# material

Enforces Material Design guidelines, typography scales, color tokens, and WCAG 2.2 AA rules when designing components with AI agents.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2400 installs · ★ 3349
- Author: typeui.sh
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/bergside/awesome-design-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/material/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/material

## What it does

The skill directs your AI coding agent to generate implementation-ready design system documentation. It establishes foundational tokens: Inter for primary body copy, Roboto for display text, Fira Code for monospaced elements, and a fixed spacing scale of 4/8/12/16/24/32. Colors are anchored to specific hex values such as `#6442D6` for primary and `#111827` for text.

When documenting UI elements, the agent must define states like hover, focus-visible, active, disabled, loading, and error across keyboard and pointer inputs. It enforces WCAG 2.2 AA compliance directly into the output. If aesthetic choices clash with contrast or readability, the skill explicitly prioritizes accessibility.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill material -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill material -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill material -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install bergside/awesome-design-skills material
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/bergside/awesome-design-skills --path skills/material
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill material -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/bergside/awesome-design-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/material/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate structured component guidelines for Material Design
- enforce design tokens for colors, typography scales, and spacing
- define component states for keyboard focus, touch, and hover
- create WCAG 2.2 AA acceptance criteria for UI code reviews

## Example prompts
- Create a component specification for a dialog using the material skill tokens
- Generate states and accessibility criteria for an input field under WCAG 2.2 AA
- Write a design system guideline and QA checklist for card components

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: material
description: Google's Material Design with layered surfaces, dynamic theming, built-in motion, and responsive cross-platform patterns.
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# Material Design System Skill (Antigravity)

## Mission

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

## Brand

UX (user experience) designers use it to create visually consistent, intuitive, and responsive digital experiences. With built-in motion, layering, and dynamic theming, Material Design helps teams deliver accessible, high-quality UIs (user interfaces) across devices and platforms.

## Style Foundations

- Visual style: modern, minimal, clean
- Typography scale: 12/14/16/20/24/32 | Fonts: primary=Inter, display=Roboto, mono=Fira Code | weights=100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
- Color palette: primary, secondary, neutral, success, warning, danger | Tokens: primary=#6442D6, secondary=#C8B3FD, success=#16A34A, warning=#D97706, danger=#DC2626, surface=#FFFFFF, 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).

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