get_design_direction
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Get a complete, distinctive, reference-backed art direction for a website: palette with exact hex roles, type pairing, layout DNA, hero spec, component treatments, imagery rules, matched motion recipes, and public-product reference evidence. Use FIRST, before building, so the site has a coherent direction instead of defaults. The catalog holds 14 directions: 9 with light base palettes and 5 dark — pass tone to constrain. If you only know the business name, call it anyway: the response will give you a few quick questions to ask the user, then call again with their answers as vibe/audience. REDESIGNS: if the business has an existing website, pass its URL as current_site_url — Standout fetches it server-side and returns a content inventory (services, prices, hours, contacts) plus a redesign protocol, so no questions are needed.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| business | string | no | What the business is, e.g. 'dive shop in Fiji running charters'. If omitted, the response returns a few quick intake questions to ask the user instead of erroring. |
| industry | string | no | Industry, e.g. restaurant, law firm, saas, gym |
| vibe | string | no | Desired feel, e.g. premium, playful, technical, warm |
| audience | string | no | Who the site must convince |
| tone | string | no | Base palette tone. Pass when the client asks for a light or dark site; matching stays inside that pool (9 light / 5 dark directions) |
| boldness | string | no | How adventurous the signature concept should be: safe (conservative/trust-first businesses like clinics, accountants, law firms), elevated (default), bold, or experimental. A 'safe' request never receives a bold concept. Bold/experimental dials can unlock signature SET PIECES: finished interactive hero objects (drag-to-compare reveal, live pricing calculator, product console, scroll-driven process timeline) delivered as complete code by get_section_code. |
| current_site_url | string | no | The business's EXISTING website URL, for redesigns. Standout fetches it and returns the content to preserve + the redesign protocol |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"business": {
"description": "What the business is, e.g. 'dive shop in Fiji running charters'. If omitted, the response returns a few quick intake questions to ask the user instead of erroring.",
"type": "string"
},
"industry": {
"description": "Industry, e.g. restaurant, law firm, saas, gym",
"type": "string"
},
"vibe": {
"description": "Desired feel, e.g. premium, playful, technical, warm",
"type": "string"
},
"audience": {
"description": "Who the site must convince",
"type": "string"
},
"tone": {
"description": "Base palette tone. Pass when the client asks for a light or dark site; matching stays inside that pool (9 light / 5 dark directions)",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"light",
"dark"
]
},
"boldness": {
"description": "How adventurous the signature concept should be: safe (conservative/trust-first businesses like clinics, accountants, law firms), elevated (default), bold, or experimental. A 'safe' request never receives a bold concept. Bold/experimental dials can unlock signature SET PIECES: finished interactive hero objects (drag-to-compare reveal, live pricing calculator, product console, scroll-driven process timeline) delivered as complete code by get_section_code.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"safe",
"elevated",
"bold",
"experimental"
]
},
"current_site_url": {
"description": "The business's EXISTING website URL, for redesigns. Standout fetches it and returns the content to preserve + the redesign protocol",
"type": "string"
}
}
}