design-md
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Inspect repository stylesheets, Tailwind configs, and design tokens to create or update a two-layer DESIGN.md file (machine-readable tokens in YAML frontmatter + vivid aesthetic direction prose across 8 canonical Markdown sections) and validate WCAG 2.2 AA contrast. Use when establishing, auditing, or updating the project design system.
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
6 rules. 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 5 are very specific to this project.
0
Common
Most of the 56 edited versions we read keep these.
1
Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
5
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Very specific: line 8
Create or update the repository's DESIGN.md design system specification using real project stylesheets, Tailwind configs, and token files.
- Very specific: line 25
Run the detection helper with --diff via the terminal-runner agent:
- Very specific: line 35
Verify that extracted tokens match actual stylesheets (globals.css, tailwind.config.*, tokens.json).
- Very specific: line 36
If setting a specific brand vibe or aesthetic metaphor, pass --aesthetic:
- Very specific: line 40
If DESIGN.md already exists, confirm that all hand-crafted prose in ## Overview, ## Components, ## Do's and Don'ts, and any custom sections …
- Distinctive: line 49
Run the built-in linter to verify canonical sections and test semantic foreground/background token pairs:
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 56 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
/design-md
Create or update the repository's DESIGN.md design system specification using real project stylesheets, Tailwind configs, and token files.
The DESIGN.md specification—introduced by Google in 2026—consists of two complementary layers:
- Machine-Readable Design Tokens (YAML Frontmatter): Deterministic tokens for
colors,typography,spacing,rounded, andelevation. - Human-Readable Design Rationale (Markdown Body): Natural language prose explaining the why and setting a vivid mental model for coding agents across the 8 canonical sections:
## Overview: Vivid aesthetic direction prose (e.g. "A graduate-level computer science lecture handout in the tradition of an old established university") + Core visual principles.## Colors: Semantic role definitions and contrast compliance.## Typography: Type hierarchy, weights, and line-length limits (65ch).## Layout: Grid scale and container boundaries.## Elevation & Depth: Architectural layering and subtle borders over blurry shadows.## Shapes: Consistent corner geometry.## Components: Guidelines for Buttons, Cards, Inputs, and Modals with unbroken:focus-visiblestates.## Do's and Don'ts: Actionable positive and negative rules stopping AI visual drift.
Steps
- Inspect and Compute Diff:
Run the detection helper with
--diffvia theterminal-runneragent:
Or examine detected tokens and facts in JSON mode:python .agents/skills/design-md/scripts/detect_design_md.py --diffpython .agents/skills/design-md/scripts/detect_design_md.py --json - Review Proposed Design Tokens & Aesthetic Prose:
- Verify that extracted tokens match actual stylesheets (
globals.css,tailwind.config.*,tokens.json). - If setting a specific brand vibe or aesthetic metaphor, pass
--aesthetic:python .agents/skills/design-md/scripts/detect_design_md.py --diff --aesthetic "A graduate-level computer science lecture handout in the tradition of an old established university: restrained, typographic, high-contrast, editorial." - If
DESIGN.mdalready exists, confirm that all hand-crafted prose in## Overview,## Components,## Do's and Don'ts, and any custom sections (e.g.## Brand Voice) are preserved byte-for-byte.
- Verify that extracted tokens match actual stylesheets (
- Apply Changes:
Once verified, apply changes to create or update
DESIGN.md:python .agents/skills/design-md/scripts/detect_design_md.py --apply - Validate WCAG 2.2 AA Contrast & Structure:
Run the built-in linter to verify canonical sections and test semantic foreground/background token pairs:
For deep reference on token schema and aesthetic archetypes, consult references/design-md-spec.md.python .agents/skills/design-md/scripts/detect_design_md.py --lint
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