Is the Distill skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from educlopez/ui-craft. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Distill SkillProof Score?

8.8/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Distill?

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 Distill 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.

Distill

Ruthless UI reduction pass -- cuts content, CTAs, and decoration that don't drive action.

by educlopez · educlopez/ui-craft

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 8.8/10
Tested: Jul 14, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · aa14353

Given a cluttered pricing section (3 competing CTAs, a 12-item feature list, gradient blobs, walls of text), it produced a structured cut/why table plus an explicit rule to never cut accessibility affordances -- a concrete guardrail a generic 'just simplify it' baseline answer skipped entirely.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 4/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Distill does

A reduction lens for UI work: trims copy, competing CTAs, decorative visuals, and dead code against a single test (does this answer a question or drive an action?), with a CRAFT_LEVEL knob for aggressiveness and a mandatory accessibility guardrail. Triggers when a UI feels cluttered, busy, or overloaded with CTAs, or when the user says 'simplify this' or 'distill' alongside design/frontend work.

How to install Distill

git clone https://github.com/educlopez/ui-craft
cd ui-craft
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r .agents/skills/distill ~/.claude/skills/distill
cp -r .agents/skills/ui-craft ~/.claude/skills/ui-craft

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Distill

/distill Ruthless UI reduction pass -- cuts content, CTAs, and decoration that don't drive action.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

This screen feels cluttered, help me cut it down to what matters
Trim the competing CTAs on this page so one action stands out
Strip the decorative fluff off this UI without breaking accessibility

Frequently asked questions

Is the Distill skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from educlopez/ui-craft. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Distill work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Given a cluttered pricing section (3 competing CTAs, a 12-item feature list, gradient blobs, walls of text), it produced a structured cut/why table plus an explicit rule to never cut accessibility affordances -- a concrete guardrail a generic 'just simplify it' baseline answer skipped entirely.
What is the Distill SkillProof Score?: 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Distill?: 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 Distill 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.