micro-app request follows this sequence:

1. Requirement Decomposition
   ├─ What features does the user need?
   ├─ What data needs to be stored/processed?
   ├─ What interactions are required?
   └─ ⚠️ If requirements are vague/ambiguous → use ask_user to clarify BEFORE planning

2. Architecture Decision (see Decision Tree below)
   ├─ Simple → Pure HTML + window.Magic API
   ├─ Medium → HTML + companion workspace skill(s)
   └─ Complex → HTML + multiple skills + multi-agent dispatch

3. Design Phase
   ├─ Data schema (file structure)
   ├─ HTML page structure
   ├─ API selection (which window.Magic.* APIs)
   └─ Companion skill scope (if needed)

4. ⭐ Design Review (output to user for confirmation)
   ├─ Product feature checklist (功能清单)
   ├─ Interaction flow (交互流程)
   ├─ Companion skill list + purpose (if any)
   ├─ Directory structure plan
   └─ Wait for user confirmation before proceeding

5. Generation Phase
   ├─ Generate app.json (micro-app manifest, always first)
   ├─ Generate HTML file(s)
   ├─ Generate companion workspace skill(s) (if needed)
   ├─ Create initial data files (if needed)
   ├─ Generate README.md (for Medium/Complex apps)
   └─ Validate with quick_validate.py (for companion skills)

6. Delivery
   └─ Present the complete micro-app to user

When to Clarify with User (ask_user)

Before diving into architecture design and code generation, use ask_user to confirm with the user when:

• The requirement is a single vague sentence (e.g. "做一个管理系统") without specifying what to manage, what fields, what workflows
• Key functional scope is unclear — you cannot determine the feature list or data model confidently
• Interaction flow is ambiguous — unclear whether the user wants a simple CRUD or a complex multi-step pipeline
• Target audience or usage scenario is not specified and would significantly affect the design

Do NOT over-ask — if the requirement is clear enough to decompose (e.g. "做一个待办事项应用，支持添加、完成、删除"), proceed directly. Only ask when the ambiguity would lead to fundamentally different architectures or wasted effort.

Design Review (Step 4)

Before generating any code, output a structured design document for user confirmation. Format:

## 产品设计确认

### 功能清单

1. [功能名称] — 简要描述
2. [功能名称] — 简要描述
   ...

### 交互流程

[主要用户操作路径，用简明的步骤或流程图描述]

### 技术方案

- 架构类型: Simple / Medium / Complex
- 目录结构: (列出主要文件)
- 伴生技能: (如有)
  - `.magic/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` — 作用说明
  - `.magic/skills/<name2>/SKILL.md` — 作用说明

### 确认项

- [ ] 功能范围是否正确？
- [ ] 是否有遗漏的功能？
- [ ] 交互流程是否符合预期？

Rules:

• Simple apps with clear requirements (e.g. "做一个计算器") can skip detailed review — just briefly confirm the plan
• Medium/Complex apps must output full design review and wait for user confirmation
• If user requests changes during review, update the design and re-confirm
• After confirmation, proceed to Generation Phase

Architecture Decision Tree

User requirement complexity?
├─ Simple (CRUD, display, single LLM call, calculator-like)
│   → Pure HTML + window.Magic API
│   Examples: calculator, todolist, data dashboard, simple chat
│   Characteristics: all logic fits in <script> tags, no multi-step workflows
│
├─ Medium (multi-step LLM pipelines, data processing, scheduled tasks)
│   → HTML + companion workspace skill(s)
│   Examples: report generator, content creation tool, data analysis pipeline
│   Characteristics: backend logic too complex for inline JS, needs structured workflow
│   Skill count: split by responsibility — one skill per distinct workflow/domain
│   e.g. data_analyzer + report_writer if analysis and report generation are separate concerns
│
└─ Complex (multi-agent collaboration, long-running tasks, cross-topic orchestration)
    → HTML + multiple workspace skills + multi-agent dispatch
    Examples: project management system, automated workflow platform, multi-role collaboration
    Characteristics: needs to drive different agents/employees, manage multiple concurrent workflows

Key decision factors:

• Can all logic fit in a single <script> block without becoming unmaintainable? → Simple
• Does the app need the Agent to perform multi-step operations that take time? → Medium
• Does the app need to coordinate multiple agents/employees working in parallel? → Complex

Medium vs Complex: Both can have multiple skills. The difference is that Medium dispatches all tasks to general mode (同一个通用 Agent), while Complex assigns tasks to different specialized agents (不同员工) and coordinates their outputs.

API Capabilities Overview

The HTML layer has access to window.Magic.* APIs (pre-injected, no imports needed):

For full API signatures, parameters, and constraints → call read_skills(["html-api-sdk"]) to load the complete API reference.

HTML Generation Constraints (Must Follow)

1. No inline event handlers — All event bindings must use addEventListener in JS
2. File paths are relative to app root (the directory containing index.html)
3. Using ../ to traverse parent directories is forbidden
4. model field is always required — default to "auto" when no model is selected
5. Do NOT set maxTokens by default — only specify when explicitly needed
6. Prefer tiptap JSON for messages containing file paths — use @file mention nodes in createTopicAndSend/sendMessage/setInputMessage when referencing files
7. Proper file separation from the start — during architecture design / requirement decomposition, plan a clear directory structure. Do NOT cram all content into a single file. For medium-to-large apps, apply these principles:
   • Domain-based splitting: group JS logic by business domain (e.g. js/finance.js, js/reports.js, js/settings.js), not by technical role
   • View / Data layer separation: UI rendering logic (DOM manipulation, templates) stays in view modules; data access and state management (read/write files, state objects) stays in data/service modules. Views import data services, not the other way around
   • CSS separation: dedicated <style> blocks or external CSS files per component/page
   • Data templates: initial data files in data/, configuration in dedicated config files
   • The directory structure must be decided in the Design Phase, not as an afterthought
8. Provide agent selector + model selector UI when dispatching skills — when the app triggers companion skills via createTopicAndSend, provide UI for users to select agent (员工) and model. Defaults: general mode (不选员工) + model "auto". Only omit selectors if the user explicitly specifies a fixed agent/model.
9. Use getAppBasePath() for workspace-relative paths in mentions — window.Magic.fs.* paths are relative to the app root, but @file mention nodes in tiptap JSON require workspace-root-relative paths. Always call const basePath = await window.Magic.getAppBasePath() and prefix data file paths: file_path: basePath + "data/file.json". The .magic/ directory is already at workspace root, so .magic/ paths need no prefix.
10. Data storage: files first, localStorage only for preferences — app data (records, state, user content) must be stored in workspace files via window.Magic.fs (JSON/MD). localStorage is only for UI preferences (theme, language, collapsed state, etc.) that don't need to be shared or persisted across workspaces.
11. File-based AI analysis: prefer topic + skill pattern for complex tasks — when the app requires users to upload/select files and perform AI analysis on file contents, evaluate task complexity to choose the right approach:
    • Simple tasks (short text extraction, single-field parsing, brief summarization where file content fits in a few thousand tokens): acceptable to readFile + window.Magic.llm.chat/stream directly in HTML.
    • Complex tasks (long documents, multi-step analysis, cross-file reasoning, structured report generation, tasks needing tool use): strongly prefer the topic + skill pattern — (1) save file to workspace via writeFile/uploadFiles, (2) createTopicAndSend with @file mentions + @skill or @file .magic/skills/SKILL.md. The agent has longer context, file parsing tools, and can orchestrate multi-step workflows. HTML app handles UI only (file picker, progress, result display) and watches output via watchFile.

Companion Workspace Skill Generation

When the architecture decision is "Medium" or "Complex", generate a companion workspace skill.

Generation Approach

始终使用 skill-creator 技能来创建伴生技能。 不要手动编写 SKILL.md。调用 skill-creator 时提供以下信息：

• 技能名称（小写 + 下划线，反映应用领域）
• 技能功能的清晰描述
• 预期的输入/输出文件
• 工作流步骤

skill-creator 会自动处理格式校验、命名规则、目录放置和最佳实践。

Runtime Trigger Mechanism

The companion skill is not auto-loaded. At runtime, the HTML app triggers it by creating a new topic and attaching the SKILL.md as context:

// Get workspace-relative base path for file mentions
const basePath = await window.Magic.getAppBasePath(); // e.g. "个人财务记账/"

// Trigger companion skill via new topic with @file mentions
const { topicId } = await window.Magic.project.createTopicAndSend(
  {
    type: "doc",
    content: [
      {
        type: "paragraph",
        content: [
          {
            type: "text",
            text: "请阅读以下技能文件并按照其中的指引执行任务：",
          },
          {
            type: "mention",
            attrs: {
              type: "project_file",
              data: {
                file_id: "skill_ref",
                file_name: "SKILL.md",
                file_path: ".magic/skills/report_writer/SKILL.md",
                file_extension: "md",
              },
            },
          },
          { type: "text", text: "\n\n数据文件：" },
          {
            type: "mention",
            attrs: {
              type: "project_file",
              data: {
                file_id: "data_ref",
                file_name: "records.json",
                file_path: basePath + "data/records.json",
                file_extension: "json",
              },
            },
          },
          { type: "text", text: "\n\n用户任务：" + userTaskDescription },
        ],
      },
    ],
  },
  { model: "auto" },
);
// Note: no agentId → defaults to general mode (topic_pattern: "general")

Key points:

• Do NOT pass agentId — defaults to general mode (通用模式)
• Model: always "auto" unless user selects otherwise
• Message format: tiptap JSON with @file mention of .magic/skills/<name>/SKILL.md + user task text
• Path rules for mentions: .magic/ paths stay as-is (already at workspace root); app data file paths must be prefixed with basePath from getAppBasePath()
• Each skill invocation creates a new topic for isolation

Invoking Built-in System Skills (@skill mention)

内置系统技能（如网页搜索、代码执行等）通过 @skill mention 调用，与生成的伴生技能使用 @file mention 引用 SKILL.md 文件不同。

两种技能调用方式对比：

@skill mention 结构：

{
  type: "mention",
  attrs: {
    type: "skill",       // ← 注意：不是 "project_file"
    data: {
      id: "skill_unique_id",         // 平台分配的技能 ID（必填）
      name: "网页搜索",               // 技能显示名称（必填）
      icon: "https://...",           // 技能图标 URL（必填）
      description: "搜索互联网获取信息", // 技能描述（必填）
      mention_source: "system",      // 可选: "system" | "agent" | "mine"
    },
  },
}

mention_source 说明：

调用示例 — 在消息中引用系统技能：

// 创建话题并发送消息，附带 @skill 引用让 Agent 使用指定技能
const { topicId } = await window.Magic.project.createTopicAndSend(
  {
    type: "doc",
    content: [
      {
        type: "paragraph",
        content: [
          { type: "text", text: "请使用 " },
          {
            type: "mention",
            attrs: {
              type: "skill",
              data: {
                id: "web_search_001",
                name: "网页搜索",
                icon: "https://example.com/icons/search.svg",
                description: "搜索互联网获取最新信息",
                mention_source: "system",
              },
            },
          },
          { type: "text", text: " 查找最新的AI行业报告，并将结果整理写入 " },
          {
            type: "mention",
            attrs: {
              type: "project_file",
              data: {
                file_id: "output_ref",
                file_name: "research.md",
                file_path: basePath + "data/research.md",
                file_extension: "md",
              },
            },
          },
        ],
      },
    ],
  },
  { model: "auto" },
);

何时使用 @skill vs @file SKILL.md：

• 需要调用平台已注册的标准能力（搜索、代码执行等）→ @skill mention
• 需要执行自定义的多步骤工作流（数据分析管道、报告生成等）→ @file mention 指向 .magic/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
• 两者可以组合使用 — 在同一条消息中同时引用系统技能和伴生技能文件

Data Layer Design Patterns

Files serve as the database. Follow these patterns:

Single-Entity Storage

data/config.json          — app configuration
data/state.json           — current app state

Collection Storage

data/items.json           — array of items [{id, ...}, ...]
data/users.json           — array of user records

Event Log / Append-Only

data/history.json         — ordered array of events [{timestamp, action, ...}]

Multi-File Organization (for complex apps)

data/
├── meta.json             — app metadata and indices
├── users/
│   ├── user_001.json
│   └── user_002.json
└── reports/
    ├── 2024-01-report.md
    └── 2024-02-report.md

Rules:

• Always use JSON for structured data (parseable by both HTML and skill)
• Use Markdown for generated content (reports, articles)
• Include id fields for collection items
• Include updatedAt timestamps for watched files
• Initialize data files with sensible defaults when creating the app

Agent Dispatch Patterns

For apps that need to trigger backend skills or drive multiple agents:

Important rules:

• When sending messages that contain file paths, always use tiptap JSON format with @file mention nodes
• When triggering a companion skill, always create a new topic (createTopicAndSend) — do NOT use setInputMessage
• Default: no agentId (general mode), model "auto"
• Provide agent selector + model selector UI when user may want to override defaults

Built-in Agent IDs

注：除内置 agentId 外，也可以通过 window.Magic.agent.getAgents() 获取用户自定义的员工（Agent）列表，使用其 id 字段作为 agentId。

获取可用员工列表（代码生成阶段）

在生成微应用代码前，如果需要知道用户有哪些可用员工以便写入正确的 agentId，可使用 list-agents 技能的脚本：

# 获取当前用户所有可用员工
python agents/skills/agent-info/scripts/list.py

# 按名称过滤
python agents/skills/agent-info/scripts/list.py --name-filter "数据分析"

# 按类型过滤（official / custom / public）
python agents/skills/agent-info/scripts/list.py --type-filter custom

返回结果包含每个员工的 code（即 agentId）、name、description 和 type（official/custom/public）。 这样在生成代码时就可以直接将真实的 agentId 硬编码进 HTML，而非依赖运行时动态查询。

Agent Selector UI Pattern

当用户需要调用自定义员工时，应在界面上提供员工选择器，并支持通过名称匹配默认选中。实现要点：

// 1. 加载员工列表并渲染选择器
async function initAgentSelector(defaultAgentName) {
  const agents = await window.Magic.agent.getAgents();

  // 2. 通过名称模糊匹配默认选中
  let selectedAgent = null;
  if (defaultAgentName) {
    selectedAgent = agents.find(
      (a) => a.name === defaultAgentName || a.name.includes(defaultAgentName)
    );
  }

  // 3. 渲染选择器 UI
  const selector = document.getElementById("agent-selector");
  selector.innerHTML = `<option value="">通用模式（不选员工）</option>`;
  agents.forEach((agent) => {
    const selected = selectedAgent && agent.id === selectedAgent.id ? "selected" : "";
    selector.innerHTML += `<option value="${agent.id}" ${selected}>${agent.name}</option>`;
  });
}

// 4. 派发任务时读取选中的 agentId
function getSelectedAgentId() {
  const selector = document.getElementById("agent-selector");
  return selector.value || undefined; // 空值 → 通用模式
}

// 5. 调用时传入
const { topicId } = await window.Magic.project.createTopicAndSend(
  tiptapMessage,
  { agentId: getSelectedAgentId(), model: getSelectedModel() }
);

规则：

• 选择器默认选项为"通用模式"（不传 agentId）
• 如果用户在需求中指定了员工名称（如"让研究员去搜集资料"），通过 name.includes() 模糊匹配并默认选中
• 选择器应同时提供模型选择器（默认 "auto"）
• 当 agentId 为空或未选择时，不传该字段（等同于通用模式）

Pattern 1: Skill Dispatch via New Topic (Primary Pattern)

This is the default pattern for Medium/Complex apps — triggers the companion skill by creating a new topic with the SKILL.md attached as context:

// Trigger companion skill: create new topic, attach SKILL.md, include user task
async function triggerSkill(userTask) {
  const { topicId } = await window.Magic.project.createTopicAndSend(
    {
      type: "doc",
      content: [
        {
          type: "paragraph",
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: "请阅读以下技能文件并按照其中的指引执行任务：",
            },
            {
              type: "mention",
              attrs: {
                type: "project_file",
                data: {
                  file_id: "skill_ref",
                  file_name: "SKILL.md",
                  file_path: ".magic/skills/report_writer/SKILL.md",
                  file_extension: "md",
                },
              },
            },
            { type: "text", text: "\n\n用户任务：" + userTask },
          ],
        },
      ],
    },
    { model: "auto" },
  );
  // No agentId → general mode (通用模式)
  return topicId;
}

Pattern 2: Agent-Specific Task Dispatch

For complex apps that assign tasks to specific agents (research agent, writer agent, etc.):

// Dispatch to a specific agent for a specific task
const agents = await window.Magic.agent.getAgents();
const researcher = agents.find((a) => a.name.includes("Research"));

const { topicId } = await window.Magic.project.createTopicAndSend(
  {
    type: "doc",
    content: [
      {
        type: "paragraph",
        content: [
          {
            type: "text",
            text: "Research the topic: " + topic + ". Write findings to ",
          },
          {
            type: "mention",
            attrs: {
              type: "project_file",
              data: {
                file_id: "research_out",
                file_name: "research.md",
                file_path: "data/outputs/research.md",
                file_extension: "md",
              },
            },
          },
        ],
      },
    ],
  },
  { agentId: researcher.id, model: "auto" },
);

Pattern 3: Sequential Multi-Agent Pipeline

Chain multiple agents where each step depends on previous output:

async function runPipeline(steps) {
  // steps = [{ agentId, skillPath, prompt_template }, ...]
  for (let i = 0; i < steps.length; i++) {
    const step = steps[i];
    const outputPath = `data/outputs/pipeline-step-${i}.md`;

    const content = [{ type: "text", text: step.prompt_template }];
    // Attach skill file if this step has one
    if (step.skillPath) {
      content.unshift(
        { type: "text", text: "请阅读技能文件 " },
        {
          type: "mention",
          attrs: {
            type: "project_file",
            data: {
              file_id: `skill_${i}`,
              file_name: "SKILL.md",
              file_path: step.skillPath,
              file_extension: "md",
            },
          },
        },
        { type: "text", text: " 并执行：" },
      );
    }

    await window.Magic.project.createTopicAndSend(
      {
        type: "doc",
        content: [{ type: "paragraph", content }],
      },
      { agentId: step.agentId, model: "auto" },
    );

    // Wait for output
    await waitForFile(outputPath);
  }
}

Pattern 4: Simple Current-Topic Message (No skill, no new topic)

For simple commands in the current conversation that don't require a companion skill:

// Only use for quick, stateless instructions to the current agent
window.Magic.setInputMessage("Please summarize the data in data/results.json");

Choosing a pattern:

• Triggering a companion skill → Pattern 1 (createTopicAndSend + @file SKILL.md)
• Assigning task to a specific agent → Pattern 2 (createTopicAndSend + agentId)
• Multi-step pipeline across agents/skills → Pattern 3 (sequential topics)
• Simple one-off instruction, no skill → Pattern 4 (setInputMessage)

Output Spec

This skill generates the following artifacts:

Naming the app directory: Use the user's language for the directory name. If the user says "做一个销售看板", the directory should be named descriptively (e.g., 销售看板/ or sales-dashboard/).

app.json (Micro-App Manifest)

Every new HTML micro-app must include an app.json file in the app root directory. This is the only manifest for the micro-app scenario. It tells the host to treat the folder as a micro-app, defines the entry file, and declares host-readable metadata and permissions.

Format: plain JSON. Use this template:

{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "type": "micro-app",
  "name": "<app display name>",
  "entry": "index.html",
  "files": {},
  "watch": [],
  "permissions": {}
}

Rules:

• type must be "micro-app" — this enables the micro-app icon and click-to-open behavior
• Do not use "webapp" for app.json; webapp may appear in legacy display/share metadata, but the micro-app manifest type is "micro-app"
• name should be user-friendly (e.g., "销售看板", "Task Manager")
• entry defaults to "index.html"; include it explicitly for new apps
• Generate this file before index.html so the frontend recognizes the project immediately
• Do not generate magic.project.js for new HTML micro-apps. It is only a legacy compatibility file for older projects or for non-micro-app project types such as slides/design/media.

Optional: Custom Icon (icon field)

You can provide a custom icon for the app folder by adding an icon field to app.json. The value can be:

• A relative path (relative to the app root) pointing to an SVG, PNG, or any image file you generate alongside the app
• An https:// URL for remote images

{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "type": "micro-app",
  "name": "销售看板",
  "entry": "index.html",
  "icon": "icon.svg"
}

When to use a custom icon:

• For business/domain apps where a unique icon adds context (e.g., a chart icon for a dashboard, a calendar icon for a scheduler)
• When the user explicitly asks for a custom icon
• For apps that will be shared or presented — a custom icon makes them easier to identify

How to generate an icon:

Use write_file to create a simple SVG in the app directory (e.g., icon.svg), then reference it in app.json. Example SVG for a sales dashboard:

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <!-- design a clean, recognizable icon that reflects the app's purpose -->
</svg>

Keep SVG icons at 24×24, use flat/modern style with 2–3 colors, and ensure the design reflects the app's core function.

Documentation & Change Management

README.md Structure

For Medium/Complex apps, generate a README.md in the app directory documenting:

# [App Name]

## 功能说明

- 功能1: 描述
- 功能2: 描述

## 目录结构

app-dir/ ├── app.json ├── index.html ├── data/ │ └── ... └── ...

## 伴生技能
| 技能 | 路径 | 作用 |
|------|------|------|
| [name] | `.magic/skills/[name]/SKILL.md` | 描述 |

## 交互流程
[主要操作流程说明]

## 变更记录
| 日期 | 变更内容 |
|------|----------|
| YYYY-MM-DD | 初始版本 |

Change Management Rules

When user requests feature changes to an existing micro-app:

1. Identify scope — determine which files/skills are affected
2. Update README.md — add entry to 变更记录, update 功能说明 if features changed
3. Update companion skills — if workflow logic changes, regenerate or edit the relevant SKILL.md
4. Update data schema — if data model changes, migrate existing data files
5. Notify user — summarize what was changed and what was preserved

Quick Start Examples

Simple App (Pure HTML)

User: "做一个计算器" → Generate calculator/app.json + calculator/index.html with all logic in <script>, no companion skill needed.

Medium App (HTML + Skill)

User: "做一个能自动分析CSV数据并生成报告的工具" → Generate:

• data-analyzer/app.json — micro-app manifest (type: "micro-app")
• data-analyzer/index.html — upload UI, results display, watch for report, agent/model selector
• data-analyzer/data/ — uploaded data storage
• 通过 skill-creator 创建 data_analyzer 伴生技能，定义分析工作流

Runtime: HTML 通过 @file mention 引用伴生技能 → createTopicAndSend → general mode agent 读取技能并执行

Complex App (Multi-Agent)

User: "做一个内容创作工作台，能让研究员搜集资料，写手写文章，编辑审核" → Generate:

• content-studio/app.json — micro-app manifest (type: "micro-app")
• content-studio/index.html — agent selector, model selector, task dispatch UI, status dashboard
• content-studio/data/ — tasks, drafts, reviews
• 通过 skill-creator 创建 content_pipeline 伴生技能，定义编排工作流

Reference Documents

Load these when you need detailed information:

• read_skills(["html-api-sdk"]) — Complete window.Magic.* API signatures, parameters, return types, and constraints. Read this before generating any HTML.
• references/skill-generation-patterns.md — Companion skill templates, validation rules, and best practices.
• references/app-architecture-patterns.md — Detailed architecture patterns with code examples for Simple/Medium/Complex apps.
• references/legacy-migration.md — Migration steps for old .magic/<name>/ path convention.

When to read references:

• Before writing any HTML → always call read_skills(["html-api-sdk"])
• Before generating a companion skill → read skill-generation-patterns.md
• For complex multi-agent apps → read app-architecture-patterns.md
• When detecting legacy .magic/<name>/SKILL.md paths → read legacy-migration.md