UI Design with Claude Code
This section covers AI-assisted UI design workflows using Claude Code, Playwright, and MCP integrations for building professional web interfaces.
Getting Started
Understanding the Tools
- Understanding Playwright: Concepts Explained – Learn what Playwright is, how it works with Claude Code, and where each component is installed
Complete Workflow
- AI Design Workflow: Playwright + MCP + Claude Code Guide – Step-by-step guide from reference collection to page implementation
Workflow Overview
The AI Design Workflow follows these key steps:
- One-Time Setup – Install pnpm, Playwright, and configure MCP
- Project Setup – Create Next.js project and start development server
- Theme Extraction – Crawl reference sites to extract design tokens
- Component Library – Build reusable components (Button, Input, Card, etc.)
- CLAUDE.md Rules – Enforce component reuse across the project
- Page Building – Compose pages using the component library
Key Principles
- Treat AI like a junior dev – Give systematic, step-by-step instructions
- Components first – Build reusable components before pages
- Centralize theme – Manage design consistency via JSON
- Set rules – Use CLAUDE.md to enforce component reuse
- Visual verification – Use Playwright to review and iterate
Playwright Actions Reference
| Action | Purpose |
|---|---|
browser_navigate |
Visit a website |
browser_take_screenshot |
Capture screen for design review |
browser_evaluate |
Run JavaScript (extract CSS, scroll) |
browser_click |
Click elements (test buttons) |
browser_snapshot |
Check accessibility tree |
Resources
More UI design guides coming soon…