shadcn-ui
Project-aware shadcn/ui workflow for searching, adding, composing, and fixing components with correct patterns. Reads the local project's shadcn config and installed components and avoids common shadcn anti-patterns during implementation.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/podo/design-agent-skills --skill shadcn-ui- 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 shadcn-ui 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.
shadcn-ui
<!-- das:install:start — generated from stub.yaml by `npm run generate`; edit stub.yaml, not this block -->Catalogue stub — full skill: shadcn-ui/ui (
skills/shadcn)
Decision tree
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Is the full skill already installed? Upstream names this skill
shadcn, so it installs next to this pointer (the pointer is not replaced).- Global:
f=~/.agents/skills/shadcn/SKILL.md; [ -f "$f" ] && ! grep -q "^das:" "$f" && echo "installed" || echo "pointer" - Project:
f=.agents/skills/shadcn/SKILL.md; [ -f "$f" ] && ! grep -q "^das:" "$f" && echo "installed" || echo "pointer" installed→ the skill is installed asshadcn, invoke it and proceedpointer→ go to step 2
- Global:
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Detect scope, then install:
[ -e ~/.agents/skills/shadcn-ui ] && echo "global" || echo "project"Global:
npx skills add shadcn-ui/ui --skill shadcn -g -yProject:
npx skills add shadcn-ui/ui --skill shadcn -yClaude Code: send a command as a chat message starting with
!to run it without leaving the conversation.
Heads-up
- Requires: Node.js: the skill runs the shadcn CLI through your package runner (
npx shadcn@latest ..., fetched from npm at use time), includinginfo --jsonfor project context; A project with a components.json file (or one you are about to create withshadcn init) - License: MIT
- Download size: ~71 MB.
- Name collision:
shadcn-uiis also written bygoogle-stitch-skills(its install or its catalogue pointer); installing both overwrites the earlier one.
Invoke after install
- Skill name:
shadcn - Trigger phrases: "shadcn", "shadcn/ui", "shadcn component", "ui component"
What it does
Provides a project-aware workflow for working with shadcn/ui: searching the available component registries (including community registries), adding components with the correct CLI command, composing components from existing ones (a settings page is Tabs + Card + form controls), using built-in variants and semantic colors before custom styles, and fixing common implementation mistakes. It also covers presets, registries and design-system pages. The skill loads project context by running npx shadcn@latest info --json.
The same upstream repository ships a separate migrate-radix-to-base skill for moving components from Radix UI to Base UI; it is not part of this stub (add it with npx skills add shadcn-ui/ui --skill migrate-radix-to-base).
When NOT to use
- A non-shadcn component library, or a design system built from scratch — use
design-consultation - Google Stitch to shadcn conversion — use
google-stitch-skills
FAQ
What does the shadcn-ui skill do?
Project-aware shadcn/ui workflow for searching, adding, composing, and fixing components with correct patterns. Reads the local project's shadcn config and installed components and avoids common shadcn anti-patterns during implementation.
How do I install shadcn-ui?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/podo/design-agent-skills --skill shadcn-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/shadcn-ui/ (personal) or .claude/skills/shadcn-ui/ (project).
Which AI agents can use shadcn-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 shadcn-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 shadcn-ui?
It is published by podo in podo/design-agent-skills. It has 215 recorded installs.
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