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Apply Aesthetic

by plugin87 in plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills

Applies a chosen visual direction, an archetype or one of 138 named design systems, by remapping design tokens, then checks contrast before it finishes.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Apply Aesthetic

skills CLI
$ npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill apply-aesthetic -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills apply-aesthetic --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/plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/apply-aesthetic .claude/skills/apply-aesthetic && 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
apply-aesthetic
GitHub stars
1.5k
Token cost
~597 tokens
SKILL.md length
222 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
23
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Applies a chosen visual direction, an archetype or one of 138 named design systems, by remapping design tokens, then checks contrast before it finishes.

  • Works in 5 steps: Brief Inference first (mandatory) —… → Pick a direction in… → Apply the Library Contract (in… → …
  • Giving a product a specific look, such as an Apple-style or brutalist feel
  • SKILL.md covers Steps and Output
  • Calls npx and python3

What it does

The skill starts with a mandatory brief inference: you name the industry, audience and tone, the one mood adjective the result must earn, how much motion to use and the sequence of layout families, before any token changes. It then picks a direction from the aesthetic systems file, either an archetype such as editorial minimal, brutalist or dark-tech, or a named system from the library, which scripts/design_systems.py can list, search and show.

Following the library contract, it points the semantic tokens at the chosen system's color roles and maps type, spacing, radius, shadow and motion onto the kit's token JSON files. Every mapped color pair is checked for contrast, and a brand color that fails is adjusted, because accessibility outranks taste. The output is the updated semantic tokens with notes on type, space and motion, which the design-code skill then renders. It needs the surrounding ux-ui-agent-skills kit; if only the skill folders were installed, it says so and stops.

When your agent uses it

  • Giving a product a specific look, such as an Apple-style or brutalist feel
  • Making a generic-looking interface read as more premium
  • Re-theming an existing token set to match a named design system

Example prompts

  • “Make this dashboard feel like Linear and apply that design system to our tokens.”
  • “Give the landing page an editorial minimal look without failing any contrast checks.”
  • “Our app looks generic. Apply a high-end agency direction to the token set.”

Requirements

  • The full ux-ui-agent-skills kit (tokens, taste and design-systems folders)
  • Python 3 for the design system and contrast scripts

Workflow steps

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

  1. Brief Inference first (mandatory) — before any tokens, name it: industry/domain, audience & tone, the one mood adjective the result must…
  2. Pick a direction in ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../taste/aesthetic-systems.md
  3. Apply the Library Contract (in aesthetic-systems.md): re-point semantic.* tokens to the chosen system's color roles; map…
  4. Verify contrast of every mapped color pair (${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/contrast.py / a11y-audit). A brand value that fails must…
  5. Add motion per ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../taste/motion-choreography.md; run the pre-flight aesthetic check in design-taste.md.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 14f8d44. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npx
    • python3

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Apply Aesthetic loads about 597 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 100 tokens; SKILL.md has 222 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~100
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~597

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 plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills at commit 14f8d44, republished under its MIT licence (© plugin87). 222 words, ~597 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/apply-aesthetic/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
apply-aesthetic
description
Apply a visual direction — an archetype (high-end agency, editorial minimal, brutalist, soft-SaaS, dark-tech) or one of 138 named design systems (apple, linear-app, stripe, vercel, notion, material, shadcn, spotify, tesla…) — by resolving it into the token system. Use when the user wants a specific look/vibe/brand feel, or asks to make a design feel premium/expensive/non-generic.

Skill: Apply Aesthetic

Step 0 — is the kit here? This skill reads files from the kit. Check once: ls ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../tokens >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo KIT_OK || echo KIT_MISSING On KIT_MISSING only the skill folders were installed, which is what npx skills add does. Say so plainly, point the user at npx ux-ui-agent-skills init or the plugin install, and stop. Do not guess the contents of a file you could not open.

Choose and apply a design direction without breaking accessibility.

Steps

  1. Brief Inference first (mandatory) — before any tokens, name it: industry/domain, audience & tone, the one mood adjective the result must earn, motion depth, and the layout-family sequence (${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../taste/design-taste.md → Brief Inference + Variance Mandate). Generating before deciding = slop.
  2. Pick a direction in ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../taste/aesthetic-systems.md:
    • An archetype (recipe mapped to our tokens), or
    • A named library system — browse with python3 ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/design_systems.py list (or search <term> / show <name>); specs live in ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../design-systems/library/<name>/DESIGN.md.
  3. Apply the Library Contract (in aesthetic-systems.md): re-point semantic.* tokens to the chosen system's color roles; map typography/spacing/radius/shadow/motion to ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../tokens/*.json.
  4. Verify contrast of every mapped color pair (${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/contrast.py / a11y-audit). A brand value that fails must be adjusted — taste never overrides POUR.
  5. Add motion per ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../taste/motion-choreography.md; run the pre-flight aesthetic check in design-taste.md.

Output

Updated/overridden semantic tokens + notes on type/space/motion, then render via design-code. Confirm the result passes both the aesthetic check and accessibility.

© plugin87, 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 .claude/skills/apply-aesthetic of plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 14f8d44

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Questions about Apply Aesthetic

What does Apply Aesthetic do?

Applies a chosen visual direction, an archetype or one of 138 named design systems, by remapping design tokens, then checks contrast before it finishes. The skill starts with a mandatory brief inference: you name the industry, audience and tone, the one mood adjective the result must earn, how much motion to use and the sequence of layout families, before any token changes.py can list, search and show.

When should I use Apply Aesthetic?

Apply Aesthetic fits situations like: giving a product a specific look, such as an Apple-style or brutalist feel; making a generic-looking interface read as more premium; re-theming an existing token set to match a named design system.

How do I install Apply Aesthetic in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill apply-aesthetic -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/apply-aesthetic in plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/apply-aesthetic in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Apply Aesthetic in Codex?

Run `npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill apply-aesthetic -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/apply-aesthetic in plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/apply-aesthetic in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Apply Aesthetic 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 plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill apply-aesthetic -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/apply-aesthetic, .gemini/skills/apply-aesthetic, .github/skills/apply-aesthetic and .opencode/skills/apply-aesthetic in your project.

What does Apply Aesthetic need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Apply Aesthetic needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx and python3). Our summary lists: The full ux-ui-agent-skills kit (tokens, taste and design-systems folders); Python 3 for the design system and contrast scripts.

Does Apply Aesthetic access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Apply Aesthetic 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 Apply Aesthetic use?

Apply Aesthetic 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 Apply Aesthetic use?

About 597 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 Apply Aesthetic?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Apply Aesthetic: Material Design 3 UI/UX Guide (skydashnet/material-design-3-ui-skill, 130 stars), UI Design System (try-works/role-model, 117 stars), Applying UI Design System (telagod/code-abyss, 244 stars) and OpenClaw Carapace UI (openclaw/clawhub, 9.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Apply Aesthetic?

plugin87 (a GitHub user) maintains it in plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills, which has 1,543 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.