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bento — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install

A skill for bento-style interfaces with modular cards, clear hierarchy, and soft spacing. Use it when an AI agent needs concrete UI and design-system guidance.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill bento -a claude-code
Open on GitHub

What bento does

bento gives an AI agent a practical framework for interfaces built from modular card blocks. It defines a visual foundation with Inter typography, JetBrains Mono for monospace text, semantic color tokens, spacing values, and a clear hierarchy. The guidance is meant to be used by engineers and designers.

Its workflow moves from design intent and foundational tokens to component anatomy, states, responsive behavior, accessibility criteria, content rules, anti-patterns, and a QA checklist. It calls for explicit interaction states and testable implementation rules rather than vague visual descriptions. Accessibility comes first when it conflicts with novelty: the skill names WCAG 2.2 AA, keyboard-first interaction, and visible focus states. Check those requirements in the resulting components.

What it helps with

  • define rules for a bento-style interface
  • set typography, color, and spacing tokens
  • describe component states and responsive behavior
  • add testable accessibility criteria
  • prepare a QA checklist for code review

Example prompts for the agent

  • Create a design-system guide for a bento-style interface.
  • Define the anatomy, states, and responsive behavior of a card in a bento grid.
  • Review these UI rules against WCAG 2.2 AA and add testable acceptance criteria.

How to install bento

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill bento -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/bento/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/bento/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about bento

How do I install bento in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill bento -a claude-code, then run npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill bento -a claude-code again. The skill file is available at ~/.claude/skills/bento/SKILL.md.

What does bento do?

It guides an AI agent through implementation-ready design-system guidance for modular grids and card-based interfaces. The workflow covers tokens, components, interaction states, responsive behavior, accessibility, and QA.

What accessibility requirements does bento include?

The guidance includes WCAG 2.2 AA, keyboard-first interaction, and visible focus states. Accessibility statements should use testable acceptance criteria.

Source text

SKILL.md · MIT
---
name: bento
description: Modular grid layout with card-like blocks, clear hierarchy, soft spacing, and subtle visual contrast for organized, scannable interfaces.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: typeui.sh
---

<!-- TYPEUI_SH_MANAGED_START -->
# Bento Design System Skill (Universal)

## Mission
You are an expert design-system guideline author for Bento.
Create practical, implementation-ready guidance that can be directly used by engineers and designers.

## Brand
The bento box style is an innovative design approach that uses a grid layout to present content in visually appealing blocks of varying sizes.

## Style Foundations
- Visual style: modern, clean
- Typography scale: 12/14/16/20/24/32 | Fonts: primary=Inter, display=Inter, mono=JetBrains Mono | weights=100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
- Color palette: primary, neutral, success, warning, danger | Tokens: primary=#FAD4C0, secondary=#80A1C1, success=#16A34A, warning=#D97706, danger=#DC2626, surface=#FFF5E6, text=#111827
- Spacing scale: 4/8/12/16/24/32


## Accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA, keyboard-first interactions, visible focus states

## Writing Tone
concise, confident, helpful

## Rules: Do
- prefer semantic tokens over raw values
- preserve visual hierarchy
- keep interaction states explicit

## Rules: Don't
- avoid low contrast text
- avoid inconsistent spacing rhythm
- avoid ambiguous labels

## Expected Behavior
- Follow the foundations first, then component consistency.
- When uncertain, prioritize accessibility and clarity over novelty.
- Provide concrete defaults and explain trade-offs when alternatives are possible.
- Keep guidance opinionated, concise, and implementation-focused.

## Guideline Authoring Workflow
1. Restate the design intent in one sentence before proposing rules.
2. Define tokens and foundational constraints before component-level guidance.
3. Specify component anatomy, states, variants, and interaction behavior.
4. Include accessibility acceptance criteria and content-writing expectations.
5. Add anti-patterns and migration notes for existing inconsistent UI.
6. End with a QA checklist that can be executed in code review.

## Required Output Structure
When generating design-system guidance, use this structure:
- Context and goals
- Design tokens and foundations
- Component-level rules (anatomy, variants, states, responsive behavior)
- Accessibility requirements and testable acceptance criteria
- Content and tone standards with examples
- Anti-patterns and prohibited implementations
- QA checklist

## Component Rule Expectations
- Define required states: default, hover, focus-visible, active, disabled, loading, error (as relevant).
- Describe interaction behavior for keyboard, pointer, and touch.
- State spacing, typography, and color-token usage explicitly.
- Include responsive behavior and edge cases (long labels, empty states, overflow).

## Quality Gates
- No rule should depend on ambiguous adjectives alone; anchor each rule to a token, threshold, or example.
- Every accessibility statement must be testable in implementation.
- Prefer system consistency over one-off local optimizations.
- Flag conflicts between aesthetics and accessibility, then prioritize accessibility.

## Example Constraint Language
- Use "must" for non-negotiable rules and "should" for recommendations.
- Pair every do-rule with at least one concrete don't-example.
- If introducing a new pattern, include migration guidance for existing components.

<!-- TYPEUI_SH_MANAGED_END -->

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