robius-app-architecture

[Makepad](https://github.com/makepad/makepad) is a next-generation UI framework written in Rust that enables building high-performance, cross-platform applications. Key features include:

• Cross-Platform: Single codebase for Desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux), Mobile (Android, iOS), and Web (WebAssembly)
• GPU-Accelerated: Custom shader-based rendering with SDF (Signed Distance Field) drawing
• Live Design: Hot-reloadable live_design! DSL for rapid UI development
• High Performance: Native compilation, no virtual DOM, minimal runtime overhead

[Project Robius](https://github.com/project-robius) is an open-source initiative to build a full-featured application development framework in Rust. Production applications built with Makepad include:

• [Robrix](https://github.com/project-robius/robrix) - A Matrix chat client showcasing real-time messaging, E2E encryption, and complex UI patterns
• [Moly](https://github.com/moxin-org/moly) - An AI model manager demonstrating data-heavy interfaces and async operations

These skills are extracted from patterns used in Robrix and Moly.

Plugin Marketplace (Recommended)

Install via Claude Code's plugin marketplace:

```bash

# Step 1: Add marketplace

/plugin marketplace add ZhangHanDong/makepad-skills

# Step 2: Install the plugin (includes all 20 skills)

/plugin install makepad-skills@makepad-skills-marketplace

```

Using Plugin Skills:

Plugin skills are accessed via namespace format (they won't appear in /skills list, but can be loaded):

```bash

# Load specific skills by namespace

/makepad-skills:makepad-widgets

/makepad-skills:makepad-layout

/makepad-skills:robius-widget-patterns

# Or just ask questions - hooks will auto-route to relevant skills

"How do I create a Makepad button?"

"makepad 布局怎么居中？"

```

Manage installed plugins:

```bash

/plugin # List installed plugins

/plugin uninstall makepad-skills@makepad-skills-marketplace # Uninstall

```

Shell Script Install

Use the install script for one-command setup:

```bash

# Install to current project

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZhangHanDong/makepad-skills/main/install.sh | bash

# Install with hooks enabled

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZhangHanDong/makepad-skills/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --with-hooks

# Install to specific project

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZhangHanDong/makepad-skills/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --target /path/to/project

# Install for Codex (.codex/skills)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZhangHanDong/makepad-skills/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --agent codex

# Install for Gemini CLI (.gemini/skills)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZhangHanDong/makepad-skills/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --agent gemini

```

Gemini CLI note: Skills are experimental. Enable experimental.skills in /settings if needed.

Script features:

• Auto-detects Rust/Makepad projects (checks for Cargo.toml)
• Backs up existing skills before installation
• --with-hooks copies and configures self-evolution hooks (Claude Code only)
• --agent codex|claude-code|gemini chooses Codex, Claude Code, or Gemini CLI (default: claude-code)
• --target allows installing to any project directory
• Colored output with clear progress indicators

Available options:

| Option | Description |

|--------|-------------|

| --target DIR | Install to specific directory (default: current) |

| --with-hooks | Enable self-evolution hooks (Claude Code only) |

| `--agent