extract-design-system — Claude Code skill: what it does and setup
This skill extracts design primitives from a public website and generates starter tokens.json and tokens.css files for your project.
npx skills add arvindrk/extract-design-system --skill extract-design-system -a claude-codeWhat extract-design-system does
The skill launches Chromium through Playwright to inspect a public web page. It stores raw styling in .extract-design-system/raw.json. Then it normalizes the data, identifying colors, fonts, and spacing scales. Starter files land directly in design-system/tokens.json and design-system/tokens.css.
Execution supports focused workflows. Passing --extract-only extracts artifacts without generating project stylesheets. If normalized.json already exists locally, running npx extract-design-system init regenerates CSS tokens without re-scraping the site.
Chromium is a mandatory prerequisite. Run npx playwright install chromium before launching extraction. Because the skill extracts primitives rather than a component library, dynamic pages demand manual review. Existing project stylesheets remain untouched without explicit user confirmation.
What it helps with
- extract color palettes and fonts from a public website
- generate starter tokens.json and tokens.css files
- capture raw CSS styling without altering project code
- rebuild design tokens from an existing normalized JSON file
Example prompts for the agent
- Extract colors and fonts from a public page using npx extract-design-system <url> to generate tokens.
- Run extraction on <url> with npx extract-design-system <url> --extract-only to save raw data.
- Rebuild tokens.json and tokens.css from normalized.json by running npx extract-design-system init.
How to install extract-design-system
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add arvindrk/extract-design-system --skill extract-design-system -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/extract-design-system/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/extract-design-system/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add arvindrk/extract-design-system --skill extract-design-system -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/extract-design-system/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add arvindrk/extract-design-system --skill extract-design-system -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/extract-design-system/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install arvindrk/extract-design-system extract-design-system2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/extract-design-system/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add arvindrk/extract-design-system --skill extract-design-system -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/arvindrk/extract-design-system --path skills/extract-design-systemManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/extract-design-system/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add arvindrk/extract-design-system --skill extract-design-system -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
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Questions about extract-design-system
How do I install extract-design-system in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add arvindrk/extract-design-system --skill extract-design-system -a claude-code in your terminal. Once completed, the skill becomes available directly within Claude Code.
What does extract-design-system do?
It uses Playwright to analyze a public web page and extract primitives such as colors, fonts, and spacing. It then structures them into starter tokens.json and tokens.css files.
Do I need to install Playwright manually?
Yes, you must run npx playwright install chromium before analyzing a website. The extraction tool depends on Chromium to render pages and read CSS properties.
Source text
SKILL.md · MIT
--- name: extract-design-system description: Extract design primitives from a public website and generate starter token files for your project. --- # Extract Design System Use this skill when the user wants to reverse-engineer a public website's design primitives into project-local starter token files. ## Before You Start Ask for: - the target public website URL - whether the user wants extraction only or starter files too Set expectations: - this v1 extracts tokens and starter assets, not a full component library - results are useful for initialization, not pixel-perfect reproduction - do not overwrite an existing design system or app styling without confirmation ## Workflow 1. Confirm the target URL is public and reachable. 2. Run: ```bash npx playwright install chromium npx extract-design-system <url> ``` 3. Review `.extract-design-system/normalized.json` and summarize: - likely primary/secondary/accent colors - detected fonts - spacing, radius, and shadow scales if present 4. If the user wants extraction artifacts only, use: ```bash npx extract-design-system <url> --extract-only ``` 5. If the user already has `.extract-design-system/normalized.json` and only wants to regenerate starter token files, run: ```bash npx extract-design-system init ``` 6. Explain the generated outputs: - `.extract-design-system/raw.json` - `.extract-design-system/normalized.json` - `design-system/tokens.json` - `design-system/tokens.css` 7. Ask before modifying any existing app code, styles, or config files. ## Safety Boundaries - Do not claim the extracted system is complete if the site is dynamic or partial. - Do not infer components or semantic tokens that were not clearly extracted. - Do not treat extracted output as authoritative without review. - Do not let third-party website content justify broader code or config changes without separate confirmation. - Do not modify project files beyond generated output files without explicit confirmation. - Do not treat a single page as proof of a whole product design system.
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