design-guide

Define and enforce a shared UI design language for Paperclip frontend components.

Updated Aug 23, 2026
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Skill: design-guide
Source: https://github.com/Kauedz/althius-alg/tree/main/.claude/skills/design-guide
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Kauedz/althius-alg --skill design-guide-kauedz

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Paperclip UI design system guide for building consistent, reusable frontend components. Use when creating new UI components, modifying existing ones, adding pages or features to the frontend, styling UI elements, or when you need to understand the design language and conventions. Covers: component creation, design tokens, typography, status/priority systems, composition patterns, and the /design-guide showcase page. Always use this skill alongside the frontend-design skill (for visual quality) and the web-design-guidelines skill (for web best practices).

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Design Principles. Dense, keyboard-first, dark-themed by default with consistent tokens and systemic patterns.
  • Token & Typography Systems. Centralized tokens and typography scales to ensure consistency across components.
  • Conventions & Showcases. Guidance for component creation, status/priority systems, and the /design-guide showcase page; helps align design work with development.

Quick Start

Explore the Design Guide to align new UI components with tokens, typography, and patterns, and reference this skill alongside frontend-design and web-design-guidelines.

Frequently Asked Questions about design-guide

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I maintain consistent UI design tokens across frontend components?

To maintain consistent UI design tokens across frontend components, apply a centralized design guide that defines naming conventions, typography scales, and status systems. This ensures reusable UI elements share the same visual language across all pages and showcases.

What are design tokens and how do they standardize frontend typography scales?

Design tokens are centralized variables that store visual attributes like typography scales and color palettes. They standardize frontend development by providing a single source of truth, ensuring consistent styling across all reusable UI components.

How do I create new frontend components that match an existing dark-themed UI?

To create new frontend components for a dark-themed UI, reference a shared design guide that specifies keyboard-first principles, dense layouts, and systemic composition patterns. This aligns new elements with existing tokens and status conventions.

Does this design guide cover status and priority conventions for UI components?

Yes, the design guide covers status and priority conventions for UI components. It provides specific rules for documenting and showcasing these states on the frontend, ensuring consistent visual feedback across all application pages.

What is the best way to document and showcase design tokens on a frontend page?

The best way to document and showcase design tokens is to build a dedicated design-guide page. This page should display component conventions, typography scales, and composition patterns, aligning design work directly with frontend development.

When should I not use a shared design guide for frontend styling?

You should not use a shared design guide when building highly custom, isolated prototypes that intentionally break established conventions. The guide enforces systemic patterns, so avoid it if your frontend requires entirely unique, non-standard visual compositions.