Agent skill

Embedded Or Inline CSS

by thedaviddias in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

A skill your agent uses when reviewing stylesheets, component styles, and responsive behavior related to Avoid embedded and inline CSS.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Embedded Or Inline CSS

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill embedded-or-inline-css -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist embedded-or-inline-css --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/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/embedded-or-inline-css .claude/skills/embedded-or-inline-css && 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
embedded-or-inline-css
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~435 tokens
SKILL.md length
169 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
390
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when reviewing stylesheets, component styles, and responsive behavior related to Avoid embedded and inline CSS.

  • Reviewing stylesheets
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Reference, Check, Fix and Explain, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Component styles

What it does

Embedded Or Inline CSS is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing stylesheets, component styles, and responsive behavior related to Avoid embedded and inline CSS. Check the rendered layout across breakpoints and interaction states before proposing a fix.

Its SKILL.md is about 440 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/rule.md`).

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering CSS and styling and Responsive design. The repository describes itself as: 🗂 The essential checklist for modern web development, for humans and AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing stylesheets
  • Component styles
  • Responsive behavior related to Avoid embedded and inline CSS

Example prompts

  • “/embedded-or-inline-css”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e8d14d0. 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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • frontendchecklist.io

    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

Embedded Or Inline CSS loads about 435 tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 169 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~58
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~435
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4.5k

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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist at commit e8d14d0, republished under its MIT licence (© thedaviddias). 169 words, ~435 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/embedded-or-inline-css/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
embedded-or-inline-css
description
Use when reviewing stylesheets, component styles, and responsive behavior related to Avoid embedded and inline CSS. Check the rendered layout across breakpoints and interaction states before proposing a fix.
metadata.category
css
metadata.priority
high
metadata.difficulty
beginner
metadata.estimatedTime
15
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/css/embedded-or-inline-css

Avoid embedded and inline CSS

Inline CSS cannot be cached separately, increases HTML payload, breaks separation of concerns, and is harder to maintain in large codebases.

Quick Reference

  • Move inline styles to external CSS files or CSS-in-JS
  • Exception: critical CSS should be inlined for performance
  • Exception: dynamic values (CSS custom properties) can be inline
  • Inline CSS breaks caching and increases HTML size

Check

Verify that inline CSS and embedded styles are avoided except for valid use cases like critical CSS, dynamic styles, or performance optimization.

Fix

Move inline and embedded CSS to external stylesheets, keeping only critical above-the-fold CSS inline for performance optimization.

Explain

Explain why external CSS is preferred for maintainability, caching, and separation of concerns, with exceptions for critical CSS and dynamic styles.

Code Review

Review stylesheets, component styles, and responsive states related to Avoid embedded and inline CSS. Flag exact selectors, declarations, or breakpoints that violate the rule in the rendered UI.


For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance, see references/rule.md.

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/css/embedded-or-inline-css

© thedaviddias, 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 1 other file (references) in skills/embedded-or-inline-css of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

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Tailwind CSS Patternsever-works/ever-works1583 repos~1.6kAutomated safety check: NotesAGPL-3.0
Frontend Design Principlespretend1111/claude-desktop-app4941 repos~824Automated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Embedded Or Inline CSS

What does Embedded Or Inline CSS do?

A skill your agent uses when reviewing stylesheets, component styles, and responsive behavior related to Avoid embedded and inline CSS. Embedded Or Inline CSS is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing stylesheets, component styles, and responsive behavior related to Avoid embedded and inline CSS.

When should I use Embedded Or Inline CSS?

Embedded Or Inline CSS fits situations like: reviewing stylesheets; component styles; responsive behavior related to Avoid embedded and inline CSS.

How do I install Embedded Or Inline CSS in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill embedded-or-inline-css -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/embedded-or-inline-css in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .claude/skills/embedded-or-inline-css in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Embedded Or Inline CSS in Codex?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill embedded-or-inline-css -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/embedded-or-inline-css in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .agents/skills/embedded-or-inline-css in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Embedded Or Inline CSS 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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill embedded-or-inline-css -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/embedded-or-inline-css, .gemini/skills/embedded-or-inline-css, .github/skills/embedded-or-inline-css and .opencode/skills/embedded-or-inline-css in your project.

What does Embedded Or Inline CSS need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Embedded Or Inline CSS is instructions for the agent only.

Does Embedded Or Inline CSS access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: frontendchecklist.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Embedded Or Inline CSS 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 Embedded Or Inline CSS use?

Embedded Or Inline CSS 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 Embedded Or Inline CSS use?

About 435 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k 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 4.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Skills that share tags, products or a category with Embedded Or Inline CSS: UI Styling (Ohh-889/skyroc, 795 stars), Frontend Design Router (code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent, 70k stars), Refero Design (referodesign/refero_skill, 292 stars) and Tailwind CSS Patterns (ever-works/ever-works, 158 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Embedded Or Inline CSS?

thedaviddias (a GitHub user) maintains it in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, which has 74,388 GitHub stars. The repository holds 390 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.