Baseline UI
ibelick/ui-skills
Applies a fixed set of UI rules for stack, components, interaction, animation, typography and layout, or reviews a file against them with concrete fixes.
A skill your agent uses when designing UI components, reviewing frontend code, choosing colors, spacing, typography, or layout.
Install UI Design Fundamentals
$ npx skills add aaddrick/claude-pipeline --skill ui-design-fundamentals -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aaddrick/claude-pipeline ui-design-fundamentals --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals .claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "ui-design-fundamentals" agent skill from https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline/tree/main/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals into .claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ui-design-fundamentals", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline/tree/main/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentalsType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add aaddrick/claude-pipeline --skill ui-design-fundamentals -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aaddrick/claude-pipeline ui-design-fundamentals --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals .agents/skills/ui-design-fundamentals && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "ui-design-fundamentals" agent skill from https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline/tree/main/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals into .agents/skills/ui-design-fundamentals/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ui-design-fundamentals", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aaddrick/claude-pipeline --skill ui-design-fundamentals -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aaddrick/claude-pipeline ui-design-fundamentals --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals .cursor/skills/ui-design-fundamentals && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "ui-design-fundamentals" agent skill from https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline/tree/main/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals into .cursor/skills/ui-design-fundamentals/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ui-design-fundamentals", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline.git --path .claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add aaddrick/claude-pipeline --skill ui-design-fundamentals -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aaddrick/claude-pipeline ui-design-fundamentals --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals .gemini/skills/ui-design-fundamentals && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ui-design-fundamentals" agent skill from https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline/tree/main/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals into .gemini/skills/ui-design-fundamentals/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ui-design-fundamentals", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install aaddrick/claude-pipeline ui-design-fundamentalsInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add aaddrick/claude-pipeline --skill ui-design-fundamentals -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals .github/skills/ui-design-fundamentals && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ui-design-fundamentals" agent skill from https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline/tree/main/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals into .github/skills/ui-design-fundamentals/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ui-design-fundamentals", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aaddrick/claude-pipeline --skill ui-design-fundamentals -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install aaddrick/claude-pipeline ui-design-fundamentals --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals .opencode/skills/ui-design-fundamentals && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ui-design-fundamentals" agent skill from https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-pipeline/tree/main/.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals into .opencode/skills/ui-design-fundamentals/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ui-design-fundamentals", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
ui-design-fundamentals- GitHub stars
- 130
- Token cost
- ~1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 400 words
- Files
- 14
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when designing UI components, reviewing frontend code, choosing colors, spacing, typography, or layout.
- Works in 6 steps: The 8-Point Grid → Visual Hierarchy → Consistency → …
- Designing UI components
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Core Principles, Quick Reference Tables and Reference Files, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
UI Design Fundamentals is an agent skill from aaddrick/claude-pipeline. Use when designing UI components, reviewing frontend code, choosing colors, spacing, typography, or layout. Use when CSS looks off, components feel unbalanced, or accessibility is unclear.
Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 13 other files (for example `buttons.md`, `cards.md` and `colors.md`).
It sits in Frontend & Design, covering UI design, Accessibility and Typography. The repository describes itself as: Portable Claude Code multi-agent pipeline - skills, agents, hooks, orchestration scripts, and quality gates. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Designing UI components
- Reviewing frontend code
- Choosing colors
- Components feel unbalanced
Example prompts
- “/ui-design-fundamentals”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 402eac7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
UI Design Fundamentals loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 400 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from aaddrick/claude-pipeline at commit 402eac7, republished under its MIT licence (© aaddrick). 400 words, ~1,012 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 13 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- ui-design-fundamentals
- description
- Use when designing UI components, reviewing frontend code, choosing colors, spacing, typography, or layout. Use when CSS looks off, components feel unbalanced, or accessibility is unclear.
UI Design Fundamentals
Overview
Reference guide for designing effective, accessible user interfaces. Core principle: Less is more - every element should serve a purpose.
Core Principles
1. The 8-Point Grid
All spacing, margins, and dimensions use multiples of 8px. Use 4px for fine control.
2. Visual Hierarchy
Guide attention through size, weight, color, and spacing. Most important = largest/boldest.
3. Consistency
Same patterns throughout. Create style guide first, then components.
4. Accessibility First
- Minimum 4.5:1 contrast for text
- 44px minimum tap targets (48px preferred)
- Never rely on color alone
5. Mobile First
Design smallest screen first. Easier to scale up than down.
6. Grayscale First
Focus on layout and hierarchy before adding color.
Quick Reference Tables
Spacing Scale (8pt grid)
| Value | Use |
|---|---|
| 8px | Tight gaps, icons |
| 16px | Standard padding |
| 24px | Related groups |
| 32px | Card padding |
| 48px | Section gaps |
| 64-96px | Major sections |
Contrast Requirements (WCAG)
| Element | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Small text | 4.5:1 |
| Large text (>24px) | 3:1 |
| UI components | 3:1 |
| AAA (ideal) | 7:1 |
Tap Targets
| Platform | Minimum |
|---|---|
| iOS | 44x44px |
| Android | 48x48px |
| Desktop | 32-40px height |
Frame Sizes
| Platform | Size |
|---|---|
| iOS | 375x812 |
| Android | 360x800 |
| Desktop | 1440x1024 |
| Large desktop | 1920x1024 |
Reference Files
Detailed guidance by topic:
| File | Topics |
|---|---|
| grid-and-spacing.md | 8pt grid, layouts, margins, gutters, box model, alignment |
| typography.md | Type scales, font weights, line heights, hierarchy |
| colors.md | Color theory, WCAG contrast, psychology, tints/shades, dark mode |
| shadows-and-depth.md | Elevation, shadow techniques, gradients |
| buttons.md | Anatomy, states, hierarchy, icons, placement |
| forms.md | Labels, validation, input types, multi-step, accessibility |
| navigation.md | Nav bars, sticky headers, mobile tab bars, breadcrumbs |
| hero-sections.md | Above the fold, CTAs, social proof, F/Z patterns |
| cards.md | Anatomy, spacing, types, consistency |
| modals-and-dropdowns.md | Modal windows, dialogs, dropdown patterns |
| search.md | Search inputs, autocomplete, recent searches, no-results |
| pricing.md | Pricing sections, psychology, conversion optimization |
| style-guides.md | Component libraries, design systems, documentation |
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Common Mistakes
| Mistake | Fix |
|---|---|
| Random spacing | Use 8px grid |
| Low contrast | Min 4.5:1, use A11y plugin |
| Tiny tap targets | 44px minimum |
| Too many elements | Remove until it breaks |
| Inconsistent styles | Style guide first |
| Pure black/white | Tint with primary color |
Design Process
- Research - User flows, personas, inspiration
- Grayscale wireframe - Layout and hierarchy only
- Mobile first - Start with smallest screen
- Add color - Apply palette after structure is solid
- Test contrast - Verify accessibility
- Iterate - Refine based on feedback
Related Skills
- bulletproof-frontend — CSS implementation: architecture patterns, BEM naming, accessibility code, responsive CSS, Blade components, Tailwind refactoring
Resources
- iOS: Human Interface Guidelines (developer.apple.com)
- Android/Web: Material Design 3 (m3.material.io)
- Inspiration: mobbin.com, land-book.com, refero.design
- Plugins: A11y Contrast Checker, Beautiful Shadows
© aaddrick, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 13 other files in .claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals of aaddrick/claude-pipeline.
- SKILL.md
- buttons.md
- cards.md
- colors.md
- forms.md
- grid-and-spacing.md
- hero-sections.md
- modals-and-dropdowns.md
- navigation.md
- pricing.md
- search.md
- shadows-and-depth.md
- style-guides.md
- typography.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 402eac7
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| UI Design Fundamentals this skillaaddrick/claude-pipeline | 130 | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Baseline UIibelick/ui-skills | 9.6k | 8 repos | ~855 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| UI/UX Design System AdvisorGalaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar | 5.7k | 1 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Typeui Fundamentalsbergside/typeui | 2k | — | ~861 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| UI UX Pro MaxOhh-889/skyroc | 795 | 26 repos | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| UI UX Pro MaxOhh-889/skyroc | 795 | 6 repos | ~14k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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What does UI Design Fundamentals do?
A skill your agent uses when designing UI components, reviewing frontend code, choosing colors, spacing, typography, or layout. UI Design Fundamentals is an agent skill from aaddrick/claude-pipeline. Use when designing UI components, reviewing frontend code, choosing colors, spacing, typography, or layout.
When should I use UI Design Fundamentals?
UI Design Fundamentals fits situations like: designing UI components; reviewing frontend code; choosing colors; components feel unbalanced.
How do I install UI Design Fundamentals in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aaddrick/claude-pipeline --skill ui-design-fundamentals -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals in aaddrick/claude-pipeline) into .claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install UI Design Fundamentals in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aaddrick/claude-pipeline --skill ui-design-fundamentals -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/ui-design-fundamentals in aaddrick/claude-pipeline) into .agents/skills/ui-design-fundamentals in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use UI Design Fundamentals in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aaddrick/claude-pipeline --skill ui-design-fundamentals -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ui-design-fundamentals, .gemini/skills/ui-design-fundamentals, .github/skills/ui-design-fundamentals and .opencode/skills/ui-design-fundamentals in your project.
What does UI Design Fundamentals need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: UI Design Fundamentals is instructions for the agent only.
Does UI Design Fundamentals access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is UI Design Fundamentals safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does UI Design Fundamentals use?
UI Design Fundamentals is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does UI Design Fundamentals use?
About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to UI Design Fundamentals?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with UI Design Fundamentals: Baseline UI (ibelick/ui-skills, 9.6k stars), UI/UX Design System Advisor (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars), Typeui Fundamentals (bergside/typeui, 2k stars) and UI UX Pro Max (Ohh-889/skyroc, 795 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains UI Design Fundamentals?
aaddrick (a GitHub user) maintains it in aaddrick/claude-pipeline, which has 130 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 25, 2026.
Source: aaddrick/claude-pipeline on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.