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One sign-up screen, two runs: Claude Code with and without EpicPxls

We gave Claude Code the same task twice, once alone and once with the EpicPxls MCP. Here is everything it did, with real screenshots and the HTML it wrote.

Setup
Opus, clean Claude Code config
Claude Code alone
88 s, 1 tool call, 1 file
With the EpicPxls MCP
324 s, 29 tool calls, 4 files

The prompts

Both start with the same sentence. The second run adds the MCP and asks for 4 versions. Neither run had plugins, hooks or a CLAUDE.md.

Claude Code alone
Design a sign-up screen for a fitness app. Write it as one self-contained HTML file named signup.html.
With the EpicPxls MCP
Design a sign-up screen for a fitness app. Use the EpicPxls MCP: find 4 different fitness app UI kits, look at their real screens, then build 4 versions as signup-1.html to signup-4.html, each one following a different kit's layout, spacing and type scale. Each file is one self-contained HTML file. At the end, list which kit each version is based on.

Run 1: Claude Code alone

It wrote one file in 88 seconds without looking at any reference.

Sign-up screen Claude Code built with no referenceSign-up screen Claude Code built with no reference

signup.html

I made signup.html, a sign-up screen for a made-up fitness brand called Kinetic. It's one file with no external dependencies. I haven't opened it in a browser, so check how it looks and behaves before relying on it.
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Run 2: every tool call, in order

29 tool calls in 324 seconds. EpicPxls calls are in blue. Responses are trimmed and signed screen links are left out.

  1. ToolSearchselect: search_items, get_item, get_item_screens, extract_palette
    Loaded 4 EpicPxls tools
  2. search_itemsquery: "fitness app", category: "UI Kits", with_screens: true
    20 results (58 UI kits match). Picks: Fitnex, Fitness Mobile App UI Kit, Fitness app UI kit, 69 GymTracker
  3. get_item_screensslug: "fitnex-mobile-app-ui-kit", limit: 8
    42 screens in file, 25 rendered, 8 returned clean: Settings, Profile, Sleep Schedule, Sleep Tracker, Breakfast Details, Breakfast, Meal Planner, ATM Location
  4. get_item_screensslug: "fitness-mobile-app-ui-kit", limit: 8
    34 in file, 25 rendered, 8 returned clean: Splash, Onboarding 1-3, Get Started 1-2, Login v. 1, Register
  5. get_item_screensslug: "fitness-app-ui-kit-e87322b1-…", limit: 8
    27 in file, 25 rendered, 8 returned clean: Welcome ×2, Sign Up ×2, Splash ×2, Password ×2
  6. get_item_screensslug: "69-gymtracker-modern-gym-app-ui-kit", limit: 8
    11 in file, 10 rendered, 8 returned clean: Workout ×5, Goals ×2, Report
  7. Bashcurl the 9 screen urls into ./ref
    Blocked: needs approval in this permission mode
  8. Bashcurl the 9 screen urls into ./ref (rewritten)
    Blocked: needs approval in this permission mode
  9. ToolSearchselect: WebFetch
    Loaded WebFetch
  10. WebFetchFitness Mobile App UI Kit / Register
    PNG saved to disk (WebFetch cannot describe images)
  11. WebFetchFitness app UI kit / Sign Up
    PNG saved to disk
  12. WebFetchFitness app UI kit / Sign Up (second variant)
    PNG saved to disk
  13. WebFetchFitnex / Profile
    PNG saved to disk
  14. WebFetch69 GymTracker / Main Preview
    PNG saved to disk
  15. ReadRegister.png
    Image viewed
  16. ReadSign Up.png
    Image viewed
  17. ReadSign Up (second).png
    Image viewed
  18. ReadProfile.png
    Image viewed
  19. ReadGymTracker Main Preview.png
    Image viewed
  20. WebFetchFitness Mobile App UI Kit / Login v. 1
    PNG saved to disk
  21. WebFetchFitnex / Main Preview
    PNG saved to disk (630 KB)
  22. ReadLogin v. 1.png
    Image viewed
  23. ReadFitnex Main Preview.png
    Image viewed (1920 × 2176)
  24. Writesignup-1.html
    File created
  25. Writesignup-2.html
    File created
  26. Writesignup-3.html
    File created
  27. Writesignup-4.html
    File created
  28. Editsignup-3.html: placeholder status bar → SVG icons
    File updated
  29. Editsignup-4.html: "Step 1 of 1" → "Pick a starter program"
    File updated

The clean config asks before it runs shell commands, so both curl downloads were blocked. The agent switched to WebFetch, which saved the images to disk, and opened them with Read.

The screens it looked at

Clean copies of the screens the agent opened. Each one links to its kit.

Fitness Mobile App UI KitSigmaGFX · 34 screens in the file, 25 rendered, 8 returned

Opened: Register, Login v. 1

Fitness app UI kitSketchwire · 27 screens in the file, 25 rendered, 8 returned

Opened: Sign Up, Sign Up

Fitnex Mobile App UI KitSigmaGFX · 42 screens in the file, 25 rendered, 8 returned

Opened: Profile, Main Preview (1920 × 2176)

69 GymTracker - Modern Gym App UI Kit69UI · 11 screens in the file, 10 rendered, 8 returned

Opened: Main Preview (430 × 932)

What it built

Screenshots at 390 and 1280 px wide. The quotes are the agent's own notes on what it took from each kit.

Sign-up screen version 1, built from Fitness Mobile App UI KitSign-up screen version 1, built from Fitness Mobile App UI Kit

signup-1.html

Based on Fitness Mobile App UI Kit (SigmaGFX)

From its Register and Login screens: 375px wide, dark charcoal with a lime logo, centred 22px bold title, 52px fully rounded inputs with the label sitting in the border, a periwinkle 56px sign-up button, an "or" divider, and rounded Google/Apple buttons side by side.
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Sign-up screen version 2, built from Fitness app UI kitSign-up screen version 2, built from Fitness app UI kit

signup-2.html

Based on Fitness app UI kit (Sketchwire)

From its Sign Up screens: 390px wide, one question per screen with a back arrow, 22px semibold question, 56px input with 8px corners, and a lime 56px Continue button right under it. It runs as a 4-step flow (email → name → password with live rule checks → goal) and ends on a done screen.
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Sign-up screen version 3, built from Fitnex Mobile App UI KitSign-up screen version 3, built from Fitnex Mobile App UI Kit

signup-3.html

Based on Fitnex Mobile App UI Kit (SigmaGFX)

From its Profile and onboarding screens: 375px wide, white with orange #FF6B2C, a square outlined back button with a centred 17px title, an 18px heading with a small grey hint, and outlined 12px-corner fields with icons. It adds Weight/Height/Age boxes with a kg/lb switch, goal choices that fill orange when picked, and square social buttons.
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Sign-up screen version 4, built from 69 GymTracker - Modern Gym App UI KitSign-up screen version 4, built from 69 GymTracker - Modern Gym App UI Kit

signup-4.html

Based on 69 GymTracker - Modern Gym App UI Kit (69UI)

From its Workout screens: 430px wide in Roboto, a 28px bold left-aligned title, a periwinkle/grey Sign Up / Log In toggle, cards with 2px grey borders and 14px corners, and starter-program cards with teal stats and a Low/Mid/High gauge. It also has a navy bottom bar (used here for Google/Apple/Watch sign-up) and a floating round button.

At 390 px this version is wider than the screen and scrolls sideways. We show it exactly as the agent built it.

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The agent's final summary

Word for word, as it ended the run.

I've built four sign-up screens for a fitness app, signup-1.html to signup-4.html. Each is one HTML file with no external dependencies. I haven't opened them in a browser, so the layouts haven't been checked visually.

I found the kits with the EpicPxls search and looked at their real screens. Each file follows one kit's layout, spacing and type scale, and uses its own text and inline SVG icons (none of the kits' sample copy, logos or photos). The source kit is also noted in a comment at the top of each file.

FileBased onWhat it takes from the kit
signup-1.htmlFitness Mobile App UI KitFrom its Register and Login screens: 375px wide, dark charcoal with a lime logo, centred 22px bold title, 52px fully rounded inputs with the label sitting in the border, a periwinkle 56px sign-up button, an "or" divider, and rounded Google/Apple buttons side by side.
signup-2.htmlFitness app UI kitFrom its Sign Up screens: 390px wide, one question per screen with a back arrow, 22px semibold question, 56px input with 8px corners, and a lime 56px Continue button right under it. It runs as a 4-step flow (email → name → password with live rule checks → goal) and ends on a done screen.
signup-3.htmlFitnex Mobile App UI KitFrom its Profile and onboarding screens: 375px wide, white with orange #FF6B2C, a square outlined back button with a centred 17px title, an 18px heading with a small grey hint, and outlined 12px-corner fields with icons. It adds Weight/Height/Age boxes with a kg/lb switch, goal choices that fill orange when picked, and square social buttons.
signup-4.html69 GymTracker - Modern Gym App UI KitFrom its Workout screens: 430px wide in Roboto, a 28px bold left-aligned title, a periwinkle/grey Sign Up / Log In toggle, cards with 2px grey borders and 14px corners, and starter-program cards with teal stats and a Low/Mid/High gauge. It also has a navy bottom bar (used here for Google/Apple/Watch sign-up) and a floating round button.

All four check the fields before submitting, let you show or hide the password, and show a success state.

EpicPxls didn't provide a sign-up screen for Fitnex or GymTracker, so versions 3 and 4 are built from those kits' other screens. Fitzy and Sketchwire had real sign-up and login screens to follow.

The kits are paid items, so the EpicPxls terms ask you to credit the item URL if you ship something built from one.

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