Customize Folex With AI

Customize Folex With AI

Skill level: Beginner · Works with: Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Windsurf, Codex, ChatGPT, and any other assistant

Folex is built so that an AI assistant can change it safely. Three things make that work:

1. Content is separate from code. Almost every change is an edit to a Markdown, TOML, or JSON file: your site details in src/config/config.toml, projects in src/content/portfolio/, services in src/content/services/, the homepage sections in src/content/sections/. AI tools do this kind of task well.
2. Content files explain themselves. Section files list their options and allowed values in comments next to each key, so the assistant can see what is possible without guessing.
3. The theme ships instruction files for AI tools. They describe the folder structure and the rules for changing it. Most AI coding tools load them when you open the project folder.

The AI Instruction Files In Folex

Folex ships four instruction files at the top of the theme folder and three in hidden folders. Folders that start with a dot (.github/, .cursor/, .windsurf/) are hidden by default in Finder and File Explorer; your code editor shows them. You don’t need to edit any of these files. They are there for your assistant. Each edition ships its own copy, written for that edition.

File	Read by	What it contains
AGENTS.md	OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, and other tools that follow the AGENTS.md convention	The full rules: project map, content model, sections and named page blocks, menus, styling, RTL, languages, motion, forms, editions, and the limits of the checks
SKILLS.md	Any assistant you point to it	Step-by-step recipes: add a section or page, switch a layout, edit menus, add or remove a language, make something work right to left, rebrand, add an icon, verify
CLAUDE.md	Claude Code	Imports AGENTS.md (the @AGENTS.md line), then a short list of the most important rules
GEMINI.md	Gemini CLI	The same as CLAUDE.md, for Gemini
.github/copilot-instructions.md	GitHub Copilot (coding agent, VS Code, CLI)	A short summary that points to AGENTS.md and SKILLS.md
.cursor/rules/theme-architecture.mdc	Cursor (always on)	The architecture rules, with a pointer to AGENTS.md
.windsurf/rules/theme-architecture.md	Windsurf (always on)	The same rules for Windsurf

The .vscode/ folder holds editor settings and recommended extensions, not AI rules.

Chat assistants in a browser (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) can’t read your folder. You paste AGENTS.md into the conversation yourself: see AI Workflow.

These files tell an assistant to:

• keep editable text, links, images, buttons, and options in src/content/, not in components
• make every change in every language: each language folder under src/content/, src/i18n/<language>.json, and src/config/menu.<language>.json
• change a section on one page with a named block in that page’s frontmatter, using a block name from src/sections.schema.ts
• switch a section’s look with options.layout instead of building a new section
• reuse Folex’s CustomButton.astro, Icons.astro, and OptimizedImage.astro and the color tokens in src/styles/theme.css
• use logical CSS classes (ms, pe, inset-s, text-start) so every page still works right to left in Arabic
• read languages through src/config/language.json, never from a hard-coded language code
• never invent client names, testimonials, awards, metrics, or prices
• check changed pages at about 375 px and 1280 px wide, and at /ar/
• run npm run astro-check when they finish

Two Ways To Work With AI

What AI Is Great At In Folex

• Rewriting the sample copy for your studio or your own portfolio, in every language
• Filling collections: projects, services, team members, blog posts, FAQ, legal pages
• Picking one of the four homepages and reordering its sections
• Choosing section layouts, a footer layout, and the header style per page
• Changing menus, including the mega menu and the three footer menus
• Translating the site, adding a language, or turning one off
• Explaining an error message and fixing it

What To Check Yourself

• Client work and credits. Every project, client name, and award in the sample content is made up. If you show work you did for a client, make sure you are allowed to, and that the credits are right.
• Facts. AI writes convincing copy, and it can invent client names, testimonials, award wins, follower counts, and years in business you never gave it. Check every quote, number, and claim before you publish.
• Prices. The plans in src/content/sections/<language>/pricing-section.md are samples. Give the assistant your real rates, and read the result back.
• Longer names and labels. A studio name, button label, or menu item longer than the sample can wrap or crowd the layout, and Unbounded is a wide display font. Check the header, the mega menu, and the hero at about 375 px.
• Images. The sample photography is licensed for the demo only. Replace the files in src/assets/images/ with your own, keeping the same shapes so the layouts still work.
• Arabic and French. Both are machine translated in the sample content. Open /ar/ after any layout change and have the text reviewed by a native speaker.
• The result in the browser. npm run astro-check validates only the collections that have a schema: pages, services, blog, portfolio, and team. A wrong option in a sections, homepage, about-us, contact, faq, pricing, or author file passes the check, a named block whose name is not in src/sections.schema.ts is ignored without an error, and an unknown icon name shows up only in the browser.
• Forms. Send one contact message and one newsletter signup on the live site, and check that they arrive.

Ready? Go to the Prompt Library for copy-paste prompts.