# tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems

A skill for building a Tailwind v4 design system: @theme tokens, color scales, typography, shadows and dark mode.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 655 installs · ★ 59
- Author: JosiahSiegel
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace/tree/HEAD/plugins/tailwindcss-master/skills/tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems

## What it does

The skill kicks in when you are building a design system on Tailwind v4. It walks the agent through CSS-first configuration with the `@theme` directive: semantic tokens instead of scattered hardcoded values, color scales from 50 to 950, status colors, a type scale, spacing on a 4px base, shadows, radii, easing curves, breakpoints and z-index. What you get inside: `@theme` configuration templates, semantic-token naming conventions, a fluid-type calculator built on `clamp()`, and a token sync workflow from Figma.

Dark mode gets its own section. Light tokens are declared in `@theme`, dark ones override them through `@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)` or a selector. There are also multi-brand theming patterns, where the same token names carry different values per brand.

The skill assumes Tailwind v4 and the CSS-first approach. On a v3 project with `tailwind.config.js` the `@theme` templates will not work, so bump the major version first. Syncing tokens out of Figma needs Style Dictionary or Tokens Studio in the loop.

## Requirements
- Works with: Figma

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --skill tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --skill tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --skill tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --skill tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --path plugins/tailwindcss-master/skills/tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --skill tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems -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/JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace/tree/HEAD/plugins/tailwindcss-master/skills/tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- stand up a design system on Tailwind v4 from scratch
- replace hardcoded colors with semantic tokens
- build a brand color scale from 50 to 950
- set up fluid typography with `clamp()`
- switch light and dark themes on the same tokens

## Example prompts
- Build a Tailwind v4 design system: semantic color, typography and spacing tokens in `@theme`
- Add dark mode with `@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)` on top of the current tokens
- Set up multi-brand theming: same token names, different values per brand

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: tailwindcss-advanced-design-systems
description: |
  Tailwind CSS advanced design systems with design tokens and @theme configuration.
  PROACTIVELY activate for: (1) building a design system on Tailwind v4, (2) @theme directive and CSS-first configuration, (3) custom color scales (50-950) and semantic tokens, (4) typography scales and fluid type with clamp(), (5) spacing tokens and 8pt grids, (6) shadow systems, radius tokens, motion tokens, (7) light/dark mode tokens via @theme, (8) Figma to Tailwind token sync, (9) design-token tooling (Style Dictionary, Tokens Studio), (10) per-brand theming.
  Provides: @theme configuration templates, semantic-token naming conventions, fluid-type calculator, design-token sync workflow, and multi-brand theming patterns.
---

# Tailwind CSS Advanced Design Systems

## Building Design Tokens with @theme

### Complete Design Token System

```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* ===== COLOR SYSTEM ===== */

  /* Disable all defaults for full control */
  --color-*: initial;

  /* Semantic color tokens */
  --color-surface-primary: oklch(1 0 0);
  --color-surface-secondary: oklch(0.98 0.002 250);
  --color-surface-tertiary: oklch(0.95 0.004 250);
  --color-surface-inverse: oklch(0.15 0.02 250);

  --color-text-primary: oklch(0.15 0.02 250);
  --color-text-secondary: oklch(0.4 0.02 250);
  --color-text-tertiary: oklch(0.55 0.015 250);
  --color-text-inverse: oklch(0.98 0 0);
  --color-text-disabled: oklch(0.7 0.01 250);

  --color-border-default: oklch(0.85 0.01 250);
  --color-border-subtle: oklch(0.92 0.005 250);
  --color-border-strong: oklch(0.7 0.02 250);

  /* Brand colors with full scale */
  --color-brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.02 250);
  --color-brand-100: oklch(0.93 0.04 250);
  --color-brand-200: oklch(0.87 0.08 250);
  --color-brand-300: oklch(0.78 0.12 250);
  --color-brand-400: oklch(0.68 0.16 250);
  --color-brand-500: oklch(0.58 0.2 250);
  --color-brand-600: oklch(0.5 0.2 250);
  --color-brand-700: oklch(0.42 0.18 250);
  --color-brand-800: oklch(0.35 0.15 250);
  --color-brand-900: oklch(0.28 0.12 250);
````
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