I built an AI agent skill that clones interactive WebGL sites pixel-for-pixel
Over the past week, I set out to clone an Awwwards-level scrollyte Every automated tool and generic AI prompt failed. Here are the 4 fundamental reasons why modern sites break during replication: The Silent WebGL Texture Stall: Modern sites use responsive tags with .avif, .webp, and -m mobile varia
nts. If even one variant 404s, image loading promises reject, leaving canvases stuck at opacity: 0. The Client Hydration Overwrite: Editing SSR HTML is useless on SvelteKit/Next.js sites because compiled client JS chunks (chunks/, nodes/) violently re-render their hardcoded strings upon mounting. Runway Collisions: Sticky plates driven by scroll timelines stay pinned and visually collide with downstream content without runtime IntersectionObserver guards.
Dead 3D Canvases: Reference sites often disable pointer events (pointer-events: none) on 3D scenes to prevent touch hijacking, leaving visitors unable to click portfolio items. I solved this by building a mathematical 3D-to-2D perspective raycaster to hit-test cards, synchronizing dual-layer hydration, and automating responsive asset harvesting. I packaged everything into an open-source agent skill: GitHub: https://github.com/utkarshxdev/pixel-perfect-cloner Would love feedback from anyone experimenting with agentic coding and browser engineering!
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