A skill your agent uses when you need to display focused content or actions.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Modal

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/ux-patterns-for-developers --skill modal -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/ux-patterns-for-developers modal --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/ux-patterns-for-developers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/modal .claude/skills/modal && 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
modal
GitHub stars
258
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
453 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
92
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when you need to display focused content or actions.

  • Works in 4 steps: Confirm the pattern matches the problem… → Start from the anatomy and examples in… → Apply accessibility, performance, and… → …
  • You need to display focused content
  • SKILL.md covers What it solves, When to use, When to avoid and Implementation workflow, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Modal is an agent skill from thedaviddias/ux-patterns-for-developers. Use when you need to display focused content or actions.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/pattern.md`).

It sits in Frontend & Design. The repository describes itself as: 🧩 Developer ecosystem for UX patterns: comprehensive docs, ready-to-use components, and real-world examples.

When your agent uses it

  • You need to display focused content

Example prompts

  • “/modal”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Confirm the pattern matches the problem and constraints before copying the example.
  2. Start from the anatomy and examples in references/pattern.md, then choose the smallest viable variation.
  3. Apply accessibility, performance, and interaction guardrails before layering visual polish.
  4. Use the testing guidance to verify behavior across keyboard, screen reader, responsive, and failure scenarios.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a15991d. 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):

    • uxpatterns.dev

    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

Modal loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 16 tokens; SKILL.md has 453 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~16
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~7.5k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 453 words (~1,056 tokens).

name
modal
metadata.id
modal
metadata.category
content-management
metadata.pattern
Modal
metadata.source
uxpatterns.dev
metadata.url
https://uxpatterns.dev/patterns/content-management/modal
metadata.sourcePath
apps/web/content/patterns/content-management/modal.mdx

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/modal of thedaviddias/ux-patterns-for-developers.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/pattern.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a15991d

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Figma Design System Builderwarpdotdev/warp65k2 repos~4.4kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
Web Interface Guidelines Reviewervercel-labs/openreview1.7k97 repos~308Automated safety check: PassNone

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Questions about Modal

What does Modal do?

A skill your agent uses when you need to display focused content or actions. Modal is an agent skill from thedaviddias/ux-patterns-for-developers. Use when you need to display focused content or actions.

When should I use Modal?

Modal fits situations like: you need to display focused content.

How do I install Modal in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/ux-patterns-for-developers --skill modal -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/modal in thedaviddias/ux-patterns-for-developers) into .claude/skills/modal in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Modal in Codex?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/ux-patterns-for-developers --skill modal -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/modal in thedaviddias/ux-patterns-for-developers) into .agents/skills/modal in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Modal 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/ux-patterns-for-developers --skill modal -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/modal, .gemini/skills/modal, .github/skills/modal and .opencode/skills/modal in your project.

What does Modal need to run?

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

Does Modal access the network?

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

Is Modal 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 Modal use?

Modal has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Modal use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.2k 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 6.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Modal?

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Who maintains Modal?

thedaviddias (a GitHub user) maintains it in thedaviddias/ux-patterns-for-developers, which has 258 GitHub stars. The repository holds 92 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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