Skills

Design Tokens

Generate, extend, or audit design tokens in DTCG format with the 3-tier architecture...

Install

npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill design-tokens -g -a claude-code -y
Category
Design
Updated
8d ago
License
MIT
Context cost
Lightabout 430 tokens
Runs scripts
No, instructions only

What it does

Generate, extend, or audit design tokens in DTCG format with the 3-tier architecture (primitive → semantic → component). Use when the user wants a color palette, type scale, spacing/shadow/radius/motion tokens, multi-brand theming, or wants to validate token files. Covers colors, typography, spacing, shadows, borders, breakpoints, motion, gradients, opacity, blur, sizing, states, theming.

Skill: Design Tokens

Step 0: is the kit here? This skill reads files from the kit. Check once: ls ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../tokens >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo KIT_OK || echo KIT_MISSING On KIT_MISSING only the skill folders were installed, which is what npx skills add does. Say so plainly, point the user at npx ux-ui-agent-skills init or the plugin install, and stop. Do not guess the contents of a file you could not open.

Produce and maintain DTCG ($type/$value) tokens following the project's 3-tier system.

Steps

  1. Read ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../.claude/rules/tokens-and-color.md → "Token System" + "Color Guidelines" and ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../.claude/rules/typography-and-spacing.md for the rules (4px base, Major Third scale, OKLCH palette generation, dark-mode-at-semantic-layer).
  2. Read the relevant existing files in ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../tokens/ to match structure: colors.json, typography.json, spacing.json, shadows.json, borders.json, breakpoints.json, motion.json, gradients.json, opacity.json, blur.json, sizing.json, states.json, theming.json.
  3. Generate/extend tokens:
    • Primitives = raw values (never used directly). Semantic = purpose aliases. Component = component-scoped.
    • New palettes: generate 11 OKLCH shades; verify 500 ≥ 4.5:1 on white (text), 600 ≥ 3:1 (UI) using the a11y-audit skill / ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/contrast.py.
    • Multi-brand/density → theming.json.
  4. Validate: run python3 ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/validate_tokens.py (JSON validity + alias resolution).

Output

DTCG JSON. Preserve $description on every token. Reference, never hardcode.

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