Export

Export for agents

Agents export through the kimo_export MCP tool: the same deterministic exporters as the Export dialog, callable from a coding agent connected over MCP (see Agents & MCP) or from the built-in agent.

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Kimo 1.0 · format 1.0

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Targets
Parameters
Results

Targets

`target`	Output
`react-tailwind`	`<Root>.tsx` per exported frame, `<Component>.tsx` per component, `tokens.css`
`html-css`	`index.html`, `styles.css`, `tokens.css`
`tokens-dtcg`	`tokens.json` (W3C DTCG)
`tokens-css`	`tokens.css`
`tailwind-theme`	`theme.css` with a Tailwind `@theme` block (only available here, not in the dialog)
`svg`	One SVG per frame
`pdf`	One PDF, one page per frame
`png`	`<nodeId>.png` per node
`kimo`	The nodes as a standalone `.kimo` file with the variables they use

react-tailwind

Output <Root>.tsx per exported frame, <Component>.tsx per component, tokens.css

html-css

Output index.html, styles.css, tokens.css

tokens-dtcg

Output tokens.json (W3C DTCG)

tokens-css

Output tokens.css

tailwind-theme

Output theme.css with a Tailwind @theme block (only available here, not in the dialog)

svg

Output One SVG per frame

pdf

Output One PDF, one page per frame

png

Output <nodeId>.png per node

kimo

Output The nodes as a standalone .kimo file with the variables they use

Parameters

Parameter	Meaning
`docId`	The open document
`ids`	Nodes to export, up to 200 (default: every top-level frame)
`outDir`	Absolute output folder. Required for `png` and `kimo`; without it, code, token, SVG and PDF targets return the files inline (PDF as base64)
`scale`	`png` pixel ratio, 0.1 to 4 (default 2)
`overwrite`	Replace existing files with different contents
`variables`	Variables as CSS custom properties (default true)
`components`	`react-tailwind`: split instances into components (default true)
`layerNames`	Keep layer names as data attributes (default true for `html-css`, false for `react-tailwind`)

docId

Meaning The open document

ids

Meaning Nodes to export, up to 200 (default: every top-level frame)

outDir

Meaning Absolute output folder. Required for png and kimo; without it, code, token, SVG and PDF targets return the files inline (PDF as base64)

scale

Meaning png pixel ratio, 0.1 to 4 (default 2)

overwrite

Meaning Replace existing files with different contents

variables

Meaning Variables as CSS custom properties (default true)

components

Meaning react-tailwind: split instances into components (default true)

layerNames

Meaning Keep layer names as data attributes (default true for html-css, false for react-tailwind)

Results

The result lists every file with its path, size and SHA-256, and for code targets the issues: what the exporter approximated or dropped, with the node it concerns.

Writes are all or nothing. If any file already exists with different contents, the call fails with FILE_EXISTS and writes nothing, unless overwrite: true. Files that already have the exact contents are reported unchanged and not rewritten.

For the full agent workflow (render, check, export), agents read guide/export with kimo_read_docs.