# anthropic-ui-skills

Hands your agent a fixed set of rules for Anthropic-style interfaces: light surfaces, Inter, a 4px grid. Useful when you keep re-explaining the palette in every prompt.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 313 installs · ★ 100
- Author: design-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ihlamury/design-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/anthropic/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-10
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/anthropic-ui-skills

## What it does

The skill is a list of constraints the agent follows while writing UI code. It covers colors, typography, spacing, border radius and interactive states, so those decisions stop being made ad hoc. Inside are semantic token tables with hex values, a font size scale from 10px to 68px, 4px grid rules and an animation section.

Some rules are absolute. Page background is `#ECE9E0`, the primary family is `Inter`, text contrast stays at 4.5:1 or better, and focus uses a 2px outline in `#5E6AD2`. Animation is off unless you ask for it; when you do, only `transform` and `opacity`, capped at 200ms. A few entries are surprising: input height `0px`, `h-dvh` instead of `h-screen`, and an `aria-label` on every icon-only button.

Install runs through `npx skills add` and drops the skill file into the folder of the agent you name, so the command differs per tool. One caveat: the layout rules assume a 1920px base viewport, and narrow screens are your problem to solve. MIT licensed.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ihlamury/design-skills --skill anthropic-ui-skills -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add ihlamury/design-skills --skill anthropic -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/anthropic/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/anthropic/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ihlamury/design-skills --skill anthropic -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/anthropic/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ihlamury/design-skills --skill anthropic -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/anthropic/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ihlamury/design-skills anthropic
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/anthropic/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ihlamury/design-skills --skill anthropic -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ihlamury/design-skills --path skills/anthropic
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/anthropic/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ihlamury/design-skills --skill anthropic -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/ihlamury/design-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/anthropic/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a light theme with Anthropic's palette
- keep a 4px spacing grid consistent across a project
- pick Inter sizes and weights for headings and body copy
- check text contrast against 4.5:1
- stop the agent from adding unrequested animations

## Example prompts
- Build the login page following the anthropic-ui-skills rules
- Align my current colors and spacing with the design system in the anthropic skill
- Audit my buttons and inputs against anthropic-ui-skills

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: anthropic-ui-skills
description: Anthropic's UI design system. Use when building interfaces inspired by Anthropic's aesthetic - light mode, Inter font, 4px grid.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: design-skills
  version: "1.0.0"
  source: https://www.anthropic.com
---

# Anthropic UI Skills

Opinionated constraints for building Anthropic-style interfaces with AI agents.

## When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:
- Building light-mode interfaces
- Creating Anthropic-inspired design systems
- Implementing UIs with Inter font and 4px grid

## Colors

- SHOULD use light backgrounds for primary surfaces
- MUST use `#ECE9E0` as page background (`surface-base`)
- SHOULD limit color palette to 8 distinct colors
- MUST maintain text contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for accessibility

### Semantic Tokens

| Token | HEX | RGB | Usage |
|-------|-----|-----|-------|
| `surface-base` | #ECE9E0 | rgb(236,233,224) | Page background |
| `surface-raised` | #DBD1C0 | rgb(219,209,192) | Cards, modals, raised surfaces |
| `surface-overlay` | #0F0F10 | rgb(15,15,16) | Overlays, tooltips, dropdowns |
| `text-primary` | #625F59 | rgb(98,95,89) | Headings, body text |
| `text-secondary` | #9F9F9C | rgb(159,159,156) | Secondary, muted text |
| `text-tertiary` | #454036 | rgb(69,64,54) | Additional text |

## Typography

- MUST use `Inter` as primary font family
- SHOULD use single font family for consistency
- MUST use `68px` / `700` for primary headings
- MUST use `33px` / `semi_bold` for body text
- SHOULD reduce font weights (currently 5 detected)
- MUST use `text-balance` for headings and `text-pretty` for body text
- SHOULD use `tabular-nums` for numeric data
- NEVER modify letter-spacing unless explicitly requested

### Text Styles

| Style | Font | Size | Weight | Color | Count |
|-------|------|------|--------|-------|-------|
| `heading-1` | Inter | 68px | 700 | #201F1D | 1 |
| `body` | Inter | 33px | semi_bold | #35312A | 1 |
| `text-23px` | Inter | 23px | 500 | #403D37 | 1 |
| `text-21px` | Inter | 21px | 400 | #3D362C | 1 |
| `text-21px` | Inter | 21px | 400 | #3B352B | 1 |
| `text-20px` | Inter | 20px | 400 | #494237 | 1 |
| `text-17px` | Inter | 17px | 500 | #423F3B | 1 |
| `text-16px` | Inter | 16px | 400 | #454036 | 1 |
| `text-14px` | Inter | 14px | 500 | #3F3931 | 1 |
| `text-14px` | Inter | 14px | 400 | #A2A3A0 | 1 |

### Typography Reference

**Font Families:**
- `Inter` (used 16x)

**Font Sizes:** 10px, 11px, 14px, 16px, 17px, 20px, 21px, 23px, 33px, 68px

## Spacing

- MUST use 4px grid for spacing
- SHOULD use spacing from scale: 3px, 4px, 5px, 6px
- SHOULD use 5px as default gap between elements
- NEVER use arbitrary spacing values (use design scale)
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