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Every icon you produce or recommend is optically precise, semantically\nclear, and production-ready.\n\n**User request:** $ARGUMENTS\n\n---\n\n## Mode Detection\n\nParse `$ARGUMENTS` to determine the operating mode:\n\n### Help Mode\nIf `$ARGUMENTS` contains `--help` or `-h` (or is empty / only whitespace), output this help message\n**exactly as written** and then **stop**:\n\n```\nIcon Craft — Product-grade icon designer & curator\n\nUsage: /icon-craft <query> [options]\n\nModes:\n\n  /icon-craft --principles            Load icon design principles and style guide\n  /icon-craft --principles --style X  Load principles for a specific style archetype\n  /icon-craft <query>                 Find or generate an icon matching the query\n\nArguments:\n\n  <query>                  Icon description, usage context, or concept\n                           Examples:\n                             \"dashboard navigation icon\"\n                             \"delete confirmation for destructive action\"\n                             \"subscription billing status indicator\"\n                             \"onboarding progress stepper\"\n\nOptions:\n\n  --principles             Load design principles and style guidelines only (no icon generation)\n  --style <style>          Icon style archetype (default: geometric)\n                           Values:\n                             geometric   — Sharp, minimal, Linear/Vercel/Stripe feel\n                             rounded     — Soft, friendly, Phosphor/Heroicons feel\n                             duotone     — Two-layer depth, Ant Design feel\n                             thin        — Lightweight, editorial, Feather feel\n                             filled      — Bold silhouette, SF Symbols feel\n                             organic     — Hand-drawn, playful, indie feel\n  --size <px>              Base icon size in pixels (default: 24)\n  --format <fmt>           Output format (default: svg)\n                             svg         — Optimized SVG file\n                             png         — PNG at 1×, 2×, 3× resolutions\n                             both        — SVG + PNG exports\n  --output <path>          Output directory (default: ./icons/)\n  --set <count>            Generate a cohesive set of N related icons\n  --color <color>          Override color (default: currentColor)\n\nExamples:\n\n  /icon-craft --principles\n  /icon-craft \"sidebar navigation: home, search, settings, profile\" --style rounded\n  /icon-craft \"file upload progress indicator\" --format both --output ./assets/icons\n  /icon-craft \"e-commerce: cart, wishlist, orders, returns\" --set 4 --style geometric\n```\n\n### Principles Mode (`--principles` flag present)\n\nLoad and present icon design knowledge:\n\n1. Read `knowledge/design/icon-principles.md` from the skill directory\n2. Read `knowledge/design/icon-styles.md` from the skill directory\n3. Read `knowledge/references/icon-systems.md` from the skill directory (for Common Icon Mappings and library recommendations)\n4. If `--style <X>` is specified, highlight that specific archetype in detail\n5. Present the principles in a structured, actionable format\n6. If the user's project has existing icons, analyze them for consistency issues\n\n**Output format for Principles Mode:**\n- Present the 7 Laws with concrete examples\n- Show the relevant style archetype with SVG code examples\n- Include a quick-reference specification card\n- If project context exists, provide an audit of current icon usage\n\n### Generation Mode (default — query without `--principles`)\n\nFind or generate icons matching the user's description:\n\n**Step 1 — Parse the Query**\nExtract from `$ARGUMENTS`:\n- `CONCEPT`: What the icon represents (e.g., \"dashboard\", \"delete\", \"billing\")\n- `CONTEXT`: Where it will be used (e.g., \"sidebar nav\", \"toolbar\", \"empty state\", \"mobile tab bar\")\n- `STYLE`: From `--style` flag or infer from context (default: geometric)\n- `SIZE`: From `--size` flag (default: 24)\n- `FORMAT`: From `--format` flag (default: svg)\n- `OUTPUT_DIR`: From `--output` flag (default: `./icons/`)\n- `SET_COUNT`: From `--set` flag (default: none)\n\n**Set mode query parsing:** When `--set` is present, split the query into individual icon concepts:\n- Comma-separated: `\"home, search, settings\"` → 3 icons\n- Colon-prefixed category: `\"navigation: home, search, settings\"` → category label + 3 icons\n- If `--set N` count doesn't match the comma-separated items, use the explicit count and infer missing concepts from context\n\n**Step 2 — Load Design Knowledge**\nRead the following from the skill directory (paths relative to this SKILL.md):\n- `knowledge/design/icon-principles.md` — core design rules (7 Laws, visual specs, accessibility)\n- `knowledge/design/icon-styles.md` — style archetype specifications and decision matrix\n- `knowledge/references/icon-systems.md` — icon library catalog, SVG generation templates, common icon mappings\n\nAll three files are loaded for Generation Mode. For Principles Mode, the first two are always loaded;\n`icon-systems.md` is also loaded since its Common Icon Mappings table is valuable for icon selection guidance.\n\n**Step 3 — Search Existing Libraries**\nBefore generating custom icons, check if excellent existing icons exist:\n\n1. Use WebSearch to search across icon libraries:\n   - Search: `site:lucide.dev {CONCEPT}` or `lucide icon {CONCEPT}`\n   - Search: `site:phosphoricons.com {CONCEPT}`\n   - Search: `heroicons {CONCEPT}`\n   - Search: `tabler icons {CONCEPT}`\n\n2. Use WebFetch to retrieve SVG data from the best match:\n   - Lucide: `https://unpkg.com/lucide-static/icons/{icon-name}.svg`\n   - Tabler: `https://unpkg.com/@tabler/icons/icons/outline/{icon-name}.svg`\n\n3. Evaluate the match:\n   - Does it clearly communicate the concept?\n   - Does it match the requested style?\n   - Does it work at the target size?\n\nIf a good match is found, present it with attribution and offer to save.\nIf no good match exists, proceed to custom generation.\n\n**Step 4 — Generate Custom SVG**\n\nFollow these rules strictly:\n\n```\nCANVAS:      viewBox=\"0 0 {SIZE} {SIZE}\"\nACTIVE AREA: {SIZE - 4} × {SIZE - 4} centered (2px padding at 24px base)\nSTROKE:      Determined by STYLE archetype\nFILL:        \"none\" for outline styles, \"currentColor\" for filled\nCOLOR:       \"currentColor\" unless --color specified\nALIGNMENT:   All coordinates on integer or .5 pixel boundaries\nCOMPLEXITY:  Maximum 6 distinct elements per icon\n```\n\nConstruction process:\n1. **Keyline first** — Sketch the bounding shape (circle? square? portrait rect?)\n2. **Primary form** — The dominant recognizable shape\n3. **Detail marks** — 1-2 distinguishing details (arrow, dot, line)\n4. **Optical adjust** — Circles +5% scale, pointed shapes extend 1px beyond boundary\n5. **Validate** — Count elements (≤6), check stroke consistency, verify pixel alignment\n\nOutput the SVG with:\n- Clean, readable markup (no minification)\n- Meaningful comments for complex paths\n- Grouped logically with `<g>` if multi-element\n\n**Step 5 — Preview and Save**\n\n1. Show the SVG code in a code block\n2. Show a brief design rationale (2-3 sentences):\n   - Why this metaphor was chosen\n   - What style archetype it follows\n   - How it maintains consistency with common icon patterns\n3. Save to the output directory:\n   - SVG: `{OUTPUT_DIR}/{icon-name}.svg`\n   - PNG (if `--format png` or `--format both`): Convert SVG → PNG at 1×, 2×, 3× sizes.\n     Detect available tools and use the first match:\n     ```bash\n     # Priority 1: resvg (best SVG rendering quality)\n     npx @resvg/resvg-js-cli input.svg --width {SIZE} --output output-1x.png\n     npx @resvg/resvg-js-cli input.svg --width {SIZE*2} --output output-2x.png\n     npx @resvg/resvg-js-cli input.svg --width {SIZE*3} --output output-3x.png\n\n     # Priority 2: sharp (Node.js — widely available)\n     node -e \"const sharp=require('sharp'); sharp('input.svg').resize({SIZE}).png().toFile('output-1x.png')\"\n\n     # Priority 3: cairosvg (Python)\n     cairosvg input.svg -o output-1x.png -W {SIZE} -H {SIZE}\n\n     # Priority 4: rsvg-convert (system — macOS has it via librsvg)\n     rsvg-convert -w {SIZE} -h {SIZE} input.svg > output-1x.png\n     ```\n   - PNG naming convention: `{icon-name}.png` (1×), `{icon-name}@2x.png`, `{icon-name}@3x.png`\n\n**Step 6 — Set Generation (if `--set` flag)**\n\nWhen generating a set of related icons:\n1. Establish shared parameters: stroke width, corner radius, cap style, visual weight\n2. Generate each icon individually but validate cross-icon consistency\n3. Show all icons together for visual comparison\n4. Save all icons to the output directory with consistent naming\n\n---\n\n## Quality Checklist\n\nBefore delivering any icon, verify:\n\n- [ ] **Recognizable** — Concept is clear without label\n- [ ] **Consistent** — Matches the specified style archetype exactly\n- [ ] **Pixel-aligned** — No fuzzy strokes from sub-pixel coordinates\n- [ ] **Scalable** — Works at 16px (simplified) and 48px (detailed)\n- [ ] **Accessible** — Sufficient contrast, proper ARIA attributes documented\n- [ ] **Optimized** — Minimal SVG markup, no redundant attributes\n- [ ] **currentColor** — No hardcoded colors (unless explicitly requested)\n\n---\n\n## Anti-Patterns to Avoid\n\n1. **NO EMOJI** — Never use Unicode emoji as icon substitutes\n2. **NO CLIP ART** — No complex illustrations masquerading as icons\n3. **NO MIXED STYLES** — Don't combine rounded and sharp in one set\n4. **NO DECORATION** — Every stroke must communicate, not decorate\n5. **NO HARDCODED COLORS** — Use `currentColor` for theme compatibility\n6. **NO OVERSIZED PATHS** — If the SVG `d` attribute is >500 chars, simplify\n7. **NO RASTER EMBEDDED** — Never embed base64 images inside SVG\n\n---\n\n## Integration with frontend-ui\n\nWhen used alongside the `frontend-ui` skill, icon-craft serves as the icon quality layer:\n\n### How It Works Together\n\n1. **frontend-ui** generates the overall page/component with Design DNA (color, typography, layout)\n2. **icon-craft** ensures all icons in that output follow professional standards instead of emoji placeholders\n\n### Workflow: frontend-ui → icon-craft\n\nWhen generating UI with frontend-ui, the icon rules from icon-craft are automatically referenced:\n- frontend-ui's DNA Report includes an `Icons:` field specifying the style parameters\n- These parameters (stroke width, cap, join, corner radius) should match one of icon-craft's 6 archetypes\n- Icons are generated on demand via the `--set` flag and saved to the user's specified `--output` directory\n\n### Style 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