Design System Tokens

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Creating token files
• Implementing theme systems
• Building design-to-code pipelines

Example prompts

• “/design-system-tokens”

Requirements

• Node.js
• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Claude Code 2.1.277+.
• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e4ff8d9. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • Read
  • Glob
  • Grep
  • WebFetch
  • WebSearch

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • npx

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

  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.

• Compatibility

  Claude Code 2.1.277+.

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Design System Tokens loads about 2.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 71 tokens; SKILL.md has 733 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~71

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~2.5k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~5.2k

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

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 yonatangross/orchestkit at commit e4ff8d9, republished under its MIT licence (© yonatangross). 733 words, ~2,484 tokens.

name

design-system-tokens

description

Design token management with the W3C Design Token spec, three-tier hierarchy (global/alias/component), OKLCH color, Style Dictionary transforms, and dark mode theming. Use when creating token files, implementing theme systems, or building design-to-code pipelines.

allowed-tools

Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch

compatibility

Claude Code 2.1.277+.

license

MIT

user-invocable

false

metadata.owner-agent

frontend-ui-developer

metadata.category

document-asset-creation

metadata.dtcg-version

v2025.10

metadata.version

1.1.0

metadata.author

OrchestKit

metadata.complexity

medium

metadata.tags

design-tokens, w3c-tokens, oklch, style-dictionary, theming, dark-mode, css-variables, tailwind-theme, design-system, color-spaces

{
  "color": {
    "primary": {
      "50": {
        "$type": "color",
        "$value": "oklch(0.97 0.01 250)",
        "$description": "Lightest primary shade"
      },
      "500": {
        "$type": "color",
        "$value": "oklch(0.55 0.18 250)",
        "$description": "Base primary"
      },
      "900": {
        "$type": "color",
        "$value": "oklch(0.25 0.10 250)",
        "$description": "Darkest primary shade"
      }
    }
  },
  "spacing": {
    "sm": {
      "$type": "dimension",
      "$value": "8px"
    },
    "md": {
      "$type": "dimension",
      "$value": "16px"
    },
    "lg": {
      "$type": "dimension",
      "$value": "24px"
    }
  }
}

{
  "color": {
    "blue": {
      "500": { "$type": "color", "$value": "oklch(0.55 0.18 250)" }
    },
    "primary": { "$type": "color", "$value": "{color.blue.500}" },
    "action": {
      "default": { "$type": "color", "$value": "{color.primary}" }
    }
  }
}

/* OKLCH: L (0-1 lightness), C (0-0.4 chroma/saturation), H (0-360 hue) */
--color-primary: oklch(0.55 0.18 250);
--color-primary-hover: oklch(0.50 0.18 250);  /* Just reduce L for darker */

:root {
  --color-surface: oklch(0.99 0.00 0);
  --color-on-surface: oklch(0.15 0.00 0);
}

[data-theme="dark"] {
  --color-surface: oklch(0.15 0.00 0);
  --color-on-surface: oklch(0.95 0.00 0);
}

{
  "color": {
    "brand": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": "oklch(0.55 0.18 250)",
      "$extensions": {
        "com.tokens.deprecated": {
          "since": "2.0.0",
          "replacement": "color.primary.500",
          "removal": "3.0.0"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

npx shadcn@latest init --preset b2D0xPaDb  # Luma + Emerald + Geist

/* Luma elevation system — soft depth hierarchy */
--shadow-card: 0 1px 3px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1), 0 1px 2px -1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1);  /* shadow-md */
--ring-card: 0 0 0 1px var(--foreground) / 0.05;  /* ring-1 ring-foreground/5 */
--shadow-dropdown: 0 4px 6px -1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1);  /* shadow-lg */
--shadow-dialog: 0 10px 15px -3px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1);  /* shadow-xl */
--radius-button: var(--radius-4xl);  /* pill-shaped */
--radius-card: var(--radius-4xl);
--radius-input: var(--radius-3xl);

© yonatangross, 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 14 other files (references) in src/skills/design-system-tokens of yonatangross/orchestkit.

• SKILL.md
• references/style-dictionary-config.md
• references/token-naming-conventions.md
• references/w3c-token-spec.md
• rules/_sections.md
• rules/_template.md
• rules/tokens-contrast-enforcement.md
• rules/tokens-oklch-color.md
• rules/tokens-spacing-depth.md
• rules/tokens-style-dictionary.md
• rules/tokens-theming-darkmode.md
• rules/tokens-three-tier.md
• rules/tokens-versioning.md
• rules/tokens-w3c-format.md
• test-cases.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e4ff8d9