material-ui-styling
Chooses the right Material UI styling approach (sx, styled, theme overrides, global CSS) from official MUI guidance. Use when styling @mui/material components, customizing themes, overriding slots, or comparing sx vs styled.
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- 697
- Last 24h
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- Trending rank
- #9025
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- Not audited
Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/mui/material-ui --skill material-ui-styling- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads material-ui-styling automatically when relevant.
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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.
Material UI styling
Agent skill for picking the correct styling layer in Material UI (narrowest scope first). SKILL.md is the entry and index; AGENTS.md is the full guide.
When to apply
- Choosing among
sx,styled(), themecomponents, or global CSS for a change - Overriding component slots or state safely
- Comparing
sxvsstyled()semantics (spacing, theme shortcuts)
Sections in AGENTS.md (by priority)
| Order | Topic | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quick decision | Pick sx → styled → theme → global |
| 2 | sx prop | One-off / local |
| 3 | styled() | Reusable wrapper |
| 4 | createTheme({ components }) | All instances |
| 5 | GlobalStyles / CssBaseline | HTML baseline / globals |
| 6 | sx vs styled() table | Foot-gun prevention |
Full guide
Read AGENTS.md for the complete instructions, examples, and doc links.
Supplementary tables: reference.md.
FAQ
What does the material-ui-styling skill do?
Chooses the right Material UI styling approach (sx, styled, theme overrides, global CSS) from official MUI guidance. Use when styling @mui/material components, customizing themes, overriding slots, or comparing sx vs styled.
How do I install material-ui-styling?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/mui/material-ui --skill material-ui-styling 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/material-ui-styling/ (personal) or .claude/skills/material-ui-styling/ (project).
Which AI agents can use material-ui-styling?
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 material-ui-styling 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 material-ui-styling?
It is published by mui in mui/material-ui. It has 697 recorded installs.
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