Agent skill

Token Architecture

by Owl-Listener in Owl-Listener/designpowers

A skill your agent uses when building or restructuring design token systems — global tokens, semantic tokens, component tokens, naming conventions, theming, and multi-platform token distribution

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Token Architecture

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/designpowers --skill token-architecture -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designpowers token-architecture --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/designpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/token-architecture .claude/skills/token-architecture && 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
token-architecture
GitHub stars
251
Token cost
~561 tokens
SKILL.md length
211 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
33
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when building or restructuring design token systems — global tokens, semantic tokens, component tokens, naming conventions, theming, and multi-platform token distribution

  • Restructuring design token systems — global tokens
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, The Three-Layer Model, Naming Convention and Theming, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Semantic tokens

What it does

Token Architecture is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designpowers. Use when building or restructuring design token systems — global tokens, semantic tokens, component tokens, naming conventions, theming, and multi-platform token distribution

Its SKILL.md is about 560 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 Theming and dark mode and Design tokens. The repository describes itself as: An agent design team you control: 10 agents that run an inclusive design process while you direct. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Restructuring design token systems — global tokens
  • Semantic tokens
  • Component tokens
  • Naming conventions

Example prompts

  • “/token-architecture”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cb00757. 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 css).

    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

Token Architecture loads about 561 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 211 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~48
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~561

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/designpowers at commit cb00757, republished under its MIT licence (© Owl-Listener). 211 words, ~561 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/token-architecture/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
token-architecture
description
Use when building or restructuring design token systems — global tokens, semantic tokens, component tokens, naming conventions, theming, and multi-platform token distribution

Token Architecture

Design tokens are the single source of truth for visual decisions. They bridge design intent and code. This skill structures how tokens are named, layered, and distributed.

When to Use

  • When starting a new design system
  • When design-system-alignment identifies inconsistency
  • When adding theming (dark mode, brand variants)
  • When shipping across web, iOS, and Android

The Three-Layer Model

Layer 1: Global Tokens (the palette)

Raw values. Named by what they are, not what they do.

--color-green-500: #2D6B4F;
--space-4: 16px;
--radius-md: 12px;

These never appear in component CSS.

Layer 2: Semantic Tokens (the meaning)

Map global tokens to roles. Named by what they do.

--color-surface: var(--color-green-100);
--color-text-primary: var(--color-green-900);
--color-accent: var(--color-green-500);

Theming happens here — dark mode swaps semantic mappings, not global values.

Layer 3: Component Tokens (the specifics)

Map semantic tokens to component contexts. Optional but valuable at scale.

--button-bg: var(--color-accent);
--card-bg: var(--color-surface);

Naming Convention

--{category}-{property}-{variant}-{state}

Categories: color, space, font, radius, shadow, motion. Never use hex values in names or ambiguous abbreviations.

Theming

Dark mode is a semantic token remap:

css
[data-theme="dark"] {
  --color-surface: var(--color-grey-900);
  --color-text-primary: var(--color-grey-100);
}

Global tokens stay. Semantic tokens swap. Component tokens inherit.

Accessibility

  • Always define foreground/background pairs together and verify AA contrast
  • Motion tokens must include --motion-duration-none: 0ms for reduced-motion

What You Deliver

  • Token file (CSS custom properties, JSON, or both) with all three layers
  • Naming convention document
  • Theme variants if applicable

Integration

  • Informed by: design-lead, ui-composition
  • Feeds into: design-builder, design-system-alignment

© 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 skills/token-architecture of Owl-Listener/designpowers.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cb00757

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Token Architecture next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Questions about Token Architecture

What does Token Architecture do?

A skill your agent uses when building or restructuring design token systems — global tokens, semantic tokens, component tokens, naming conventions, theming, and multi-platform token distribution. Token Architecture is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designpowers.

When should I use Token Architecture?

Token Architecture fits situations like: restructuring design token systems — global tokens; semantic tokens; component tokens; naming conventions.

How do I install Token Architecture in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Token Architecture in Codex?

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

Can I use Token Architecture 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/designpowers --skill token-architecture -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/token-architecture, .gemini/skills/token-architecture, .github/skills/token-architecture and .opencode/skills/token-architecture in your project.

What does Token Architecture need to run?

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

Does Token Architecture 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 Token Architecture 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 Token Architecture use?

Token Architecture 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 Token Architecture use?

About 561 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Token Architecture?

Owl-Listener (a GitHub user) maintains it in Owl-Listener/designpowers, which has 251 GitHub stars. The repository holds 33 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 23, 2026.

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