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design-ui

Provides design direction and visual system for web UI. Defines layout, typography, colour, and overall aesthetic for product (SaaS/admin/data-heavy) or marketing/brand experiences. Use when choosing visual direction, selecting colour palettes and fonts, establishing layout patterns, or starting a new UI design system.

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/mblode/agent-skills --skill design-ui
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads design-ui automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

UI Design

Choose the right track and follow its guidance.

Tracks

  • Product UI (SaaS/admin/data-heavy): See product-ui.md
  • Marketing/brand/creative: See marketing-ui.md

References

  • Low-fi planning: See design-in-code.md
  • Anti-patterns and calibration: See aesthetic-direction.md

Related skills

  • ui-animation for motion timing, easing, and reduced-motion behaviour
  • audit-ui for accessibility and final QA
  • implement-frontend for React/TypeScript implementation standards

FAQ

What does the design-ui skill do?

Provides design direction and visual system for web UI. Defines layout, typography, colour, and overall aesthetic for product (SaaS/admin/data-heavy) or marketing/brand experiences. Use when choosing visual direction, selecting colour palettes and fonts, establishing layout patterns, or starting a new UI design system.

How do I install design-ui?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/mblode/agent-skills --skill design-ui in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/design-ui/ (personal) or .claude/skills/design-ui/ (project).

Which AI agents can use design-ui?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is design-ui safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains design-ui?

It is published by mblode in mblode/agent-skills. It has 76 recorded installs.

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