moda-document-print

moda-core

moda doctor --json

moda brand list

stale_revision

moda ask "<question>"

Sizes and defaults

--category prints

• A print piece is read up close — pack the page. Icons, rules, stat rows and cards carry structure; a screen-sparse layout looks empty in the hand.
• Keep meaningful content ≥3mm (~12px at Letter scale) off every trimmed edge; let backgrounds and colour fields run to the edge.
• A poster or flyer FOR a platform (an Instagram poster) is not this skill — the platform child owns the size and safe areas.

Recipe — one printed piece

1. moda canvas create --name "[Piece]" --intent "[one-line brief]" --size [WxH from the table] --pages [1 or 2] --category prints --brand [KIT]

   — send the link immediately.
2. Read the source with your harness's file-reading tools; scope the piece to one dense page (or one page per side) before authoring anything.
3. Imagery: a poster or invitation usually earns a generated hero —

   moda media generate-image --prompt "[subject, brand palette]" --model [MODEL]

   ; a menu or resume is a legitimate type-only piece. State the choice.
4. Author one apply per page/side:

   moda canvas markup [CANVAS_REF] --file - --page [PAGE_ID]

   (references/markup.md), with the kit's tokens.

5. moda canvas screenshot [CANVAS_REF]

   — check edge clearance, fold panels, type floor, and that nothing critical sits in a trim zone; fix and re-screenshot.

6. moda export [CANVAS_REF] --format pdf -o [piece].pdf

   — the default PDF is vector with selectable text and embedded fonts, crisp at any print scale. Do NOT pass

   --flatten

   unless the user asks for raster.
7. Read

   warnings[]

   and relay honestly:

   pdf_links_flattened

   (links are plain text in print — expected here),

   font_substituted

   (a face did not embed).

Recipe — trifold brochure

1. Create TWO landscape Letter pages (1056×816),

   --category prints

   .
2. Panel order is NOT reading order: outside page is panels 5-6-1, inside page is 2-3-4 — the imposition map is in references/print.md. Author to the map.
3. Author each side in one apply; keep a ~6px gutter of quiet either side of each fold line so no headline lands on a crease.
4. Screenshot, verify panel-by-panel against the reading order, then export PDF.

Examples

• "a poster for our concert" → single-piece recipe at 18×24in.
• "a trifold brochure for the open house" → trifold recipe, imposed correctly.
• "make my resume look designed" → single-piece recipe at 816×1056, type-only.
• "business cards for the team" → 2 pages (front/back) with bleed, PDF out.
• "a t-shirt for the conference" → merch row: flat art, brand marks at real scale.

Errors

--flatten

stale_revision

Make it recurring

References