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A skill your agent uses when styling any elevated surface (card, dialog, popover, dropdown, menu, tooltip, sheet, toast) in a Tailwind project that has shadow-plugin installed.
Install Smooth Shadow Ring
$ npx skills add Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui --skill smooth-shadow-ring -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui smooth-shadow-ring --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/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring .claude/skills/smooth-shadow-ring && 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 "smooth-shadow-ring" agent skill from https://github.com/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui/tree/master/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring into .claude/skills/smooth-shadow-ring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smooth-shadow-ring", 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/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui/tree/master/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ringType 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 Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui --skill smooth-shadow-ring -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui smooth-shadow-ring --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring .agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "smooth-shadow-ring" agent skill from https://github.com/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui/tree/master/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring into .agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smooth-shadow-ring", 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 Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui --skill smooth-shadow-ring -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui smooth-shadow-ring --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring .cursor/skills/smooth-shadow-ring && 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 "smooth-shadow-ring" agent skill from https://github.com/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui/tree/master/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring into .cursor/skills/smooth-shadow-ring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smooth-shadow-ring", 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/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui.git --path .agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring--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 Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui --skill smooth-shadow-ring -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui smooth-shadow-ring --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring .gemini/skills/smooth-shadow-ring && 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 "smooth-shadow-ring" agent skill from https://github.com/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui/tree/master/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring into .gemini/skills/smooth-shadow-ring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smooth-shadow-ring", 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 Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui smooth-shadow-ringInstalls 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 Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui --skill smooth-shadow-ring -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring .github/skills/smooth-shadow-ring && 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 "smooth-shadow-ring" agent skill from https://github.com/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui/tree/master/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring into .github/skills/smooth-shadow-ring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smooth-shadow-ring", 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 Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui --skill smooth-shadow-ring -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui smooth-shadow-ring --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring .opencode/skills/smooth-shadow-ring && 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 "smooth-shadow-ring" agent skill from https://github.com/Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui/tree/master/.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring into .opencode/skills/smooth-shadow-ring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smooth-shadow-ring", 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
smooth-shadow-ring- GitHub stars
- 118
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 481 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 10
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when styling any elevated surface (card, dialog, popover, dropdown, menu, tooltip, sheet, toast) in a Tailwind project that has shadow-plugin installed.
- Styling any elevated surface (card
- SKILL.md covers When this applies, The problem, The rule and Coloring, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Toast) in a Tailwind project that has shadow-plugin installed
What it does
Smooth Shadow Ring is an agent skill from Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui. Use when styling any elevated surface (card, dialog, popover, dropdown, menu, tooltip, sheet, toast) in a Tailwind project that has shadow-plugin installed. Prevents the double-border artifact caused by pairing a border/ring with a shadow, by routing elevation through the smooth-shadow-ring- utilities.
Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Frontend & Design, covering CSS and styling. It works with Tailwind CSS. The repository describes itself as: A modern UI component library built with React and TailwindCSS to help you build beautiful and accessible web applications faster. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Styling any elevated surface (card
- Toast) in a Tailwind project that has shadow-plugin installed
Example prompts
- “/smooth-shadow-ring”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9a72ffe. 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 (its code samples are html).
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
Smooth Shadow Ring loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 481 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 Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui at commit 9a72ffe, republished under its MIT licence (© Dinil-Thilakarathne). 481 words, ~1,014 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/smooth-shadow-ring/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- smooth-shadow-ring
- description
- Use when styling any elevated surface (card, dialog, popover, dropdown, menu, tooltip, sheet, toast) in a Tailwind project that has shadow-plugin installed. Prevents the double-border artifact caused by pairing a border/ring with a shadow, by routing elevation through the smooth-shadow-ring-* utilities.
Elevated surfaces: use smooth-shadow-ring, never border + shadow
When this applies
Any element that floats above the page surface: cards, dialogs, modals, popovers, dropdowns, menus, tooltips, sheets, toasts, command palettes.
The problem
Putting a border-* (or ring-*) and a shadow-* on the same element draws
two stacked edges: the border paints a hard 1px stroke, and the shadow begins
just outside it. The result is a visible double border, a crisp line then a
soft one. It looks heavy, greyed, and cheap.
The rule
If you are about to write a border-* or ring-* class next to any shadow-*
on an elevated surface, use smooth-shadow-ring-{size} instead. It bakes a 1px
hairline ring into the final shadow layer, so the edge dissolves into the shadow
as one continuous stroke.
border shadow-md→smooth-shadow-ring-mdring-1 ring-neutral-200 shadow-lg→smooth-shadow-ring-lg- Sizes:
smooth-shadow-ring-xs,-sm,-md(or baresmooth-shadow-ring),-lg,-xl,-2xl - Never keep a
borderorringon an element that already hassmooth-shadow-ring-*. The ring is already in there; a second edge doubles up. - If the surface should have no edge stroke at all, use plain
smooth-shadow-{size}(no ring), not a border.
Coloring
The ring and shadow tint independently and compose on the same element:
shadow-{color}tints the shadow, e.g.shadow-blue-500smooth-ring-{color}tints the ring, e.g.smooth-ring-black/10,smooth-ring-blue-500/40
The ring defaults to rgba(0,0,0,0.05) and flips to rgba(255,255,255,0.18)
in dark mode — under a .dark class, data-theme="dark", or (for
OS-preference dark modes) when the page declares color-scheme: light dark.
It never keys off prefers-color-scheme alone, so light-only sites keep the
light ring for every visitor. If the site's dark mode is driven purely by a
prefers-color-scheme media query, make sure it declares
:root { color-scheme: light dark; } so the ring follows.
The dark alpha is much higher than the light one on purpose. The ring paints
outside the surface, so its rendered colour comes from the page behind it, not
from the surface it outlines. A white hairline therefore lightens toward a
raised dark surface, and too low an alpha makes the edge land on the surface's
own colour and disappear. If a surface is light enough to sit near the ring
anyway (neutral-700 and up on a dark page), set smooth-ring-* explicitly.
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Ring width
The hairline is 1px by default and follows the project's Tailwind ring width
automatically, so a project with @theme { --default-ring-width: 0.5px; } gets
a 0.5px hairline here with no extra setup. Do not hardcode a width to match;
override --smooth-ring-width at any scope only when it must differ from the
project ring width — per element via [--smooth-ring-width:2px].
Overriding
The utilities carry no !important and follow the normal cascade, so a later
utility, an inline style, or a JS animation on box-shadow overrides them
normally. When one has to win against CSS that outranks it — a component
library's own box-shadow, which usually ships unlayered — use Tailwind's
important modifier on that element instead of a global override:
<div class="smooth-shadow-ring-md!">…</div>Example
<!-- Wrong: border + shadow renders a double edge -->
<div class="rounded-2xl border border-neutral-200 shadow-md">…</div>
<!-- Right: one continuous edge -->
<div class="rounded-2xl smooth-shadow-ring-md">…</div>
<!-- Right: tuned ring + tinted shadow -->
<div
class="rounded-2xl smooth-shadow-ring-md smooth-ring-black/10 shadow-blue-500"
>
…
</div>© Dinil-Thilakarathne, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring of Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9a72ffe
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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Questions about Smooth Shadow Ring
What does Smooth Shadow Ring do?
A skill your agent uses when styling any elevated surface (card, dialog, popover, dropdown, menu, tooltip, sheet, toast) in a Tailwind project that has shadow-plugin installed. Smooth Shadow Ring is an agent skill from Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui. Use when styling any elevated surface (card, dialog, popover, dropdown, menu, tooltip, sheet, toast) in a Tailwind project that has shadow-plugin installed.
When should I use Smooth Shadow Ring?
Smooth Shadow Ring fits situations like: styling any elevated surface (card; toast) in a Tailwind project that has shadow-plugin installed.
How do I install Smooth Shadow Ring in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui --skill smooth-shadow-ring -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring in Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui) into .claude/skills/smooth-shadow-ring in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Smooth Shadow Ring in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui --skill smooth-shadow-ring -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring in Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui) into .agents/skills/smooth-shadow-ring in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Smooth Shadow Ring 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 Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui --skill smooth-shadow-ring -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/smooth-shadow-ring, .gemini/skills/smooth-shadow-ring, .github/skills/smooth-shadow-ring and .opencode/skills/smooth-shadow-ring in your project.
What does Smooth Shadow Ring need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Smooth Shadow Ring is instructions for the agent only.
Does Smooth Shadow Ring 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 Smooth Shadow Ring 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 Smooth Shadow Ring use?
Smooth Shadow Ring 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 Smooth Shadow Ring use?
About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Smooth Shadow Ring?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Smooth Shadow Ring: Tailwindcss Development (anonaddy/anonaddy, 4.9k stars), UI Styling (Ohh-889/skyroc, 795 stars), MCP Development (coollabsio/coolify, 63k stars) and Kill AI Slop (yetone/kill-ai-slop, 1.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Smooth Shadow Ring?
Dinil-Thilakarathne (a GitHub user) maintains it in Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui, which has 118 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: Dinil-Thilakarathne/sona-ui on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.