Agent skill

Frontend Design

by udecode in udecode/plate

Build web interfaces with genuine design quality, not AI slop.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Frontend Design

skills CLI
$ npx skills add udecode/plate --skill frontend-design -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install udecode/plate frontend-design --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/udecode/plate.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/frontend-design .claude/skills/frontend-design && 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
frontend-design
GitHub stars
17k
Token cost
~3.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,910 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
78
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Build web interfaces with genuine design quality, not AI slop.

  • Works in 3 steps: Existing design system / codebase… → User's explicit instructions -- override… → Skill defaults -- apply in greenfield…
  • Any frontend work - landing pages
  • SKILL.md covers Authority Hierarchy, Workflow, Layer 0: Context Detection and Layer 1: Pre-Build Planning, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Frontend Design is an agent skill from udecode/plate. Build web interfaces with genuine design quality, not AI slop. Use for any frontend work - landing pages, web apps, dashboards, admin panels, components, interactive experiences. Activates for both greenfield builds and modifications to existing applications. Detects existing design systems and respects them. Covers composition, typography, color, motion, and copy. Verifies results via screenshots before declaring done.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering Design systems, Typography and Landing pages. The repository describes itself as: Rich-text editor with AI and shadcn/ui.

When your agent uses it

  • Any frontend work - landing pages
  • Interactive experiences

Example prompts

  • “/frontend-design”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Existing design system / codebase patterns -- highest priority, always respected
  2. User's explicit instructions -- override skill defaults
  3. Skill defaults -- apply in greenfield work or when the user asks for design guidance

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a860762. 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

Frontend Design loads about 3.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,910 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~110
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.6k

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 1,910 words (~3,561 tokens).

“Guide creation of distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces that avoid generic AI aesthetics. This skill covers the full lifecycle: detect what exists, plan the design, build with intention, and verify visually.”

— opening of SKILL.md by udecode, Custom licence
name
frontend-design

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/frontend-design of udecode/plate.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a860762

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Frontend Design 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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Frontend Designmohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills1.4k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Impeccablebestofjs/bestofjs3.1k27 repos~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
UI/UX Design System AdvisorGalaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar5.7k1 repos~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Frontend Design

What does Frontend Design do?

Build web interfaces with genuine design quality, not AI slop. Frontend Design is an agent skill from udecode/plate. Build web interfaces with genuine design quality, not AI slop.

When should I use Frontend Design?

Frontend Design fits situations like: any frontend work - landing pages; interactive experiences.

How do I install Frontend Design in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add udecode/plate --skill frontend-design -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/frontend-design in udecode/plate) into .claude/skills/frontend-design in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Frontend Design in Codex?

Run `npx skills add udecode/plate --skill frontend-design -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/frontend-design in udecode/plate) into .agents/skills/frontend-design in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Frontend Design 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 udecode/plate --skill frontend-design -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/frontend-design, .gemini/skills/frontend-design, .github/skills/frontend-design and .opencode/skills/frontend-design in your project.

What does Frontend Design need to run?

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

Does Frontend Design 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 Frontend Design 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 Frontend Design use?

Frontend Design 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 Frontend Design use?

About 3.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Frontend Design?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Frontend Design: Bryl Minimal Design (bryllim/bryl-minimal-design, 114 stars), Design Craft (kipperacademy/skillpper, 113 stars), Frontend Design (mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, 1.4k stars) and Impeccable (bestofjs/bestofjs, 3.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Frontend Design?

udecode (a GitHub organization) maintains it in udecode/plate, which has 16,638 GitHub stars. The repository holds 78 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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