# Get started with Theme Creator and the Theme CLI

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-started-with-theme-creator-and-the-theme-cli/108444
**Category:** Developer Guides
**Tags:** how-to, theme-creator, theme-guides
**Created:** [February 5, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-started-with-theme-creator-and-the-theme-cli/108444 "2019-02-05T18:40:04Z")
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### Author: ![micke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/micke/32/553682_2.png) [@micke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/micke)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-started-with-theme-creator-and-the-theme-cli/108444/27 "2026-05-07T14:04:22Z")

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I’m trying to understand how to properly preview my theme on [https://discourse.theme-creator.io/](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/).

`discourse_theme watch` is working and are syncing my changes to the preview URL. I have scaffolded a theme where I’ve added `color_schemes` to `about.json`. They are showing up in the select box for the theme under `/me/theme`. However, I can’t actually pick a scheme/palette and view it, instead I’m stuck with a default one called “Light” that I have not specified myself.

My named color schemes from my `about.json` is not showing up under `/me/preferences/interface` either.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

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