Agent skill

Evanflow Design Interface

by evanklem in evanklem/evanflow

Design a module's interface using parallel sub-agents producing radically different designs ("design it twice").

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Evanflow Design Interface

skills CLI
$ npx skills add evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-design-interface -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install evanklem/evanflow evanflow-design-interface --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-design-interface .claude/skills/evanflow-design-interface && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
evanflow-design-interface
GitHub stars
418
Token cost
~985 tokens
SKILL.md length
475 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Design a module's interface using parallel sub-agents producing radically different designs ("design it twice").

  • Works in 6 steps: Gather Requirements → Spawn Parallel Sub-Agents (Design It… → Present Designs Sequentially → …
  • Designing a new API
  • SKILL.md covers Vocabulary, When to Use, The Flow and Hard Rules, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Evanflow Design Interface is an agent skill from evanklem/evanflow. Design a module's interface using parallel sub-agents producing radically different designs ("design it twice"). Compare on depth, simplicity, and efficiency. Embedded grill on the synthesized choice. Use when designing a new API, exploring interface options, or deciding the shape of a refactor before writing code.

Its SKILL.md is about 990 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 Agent Workflows, covering Subagents and Refactoring. The repository describes itself as: A TDD-driven iterative feedback loop for software development. 16 cohesive Claude Code skills walk an idea from brainstorm → plan → execute → iterate, with checkpoints throughout.

When your agent uses it

  • Designing a new API
  • Exploring interface options
  • Deciding the shape of a refactor before writing code

Example prompts

  • “design it twice”
  • “/evanflow-design-interface”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Gather Requirements
  2. Spawn Parallel Sub-Agents (Design It Twice — actually 3+)
  3. Present Designs Sequentially
  4. Compare
  5. Synthesize
  6. Embedded Grill on the Synthesis

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c9ae21f. 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

Evanflow Design Interface loads about 985 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 86 tokens; SKILL.md has 475 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~86
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~985

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 475 words (~985 tokens).

“Source principle: "Design It Twice" from John Ousterhout's A Philosophy of Software Design. Your first idea is unlikely to be the best. Generate radically different designs, compare, synthesize.”

— opening of SKILL.md by evanklem, Custom licence
name
evanflow-design-interface

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/evanflow-design-interface of evanklem/evanflow.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c9ae21f

Compare with similar skills

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Orchestrate Batch RefactorDimillian/Skills4k—~889Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Evanflow Design Interface

What does Evanflow Design Interface do?

Design a module's interface using parallel sub-agents producing radically different designs ("design it twice"). Evanflow Design Interface is an agent skill from evanklem/evanflow. Design a module's interface using parallel sub-agents producing radically different designs ("design it twice").

When should I use Evanflow Design Interface?

Evanflow Design Interface fits situations like: designing a new API; exploring interface options; deciding the shape of a refactor before writing code.

How do I install Evanflow Design Interface in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-design-interface -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/evanflow-design-interface in evanklem/evanflow) into .claude/skills/evanflow-design-interface in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Evanflow Design Interface in Codex?

Run `npx skills add evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-design-interface -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/evanflow-design-interface in evanklem/evanflow) into .agents/skills/evanflow-design-interface in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Evanflow Design Interface 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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-design-interface -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/evanflow-design-interface, .gemini/skills/evanflow-design-interface, .github/skills/evanflow-design-interface and .opencode/skills/evanflow-design-interface in your project.

What does Evanflow Design Interface need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Evanflow Design Interface is instructions for the agent only.

Does Evanflow Design Interface 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 Evanflow Design Interface 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 Evanflow Design Interface use?

Evanflow Design Interface has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Evanflow Design Interface use?

About 985 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 Evanflow Design Interface?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Evanflow Design Interface: Claude Code (kortix-ai/suna, 20k stars), Workflow Orchestration (vxcozy/workflow-orchestration, 115 stars), Antigravity Agents (markfulton/claude-antigravity-agents, 130 stars) and Subagent Coordinator (flyxl/datazen, 114 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Evanflow Design Interface?

evanklem (a GitHub user) maintains it in evanklem/evanflow, which has 418 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 13, 2026.

Source: evanklem/evanflow on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.