Templates

Downloadable templates, checklists, and starter kits.

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Agentic Design System Defaults

The 9 templates I install on every agentic design system. One zip, the whole installable baseline. CLAUDE.md, governance, MCP, token schema, component intent map, and four audit skills.

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Agentic Design System Starter Kit

A complete folder structure for making your design system machine-readable. Drop into any project and Claude Code immediately understands your tokens, components, and conventions.

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Anti-Pattern Check Skill (SKILL.md)

Paste-ready Claude Code skill that audits any generation against the 10 most common AI design anti-patterns: luxury clichés, gradient overload, fake depth, random 3D heroes, motion spam, and more.

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Design System CLAUDE.md + Rules Kit

Complete starter kit: root CLAUDE.md, path-scoped rules for tokens and components, and the .design-system folder structure. Everything Claude Code needs to work with your design system.

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Codex AGENTS.md Starter

A starter AGENTS.md file for designers who want Codex to understand project scope, design-system rules, safe commands, and review expectations before it edits anything.

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CLAUDE.md for Design Systems

A starter CLAUDE.md file optimized for design system projects. Teaches AI your token conventions, component inventory, and design rules from the first prompt.

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Codex First-Run Prompt

A safe read-only prompt for your first Codex session in a new repo, designed to make the agent orient itself before it edits files.

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Codex Subagent Review Panel

A copy-ready parent prompt for running accessibility, first-user, copy, edge-state, and design-system review lanes in parallel with Codex subagents.

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Codex UI Quality Review Skill

A reusable Codex skill brief for reviewing generated UI, local pages, or screenshots across hierarchy, layout, typography, interaction states, and design-system fit.

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Design System Health Scorecard

A scoring framework to measure your design system's health across 6 dimensions. Use it for quarterly reviews, stakeholder updates, or before starting an AI integration.

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Knowledge Graph Starter Kit

Three JSON files that make your design system machine-readable: token schema, knowledge graph, and component intent map. The foundation for AI-powered design work.

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Motion Audit Skill (SKILL.md)

Paste-ready Claude Code skill that audits every animation against the 5-level motion framework. Catches parallax, bounce, scale-on-hover, and other defaults that make AI sites feel generic.

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Multi-lens Review Pack (4 Skills)

Four paste-ready SKILL.md files for parallel design review: accessibility, first-time user, copy, and edge states. Install all four, invoke them in parallel, get a deep multi-lens review of any screen in under 3 minutes.

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Project Context Checklist (CLAUDE.md Starter)

A fill-in-the-blanks CLAUDE.md starter for design projects. Covers non-negotiables, anti-patterns, vocabulary, and file conventions in under 60 lines. Drop it at the root of any project to give Claude Code the context it needs to work without re-explaining.

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Taste Audit Scorecard (Printable)

A one-page scorecard for reviewing any AI-generated design. Seven dimensions, 0–10 rating per dimension, and a list of the 10 AI anti-patterns to check against. Use it alongside or instead of an AI audit.

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Taste Skill Starter (SKILL.md)

Fill-in-the-blanks SKILL.md template for encoding your personal design taste. Pairs with the Build Your Own Taste Skill workshop. Drops into ~/.claude/skills/taste/ and becomes your /taste slash command.

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UX Review Agent Starter (SKILL.md)

The paste-ready SKILL.md for a first UX review agent. Covers 6 heuristic lenses, returns the top 5 ranked fixes, and installs in 30 seconds. Pairs with the Your First UX Review Agent guide.

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AI-Ready Component Description Template

A template for writing component descriptions that AI tools can parse and act on. The format behind writing 554 descriptions in one session.

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Design-to-Code Review Checklist

What to check when AI generates code from your designs. Covers tokens, accessibility, responsiveness, and common AI mistakes.

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Component Intent Map

A JSON template with when/where/why logic for 20 common design system components. Makes AI pick the right component for the right context.

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Governance Rules Template

Define what AI can auto-fix, what needs human review, and what's off-limits. Trust levels, approval rules, and escalation paths for design system automation.

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MCP Setup Config Pack

Pre-configured .mcp.json files for connecting Claude Code to Figma, GitHub, and Playwright. Copy, paste your tokens, and connect.

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Sprint Audit Prompt Pack

5 ready-to-use prompts for a complete design system audit: naming, tokens, accessibility, component health, and drift detection. Run them every sprint.

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Design Token Audit Checklist

A comprehensive checklist for auditing your design token system. Covers naming, structure, accessibility, and documentation.

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Token Naming Convention Reference Card

A printable one-page reference comparing 7 design token naming conventions side by side. Pin it next to your monitor.

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Token Schema JSON

A JSON schema that tells AI tools what makes a valid design token. Prevents invented names, wrong formats, and duplicate tokens.

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