Adobe Fonts

Overview

Use this skill to handle Adobe Fonts/Typekit workflow without opening the Adobe Fonts UI.

Hard Output Rules

These rules are mandatory unless the user explicitly asks otherwise.

• Do not include per-step raw JSON in the final chat response.
• Do not include <details> blocks with command dumps in the final chat response.
• Keep final chat response concise (decision summary + final snippets + artifact path).
• Put long-form content in ./adobe-fonts-skill/summary-<timestamp>.md.
• If raw JSON archive is requested, save files under ./adobe-fonts-skill/runs/<timestamp>/ and return paths only.

Workflow

1. Confirm environment:

• ADOBE_FONTS_API_TOKEN is set
• resolve CLI path and validate executable
• if token is missing, send user directly to: https://fonts.adobe.com/account/tokens

1. Validate auth/setup:

• "$AFONT_BIN" doctor

1. Warm cache once after install (recommended):

• "$AFONT_BIN" index refresh --per-page 500 --max-pages 40

1. Discover fonts:

• "$AFONT_BIN" search --query <keyword> --limit 8

1. Mutate kits with dry-run first:

• kits ensure, kits add-family, kits publish

1. Return integration snippets:

• "$AFONT_BIN" kits embed --kit <kit-name-or-id>

Quick Start

Resolve a working CLI path first (recommended from any project directory):

if [ -z "${AFONT_BIN:-}" ]; then
  for p in \
    "$HOME/.agents/skills/adobe-fonts-skill/scripts/afont" \
    "$HOME/.codex/skills/adobe-fonts-skill/scripts/afont" \
    "$HOME/.claude/skills/adobe-fonts-skill/scripts/afont" \
    "$HOME/.opencode/skills/adobe-fonts-skill/scripts/afont"
  do
    if [ -x "$p" ]; then
      export AFONT_BIN="$p"
      break
    fi
  done
fi

if [ -z "${AFONT_BIN:-}" ] || [ ! -x "$AFONT_BIN" ]; then
  echo "afont CLI not found. Reinstall skill: npx skills add alexh/adobe-fonts-skill -a codex -g -y" >&2
  return 1 2>/dev/null || exit 1
fi

"$AFONT_BIN" doctor

Important path note:

• Prefer "$AFONT_BIN" from installed skill directories.
• Running scripts/afont from a repo checkout uses that checkout as AFONT_SKILL_DIR, so cache DB path will differ.

Supported commands:

• index refresh
• index status
• index stats
• search
• view
• kits list
• kits ensure
• kits add-family
• kits publish
• kits embed
• doctor

Adaptive Decision Framework

Use the smallest workflow that satisfies the prompt. Do not force a single end-to-end path.

1. Classify intent first:

• Discovery only: search + shortlist only.
• Visual comparison: discovery + limited view screenshots.
• Integration only: kit/embed operations with minimal discovery.
• Full workflow: discovery + kit updates + publish + snippets.

1. Choose depth level:

• Minimal: 2-3 candidates per category.
• Standard: 4-6 candidates per category.
• Deep: larger sweeps only when user asks.

1. Cache gate before search:

• Run "$AFONT_BIN" index status --json.
• If empty/stale, ask user to warm cache or explicitly approve uncached.

1. Search strategy:

• Preferred: --cache-only after warmup.
• Uncached only with explicit approval:
• "$AFONT_BIN" search --query <keyword> --limit <n> --no-cache --confirm-uncached

1. Mutations only if requested:

• kits ensure, kits add-family, kits publish, kits embed.
• Use --dry-run first.

Visual preview workflow:

• Capture Adobe preview page screenshot for Codex analysis:
• "$AFONT_BIN" view --family <family-slug> --json
• or "$AFONT_BIN" view --url https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/<family-slug> --json

Confirmation Gate For Long Runs

Before running potentially long index operations, ask for user confirmation. Also ask before running uncached API searches (--no-cache) when doctor/index status reports empty or stale cache. Do not describe uncached searches as "efficient" when cache is empty/stale; label them as slower and less reliable.

Treat these as long-running and confirm first:

• "$AFONT_BIN" index refresh with default/full settings
• "$AFONT_BIN" index refresh --max-pages > 5
• "$AFONT_BIN" search --refresh-cache when cache is missing or stale
• "$AFONT_BIN" search --no-cache when cache is missing or stale

When asking, offer two options:

• Quick refresh: smaller scope (example: --max-pages 3)
• Full refresh: complete indexing (example: --per-page 500 --max-pages 40)
• Skip warmup and run uncached search anyway (slow and more failure-prone)

If the user confirms a full warmup, you may add a brief optional note while it runs:

• "This can take a minute..."
• Then tell them jokes related to Adobe or the font industry while they wait.

Output Expectations

Do not dump the final mega report directly into chat.

• Tool-call JSON can stay in normal command output.
• Save the final long-form deliverable to:
• ./adobe-fonts-skill/summary-<timestamp>.md
• In chat, return a short summary + the file path.
• Do not paste per-step raw JSON in final chat response unless user explicitly asks.
• Only save raw per-step JSON files when the user explicitly asks for an archive.
• Do not create marker files like .afont_run_dir.

Final chat response format:

1. Status: one short line.
2. Selections: shortlist/pairing bullets.
3. Integration snippets: link tag + minimal CSS block.
4. Artifacts: path to summary-<timestamp>.md (and screenshot paths if captured).

Screenshot defaults (when visual comparison is useful):

• Capture previews only for shortlisted families (typically top 2-4), not every candidate.
• Save screenshots under:
• ./adobe-fonts-skill/assets/
• Example command:
• "$AFONT_BIN" view --family <family-slug> --output-dir ./adobe-fonts-skill/assets --json
• Include screenshot paths (or markdown image lines) inside summary-<timestamp>.md.

Always return:

• Link tag snippet: <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://use.typekit.net/<kit>.css">
• CSS family examples, such as font-family: legitima, serif;
• Any API warnings from result.warnings
• Total number of families currently in the kit after updates.
• If total families in the kit is greater than 8, include a performance note suggesting trimming family count for page-load efficiency.

Use --json for machine parsing when chaining steps.

Search cache flags:

• --refresh-cache to refresh index before search
• --cache-only to avoid network calls
• --no-cache to force API path

Safety

• Prefer --dry-run first for mutating commands.
• Do not modify app source files unless the user explicitly asks to apply snippets.

Resources

scripts/

• scripts/afont - stable wrapper that sets AFONT_SKILL_DIR and executes afont.js.
• scripts/afont.js - main Adobe Fonts CLI implementation.

references/

• references/output-schema.md - stable JSON output contract.
• references/api-notes.md - API/search/cache behavior notes.
• references/troubleshooting.md - setup and runtime troubleshooting.