Agent skill

Design

by evidentloop in evidentloop/sopify

Design phase entry. An agent skill from evidentloop/sopify.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Design

skills CLI
$ npx skills add evidentloop/sopify --skill design -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install evidentloop/sopify design --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/evidentloop/sopify.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/en/skills/sopify/design .claude/skills/design && 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
design
GitHub stars
372
Token cost
~442 tokens
SKILL.md length
169 words
Files
8 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
Skills in repo
8
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Design phase entry. An agent skill from evidentloop/sopify.

  • Works in 6 steps: Load references/design-rules.md. → Check existing implementation, governing… → Choose the smallest sufficient path and… → …
  • Tasks that involve Task breakdown
  • SKILL.md covers When to activate, Execution skeleton, Resource navigation and Deterministic logic first, plus 1 more section
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3

What it does

Design is an agent skill from evidentloop/sopify. Design phase entry. Aggregates plan-level selection, task breakdown, and package output rules; loads references/assets/scripts on demand.

Its SKILL.md is about 440 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 10 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `assets/adr-template.md`, `assets/design-template.md` and `assets/output-summary.md`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Task breakdown. The repository describes itself as: Resumable, traceable AI coding — plans, handoffs, and evidence stay with the repo across hosts. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Task breakdown

Example prompts

  • “/design”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Load references/design-rules.md.
  2. Check existing implementation, governing contracts, applicable platform capabilities, and installed dependencies.
  3. Choose the smallest sufficient path and select light/standard/architecture.
  4. Generate the plan files from the matching assets/ templates.
  5. Produce tasks with explicit dependencies and verification.
  6. Report Ready or Needs decision with evidence using assets/output-summary.md.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9d9b319. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python3

    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

Design loads about 442 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 169 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~36
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~442
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.1k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from evidentloop/sopify at commit 9d9b319, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© evidentloop). 169 words, ~442 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/design/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 7 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
design
description
Design phase entry. Aggregates plan-level selection, task breakdown, and package output rules; loads references/assets/scripts on demand.

Design (Entry)

Check the current system first, then choose the smallest sufficient path.

When to activate

  • Entering the design phase (workflow / plan_only / light_iterate).
  • Need to convert requirements into a plan package and task list.

Execution skeleton

  1. Load references/design-rules.md.
  2. Check existing implementation, governing contracts, applicable platform capabilities, and installed dependencies.
  3. Choose the smallest sufficient path and select light/standard/architecture.
  4. Generate the plan files from the matching assets/ templates.
  5. Produce tasks with explicit dependencies and verification.
  6. Report Ready or Needs decision with evidence using assets/output-summary.md.

Resource navigation

  • Long rules: references/design-rules.md
  • Shared writing standards: ../references/shared-writing-dna.md (apply to all output)
  • Output contract: ../references/output-contract.md (required sections, conditional enhancement, self-check)
  • Templates: assets/*.md
  • Deterministic level selector: scripts/select_plan_level.py

Deterministic logic first

Use the selector when plan.level=auto must be auditable:

bash
python3 skills/en/skills/sopify/design/scripts/select_plan_level.py \
  --file-count 6 \
  --new-feature \
  --cross-module

The script returns JSON with the suggested level and explicit reasons.

Boundaries

  • This skill does not execute code changes directly; hand off to develop.
  • This skill does not handle routing or protocol state writes; it defines the plan structure and task contract only.

© evidentloop, Apache-2.0. 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 7 other files (scripts, references, assets) in skills/en/skills/sopify/design of evidentloop/sopify.

  • SKILL.md
  • assets/adr-template.md
  • assets/design-template.md
  • assets/output-summary.md
  • assets/plan-template.md
  • assets/tasks-template.md
  • references/design-rules.md
  • scripts/select_plan_level.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9d9b319

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Incremental Implementationaddyosmani/agent-skills102k1 repos~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
ULW Plan Workflowcode-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent70k—~3.9kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Implementation Plan Creatortailcallhq/forgecode7.6k1 repos~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Design

What does Design do?

Design phase entry. An agent skill from evidentloop/sopify. Design is an agent skill from evidentloop/sopify. Design phase entry.

When should I use Design?

Design fits situations like: tasks that involve Task breakdown.

How do I install Design in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Design in Codex?

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

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

What does Design need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Design needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Design 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 Design 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Design use?

Design is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Design use?

About 442 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. Its references folder adds about 692 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Design?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Design: MemPalace Task Handoff (MemPalace/mempalace, 59k stars), Planning And Task Breakdown (abashev/vfs-s3, 106 stars), Incremental Implementation (addyosmani/agent-skills, 102k stars) and ULW Plan Workflow (code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent, 70k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Design?

evidentloop (a GitHub organization) maintains it in evidentloop/sopify, which has 372 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 30, 2026.

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