create-design-md
Create or update a DESIGN.md from an existing product repository or public website. Use when asked to document an interface's design language, reconstruct its visual system, extract design tokens and guidance from current evidence, or give coding agents persistent UI context. Do not modify product source or promote accidental implementation patterns into design decisions.
Install
npx skills add ibelick/ui-skills@create-design-mdRuns in your terminal. Adds the skill globally for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and others; add -g -y to skip prompts.
What it does
Create DESIGN.md Create a DESIGN.md for one product or coherent website. Record the design language that governs it, not every value that happens to exist. Boundaries - Modify only DESIGN.md. Do not change product source, dependencies, configuration, or generated files. - Use the DESIGN.md format contract below. Do not invent a competing schema. - Do not copy every discovered token or component into the document. - Do not convert repetition, local styling, or visual preference into product intent. 1. Choose the mode Repository mode Use when a local product repository is available. Create or…
Excerpt from the skill's own SKILL.md. Read the full file on GitHub before installing: skills run with your agent's permissions.
View source on GitHubBefore you install
Skills are plain text instructions the agent follows, sometimes with scripts. Check the source, prefer repositories with many installs and stars, and read any script it ships.
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