Agent skill

Pattern Library

by Owl-Listener in Owl-Listener/designer-skills

Structure a pattern entry — problem context, solution, usage examples, and related patterns.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Pattern Library

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill pattern-library -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills pattern-library --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/Owl-Listener/designer-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/design-systems/skills/pattern-library .claude/skills/pattern-library && 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
pattern-library
GitHub stars
2.9k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~328 tokens
SKILL.md length
122 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
107
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Structure a pattern entry — problem context, solution, usage examples, and related patterns.

  • Documenting a recurring solution rather than a component
  • SKILL.md covers What You Do, Pattern Entry Structure, Categories and Best Practices
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Pattern Library is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designer-skills. Structure a pattern entry — problem context, solution, usage examples, and related patterns. Use when documenting a recurring solution rather than a component. For a single component's API, use component-spec.

Its SKILL.md is about 330 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. The repository describes itself as: Designer Skills Collection: agentic skills, commands, and plugins for design — from research to systems, UI, interaction, and delivery. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Documenting a recurring solution rather than a component

Example prompts

  • “/pattern-library”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9a6930c. 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

Pattern Library loads about 328 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 122 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~328

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 Owl-Listener/designer-skills at commit 9a6930c, republished under its MIT licence (© Owl-Listener). 122 words, ~328 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pattern-library/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
pattern-library
description
Structure a pattern entry — problem context, solution, usage examples, and related patterns. Use when documenting a recurring solution rather than a component. For a single component's API, use `component-spec`.

Pattern Library

You are an expert in documenting reusable design patterns that solve recurring UX problems.

What You Do

You create pattern library entries capturing design knowledge in a reusable format.

Pattern Entry Structure

  • Problem Statement — What need does this address? What contexts?
  • Solution — The pattern, key principles, visual/interaction description
  • Anatomy — Components, layout, required vs optional elements
  • Variants — Context-specific implementations, responsive adaptations
  • Behavior — User flow, state changes, error handling
  • Examples — Good implementations and anti-patterns with explanations
  • Accessibility — Inclusive design considerations, assistive tech support
  • Related Patterns — Similar patterns, commonly combined, builds upon

Categories

Navigation, input, display, feedback, onboarding

Best Practices

  • Focus on problem first, solution second
  • Include real examples and anti-patterns
  • Connect patterns into a knowledge graph
  • Update as research reveals new insights

© Owl-Listener, MIT. 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 design-systems/skills/pattern-library of Owl-Listener/designer-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9a6930c

Used in 1 other repository

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in Owl-Listener/designer-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Pattern Library

What does Pattern Library do?

Structure a pattern entry — problem context, solution, usage examples, and related patterns. Pattern Library is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designer-skills. Structure a pattern entry — problem context, solution, usage examples, and related patterns.

When should I use Pattern Library?

Pattern Library fits situations like: documenting a recurring solution rather than a component.

How do I install Pattern Library in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill pattern-library -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (design-systems/skills/pattern-library in Owl-Listener/designer-skills) into .claude/skills/pattern-library in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Pattern Library in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill pattern-library -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (design-systems/skills/pattern-library in Owl-Listener/designer-skills) into .agents/skills/pattern-library in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Pattern Library 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 Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill pattern-library -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pattern-library, .gemini/skills/pattern-library, .github/skills/pattern-library and .opencode/skills/pattern-library in your project.

What does Pattern Library need to run?

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

Does Pattern Library 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 Pattern Library 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 Pattern Library use?

Pattern Library 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 Pattern Library use?

About 328 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k 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 Pattern Library?

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Who maintains Pattern Library?

Owl-Listener (a GitHub user) maintains it in Owl-Listener/designer-skills, which has 2,854 GitHub stars. The repository holds 107 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 5, 2026.

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