Agent skill

Heading Hierarchy

by thedaviddias in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

A skill your agent uses when reviewing rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to Use logical heading hierarchy.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Heading Hierarchy

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill heading-hierarchy -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist heading-hierarchy --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/heading-hierarchy .claude/skills/heading-hierarchy && 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
heading-hierarchy
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~516 tokens
SKILL.md length
218 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 rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to Use logical heading hierarchy.

  • Reviewing rendered HTML
  • 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
  • Interactive components

What it does

Heading Hierarchy is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to Use logical heading hierarchy. Check native semantics first, then inspect keyboard behavior, focus flow, accessible names, and screen-reader output where relevant.

Its SKILL.md is about 520 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 Accessibility and Design systems. 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 rendered HTML
  • Interactive components
  • Design-system patterns related to Use logical heading hierarchy

Example prompts

  • “/heading-hierarchy”

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

Heading Hierarchy loads about 516 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 218 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~69
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~516
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.4k

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). 218 words, ~516 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/heading-hierarchy/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
heading-hierarchy
description
Use when reviewing rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to Use logical heading hierarchy. Check native semantics first, then inspect keyboard behavior, focus flow, accessible names, and screen-reader output where relevant.
metadata.category
accessibility
metadata.priority
critical
metadata.difficulty
beginner
metadata.estimatedTime
15
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/accessibility/heading-hierarchy

Use logical heading hierarchy

Screen reader users navigate by headings like a table of contents—skipping levels or poor hierarchy makes content impossible to understand and navigate.

Quick Reference

  • Use exactly one h1 per page for the main title
  • Never skip heading levels (h1 → h2 → h3, not h1 → h3)
  • Heading text should describe the content that follows
  • Don't use headings for visual styling—use CSS instead

Check

Verify pages have exactly one h1, headings follow sequential order without skipping levels (h1 → h2 → h3), and heading text clearly describes the content that follows. Use accessibility tools to generate a heading outline.

Fix

Structure headings to reflect content hierarchy. Start with h1 for the page title, use h2 for major sections, h3 for subsections. Never skip heading levels or use headings purely for visual styling.

Explain

Explain how screen reader users navigate by headings like a table of contents, and why skipped levels or missing structure forces users to work harder to understand page organization.

Code Review

Review the rendered markup and interactive states that affect Use logical heading hierarchy. Flag exact elements, roles, labels, focus behavior, or keyboard interactions that violate the rule, and note how to verify the fix with browser accessibility tooling or assistive tech.


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

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/accessibility/heading-hierarchy

© 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/heading-hierarchy of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

Compare with similar skills

Heading Hierarchy 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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Heading Hierarchy this skillthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist74k—~516Automated safety check: PassMIT
UI/UX Design System AdvisorGalaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar5.7k1 repos~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Extract DesignManavarya09/design-extract4.2k—~786Automated safety check: NotesMIT
Color Auditrome-os/rome748—~2.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Material Design 3 UI/UX Guideskydashnet/material-design-3-ui-skill138—~3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
UI Component Spec Designerplugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills1.6k—~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Heading Hierarchy

What does Heading Hierarchy do?

A skill your agent uses when reviewing rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to Use logical heading hierarchy. Heading Hierarchy is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to Use logical heading hierarchy.

When should I use Heading Hierarchy?

Heading Hierarchy fits situations like: reviewing rendered HTML; interactive components; design-system patterns related to Use logical heading hierarchy.

How do I install Heading Hierarchy in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Heading Hierarchy in Codex?

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

Can I use Heading Hierarchy 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 heading-hierarchy -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/heading-hierarchy, .gemini/skills/heading-hierarchy, .github/skills/heading-hierarchy and .opencode/skills/heading-hierarchy in your project.

What does Heading Hierarchy need to run?

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

Does Heading Hierarchy 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 Heading Hierarchy 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 Heading Hierarchy use?

Heading Hierarchy 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 Heading Hierarchy use?

About 516 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 903 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Heading Hierarchy?

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Who maintains Heading Hierarchy?

thedaviddias (a GitHub user) maintains it in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, which has 74,421 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.