Agent skill

Rails Design System

by pproenca in pproenca/dot-skills

Ruby on Rails design system guidelines for building consistent, maintainable UI with minimal abstraction.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Rails Design System

skills CLI
$ npx skills add pproenca/dot-skills --skill rails-design-system -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install pproenca/dot-skills rails-design-system --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/pproenca/dot-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.experimental/rails-design-system .claude/skills/rails-design-system && 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
rails-design-system
GitHub stars
214
Token cost
~2.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
725 words
Files
55 (incl. references, assets)
Skills in repo
182
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Ruby on Rails design system guidelines for building consistent, maintainable UI with minimal abstraction.

  • Works in 9 steps: Design Decisions (CRITICAL) → Design Tokens (CRITICAL) → Turbo Integration (HIGH) → …
  • Tasks involving ERB partials
  • SKILL.md covers When to Apply, Rule Categories by Priority, Quick Reference and How to Use, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Rails Design System is an agent skill from pproenca/dot-skills. Ruby on Rails design system guidelines for building consistent, maintainable UI with minimal abstraction. This skill should be used when creating or refactoring Rails views, partials, components, form builders, helpers, Stimulus controllers, Turbo Frames, Turbo Streams, or design tokens. Triggers on tasks involving ERB partials, Turbo navigation, Turbo Streams, ViewComponent, Phlex, Tailwind design tokens, custom form builders, view helpers, Stimulus behaviors, Import Maps, Lookbook previews, or design system…

Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 57 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `assets/templates/_template.md`, `metadata.json` and `references/_sections.md`).

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering Backend development, Design systems and Design tokens. It works with Ruby on Rails and Tailwind CSS. The repository describes itself as: A collection of AI agent skills following the Agent Skills open format. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks involving ERB partials
  • Turbo navigation
  • Tailwind design tokens
  • Custom form builders

Example prompts

  • “/rails-design-system”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Design Decisions (CRITICAL)
  2. Design Tokens (CRITICAL)
  3. Turbo Integration (HIGH)
  4. Partial Patterns (HIGH)
  5. Component Architecture (HIGH)
  6. Form System (MEDIUM-HIGH)
  7. Helper Patterns (MEDIUM)
  8. Stimulus Behaviors (MEDIUM)
  9. Consistency & Organization (LOW-MEDIUM)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cf93c57. 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

Rails Design System loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~44k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 139 tokens; SKILL.md has 725 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~139
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~44k

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 pproenca/dot-skills at commit cf93c57, republished under its MIT licence (© pproenca). 725 words, ~2,380 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/rails-design-system/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 54 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
rails-design-system
description
Ruby on Rails design system guidelines for building consistent, maintainable UI with minimal abstraction. This skill should be used when creating or refactoring Rails views, partials, components, form builders, helpers, Stimulus controllers, Turbo Frames, Turbo Streams, or design tokens. Triggers on tasks involving ERB partials, Turbo navigation, Turbo Streams, ViewComponent, Phlex, Tailwind design tokens, custom form builders, view helpers, Stimulus behaviors, Import Maps, Lookbook previews, or design system consistency audits.

Community Ruby on Rails Design System Best Practices

Comprehensive design system guide for Ruby on Rails applications, maintained by Community. Contains 51 rules across 9 categories, prioritized by impact to guide automated refactoring and code generation. Covers the full Rails frontend stack: Turbo (Drive, Frames, Streams), Stimulus, ERB partials, design tokens, form builders, and view helpers. Complements rails-dev (controllers, models, queries) and tailwind (CSS patterns) by covering the systematic UI component architecture layer.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

  • Deciding whether to extract a partial, component, or helper
  • Defining design tokens with Tailwind CSS @theme
  • Creating or refactoring ERB partials with explicit locals
  • Decomposing pages into Turbo Frames for targeted updates
  • Using Turbo Streams for multi-element CRUD updates
  • Coordinating Turbo navigation with Stimulus controllers
  • Building ViewComponent or Phlex components for complex UI
  • Implementing a custom FormBuilder for consistent forms
  • Writing view helpers for badges, icons, and conditional classes
  • Adding Stimulus controllers for interactive behaviors
  • Managing JavaScript dependencies with Import Maps
  • Auditing the codebase for UI duplication and naming drift

Rule Categories by Priority

PriorityCategoryImpactPrefix
1Design DecisionsCRITICALdecide-
2Design TokensCRITICALtoken-
3Turbo IntegrationHIGHturbo-
4Partial PatternsHIGHpartial-
5Component ArchitectureHIGHcomp-
6Form SystemMEDIUM-HIGHform-
7Helper PatternsMEDIUMhelper-
8Stimulus BehaviorsMEDIUMstim-
9Consistency & OrganizationLOW-MEDIUMorg-

Quick Reference

1. Design Decisions (CRITICAL)
2. Design Tokens (CRITICAL)
3. Turbo Integration (HIGH)
4. Partial Patterns (HIGH)
Show full SKILL.md (278 more words)Show less
5. Component Architecture (HIGH)
6. Form System (MEDIUM-HIGH)
7. Helper Patterns (MEDIUM)
8. Stimulus Behaviors (MEDIUM)
9. Consistency & Organization (LOW-MEDIUM)

How to Use

Read individual reference files for detailed explanations and code examples:

Reference Files

FileDescription
references/_sections.mdCategory definitions and ordering
assets/templates/_template.mdTemplate for new rules
metadata.jsonVersion and reference information

© pproenca, 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 54 other files (references, assets) in skills/.experimental/rails-design-system of pproenca/dot-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • assets/templates/_template.md
  • metadata.json
  • references/_sections.md
  • references/comp-explicit-args.md
  • references/comp-slots-for-markup.md
  • references/comp-test-rendered-output.md
  • references/comp-when-to-use.md
  • references/decide-avoid-wrapper-components.md
  • references/decide-design-system-scope.md
  • references/decide-helper-vs-partial.md
  • references/decide-partial-vs-component.md
  • references/decide-prove-then-extract.md
  • references/decide-three-uses-rule.md
  • references/form-accessible-labels.md
  • references/form-button-consistency.md
  • references/form-custom-builder.md
  • references/form-error-display.md
  • … and 37 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cf93c57

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Questions about Rails Design System

What does Rails Design System do?

Ruby on Rails design system guidelines for building consistent, maintainable UI with minimal abstraction. Rails Design System is an agent skill from pproenca/dot-skills. Ruby on Rails design system guidelines for building consistent, maintainable UI with minimal abstraction.

When should I use Rails Design System?

Rails Design System fits situations like: tasks involving ERB partials; turbo navigation; tailwind design tokens; custom form builders.

How do I install Rails Design System in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add pproenca/dot-skills --skill rails-design-system -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.experimental/rails-design-system in pproenca/dot-skills) into .claude/skills/rails-design-system in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Rails Design System in Codex?

Run `npx skills add pproenca/dot-skills --skill rails-design-system -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.experimental/rails-design-system in pproenca/dot-skills) into .agents/skills/rails-design-system in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Rails Design System 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 pproenca/dot-skills --skill rails-design-system -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/rails-design-system, .gemini/skills/rails-design-system, .github/skills/rails-design-system and .opencode/skills/rails-design-system in your project.

What does Rails Design System need to run?

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

Does Rails Design System 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 Rails Design System 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 Rails Design System use?

Rails Design System 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 Rails Design System use?

About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.5k 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 41k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Rails Design System?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Rails Design System: MCP Development (coollabsio/coolify, 63k stars), Refactoring UI (wondelai/skills, 2.4k stars), Tailwind Design System (SuFxGIT/scoutarr, 114 stars) and Extract Design (Manavarya09/design-extract, 4.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Rails Design System?

pproenca (a GitHub user) maintains it in pproenca/dot-skills, which has 214 GitHub stars. The repository holds 182 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 15, 2026.

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