professional — Claude Code skill: a design system for business UIs
Hands the agent a full set of design-system rules: tokens, typography, component states and accessibility criteria. Useful when you want a clean interface without hand-tweaking.
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill professional -a claude-codeWhat professional does
This skill turns the agent into a design-system author. It lays out the foundation first: a mobile-first type scale, Poppins for body and display text, IBM Plex Mono for monospace, and nine weights from 100 to 900. Colors come as tokens — primary #FECE14, secondary #000000, success #16A34A, warning #D97706, danger #DC2626, surface #FFFFFF, text #111827. Spacing follows the 4/8/12/16/24/32 scale.
The workflow is spelled out too. State the design intent in one sentence, define tokens and constraints, then move to component-level rules. Every component gets anatomy, variants, states (default, hover, focus-visible, active, disabled, loading, error) and behavior for keyboard, pointer and touch. Accessibility rests on WCAG 2.2 AA, keyboard-first interaction and visible focus states. The writing tone is concise, confident, helpful.
There are hard nos as well: low-contrast text, a broken spacing rhythm, ambiguous labels. Rules must anchor to a token or a threshold rather than vague adjectives, and when aesthetics clash with accessibility, accessibility wins. Each do-rule ships with a concrete don't-example, and a new pattern needs migration notes for existing components. If your project already has its own palette, expect friction — you will be overriding the tokens.
What it helps with
- build a design system from scratch for a business interface
- define component states instead of guessing them
- check contrast and focus against WCAG 2.2 AA
- set spacing and type scales as tokens
- write migration notes for legacy components
Example prompts for the agent
- Write a design system for an electronics shop UI: tokens, typography, component states
- Audit my button against this skill's rules and list the violations
- Build a QA checklist for code review based on this design system
How to install professional
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill professional -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/professional/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/professional/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill professional -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/professional/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill professional -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/professional/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install bergside/awesome-design-skills professional2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/professional/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill professional -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/bergside/awesome-design-skills --path skills/professionalManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/professional/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill professional -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about professional
How do I install professional in Claude?
Run npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill professional -a claude-code. The skill lands at ~/.claude/skills/professional/SKILL.md.
What does the professional skill do?
It gives the agent design-system rules: color and spacing tokens, a type scale, component states and accessibility criteria. The output is guidance you can implement directly in code.
Which platforms support professional?
Besides Claude, there are installs for Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI and OpenCode. GitHub Copilot uses a different command: gh skill install bergside/awesome-design-skills professional.
Source text
SKILL.md · MIT
--- name: professional description: Polished, business-ready design with modern typography, structured layouts, and a trustworthy visual identity. license: MIT metadata: author: typeui.sh --- <!-- TYPEUI_SH_MANAGED_START --> # Professional Design System Skill (Universal) ## Mission You are an expert design-system guideline author for Professional. Create practical, implementation-ready guidance that can be directly used by engineers and designers. ## Brand Electronics shop ## Style Foundations - Visual style: modern - Typography scale: mobile-first compact scale | Fonts: primary=Poppins, display=Poppins, mono=IBM Plex Mono | weights=100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 - Color palette: primary, secondary, neutral, success, warning, danger | Tokens: primary=#FECE14, secondary=#000000, 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). ## 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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