What does the Ionic Design AI skill do?

Guide to using Ionic Framework components for beautiful native-looking Capacitor apps. Covers component usage, theming, platform-specific styling, and best practices for mobile UI. Use this skill when users need help with Ionic components or mobile UI design.

Why use Ionic Design on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Ionic Design is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Ionic Design in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills/tree/main/plugins/capacitor-ui/skills/ionic-design. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Ionic Design?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Ionic Design?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Ionic Design with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Ionic Design AI skill free?

It is published on GitHub by Cap-go. Check the repository for licensing terms. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

Ionic Design by Cap-go — AI Skill for Any LLM

Ionic Framework Design Guide

Build beautiful, native-looking mobile apps with Ionic Framework and Capacitor.

When to Use This Skill

User is using Ionic components
User wants native-looking UI
User asks about Ionic theming
User needs mobile UI patterns
User wants platform-specific styling

What is Ionic Framework?

Ionic provides:

100+ mobile-optimized UI components
Automatic iOS/Android platform styling
Built-in dark mode support
Accessibility out of the box
Works with React, Vue, Angular, or vanilla JS

Getting Started

Installation

bash
# For React
npx create-vite@latest my-app --template react-ts
cd my-app
npm install @ionic/react @ionic/react-router

# For Vue
npx create-vite@latest my-app --template vue-ts
cd my-app
npm install @ionic/vue @ionic/vue-router

# Add Capacitor
npm install @capacitor/core @capacitor/cli
npx cap init

Setup (React)

typescript
// main.tsx
import React from 'react';
import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
import { IonApp, setupIonicReact } from '@ionic/react';
import App from './App';

/* Core CSS required for Ionic components to work properly */
import '@ionic/react/css/core.css';

/* Basic CSS for apps built with Ionic */
import '@ionic/react/css/normalize.css';
import '@ionic/react/css/structure.css';
import '@ionic/react/css/typography.css';

/* Optional CSS utils */
import '@ionic/react/css/padding.css';
import '@ionic/react/css/float-elements.css';
import '@ionic/react/css/text-alignment.css';
import '@ionic/react/css/text-transformation.css';
import '@ionic/react/css/flex-utils.css';
import '@ionic/react/css/display.css';

/* Theme */
import './theme/variables.css';

setupIonicReact();

const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!);
root.render(
  <IonApp>
    <App />
  </IonApp>
);

Core Components

Page Structure

tsx
import {
  IonPage,
  IonHeader,
  IonToolbar,
  IonTitle,
  IonContent,
  IonButtons,
  IonBackButton,
} from '@ionic/react';

function MyPage() {
  return (
    <IonPage>
      <IonHeader>
        <IonToolbar>
          <IonButtons slot="start">
            <IonBackButton defaultHref="/home" />
          </IonButtons>
          <IonTitle>Page Title</IonTitle>
        </IonToolbar>
      </IonHeader>

      <IonContent fullscreen>
        {/* Large title for iOS */}
        <IonHeader collapse="condense">
          <IonToolbar>
            <IonTitle size="large">Page Title</IonTitle>
          </IonToolbar>
        </IonHeader>

        {/* Page content */}
        <div className="ion-padding">
          Your content here
        </div>
      </IonContent>
    </IonPage>
  );
}

Lists

tsx
import {
  IonList,
  IonItem,
  IonLabel,
  IonNote,
  IonAvatar,
  IonIcon,
  IonItemSliding,
  IonItemOptions,
  IonItemOption,
} from '@ionic/react';
import { chevronForward, trash, archive } from 'ionicons/icons';

function ContactList() {
  return (
    <IonList>
      {/* Simple item */}
      <IonItem>
        <IonLabel>Simple Item</IonLabel>
      </IonItem>

      {/* Item with detail */}
      <IonItem detail button>
        <IonLabel>
          <h2>Item Title</h2>
          <p>Item description text</p>
        </IonLabel>
        <IonNote slot="end">Note</IonNote>
      </IonItem>

      {/* Item with avatar */}
      <IonItem>
        <IonAvatar slot="start">
          <img src="/avatar.jpg" alt="" />
        </IonAvatar>
        <IonLabel>
          <h2>John Doe</h2>
          <p>john@example.com</p>
        </IonLabel>
      </IonItem>

      {/* Sliding item */}
      <IonItemSliding>
        <IonItem>
          <IonLabel>Swipe me</IonLabel>
        </IonItem>
        <IonItemOptions side="end">
          <IonItemOption color="danger">
            <IonIcon slot="icon-only" icon={trash} />
          </IonItemOption>
          <IonItemOption>
            <IonIcon slot="icon-only" icon={archive} />
          </IonItemOption>
        </IonItemOptions>
      </IonItemSliding>
    </IonList>
  );
}

Forms

tsx
import {
  IonInput,
  IonTextarea,
  IonSelect,
  IonSelectOption,
  IonToggle,
  IonCheckbox,
  IonRadioGroup,
  IonRadio,
  IonItem,
  IonLabel,
  IonButton,
} from '@ionic/react';

function MyForm() {
  return (
    <form>
      {/* Text input */}
      <IonItem>
        <IonInput
          label="Email"
          labelPlacement="floating"
          type="email"
          placeholder="Enter email"
        />
      </IonItem>

      {/* Password */}
      <IonItem>
        <IonInput
          label="Password"
          labelPlacement="floating"
          type="password"
        />
      </IonItem>

      {/* Textarea */}
      <IonItem>
        <IonTextarea
          label="Bio"
          labelPlacement="floating"
          rows={4}
          placeholder="Tell us about yourself"
        />
      </IonItem>

      {/* Select */}
      <IonItem>
        <IonSelect label="Country" placeholder="Select">
          <IonSelectOption value="us">United States</IonSelectOption>
          <IonSelectOption value="uk">United Kingdom</IonSelectOption>
          <IonSelectOption value="de">Germany</IonSelectOption>
        </IonSelect>
      </IonItem>

      {/* Toggle */}
      <IonItem>
        <IonToggle>Enable notifications</IonToggle>
      </IonItem>

      {/* Checkbox */}
      <IonItem>
        <IonCheckbox slot="start" />
        <IonLabel>I agree to terms</IonLabel>
      </IonItem>

      {/* Radio group */}
      <IonRadioGroup>
        <IonItem>
          <IonRadio value="small">Small</IonRadio>
        </IonItem>
        <IonItem>
          <IonRadio value="medium">Medium</IonRadio>
        </IonItem>
        <IonItem>
          <IonRadio value="large">Large</IonRadio>
        </IonItem>
      </IonRadioGroup>

      <IonButton expand="block" type="submit">
        Submit
      </IonButton>
    </form>
  );
}

Buttons

tsx
import { IonButton, IonIcon } from '@ionic/react';
import { heart, share, download } from 'ionicons/icons';

function Buttons() {
  return (
    <>
      {/* Fill variants */}
      <IonButton>Solid</IonButton>
      <IonButton fill="outline">Outline</IonButton>
      <IonButton fill="clear">Clear</IonButton>

      {/* Colors */}
      <IonButton color="primary">Primary</IonButton>
      <IonButton color="secondary">Secondary</IonButton>
      <IonButton color="danger">Danger</IonButton>
      <IonButton color="success">Success</IonButton>

      {/* Sizes */}
      <IonButton size="small">Small</IonButton>
      <IonButton size="default">Default</IonButton>
      <IonButton size="large">Large</IonButton>

      {/* With icons */}
      <IonButton>
        <IonIcon slot="start" icon={heart} />
        Like
      </IonButton>

      {/* Icon only */}
      <IonButton>
        <IonIcon slot="icon-only" icon={share} />
      </IonButton>

      {/* Full width */}
      <IonButton expand="block">Block Button</IonButton>
      <IonButton expand="full">Full Width</IonButton>
    </>
  );
}

Cards

tsx
import {
  IonCard,
  IonCardHeader,
  IonCardTitle,
  IonCardSubtitle,
  IonCardContent,
  IonImg,
  IonButton,
} from '@ionic/react';

function Cards() {
  return (
    <IonCard>
      <IonImg src="/card-image.jpg" alt="" />
      <IonCardHeader>
        <IonCardSubtitle>Card Subtitle</IonCardSubtitle>
        <IonCardTitle>Card Title</IonCardTitle>
      </IonCardHeader>
      <IonCardContent>
        Card content goes here. This is a standard card with
        an image, title, subtitle, and content.
      </IonCardContent>
      <div className="ion-padding-horizontal ion-padding-bottom">
        <IonButton fill="clear">Action 1</IonButton>
        <IonButton fill="clear">Action 2</IonButton>
      </div>
    </IonCard>
  );
}

Modals and Sheets

tsx
import { IonModal, IonButton, IonContent, IonHeader, IonToolbar, IonTitle } from '@ionic/react';
import { useState, useRef } from 'react';

function ModalExample() {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
  const modal = useRef<HTMLIonModalElement>(null);

  return (
    <>
      <IonButton onClick={() => setIsOpen(true)}>Open Modal</IonButton>

      {/* Full page modal */}
      <IonModal isOpen={isOpen} onDidDismiss={() => setIsOpen(false)}>
        <IonHeader>
          <IonToolbar>
            <IonTitle>Modal Title</IonTitle>
            <IonButton slot="end" onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}>
              Close
            </IonButton>
          </IonToolbar>
        </IonHeader>
        <IonContent>
          <p>Modal content</p>
        </IonContent>
      </IonModal>

      {/* Bottom sheet */}
      <IonModal
        ref={modal}
        trigger="open-sheet"
        initialBreakpoint={0.5}
        breakpoints={[0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1]}
      >
        <IonContent>
          <div className="ion-padding">
            <h2>Sheet Content</h2>
            <p>Drag to resize</p>
          </div>
        </IonContent>
      </IonModal>
      <IonButton id="open-sheet">Open Sheet</IonButton>
    </>
  );
}

Navigation

Tab Navigation

tsx
import {
  IonTabs,
  IonTabBar,
  IonTabButton,
  IonIcon,
  IonLabel,
  IonRouterOutlet,
} from '@ionic/react';
import { Route, Redirect } from 'react-router-dom';
import { home, search, person } from 'ionicons/icons';

function TabsLayout() {
  return (
    <IonTabs>
      <IonRouterOutlet>
        <Route exact path="/tabs/home" component={HomePage} />
        <Route exact path="/tabs/search" component={SearchPage} />
        <Route exact path="/tabs/profile" component={ProfilePage} />
        <Route exact path="/tabs">
          <Redirect to="/tabs/home" />
        </Route>
      </IonRouterOutlet>

      <IonTabBar slot="bottom">
        <IonTabButton tab="home" href="/tabs/home">
          <IonIcon icon={home} />
          <IonLabel>Home</IonLabel>
        </IonTabButton>
        <IonTabButton tab="search" href="/tabs/search">
          <IonIcon icon={search} />
          <IonLabel>Search</IonLabel>
        </IonTabButton>
        <IonTabButton tab="profile" href="/tabs/profile">
          <IonIcon icon={person} />
          <IonLabel>Profile</IonLabel>
        </IonTabButton>
      </IonTabBar>
    </IonTabs>
  );
}

Stack Navigation

tsx
import { IonReactRouter } from '@ionic/react-router';
import { IonRouterOutlet } from '@ionic/react';
import { Route } from 'react-router-dom';

function App() {
  return (
    <IonReactRouter>
      <IonRouterOutlet>
        <Route exact path="/" component={Home} />
        <Route exact path="/detail/:id" component={Detail} />
      </IonRouterOutlet>
    </IonReactRouter>
  );
}

Theming

Theme Variables

css
/* theme/variables.css */
:root {
  /* Primary */
  --ion-color-primary: #3880ff;
  --ion-color-primary-rgb: 56, 128, 255;
  --ion-color-primary-contrast: #ffffff;
  --ion-color-primary-shade: #3171e0;
  --ion-color-primary-tint: #4c8dff;

  /* Secondary */
  --ion-color-secondary: #3dc2ff;

  /* Custom colors */
  --ion-color-brand: #ff6b35;
  --ion-color-brand-rgb: 255, 107, 53;
  --ion-color-brand-contrast: #ffffff;
  --ion-color-brand-shade: #e05e2f;
  --ion-color-brand-tint: #ff7a49;
}

/* Dark mode */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --ion-background-color: #121212;
    --ion-text-color: #ffffff;
    --ion-color-step-50: #1e1e1e;
    --ion-color-step-100: #2a2a2a;
  }
}

/* iOS specific */
.ios {
  --ion-toolbar-background: #f8f8f8;
}

/* Android specific */
.md {
  --ion-toolbar-background: #ffffff;
}

Custom Component Styling

css
/* Global styles */
ion-content {
  --background: var(--ion-background-color);
}

ion-card {
  --background: #ffffff;
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

/* Platform-specific */
.ios ion-toolbar {
  --border-width: 0;
}

.md ion-toolbar {
  --border-width: 0 0 1px 0;
}

Platform-Specific Code

Detect Platform

typescript
import { isPlatform } from '@ionic/react';

// Check platform
if (isPlatform('ios')) {
  // iOS-specific code
}

if (isPlatform('android')) {
  // Android-specific code
}

if (isPlatform('hybrid')) {
  // Running in native app
}

if (isPlatform('mobileweb')) {
  // Running in mobile browser
}

Conditional Rendering

tsx
import { isPlatform, IonIcon } from '@ionic/react';
import { chevronBack, arrowBack } from 'ionicons/icons';

function BackButton() {
  return (
    <IonIcon
      icon={isPlatform('ios') ? chevronBack : arrowBack}
    />
  );
}

Best Practices

Performance

tsx
// Use IonVirtualScroll for long lists
import { IonVirtualScroll } from '@ionic/react';

<IonVirtualScroll
  items={items}
  renderItem={(item) => (
    <IonItem key={item.id}>
      <IonLabel>{item.name}</IonLabel>
    </IonItem>
  )}
/>

// Lazy load images
<IonImg src={url} />  // Automatically lazy loads

Accessibility

tsx
// Always provide labels
<IonButton aria-label="Delete item">
  <IonIcon slot="icon-only" icon={trash} />
</IonButton>

// Use semantic elements
<IonItem button role="link">
  <IonLabel>Clickable item</IonLabel>
</IonItem>

Safe Area

tsx
// Content respects safe areas by default
<IonContent>
  {/* Auto padding for notch/home indicator */}
</IonContent>

// Custom safe area handling
<div style={{ paddingTop: 'env(safe-area-inset-top)' }}>
  Custom header
</div>

Resources

Ionic Documentation: https://ionicframework.com/docs
Ionic Components: https://ionicframework.com/docs/components
Ionicons: https://ionic.io/ionicons
Color Generator: https://ionicframework.com/docs/theming/color-generator

Publisher	Cap-go
Repository	`capgo-skills`
Skill name	`ionic-design`
Stars	71
Forks	4
Bundled files	1
Links	Skill source Repository Homepage

Ionic Design

Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Ionic Framework Design Guide

When to Use This Skill

What is Ionic Framework?

Getting Started

Installation

Setup (React)

Core Components

Page Structure

Lists

Forms

Buttons

Cards

Modals and Sheets

Navigation

Tab Navigation

Stack Navigation

Theming

Theme Variables

Custom Component Styling

Platform-Specific Code

Detect Platform

Conditional Rendering

Best Practices

Performance

Accessibility

Safe Area

Resources

Bundled files

Frequently asked questions

Set up your own AI workspace now

Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Ionic Framework Design Guide

When to Use This Skill

What is Ionic Framework?

Getting Started

Installation

Setup (React)

Core Components

Page Structure

Lists

Forms

Buttons

Cards

Modals and Sheets

Navigation

Tab Navigation

Stack Navigation

Theming

Theme Variables

Custom Component Styling

Platform-Specific Code

Detect Platform

Conditional Rendering

Best Practices

Performance

Accessibility

Safe Area

Resources

Bundled files

Frequently asked questions

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