Design distinctive, production-grade frontend UI with bold aesthetic choices.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Common UI Design

skills CLI
$ npx skills add HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard --skill common-ui-design -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard common-ui-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/HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/common/common-ui-design .claude/skills/common-ui-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
common-ui-design
GitHub stars
572
Token cost
~849 tokens
SKILL.md length
314 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
211
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Design distinctive, production-grade frontend UI with bold aesthetic choices.

  • Works in 3 steps: Purpose: What problem this UI solve? Who… → Tone: Pick one extreme and commit —… → Differentiation: Name one thing user…
  • Building web components
  • SKILL.md covers Priority: P0 (CRITICAL), Phase 0: Design Thinking…, Aesthetic Dimensions and Anti-Patterns, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Common UI Design is an agent skill from HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard. Design distinctive, production-grade frontend UI with bold aesthetic choices. Use when building web components, pages, interfaces, dashboards, or applications in any framework (React, Next.js, Angular, Vue, HTML/CSS).

Its SKILL.md is about 850 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `evals/evals.json`, `references/motion.md` and `references/tones.md`).

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering UI design and Frontend development. It works with React, Angular, Next.js and Vue.js. The repository describes itself as: A collection of Agent Skills Standard and Best Practice for Programming Languages, Frameworks that help our AI Agent follow best practies on frameworks and programming laguages. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Building web components
  • Applications in any framework (React

Example prompts

  • “/common-ui-design”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Purpose: What problem this UI solve? Who uses it?
  2. Tone: Pick one extreme and commit — brutally minimal | maximalist | retro-futuristic | editorial/magazine | luxury/refined | brutalist/raw…
  3. Differentiation: Name one thing user will remember about this interface.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b529c2d. 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

Common UI Design loads about 849 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 59 tokens; SKILL.md has 314 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~59
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~849
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.9k

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 HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard at commit b529c2d, republished under its MIT licence (© HoangNguyen0403). 314 words, ~849 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/common-ui-design/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
common-ui-design
description
Design distinctive, production-grade frontend UI with bold aesthetic choices. Use when building web components, pages, interfaces, dashboards, or applications in any framework (React, Next.js, Angular, Vue, HTML/CSS).

UI Design Direction

Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)

Before writing any code, commit to deliberate aesthetic direction.

Phase 0: Design Thinking (Mandatory Pre-Code)

Answer these before touching implementation:

  1. Purpose: What problem this UI solve? Who uses it?
  2. Tone: Pick one extreme and commit — brutally minimal | maximalist | retro-futuristic | editorial/magazine | luxury/refined | brutalist/raw | playful/toy-like | organic/natural | art deco | industrial/utilitarian
  3. Differentiation: Name one thing user will remember about this interface.

Bold maximalism and refined minimalism both work — intentionality, not intensity, key.

Aesthetic Dimensions

Typography
  • Pair distinctive display font + refined body font; never default to system fonts.
  • Self-host via next/font, @font-face, or Google Fonts API — never CDN <link> in production.
  • See Font Pairing & Tone Examples
Color & Theme
  • Dominant color + sharp accent > timid, evenly-distributed palettes.
  • Use CSS custom properties (--color-primary, --color-accent) for consistency.
  • Commit: dark or light — don't default to light because it feels "safe".
Motion
  • One well-orchestrated entrance (staggered reveals, animation-delay) > scattered micro-interactions.
  • CSS-first: @keyframes, transition, animation-delay; React: Motion library for complex sequences.
  • See Motion Patterns
Spatial Composition
  • Break grid intentionally: asymmetry, overlap, diagonal flow, grid-breaking elements.
  • Generous negative space OR controlled density — never accidental middleground.
Backgrounds & Depth
  • Create atmosphere: gradient meshes, noise textures, layered transparencies, grain overlays.
  • Dramatic shadows and decorative borders should match chosen tone.
  • Solid white/gray backgrounds = missed creative opportunity.

Anti-Patterns

  • No generic font defaults: Inter/Roboto/Arial/system-ui produce forgettable UIs; choose characterful fonts.
  • No purple-gradient-on-white: Most overused AI aesthetic; commit to something context-specific.
  • No scattered animations: One orchestrated entrance beats ten random hover effects.
  • No accidental layouts: Every spacing and positioning decision must serve aesthetic intent.
  • No same aesthetic twice: Vary light/dark, font style, tone — never converge on single style.

References

Canonical response anchors

When this skill applies, preserve the following domain terminology or equivalent concrete examples in the answer when relevant:

  • aesthetic

  • Additional task-grounded exact anchors: typography

© HoangNguyen0403, MIT. 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 3 other files (references) in skills/common/common-ui-design of HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard.

  • SKILL.md
  • evals/evals.json
  • references/motion.md
  • references/tones.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b529c2d

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Questions about Common UI Design

What does Common UI Design do?

Design distinctive, production-grade frontend UI with bold aesthetic choices. Common UI Design is an agent skill from HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard. Design distinctive, production-grade frontend UI with bold aesthetic choices.

When should I use Common UI Design?

Common UI Design fits situations like: building web components; applications in any framework (React.

How do I install Common UI Design in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard --skill common-ui-design -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/common/common-ui-design in HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard) into .claude/skills/common-ui-design in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Common UI Design in Codex?

Run `npx skills add HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard --skill common-ui-design -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/common/common-ui-design in HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard) into .agents/skills/common-ui-design in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Common UI 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 HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard --skill common-ui-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/common-ui-design, .gemini/skills/common-ui-design, .github/skills/common-ui-design and .opencode/skills/common-ui-design in your project.

What does Common UI Design need to run?

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

Does Common UI 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 Common UI 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Common UI Design use?

Common UI Design 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 Common UI Design use?

About 849 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.4k 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 1.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Common UI Design?

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Who maintains Common UI Design?

HoangNguyen0403 (a GitHub user) maintains it in HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard, which has 572 GitHub stars. The repository holds 211 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.