html-to-bricks

HTML to Bricks Builder

Version: 1.0.0 Updated: 2026-05-24 Category: migration Status: stable Requires: Respira for WordPress plugin 7.1+ + Bricks Builder active + MCP server

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Description

Convert raw HTML/CSS — pasted from a design export, a Figma extraction, an existing landing page on another platform, or a competitor's source code — into native Bricks Builder elements. Not a screenshot-to-builder pass; this is a structural conversion that respects Bricks' element schemas, ACSS classes (if installed), and the site's design system.

Resolves [open feature request: HTML to Bricks Builder]. Uses the existing respira_convert_html_to_builder MCP tool, with a Bricks-specific workflow layered on top.

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When to Use

• A designer hands you HTML/CSS from a Webflow export, a Framer export, or a CodePen
• You're rebuilding a competitor's landing page (legally — don't copy proprietary work) and want to start from their structure
• You have an old static HTML page you want to bring into your live Bricks-powered site
• You're prototyping a section in HTML and want to land it in Bricks for further editing

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Trigger Phrases

• "convert this html to bricks"
• "import this design into bricks"
• "paste html into bricks"
• "html to bricks"
• "turn this html into a bricks page"
• "bring this codepen into bricks"

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Execution Workflow

Step 1 — Verify Bricks is active

Call respira_get_builder_info. If the active builder is NOT Bricks, stop and tell the user: "This skill targets Bricks Builder. Your active builder is {X}. Use the generic convert html to builder workflow instead, or switch the active builder."

If Bricks is active, capture its version.

Step 2 — Confirm site + target page

Call respira_get_active_site. Ask:

• "Convert the HTML into a new page (I'll create it), or into an existing page (you tell me which)?"
• If existing: confirm the page ID and remind the user that a SafeEdit duplicate will be created.

Step 3 — Pull design system if present

Call respira_get_option('respira_design_system'). If present, capture colors, typography, spacing tokens. The conversion will map raw CSS values (e.g. #2563EB) to design system tokens (e.g. primary) so the converted page is drift-resistant.

Step 4 — Accept the HTML input

Three input modes:

• Mode A — pasted in the conversation. The user pastes raw HTML directly.
• Mode B — URL. The user gives a public URL; fetch the HTML via WebFetch or /browse. Do NOT silently re-host external assets; flag external images so the user can decide to mirror them.
• Mode C — file. The user uploads or references a local HTML file path.

In all modes, also accept inline <style> blocks and external <link rel=stylesheet> references. For external stylesheets, fetch their text content.

Step 5 — Run the conversion

Call respira_convert_html_to_builder with builder=bricks, the HTML, the CSS, and the design-system context.

The MCP tool returns a Bricks element tree. Each element has a name (Bricks element type — section, block, container, heading, text-basic, button, image, etc.) and settings matching the Bricks schema.

Step 6 — Map raw values to design system tokens

For each element in the tree:

• If settings.color is a hex value matching one of the design system colors, replace with a token reference
• If settings.typography.font-family matches the design system heading or body family, replace with a token reference
• If settings.padding, settings.margin, settings.gap are pixel values matching the design system spacing scale, replace with token references

This step is the difference between a one-off conversion and a maintainable page. After the conversion, if the user updates the design system, the converted page reflects it.

Step 7 — ACSS class mapping (if ACSS detected)

Call respira_get_option('automatic_css_settings') or check the active theme for ACSS. If ACSS is installed:

• Map common CSS patterns to ACSS classes
• padding: 96px 24px → ACSS section padding utility
• max-width: 1280px; margin: 0 auto → ACSS container class
• Heading font sizes → ACSS heading scale classes

This is optional and gated on ACSS being present. If ACSS isn't installed, fall through to inline settings.

Step 8 — Inject into the page

For a new page: call respira_build_page with the Bricks element tree as the page body.

For an existing page: call respira_create_page_duplicate first (SafeEdit), then respira_inject_builder_content against the duplicate.

Output the new (or duplicate) page URL.

Step 9 — Verify

Open the new page in the Bricks editor (the URL pattern is /?bricks=run&page_id={id}). Visually verify:

• All sections render
• Typography looks correct
• Colors map to design system tokens
• Spacing is consistent
• Images load (warn if any external image URLs were preserved unmirrored)

If anything is off, the user can refine in the Bricks editor directly. Common issues to flag:

• HTML elements Bricks doesn't have a 1:1 mapping for (e.g. <details> collapsible → mapped to Bricks accordion)
• Forms — HTML <form> doesn't convert into Bricks Form element 1:1. Flag and ask the user to wire the form fields manually.
• Custom animations — CSS keyframes don't convert. Flag.

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Hard rules

• Bricks-only. This skill is locked to Bricks. For other builders, use the generic convert_html_to_builder workflow.
• Never inject HTML directly into the page body. If the conversion can't map an HTML element to a Bricks element, the skill must report the failure and let the user decide. Do not fall back to a "code block" element that pastes raw HTML — that recreates the do-not-write-raw-HTML failure mode.
• External assets are flagged, not mirrored. Don't silently download external images and side-load them. Flag them so the user explicitly decides to mirror.
• Always SafeEdit on existing pages. Never convert HTML into a live page directly. Duplicate first.
• Design system tokens take precedence over raw values. When a CSS hex matches a design system color, use the token. Always.

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Telemetry

Records: site URL hash, Bricks version, HTML input size (bytes), elements converted count, design system bound, ACSS detected, success/failure, total duration. No HTML content, no element names, no page IDs sent.

Endpoint: POST https://www.respira.press/api/skills/track-usage