Ss Dial
Move one design axis (density, radius, color, weight) as a coordinated on-grid token ramp
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 21, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 06c61a5
Fetched SKILL.md and confirmed frontmatter (name+description) plus 7 fully-specified axis ramp tables; spot-checked referenced sibling skills ss-score/ss-restyle/ss-build (all HTTP 200); STYLESEED.md is a generated project lock, not a missing repo file; no security smells. Output test: took a Tailwind card at "comfortable" density and produced a freehand-denser baseline vs the skill's verbatim "dense" row. Baseline drifted off-grid (gap-2.5=10px, p-3=12px, both outside the sanctioned set the skill bans), dropped the button to py-1.5/px-2 below the 44px touch floor, and left line-height uncoordinated; the skill version applied space-y-4/p-4/gap-3/leading-snug, kept py-3 (touch floor held), and stayed fully on-grid — a concrete measurable win. Could not run the persist/re-gate-to-80 steps (need ss-score + a real STYLESEED lock), but the core deterministic ramp is self-contained and was measured.
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 4/5
What Ss Dial does
Turns a single design axis up or down — density, hierarchy contrast, radius, elevation, color saturation/temperature, font weight, or motion — by applying a fixed multi-token ramp instead of freehand reinterpretation, then persisting the new position to STYLESEED.md and re-running the score gate. Triggers on one-axis requests like "make it denser", "sharper corners", "more muted", or "bolder", and defers mood words ("more premium") to ss-restyle and hue rebrands to editing the lock directly. Part of the StyleSeed engine and depends on a STYLESEED.md lock plus sibling skills (ss-build/ss-setup, ss-score) for the full persist-and-gate loop.
How to install Ss Dial
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitjaru/styleseed.git /tmp/ss-dial-src
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R /tmp/ss-dial-src/engine/.claude/skills/ss-dial ~/.claude/skills/ss-dial
# Places SKILL.md at ~/.claude/skills/ss-dial/SKILL.md
# Recommended full install (whole engine, all ss-* skills): npx skills add bitjaru/styleseed
# DEPENDENCY: ss-dial reads/writes a project STYLESEED.md lock (created by /ss-setup or /ss-build)
# and calls /ss-score to re-gate to >=80. Copy the sibling skills too for the full loop:
# cp -R /tmp/ss-dial-src/engine/.claude/skills/ss-{setup,build,score,restyle} ~/.claude/skills/
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Ss Dial
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/ss-dialMove one design axis (density, radius, color, weight) as a coordinated on-grid token ramp
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Make this interface denser and sharper-cornered -
Turn up the boldness of this design system -
Make the palette more muted across all tokens
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Ss Dial skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from bitjaru/styleseed. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Ss Dial work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 21, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Fetched SKILL.md and confirmed frontmatter (name+description) plus 7 fully-specified axis ramp tables; spot-checked referenced sibling skills ss-score/ss-restyle/ss-build (all HTTP 200); STYLESEED.md is a generated project lock, not a missing repo file; no security smells. Output test: took a Tailwind card at "comfortable" density and produced a freehand-denser baseline vs the skill's verbatim "dense" row. Baseline drifted off-grid (gap-2.5=10px, p-3=12px, both outside the sanctioned set the skill bans), dropped the button to py-1.5/px-2 below the 44px touch floor, and left line-height uncoordinated; the skill version applied space-y-4/p-4/gap-3/leading-snug, kept py-3 (touch floor held), and stayed fully on-grid — a concrete measurable win. Could not run the persist/re-gate-to-80 steps (need ss-score + a real STYLESEED lock), but the core deterministic ramp is self-contained and was measured.
- What is the Ss Dial SkillProof Score?
- 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
- How do I install Ss Dial?
- 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 Ss Dial 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.