# audit-frontend-design

Audits React and Next.js interfaces against the source tree and ties findings to files. Use it before changing UI so proposed fixes have code evidence.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 49
- Author: memi-design
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/memi-design/memi/tree/HEAD/skills/audit-frontend-design/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/audit-frontend-design

## What it does

The skill checks accessibility, visual hierarchy, design tokens, component states, and responsive behavior before UI edits. It asks the agent to rank findings by user impact, verify each fix against the cited file and local tokens, then rerun the same audit after changes.

Run `memi diagnose . --json --no-write --fail-on none` for the main scan. Separate `memi ux audit` and `memi craft audit` commands add detail on interaction behavior and visual craft. Findings should include priorities, source evidence, and code-level changes. A screenshot alone does not mean pixel analysis took place; use browser or image tools to inspect rendered pages.

The recipes target `2.8.0-beta.2`, so the local `memi` must report that version. npm availability does not guarantee that the native binary will work.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add memi-design/memi --skill audit-frontend-design -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add memi-design/memi --skill audit-frontend-design -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add memi-design/memi --skill audit-frontend-design -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install memi-design/memi audit-frontend-design
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/memi-design/memi --path skills/audit-frontend-design
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add memi-design/memi --skill audit-frontend-design -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/memi-design/memi/tree/HEAD/skills/audit-frontend-design/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- catch accessibility issues before UI changes
- check hierarchy and design tokens in the source
- tie each finding to a file and rule
- rerun the audit and surface unresolved issues

## Example prompts
- Audit the settings page in `src/app` before I change its layout.
- Check this React component for accessibility and responsive issues, with findings linked to source files.
- Rerun the audit after my edits and list the remaining findings.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: audit-frontend-design
description: Use when reviewing or changing a React, Next.js, Tailwind, or shadcn interface and you need evidence-backed findings for accessibility, hierarchy, tokens, states, and responsive design before editing code.
---

# Audit Frontend Design

Audit the real source tree before proposing UI changes. Memi's checks are deterministic and file-anchored; no Figma connection or background process is required.

This workflow targets published beta **2.8.0-beta.2**. Use `npx -y @memi-design/cli@2.8.0-beta.2 --version` to verify the exact package; a local `memi` must report that same version before these recipes run. The independent stable compatibility baseline is **2.7.9**. See [current release state](https://github.com/memi-design/memi/blob/main/docs/CURRENT_RELEASE.md) and [known limitations](https://github.com/memi-design/memi/blob/main/docs/trust/KNOWN_LIMITATIONS.md). npm availability alone does not establish native-binary success.

## Run The Audit

From the repository root:

```bash
memi diagnose . --json --no-write --fail-on none
```

For UX behavior and visual craft detail, run only the relevant follow-up:

```bash
memi ux audit . --json --no-write
memi craft audit . --json --no-write
```

A supplied screenshot is context, not proof that Memi performed pixel analysis. Use the harness browser or image tools for actual rendered checks. Use `memi diagnose . --receipt-only --fail-on none` when the output must exclude source content.

## Workflow

1. Read repository instructions and identify the requested route or component.
2. Run `diagnose` before broad UI edits.
3. Group findings by user impact, not by checker name.
4. Verify each proposed fix against the cited file and local design tokens.
5. Implement only fixes relevant to the user's request.
6. Re-run the same command and report assessed quality, category coverage, scan omissions, and remaining findings.

## Output

Lead with actionable findings:

| Priority | Evidence | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| High | `path/to/file.tsx:line` and rule id | Specific code-level fix |

Include the command run, before/after score, files changed, and unresolved risks. Never replace source evidence with generic taste advice.
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