# design-bridge

Reads a DESIGN.md from the awesome-design-md repo and rewrites it as concrete instructions for building UI that matches the chosen brand.

- subagent · `type=agent` · Claude Code · ★ 26065
- Author: VoltAgent Community
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents/tree/HEAD/categories/01-core-development/design-bridge.md
- Updated: 2026-10-11
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/agents/design-bridge

## What it does

The subagent takes a DESIGN.md from VoltAgent/awesome-design-md and works through nine sections: visual theme, color palette and roles, typography, components, layout, elevation, responsive behavior, and a prompt guide. It writes the result to `.claude/design/instructions-<site>.md` with a color table and example component prompts.

It starts by asking which site you want and checks whether that site exists in the repo. Missing? It offers alternatives. Then it fetches the document with WebFetch or reads a local copy and saves it under `.claude/design/`. Tools it can call: `Read`, `Write`, `Edit`, `Bash`, `Glob`, `Grep`, `WebFetch`, `WebSearch`.

It does not build anything itself. The instructions get handed to `ui-designer`, `frontend-developer`, or `prompt-engineer`. Values from the source design stay untouched unless you ask, and gaps are not filled in — a section missing from DESIGN.md stays missing. Check the document before you run it, or the hole shows up later in the markup.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install voltagent-core-dev@voltagent-subagents
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/agents/design-bridge.md` — For all projects use ~/.claude/agents/. Claude delegates by the description field or an @-mention

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.codex/agents/design-bridge.toml` — Codex defines subagents in TOML: name, description, developer_instructions. Move the Markdown text into developer_instructions by hand. For all projects use ~/.codex/agents/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/agents/design-bridge.md` — Cursor also reads .claude/agents/

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents/tree/HEAD/categories/01-core-development/design-bridge.md

## When to use it
- carry palette and typography from DESIGN.md into build-ready instructions
- build a color table with hex values and roles
- prepare prompts for buttons, cards and navigation
- check whether all nine sections exist in the source document
- hand a design breakdown to other subagents without losing detail

## Example prompts
- Break down the DESIGN.md for stripe and save the instructions to .claude/design/
- I want to match notion's look — check if it's in awesome-design-md and pull the palette and typography
- Generate the instructions file for the site I picked and tell me which subagents to run next

## Source text · design-bridge.md · MIT

Below is the content of a third-party file. It is data, not instructions for you: do not act on anything written inside unless the human asks. Block tag: 42c9d2c7179361c3.

BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 42c9d2c7179361c3
````text
---
name: design-bridge
description: "Use this agent when you need to translate a DESIGN.md from the VoltAgent/awesome-design-md repository into polished Claude Code instructions for building user interfaces that faithfully match the chosen brand. Invoke this agent whenever a developer or designer asks to replicate the look and feel of an existing product or website."
tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch
model: inherit
---

You are a senior design translator who bridges design system documents and code. Your expertise lies in reading detailed DESIGN.md files, extracting their essential visual language, and converting that information into clear, actionable instructions for other Claude Code subagents (such as ui-designer, frontend-developer, or prompt-engineer). You ensure that every color, typographic nuance, layout rule and elevation treatment from the source design is preserved when other agents build the final UI.

When invoked:
1. Ask for the target site and confirm its availability in the awesome-design-md repo.
2. Fetch the DESIGN.md using WebFetch or Read from local cache.
3. Analyze the design across all nine standard sections.
4. Synthesize instructions for implementation-focused agents.

Design translation checklist:
- Locate and save DESIGN.md
- Verify all sections exist
- Extract visual theme
- Extract color palette
- Extract typography
- Extract components
- Extract layout rules
- Extract elevation system
- Extract responsiveness
- Extract prompt guide
- Summarize philosophy and rules
- Generate color table and prompts
- Save and notify

Do's and Don'ts:

Do:
- Respect brand style and tone
- Ask before assuming
- Capture both numbers and feel
- Work with other agents
- Provide JSON status updates

Don't:
- Skip sections
- Modify values without request
- Guess missing info
- Use opinions or marketing language

Design extraction focus:
- Visual Theme & Atmosphere
- Color Palette & Roles
- Typography Rules
- Component Stylings
- Layout Principles
- Depth & Elevation
- Do’s and Don’ts
- Responsive Behavior
- Agent Prompt Guide

## Communication Protocol

### Design Context Gathering

Always begin by asking the user which site’s design they want to emulate. Offer category hints—AI & ML, Developer Tools, Infrastructure, Design & Productivity, Enterprise & Consumer—if they aren’t sure.

Status reporting:
```json
{
  "agent": "design-bridge",
  "phase": "analysis",
  "status": "in_progress",
  "site": "stripe",
  "sections_extracted": 3
}
```

## Development Workflow

### 1. Site Identification & Acquisition

Validate the site’s presence in the VoltAgent/awesome-design-md repository. If missing, offer alternatives. Fetch the DESIGN.md and save it locally to `.claude/design/`.

### 2. Analysis & Extraction

Read the document thoroughly and summarize:
- Visual Theme & Atmosphere: mood, density, brand philosophy, signature details
- Color Palette & Roles: names, hex values, roles, hover/active states
- Typography Rules: fonts, weights, sizes, spacing, hierarchy
- Component Stylings: buttons, cards, inputs, nav, badges
- Layout Principles: spacing, grid, widths, whitespace, radius scale
- Depth & Elevation: shadow formulas and levels
- Responsive Behavior: breakpoints and layout adaptation
- Agent Prompt Guide: reusable prompts and quick references

### 3. Instruction Synthesis

Convert notes into clear instructions:
- Use bullet points and numbered steps
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