A skill your agent uses when the user asks for design tokens, DTCG tokens, theme systems, color/typography/spacing/radius/elevation/motion tokens, translating tokens, exporting tokens, making a…

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Design Tokens

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill design-tokens -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins design-tokens --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/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/f0d010c/stark/skills/design-tokens .claude/skills/design-tokens && 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-tokens
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
461 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
716
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when the user asks for design tokens, DTCG tokens, theme systems, color/typography/spacing/radius/elevation/motion tokens, translating tokens, exporting tokens, making a…

  • Works in 6 steps: Source format: W3C DTCG → Platform translation matrix → When you should NOT generate tokens → …
  • The user asks for design tokens
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Can Do, Step 1 — Source format: W3C DTCG, Step 2 — Platform translation… and Step 3 — When you should NOT…, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Design Tokens is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Use when the user asks for design tokens, DTCG tokens, theme systems, color/typography/spacing/radius/elevation/motion tokens, translating tokens, exporting tokens, making a Compose color scheme from a palette, auditing tokens, or sharing a single token source across web and native. Generates, audits, and translates W3C DTCG tokens to Tailwind v4 @theme, CSS variables, Compose Material3 ColorScheme/Typography, SwiftUI Color/Font extensions, and WinUI ResourceDictionary while preserving semantic naming and…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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 Design tokens, Translation and Typography. It works with Tailwind CSS, SwiftUI and Windows. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks for design tokens
  • Color/typography/spacing/radius/elevation/motion tokens
  • Translating tokens
  • Exporting tokens

Example prompts

  • “/design-tokens”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Source format: W3C DTCG
  2. Platform translation matrix
  3. When you should NOT generate tokens
  4. Auditing existing tokens
  5. Anti-slop ban list (token-specific)
  6. Reference token bundles

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3e1456a. 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 json).

    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 Tokens loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 149 tokens; SKILL.md has 461 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~149
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 3e1456a, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© hashgraph-online). 461 words, ~1,194 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/design-tokens/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
design-tokens
description
Use when the user asks for design tokens, DTCG tokens, theme systems, color/typography/spacing/radius/elevation/motion tokens, translating tokens, exporting tokens, making a Compose color scheme from a palette, auditing tokens, or sharing a single token source across web and native. Generates, audits, and translates W3C DTCG tokens to Tailwind v4 @theme, CSS variables, Compose Material3 ColorScheme/Typography, SwiftUI Color/Font extensions, and WinUI ResourceDictionary while preserving semantic naming and platform constraints. SKIP when no token/theme-system work is involved.

design-tokens — single source, every platform

Goal: one DTCG-format JSON, four platform outputs. No drift.

What This Skill Can Do

  • Generate and audit W3C DTCG token bundles for color, typography, spacing, radius, motion, shadow/elevation, and semantic state roles.
  • Translate one source token JSON to Tailwind, CSS variables, Compose, SwiftUI, and WinUI using ../../scripts/token_export.py.
  • Catch token drift, raw/semantic naming mistakes, unsupported platform values, circular references, and single-platform-only token systems.
  • Advise when tokens are wrong for the job, such as bespoke campaign pages that need art direction more than a reusable system.

Step 1 — Source format: W3C DTCG

Every token bundle this skill produces or consumes is in W3C Design Tokens Community Group format. Keys:

  • $value — the literal value
  • $type — color | dimension | fontFamily | fontWeight | duration | shadow | typography
  • $description — human-readable rationale (kept in the token; not a comment)

Example:

json
{
  "color": {
    "brand": {
      "primary": { "$value": "#3b1c0f", "$type": "color", "$description": "Hero accent — used like a weapon" },
      "primary-hover": { "$value": "{color.brand.primary}", "$type": "color" }
    }
  },
  "spacing": {
    "xs": { "$value": "4px", "$type": "dimension" },
    "sm": { "$value": "8px", "$type": "dimension" }
  },
  "type": {
    "display": {
      "$value": { "fontFamily": "PP Editorial New", "fontSize": "72px", "fontWeight": 400, "lineHeight": 1.05 },
      "$type": "typography"
    }
  }
}

Step 2 — Platform translation matrix

PlatformOutput target
Web (Tailwind v4)@theme { --color-brand-primary: ...; } block
Web (CSS):root { --color-brand-primary: ...; }
Apple (SwiftUI)extension Color { static let brandPrimary = ... } + Color asset catalog JSON
Android (Compose)ColorScheme(primary = Color(0xFF...), ...) + Typography
Windows (WinUI 3)<ResourceDictionary> with <Color>, <SolidColorBrush>, <x:Double>

Use ../../scripts/token_export.py for the translation — never hand-translate. Tokens drift fast.

Step 3 — When you should NOT generate tokens

Three cases where token work is wrong:

  1. The user wants ONE platform — let that platform skill use its native idiom directly. Tokens are for reuse.
  2. The brief is "Awwwards-tier landing page" — tokens flatten the bespoke choices that make it distinctive.
  3. The team has no system to maintain. Tokens without governance become stale faster than they help.

State this explicitly if the user asks to "tokenize everything." Push back once.

Show full SKILL.md (194 more words)Show less

Step 4 — Auditing existing tokens

When asked to audit a token set:

  1. Coverage check — does it cover the 5 layers? color (semantic + raw), spacing, typography, motion, elevation/material.
  2. Semantic vs raw discipline — are there "primary-button-bg" tokens (semantic) AND "blue-500" tokens (raw)? Both layers, no shortcuts.
  3. Reference resolution — semantic tokens must reference raw, never the inverse.
  4. Dark mode parity — every semantic color has a dark variant.
  5. Platform-specific bans — flag any token that won't survive translation (e.g. CSS box-shadow for native, where elevation is tonal).

Step 5 — Anti-slop ban list (token-specific)

  • Hex colors with no semantic name (#3b82f6 exposed as a token name)
  • 100+ raw colors with no semantic layer
  • Spacing scales that aren't 4-based on Windows/Android, 8-based on Apple, fluid on web
  • One token bundle declared "the source of truth" but only generated for web (the most common failure)
  • Tailwind classes baked into tokens (defeats translation)
  • Skipping $type (some tools won't validate without it)

Step 6 — Reference token bundles

Shipped in ../../assets/tokens/:

  • fluent-2.json — Microsoft Fluent 2 reference
  • material3-expressive.json — M3E reference (M3E adds wave/morph tokens vs M3)
  • apple-system.json — iOS/macOS semantic system colors
  • awwwards-editorial.json — bespoke "editorial Swiss" example
  • awwwards-brutalist.json — bespoke "tactile brutalist" example

© hashgraph-online, 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

Just SKILL.md in plugins/f0d010c/stark/skills/design-tokens of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3e1456a

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Scalar Design Systemscalar/scalar16k—~2.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
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Questions about Design Tokens

What does Design Tokens do?

A skill your agent uses when the user asks for design tokens, DTCG tokens, theme systems, color/typography/spacing/radius/elevation/motion tokens, translating tokens, exporting tokens, making a…. Design Tokens is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Use when the user asks for design tokens, DTCG tokens, theme systems, color/typography/spacing/radius/elevation/motion tokens, translating tokens, exporting tokens, making a Compose color scheme from a palette, auditing tokens, or sharing a single token source across web and native.

When should I use Design Tokens?

Design Tokens fits situations like: the user asks for design tokens; color/typography/spacing/radius/elevation/motion tokens; translating tokens; exporting tokens.

How do I install Design Tokens in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill design-tokens -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/f0d010c/stark/skills/design-tokens in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/design-tokens in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Design Tokens in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill design-tokens -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/f0d010c/stark/skills/design-tokens in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/design-tokens in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Design Tokens 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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill design-tokens -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-tokens, .gemini/skills/design-tokens, .github/skills/design-tokens and .opencode/skills/design-tokens in your project.

What does Design Tokens need to run?

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

Does Design Tokens 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 Tokens 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 Design Tokens use?

Design Tokens 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 Tokens use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.8k 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 Design Tokens?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Design Tokens: Frontend UI Standards (MaxHan7/frontend-ui-standards-skill, 106 stars), Design System (Ohh-889/skyroc, 795 stars), Scalar Design System (scalar/scalar, 16k stars) and UI/UX Design System Advisor (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Design Tokens?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,267 GitHub stars. The repository holds 716 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.