Generates custom design system rules for the user's codebase. Use when user says "create design system rules", "generate rules for my project", "set up design rules", "customize design system guidelines", or wants to establish project-specific conventions for Figma-to-code workflows. Requires Figma MCP server connection.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
100%
1.63xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Advisory
Suggest reviewing before use
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Discovery
89%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 well-crafted description with strong trigger term coverage and explicit 'Use when' guidance. The main weakness is that the 'what' portion could be more specific about the concrete outputs (e.g., what types of rules are generated, what format they take). The Figma MCP requirement adds helpful context for when this skill is applicable.
Suggestions
Expand the capability description to list specific rule types generated (e.g., 'Generates spacing, typography, color, and component naming conventions')
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (design system rules) and the action (generates custom rules), but lacks comprehensive detail about what specific rules are generated or what the output looks like. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both what (generates custom design system rules for codebase) and when (explicit 'Use when' clause with multiple trigger phrases). Also includes prerequisite information about Figma MCP server. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Excellent coverage of natural trigger phrases: 'create design system rules', 'generate rules for my project', 'set up design rules', 'customize design system guidelines', plus mentions 'Figma-to-code workflows' which users would naturally reference. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly distinctive with specific niche: design system rules + Figma-to-code workflows + MCP server requirement. Unlikely to conflict with generic code generation or design skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
62%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill provides excellent actionable guidance with clear workflows and concrete examples for generating design system rules across multiple AI agents. However, it suffers significantly from verbosity - explaining concepts Claude already understands and including extensive inline content that could be referenced externally. The core value is buried under unnecessary explanation.
Suggestions
Remove the 'What Are Design System Rules?' and 'Understanding Design System Rules' sections entirely - Claude understands these concepts
Move the extensive 'Rule Categories and Examples' section to a separate RULE_EXAMPLES.md file and reference it
Condense the three detailed examples into a single representative example, moving others to a separate file
Remove explanatory prose like 'The time invested in creating good rules pays off exponentially' - focus on instructions only
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is extremely verbose at ~400 lines, explaining concepts Claude already knows (what design system rules are, why they matter, basic workflow concepts). Sections like 'What Are Design System Rules?' and 'Understanding Design System Rules' are unnecessary padding that explain obvious concepts. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | Despite verbosity, the skill provides highly actionable guidance with specific tool calls, concrete code examples, exact file paths for different agents, and copy-paste ready rule templates. The workflow steps are executable and the examples show complete implementations. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The 5-step workflow is clearly sequenced with explicit validation in Step 5. Each step has clear actions, the Figma MCP Integration Rules include a 'Required Flow (do not skip)' section with numbered steps, and there's guidance for error recovery in the Common Issues section. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | While the skill has good section organization with headers, it's largely monolithic with all content inline. The extensive examples and rule categories could be split into separate reference files. The 'Additional Resources' section shows awareness of external references but the main content is a wall of text. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 12 Passed |
Validation
81%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 9 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
skill_md_line_count | SKILL.md is long (542 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking | Warning |
metadata_version | 'metadata.version' is missing | Warning |
Total | 9 / 11 Passed | |
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