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impeccable · bergside — Claude Code skill: an editorial-poster design system

The skill turns your agent into a design-system author: tokens, type scale, component states, accessibility criteria. Useful when a project needs one visual language.

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

What impeccable does

impeccable gives the agent a role: write design-system guidance for the Impeccable style. That style is an editorial poster — cream and burnt orange sections alternating, an amber brand color, high contrast. The foundations are numeric: Chakra Petch for text and display, JetBrains Mono for code, a type scale of 12/14/16/20/24/32, spacing at 4/8/12/16/24/32, and tokens such as primary=#CC8800, surface=#FFFFFF and text=#111827.

It is a set of instructions, not a code generator. The workflow starts with restating the design intent in one sentence, then moves to tokens and constraints, then to component anatomy with every state spelled out — default, hover, focus-visible, active, disabled, loading, error. It ends with a QA checklist you can run in code review. Rules must anchor to a token or a threshold, since vague adjectives make a guideline useless.

Accessibility is set at WCAG 2.2 AA with keyboard-first interaction and visible focus. When aesthetics clash with accessibility, the skill says accessibility wins — worth remembering before you start trimming the palette. Install runs through npx skills add for Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and OpenCode; GitHub Copilot uses gh skill install instead.

What it helps with

  • define tokens and a spacing scale before writing components
  • list every state for a button or input field
  • check text contrast before handing off a layout
  • pull drifting paddings back onto one scale
  • get a review checklist for UI code

Example prompts for the agent

  • Write a design system for a landing page in the Impeccable style: tokens, typography, button states
  • Review my card component against the impeccable rules and list the accessibility issues
  • Build a QA checklist for reviewing this UI in code review

How to install impeccable

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

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

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/impeccable/SKILL.md

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

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

Questions about impeccable

How do I install impeccable in Claude?

Run npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill impeccable -a claude-code. The skill file then sits at ~/.claude/skills/impeccable/SKILL.md.

What does the impeccable skill do?

It makes the agent act as a design-system guideline author, covering tokens, typography, component states and accessibility criteria in a fixed structure.

Which accessibility standard does it target?

WCAG 2.2 AA, with keyboard-first interaction and visible focus states. Where aesthetics conflict with accessibility, the skill prioritizes accessibility.

Source text

SKILL.md · MIT
---
name: "impeccable"
description: "A modern, graphic, editorial-poster aesthetic — warm and confident — built on alternating cream and burnt orange sections, an amber brand color."
metadata:
  author: typeui.sh
---

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

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

## Brand
A modern, graphic, editorial-poster aesthetic — warm and confident — built on alternating cream and burnt orange sections, an amber brand color.

## Style Foundations
- Visual style: modern, clean, high-contrast
- Typography scale: 12/14/16/20/24/32 | Fonts: primary=Chakra Petch, display=Chakra Petch, mono=JetBrains Mono | weights=100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
- Color palette: primary, neutral, success, warning, danger | Tokens: primary=#CC8800, secondary=#C55221, 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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