uilint-cli

Command-line interface for UILint - AI-powered UI consistency checking.

Overview

uilint-cli provides a powerful command-line interface for analyzing UI consistency, generating style guides, and validating your design system.

Installation

# Install globally
npm install -g uilint-cli

# Or use with npx
npx uilint-cli --help

Prerequisites

Ollama is required for LLM-powered features:

# Install Ollama, then pull the default model
ollama pull qwen3-coder:30b

The CLI can auto-start Ollama and auto-pull models if needed. On macOS, it can optionally offer to run brew install ollama (interactive TTY only).

Commands

Creating a style guide

UILint expects a style guide at .uilint/styleguide.md.

The recommended way to generate one is via Cursor:

npx uilint-cli install

Then run the Cursor command:

/genstyleguide

uilint scan - Scan for Issues

Analyze HTML for UI consistency issues:

# Scan an HTML file
uilint scan --input-file page.html

# Scan with a specific style guide
uilint scan --input-file page.html --styleguide ./design/styleguide.md

# JSON output (for CI/CD)
uilint scan --input-file page.html --output json

# From stdin
curl http://localhost:3000 | uilint scan

Note: The model used for LLM-based analysis defaults to the model configured in uilint-core. For ESLint-based semantic scanning (real-time linting), configure the model via the uilint/semantic rule options in your ESLint config.

Options:

| Option | Description | | ------------------------- | ------------------------------- | | -f, --input-file <path> | Path to HTML file to scan | | -j, --input-json <json> | JSON input with html and styles | | -s, --styleguide <path> | Path to style guide file | | -o, --output <format> | Output format: text or json |

Example output:

⚠️  Color inconsistency
   Similar blue colors should be consolidated
   Current: #3575E2  Expected: #3B82F6
   Suggestion: Use the primary blue #3B82F6 consistently

⚠️  Spacing issue
   Button padding doesn't follow 4px grid
   Current: 18px  Expected: 16px or 20px
   Suggestion: Use p-4 (16px) or p-5 (20px)

Analysis completed in 1234ms

uilint query - Query Style Guide

Ask questions about your style guide:

# Simple queries
uilint query "what colors are allowed?"
uilint query "what fonts should I use?"

# Complex queries (uses LLM)
uilint query "how should I style a primary button?"

# JSON output
uilint query "what colors?" --output json

Options:

| Option | Description | | ------------------------- | ------------------------------- | | -s, --styleguide <path> | Path to style guide file | | -o, --output <format> | Output format: text or json |

uilint update - Update Style Guide

Merge new styles into an existing style guide:

# Update from HTML file
uilint update --input-file new-page.html

# Use LLM to suggest updates
uilint update --input-file new-page.html --llm

CI/CD Integration

Use UILint in your CI pipeline:

# .github/workflows/uilint.yml
name: UILint Check

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  uilint:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: "20"

      - name: Install Ollama
        run: |
          curl -fsSL https://ollama.ai/install.sh | sh
          ollama pull qwen3-coder:30b

      - name: Start Ollama
        run: ollama serve &

      - name: Run UILint
        run: |
          curl http://localhost:3000 | npx uilint-cli scan --output json

Related Packages

• uilint-core - Core library
• uilint-react - React component
• uilint-mcp - MCP server

Documentation

For full documentation, visit the UILint GitHub repository.

License

MIT