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Produces this framework's ADR and system-design artifacts from bundled templates with trade-off analysis.
Install Designing Systems
$ npx skills add dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill designing-systems -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework designing-systems --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/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems .claude/skills/designing-systems && 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 "designing-systems" agent skill from https://github.com/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework/tree/main/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems into .claude/skills/designing-systems/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "designing-systems", 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/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework/tree/main/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systemsType 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 dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill designing-systems -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework designing-systems --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems .agents/skills/designing-systems && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "designing-systems" agent skill from https://github.com/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework/tree/main/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems into .agents/skills/designing-systems/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "designing-systems", 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 dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill designing-systems -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework designing-systems --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems .cursor/skills/designing-systems && 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 "designing-systems" agent skill from https://github.com/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework/tree/main/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems into .cursor/skills/designing-systems/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "designing-systems", 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/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.git --path .claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems--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 dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill designing-systems -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework designing-systems --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems .gemini/skills/designing-systems && 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 "designing-systems" agent skill from https://github.com/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework/tree/main/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems into .gemini/skills/designing-systems/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "designing-systems", 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 dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework designing-systemsInstalls 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 dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill designing-systems -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems .github/skills/designing-systems && 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 "designing-systems" agent skill from https://github.com/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework/tree/main/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems into .github/skills/designing-systems/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "designing-systems", 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 dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill designing-systems -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework designing-systems --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems .opencode/skills/designing-systems && 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 "designing-systems" agent skill from https://github.com/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework/tree/main/.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems into .opencode/skills/designing-systems/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "designing-systems", 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
designing-systems- GitHub stars
- 125
- Token cost
- ~458 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 173 words
- Files
- 3
- Skills in repo
- 20
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Produces this framework's ADR and system-design artifacts from bundled templates with trade-off analysis.
- Works in 5 steps: Draft the artifact from the template → Review with stakeholders → Build a POC for the riskiest component → …
- Designing a system
- SKILL.md covers Artifact Selection, Workflow, Design-Validation Loop and Resources
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Designing Systems is an agent skill from dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework. Produces this framework's ADR and system-design artifacts from bundled templates with trade-off analysis. Use when designing a system or component, choosing between architectures, or recording an architecture decision in the planning flow.
Its SKILL.md is about 460 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `resources/adr.template.md` and `resources/system-design.template.md`).
It sits in Development, covering Architecture decision records. The repository describes itself as: A More Effective Agent Harness for Claude.
When your agent uses it
- Designing a system
- Choosing between architectures
- Recording an architecture decision in the planning flow
Example prompts
- “Use the designing-systems skill to produce this framework's ADR and system-design artifacts from bundled templates with trade-off analysis”
- “/designing-systems”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Draft the artifact from the template
- Review with stakeholders
- Build a POC for the riskiest component
- Refine the design from POC findings
- Finalize the artifact
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6436a20. 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
Designing Systems loads about 458 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 173 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 173 words (~458 tokens).
“A new system usually needs both: the system design doc for the overall shape, plus an ADR for each decision worth justifying independently (e.g., "why Postgres over DynamoDB").”
- name
- designing-systems
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files in .claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems of dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.
- SKILL.md
- resources/adr.template.md
- resources/system-design.template.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6436a20
Compare with similar skills
Designing Systems next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designing Systems this skilldralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework | 125 | — | ~458 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| PR Design DocOpenHands/OpenHands | 90k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cto AdvisorIbrahim-3d/orchestrator-supaconductor | 381 | 4 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Architecture DecisionDonchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios | 26k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Improve Codebase Architectureywwynm/EverythingDone | 144 | 15 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Domain Modelingbrim-borium/spotify_sdk | 166 | 5 repos | ~806 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Designing Systems
What does Designing Systems do?
Produces this framework's ADR and system-design artifacts from bundled templates with trade-off analysis. Designing Systems is an agent skill from dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework. Produces this framework's ADR and system-design artifacts from bundled templates with trade-off analysis.
When should I use Designing Systems?
Designing Systems fits situations like: designing a system; choosing between architectures; recording an architecture decision in the planning flow.
How do I install Designing Systems in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill designing-systems -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems in dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework) into .claude/skills/designing-systems in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Designing Systems in Codex?
Run `npx skills add dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill designing-systems -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/architecture/designing-systems in dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework) into .agents/skills/designing-systems in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Designing Systems 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 dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill designing-systems -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/designing-systems, .gemini/skills/designing-systems, .github/skills/designing-systems and .opencode/skills/designing-systems in your project.
What does Designing Systems need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Designing Systems is instructions for the agent only.
Does Designing Systems 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 Designing Systems 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 Designing Systems use?
No licence was found for Designing Systems or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Designing Systems use?
About 458 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Designing Systems?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Designing Systems: PR Design Doc (OpenHands/OpenHands, 90k stars), Cto Advisor (Ibrahim-3d/orchestrator-supaconductor, 381 stars), Architecture Decision (Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios, 26k stars) and Improve Codebase Architecture (ywwynm/EverythingDone, 144 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Designing Systems?
dralgorhythm (a GitHub user) maintains it in dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework, which has 125 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 24, 2026.
Source: dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.