A skill your agent uses when reviewing mobile-first layouts, tablet experiences, fullscreen flows, forms, dashboards, or media interfaces.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Orientation

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist orientation --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/orientation .claude/skills/orientation && 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
orientation
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~625 tokens
SKILL.md length
272 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 mobile-first layouts, tablet experiences, fullscreen flows, forms, dashboards, or media interfaces.

  • Reviewing mobile-first layouts
  • 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
  • Tablet experiences

What it does

Orientation is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing mobile-first layouts, tablet experiences, fullscreen flows, forms, dashboards, or media interfaces. Check rendered behavior in both portrait and landscape and separate genuine layout constraints from unnecessary orientation assumptions.

Its SKILL.md is about 630 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 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 mobile-first layouts
  • Tablet experiences
  • Fullscreen flows
  • Media interfaces

Example prompts

  • “/orientation”

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

Orientation loads about 625 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 67 tokens; SKILL.md has 272 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~67
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~625
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.8k

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). 272 words, ~625 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/orientation/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
orientation
description
Use when reviewing mobile-first layouts, tablet experiences, fullscreen flows, forms, dashboards, or media interfaces. Check rendered behavior in both portrait and landscape and separate genuine layout constraints from unnecessary orientation assumptions.
metadata.category
accessibility
metadata.priority
high
metadata.difficulty
intermediate
metadata.estimatedTime
20
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/accessibility/orientation

Support both portrait and landscape orientation

Many users mount devices to wheelchairs, use tablets on stands, or cannot easily rotate a device. If a site only works in one orientation, these users may lose access to content or critical actions entirely.

Quick Reference

  • Do not lock the interface to portrait-only or landscape-only unless the task truly requires it
  • Ensure all core content and controls remain usable after device rotation
  • Use responsive layouts that adapt instead of hiding functionality in one orientation
  • If a specific orientation is essential, explain why and provide the best available alternative

Check

Rotate the page between portrait and landscape on mobile and tablet viewports. Verify all primary content, navigation, forms, and interactive controls remain available and usable in both orientations. Flag any use of orientation locks, rotate-device overlays that block content, or layouts that hide essential functionality in one orientation.

Fix

Remove orientation locks and redesign the layout to work in both portrait and landscape. Use responsive CSS, wrapping layouts, and adaptive spacing instead of blocking content behind a rotate-device message. Only keep an orientation requirement if the task is genuinely orientation-essential.

Explain

Explain why WCAG requires content to support both portrait and landscape unless orientation is essential to the activity, and how orientation locks can block users who cannot rotate their devices.

Code Review

Review responsive layouts, viewport handling, overlays, and any JavaScript related to device rotation. Flag exact selectors, components, or route states that require one orientation, hide essential content after rotation, or show blocking rotate-device messages instead of adapting the layout.


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

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/accessibility/orientation

© 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/orientation of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

Compare with similar skills

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Trip Map Builderhiyeshu/trip-map-builder244—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Antislop Layoutmobilemiqdadbadjuber/anti-slop5.7k—~4.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Local Testinglobehub/lobe-ui2.2k—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Orientation

What does Orientation do?

A skill your agent uses when reviewing mobile-first layouts, tablet experiences, fullscreen flows, forms, dashboards, or media interfaces. Orientation is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing mobile-first layouts, tablet experiences, fullscreen flows, forms, dashboards, or media interfaces.

When should I use Orientation?

Orientation fits situations like: reviewing mobile-first layouts; tablet experiences; fullscreen flows; media interfaces.

How do I install Orientation in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Orientation in Codex?

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

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

What does Orientation need to run?

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

Does Orientation 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 Orientation 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 Orientation use?

Orientation 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 Orientation use?

About 625 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k 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 1.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Orientation?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Orientation: UI Styling (Ohh-889/skyroc, 795 stars), Material 3 (hamen/material-3-skill, 1.5k stars), Trip Map Builder (hiyeshu/trip-map-builder, 244 stars) and Antislop Layoutmobile (miqdadbadjuber/anti-slop, 5.7k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Orientation?

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.