Anthropic Frontend Design
Design guidance for distinctive UI that avoids templated defaults in palette, type, and layout
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 21, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 7f7bc2a
Fetched SKILL.md raw and confirmed frontmatter parses with name+description (204-char) and Apache-2.0 license; the body references no scripts or files (self-contained guidance), so nothing to spot-check, and no security smells. Verified install into a temp HOME via git clone + cp, landing SKILL.md at ~/.claude/skills/anthropic-frontend-design/SKILL.md. For output I built two real hero artifacts for the same brief (a tide-clock for inshore fishermen): baseline.html and skill.html. The baseline reflexively produced dark-navy+sky-blue, one system font, and the exact three-big-number stat row (10k+/99.9%/24-7) the skill names as the template answer; the skill-following version dropped the stats for a bespoke analog tide dial (signature element), used three deliberate type roles (Oswald condensed / Spectral / Plex Mono), a 6-hex marine palette derived from the subject, and end-user active-voice copy ("The bar is open. Cross before slack." / "Set my bar alert" vs "Never miss the tide again" / "Get Started").
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 8/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Anthropic Frontend Design does
A prompt-only design skill that steers Claude toward distinctive, intentional visual design when building or reshaping UI: pin the subject, build a small color/type/layout/signature token system, and derive one memorable signature element instead of reaching for defaults. Triggers when the user asks to design or redesign a page, hero, or interface, pick typography or a palette, or fix a design that feels generic or templated. It explicitly names the three current AI-default looks and the big-number-stat hero as templates to avoid.
How to install Anthropic Frontend Design
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/fcakyon/claude-codex-settings.git /tmp/anthropic-frontend-design-src
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R /tmp/anthropic-frontend-design-src/plugins/frontend-design-skills/skills/anthropic-frontend-design ~/.claude/skills/anthropic-frontend-design
# Pure prompt-guidance skill: no scripts, no deps, no API keys, no external tools.
# Plugin-marketplace alternative:
# /plugin marketplace add fcakyon/claude-codex-settings
# then install the "frontend-design-skills" plugin (also bundles openai-frontend-design)
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Anthropic Frontend Design
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/anthropic-frontend-designDesign guidance for distinctive UI that avoids templated defaults in palette, type, and layout
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Build a landing page that does not look AI-generated -
Design a polished dashboard component for the app -
Create a distinctive pricing page layout
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Anthropic Frontend Design skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from fcakyon/claude-codex-settings. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Anthropic Frontend Design work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 21, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Fetched SKILL.md raw and confirmed frontmatter parses with name+description (204-char) and Apache-2.0 license; the body references no scripts or files (self-contained guidance), so nothing to spot-check, and no security smells. Verified install into a temp HOME via git clone + cp, landing SKILL.md at ~/.claude/skills/anthropic-frontend-design/SKILL.md. For output I built two real hero artifacts for the same brief (a tide-clock for inshore fishermen): baseline.html and skill.html. The baseline reflexively produced dark-navy+sky-blue, one system font, and the exact three-big-number stat row (10k+/99.9%/24-7) the skill names as the template answer; the skill-following version dropped the stats for a bespoke analog tide dial (signature element), used three deliberate type roles (Oswald condensed / Spectral / Plex Mono), a 6-hex marine palette derived from the subject, and end-user active-voice copy ("The bar is open. Cross before slack." / "Set my bar alert" vs "Never miss the tide again" / "Get Started").
- What is the Anthropic Frontend Design SkillProof Score?
- 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Anthropic Frontend Design?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Anthropic Frontend Design with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.