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macos-design

Design and build native-feeling macOS application UIs. Use this skill whenever the user asks to create a desktop app, macOS app, Mac-style interface, Apple-style UI, system utility, or anything that should look and feel like a native Mac application. Also trigger when users mention "native feel", "desktop app design", "Apple design patterns", "sidebar layout", "traffic lights", or want to build tools/utilities that feel like they belong on macOS. This skill covers layout, composition, interaction patterns, animations, light/dark mode, and all the subtle details that make an app feel like Apple built it.

63

Quality

75%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./plugins/all-skills/skills/macos-design/SKILL.md
SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

50%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

This skill provides a solid conceptual framework and useful checklist for macOS-native UI design, with good progressive disclosure structure pointing to reference files. Its main weaknesses are the lack of executable code examples (no React/HTML template to start from) and missing validation/verification steps. The content is reasonably concise but could trim some philosophical framing and opinion statements.

Suggestions

Add a concrete, copy-paste-ready code example — e.g., a minimal React component showing a macOS window with title bar, traffic lights, sidebar, and proper font stack

Add a validation/verification step to the workflow — e.g., a visual checklist to verify native feel (does dark mode work? are traffic lights positioned correctly? do keyboard shortcuts have visual feedback?)

Trim philosophical framing in 'Core Philosophy' to a single sentence and remove opinion padding like 'This is non-negotiable for native feel'

Ensure the referenced bundle files (references/layout-and-composition.md, etc.) actually exist, or inline the most critical content if they don't

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient but includes some philosophical framing ('A native app is not a destination...') and explanatory text that doesn't add actionable value. The checklist items are reasonably tight but some could be tightened (e.g., 'This is non-negotiable for native feel' is opinion padding).

2 / 3

Actionability

The checklist provides concrete guidance and the implementation notes give specific CSS values (border-radius, font stacks, blur filters), which is good. However, there's no executable code example — no React component, no HTML snippet, no copy-paste-ready template. The guidance is specific but not fully executable.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The 'Before You Code' section establishes a read-first sequence, and the checklist provides a clear pre-flight order. However, there's no validation or verification step — no way to check if the result actually feels native, no feedback loop for testing light/dark mode, no checkpoint after implementing the window chrome.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill references three separate files (layout-and-composition.md, interaction-patterns.md, visual-design.md) with clear signaling about when to read each. However, no bundle files were provided, so these references point to non-existent files. The main content itself is well-structured but the implementation notes section could arguably be split out for different target platforms.

2 / 3

Total

8

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12

Passed

Description

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

This is a strong skill description that excels across all dimensions. It provides specific capabilities, comprehensive trigger terms that users would naturally use, explicit 'Use when' guidance, and a clearly distinctive niche focused on macOS native UI design. The description uses proper third-person voice throughout and avoids vague fluff.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions and capabilities: 'layout, composition, interaction patterns, animations, light/dark mode' and describes the goal of making apps feel native to macOS. It goes beyond vague language to enumerate what the skill covers.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both 'what' (design and build native-feeling macOS UIs covering layout, composition, interaction patterns, animations, light/dark mode) and 'when' (explicit 'Use this skill whenever...' clause with detailed trigger scenarios and terms).

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms users would say: 'desktop app', 'macOS app', 'Mac-style interface', 'Apple-style UI', 'system utility', 'native feel', 'desktop app design', 'Apple design patterns', 'sidebar layout', 'traffic lights'. These are terms users would naturally use when requesting this kind of work.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive with a clear niche focused specifically on macOS native-feeling UIs. The trigger terms like 'traffic lights', 'Apple design patterns', 'Mac-style interface' are very specific and unlikely to conflict with generic web UI or other platform-specific skills.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

Passed

Validation

90%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation10 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

10

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11

Passed

Repository
davepoon/buildwithclaude
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