GPUI styling system including theme design, responsive layouts, visual design patterns, and style composition. Use when user needs help with styling, theming, or visual design in GPUI.
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rust-gpui-developer
January 20, 2026
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npx add-skill https://github.com/geoffjay/claude-plugins/blob/main/plugins/rust-gpui-developer/skills/gpui-styling/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill gpui-stylingInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/gpui-styling/# GPUI Styling
## Metadata
This skill provides comprehensive guidance on GPUI's styling system, theme management, and visual design patterns for creating beautiful, consistent user interfaces.
## Instructions
### Styling API Fundamentals
#### Basic Styling
```rust
use gpui::*;
div()
// Colors
.bg(rgb(0x2563eb)) // Background
.text_color(white()) // Text color
.border_color(rgb(0xe5e7eb)) // Border color
// Spacing
.p_4() // Padding: 1rem
.px_6() // Padding horizontal
.py_2() // Padding vertical
.m_4() // Margin
.gap_3() // Gap between children
// Sizing
.w_64() // Width: 16rem
.h_32() // Height: 8rem
.w_full() // Width: 100%
.h_full() // Height: 100%
// Borders
.border_1() // Border: 1px
.rounded_lg() // Border radius: large
```
#### Color Types
```rust
// RGB from hex
let blue = rgb(0x2563eb);
// RGBA with alpha
let transparent_blue = rgba(0x2563eb, 0.5);
// HSLA (hue, saturation, lightness, alpha)
let hsla_color = hsla(0.6, 0.8, 0.5, 1.0);
// Named colors
let white = white();
let black = black();
```
#### Layout with Flexbox
```rust
div()
.flex() // Enable flexbox
.flex_row() // Horizontal layout
.flex_col() // Vertical layout
.items_center() // Align items center
.justify_between() // Space between
.gap_4() // Gap between items
.child(/* ... */)
.child(/* ... */)
```
### Theme System
#### Basic Theme Structure
```rust
use gpui::*;
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct AppTheme {
pub colors: ThemeColors,
pub typography: Typography,
pub spacing: Spacing,
pub shadows: Shadows,
}
#[derive(Clone)]
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