frontend-design

frontend-design is an open-source frontend skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by anthropics. Its author describes it as: “Guidance for distinctive, intentional visual design when building new UI or reshaping an existing one. Helps with aesthetic direction, typography, and making choices that don't read as templated defaults.”. The project has 167k stars on GitHub and does not declare a license, so check with the author before reuse. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills`.

Installation

Add frontend-design to your agent with:

/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills

Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.

When to use it

Reach for frontend-design when you want frontend help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.

Strengths

• Ships in anthropics/skills, an established project with 166,577 GitHub stars
• Actively maintained (recent commits)

Things to check

• No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse

Topics

Frequently asked questions

What does frontend-design do?

Guidance for distinctive, intentional visual design when building new UI or reshaping an existing one. Helps with aesthetic direction, typography, and making choices that don't read as templated defaults.

How do I install frontend-design?

Run /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/anthropics/skills before installing.

Is frontend-design free to use?

frontend-design is publicly available on GitHub, but anthropics has not declared a standard open-source license (No license). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.

Where does frontend-design come from?

frontend-design ships inside anthropics/skills, a repository that contains 19 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 166,577 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.