# ui-craft-dense-dashboard

Locks an agent into a data-first style for admin panels and analytics views: tight grid, mono numbers, semantic colors. Useful when the UI is built for an operator, not a landing page.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1200 installs · ★ 398
- Author: educlopez
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/educlopez/ui-craft/tree/HEAD/skills/ui-craft-dense-dashboard/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ui-craft-dense-dashboard

## What it does

Three knobs come pre-set: CRAFT=7, MOTION=3, DENSITY=9. The agent won't ask about polish level and won't propose entrance animations — only micro-motion like a row hover tint. It confirms just two things: the brand accent and light or dark.

The skill carries rules for typography, color and layout. Numeric columns get `tabular-nums` and right alignment; IDs, hashes and timestamps go monospace. The palette is semantic — success, warning, danger, info plus one accent — in subdued OKLCH values. Spacing sticks to a 4/8px scale, table cells use `px-3 py-2`, toolbars `gap-2`. Sparklines sit inline in rows, categories get horizontal bars, time series get an area chart. Pie charts are ruled out.

It inherits the base rules from `../ui-craft/SKILL.md` and overrides the knob defaults for this style. Before building, it reads `dashboard.md`, `typography.md`, `motion.md` and `responsive.md` from `../ui-craft/references/`, skipping `inspiration.md` and `sound.md`. Those paths only resolve if the parent `ui-craft` skill is installed too — worth checking before you start.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add educlopez/ui-craft --skill ui-craft-dense-dashboard -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add educlopez/ui-craft --skill ui-craft-dense-dashboard -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add educlopez/ui-craft --skill ui-craft-dense-dashboard -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install educlopez/ui-craft ui-craft-dense-dashboard
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/ui-craft-dense-dashboard/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add educlopez/ui-craft --skill ui-craft-dense-dashboard -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/educlopez/ui-craft --path skills/ui-craft-dense-dashboard
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add educlopez/ui-craft --skill ui-craft-dense-dashboard -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/educlopez/ui-craft/tree/HEAD/skills/ui-craft-dense-dashboard/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build an admin panel an operator keeps open all day
- switch numeric columns to tabular figures and right alignment
- pick a muted semantic palette instead of saturated hues
- add sparklines and horizontal bars where pie charts usually creep in
- surface keyboard shortcuts in the UI instead of hiding them in help

## Example prompts
- build a sales analytics dashboard in the dense dashboard style
- review this admin panel against the dense dashboard anti-patterns
- polish the orders table: tabular-nums, sparklines, keyboard shortcuts

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: ui-craft-dense-dashboard
description: "Dense dashboard / admin / Bloomberg / Retool / data-heavy internal tools. Locked knobs: CRAFT=7, MOTION=3, DENSITY=9. IBM Plex + mono numbers, semantic palette, 4/8px grid, sparklines, tabular-nums. Trigger on: dashboard, admin panel, data-dense, analytics, Bloomberg-like, Retool-like."
argument-hint: "[action: build|review|polish] [target]"
---

# UI Craft — Dense Dashboard

Pre-committed dense style: data-first, keyboard-first, operator tools. Bloomberg, Retool, Linear issues view, admin panels. Every pixel earns its place.

## Knobs (locked)

- **CRAFT_LEVEL = 7** — polished but not precious; operators value speed over sheen.
- **MOTION_INTENSITY = 3** — micro-only. Row hover, row active tint, inline confirm. No scroll reveals in table areas.
- **VISUAL_DENSITY = 9** — tight 4/8px grid; whitespace earns its place.

Do not re-ask these in Discovery. Confirm brand accent + dark/light preference only.

## Style anchors

- UI sans + mono pairing. Mono for every ID, hash, timestamp, code.
- Semantic palette required: success, warning, danger, info + one brand accent.
- `tabular-nums` on every numeric column; mono on identifiers.
- Tight 4/8px spacing grid. `px-3 py-2` table cells, `gap-2` toolbars.
- Sparklines everywhere; horizontal bars for categorical; area for time-series. No pie. No 3D.
- Keyboard shortcuts visible inline (`⌘K`, `J/K`, `E` to edit).
- Dense chrome: breadcrumbs + tabs + toolbars + filter chips are welcome.
- Micro-motion only. Row hover, row active, inline save. No entrance stagger.

## Base rules (inherited)

All rules in `../ui-craft/SKILL.md` apply. This file overrides knob defaults and adds style-specific guidance below. The anti-slop and craft tests still apply in full.

## Style-specific overrides

**Typography**

- UI: IBM Plex Sans or Inter, 400 / 500.
- Mono: IBM Plex Mono or Geist Mono for IDs, hashes, timestamps, code, version numbers, kbd.
- Body size: 13-14px default; 12px in dense tables is fine.
- `tabular-nums` on every numeric column, metric card, timestamp, duration.
- `font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums slashed-zero` for IDs + codes.
- Headings: compact. Page title 18-20px, section 14-15px 500.

**Color (semantic palette required)**

- Brand accent: one — primary actions, active tab, selected row accent tint.
- Semantic, subdued OKLCH (lightness 50-60, chroma ≤ 0.15):
  - success `oklch(60% 0.12 150)`
```
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