DESIGN.md Generator for Sketch - TypeUI

Sketch plugin that extracts local style signals and generates editable DESIGN.md and SKILL.md drafts from TypeUI blueprints.

Features

• Extracts shared text/layer styles, colors, typography, radius, spacing signals from the current Sketch document
• Generates draft DESIGN.md and SKILL.md content based on bundled blueprints
• Tab switcher between DESIGN.md and SKILL.md
• Editable markdown textarea
• Top-right actions: Copy, Download, Refresh
• Extraction stats and estimated token counts
• Footer links to TypeUI and GitHub metadata

Development

npm install
npm run build

This builds design-md-sketch.sketchplugin and symlinks it to Sketch via skpm-link during npm install.

Publishing with skpm

This repo is configured for skpm publish with:

• GitHub repo remote configured in package.json
• Explicit appcast URL in src/manifest.json:
  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bergside/design-md-sketch/main/.appcast.xml
• skpm pinned in devDependencies
• Release scripts in package.json

1) One-time auth

Use a GitHub Personal Access Token (classic) with repo scope.

npm run skpm:login

2) Preflight

npm run build
npm run publish:help

3) Publish a release

Pick one:

npm run publish:patch
npm run publish:minor
npm run publish:major

skpm publish automates:

• ZIP archive generation
• GitHub Release creation
• .appcast.xml create/update
• Plugin Directory PR flow (unless skipped)

4) Optional flags

Run directly when needed:

npx skpm publish patch --skip-registry
npx skpm publish patch --skip-release

Notes on Sketch 97+

• skpm is no longer actively maintained.
• It generates RSS/XML appcast (.appcast.xml).
• Sketch 97 introduced JSON update feeds, but continues to support previous appcast format via conversion for compatibility.