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tailwind-design-system

Build scalable design systems with Tailwind CSS v4, design tokens, component libraries, and responsive patterns. Use when creating component libraries, implementing design systems, or standardizing UI patterns.

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Quality

49%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

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Passed

No known issues

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

22%

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

The skill provides a solid Tailwind v4 CSS configuration template and a useful v3-to-v4 migration table, but it is overly verbose with repeated color token values while simultaneously lacking the promised component, responsive, and accessibility patterns. The workflow is essentially absent—there's no step-by-step process for building a design system, and the core concepts are abstract diagrams rather than actionable guidance. The skill reads more like a CSS starter template than a comprehensive design system skill.

Suggestions

Replace the exhaustive OKLCH color listings with a compact token table or a brief example showing 2-3 tokens, noting the pattern for Claude to extend.

Add concrete, executable component examples (e.g., a Button with variants using the defined tokens) to deliver on the promised 'component variants' and 'responsive patterns'.

Add a clear multi-step workflow for building a design system: e.g., 1) Define tokens → 2) Create base components → 3) Add variants → 4) Validate with visual checks → 5) Document usage.

Expand the progressive disclosure by clearly describing what 'references/details.md' covers and consider splitting component patterns, accessibility guidelines, and responsive patterns into separate referenced files.

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Conciseness

The content is very verbose with extensive OKLCH color values repeated for both light and dark modes, lengthy keyframe definitions, and a large comparison table. Much of this is boilerplate CSS that Claude could generate from a brief specification. The 'When to Use This Skill' section restates the description. The full dark mode override block nearly doubles the CSS without adding conceptual value.

1 / 3

Actionability

The Quick Start provides executable CSS configuration, and the v3-to-v4 migration table is concrete. However, the skill promises 'component variants, responsive patterns, and accessibility' but provides no component code examples, no responsive pattern examples, and no accessibility guidance. The 'Component Architecture' section is a one-line abstract diagram with no executable example.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

There is no clear multi-step workflow for building a design system. The 'Core Concepts' section lists abstract hierarchies without actionable steps. There are no validation checkpoints, no sequence for setting up a design system, and no guidance on testing or verifying the output. For a skill involving building production systems, this is insufficient.

1 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill references 'references/details.md' for detailed patterns, which is good progressive disclosure intent. However, no bundle files are provided, so the reference is unverifiable. The main file itself has a monolithic CSS block that could be split, and the reference is only mentioned once at the very end with minimal signaling about what it contains.

2 / 3

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Description

77%

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 solid description that clearly communicates both what the skill does and when to use it, with good specificity around Tailwind CSS v4 and design systems. Its main weaknesses are moderate trigger term coverage (missing common user phrasings) and some potential overlap with general frontend component or CSS skills.

Suggestions

Add more natural trigger term variations users might say, such as 'Tailwind', 'theme tokens', 'CSS variables', 'style guide', '.css', or 'reusable components'.

Strengthen distinctiveness by clarifying what differentiates this from general CSS or component-building skills, e.g., 'Use when standardizing design tokens and Tailwind-based theming across a project, not for one-off component styling.'

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'Build scalable design systems', 'Tailwind CSS v4', 'design tokens', 'component libraries', 'responsive patterns'. These are concrete, identifiable capabilities.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both what ('Build scalable design systems with Tailwind CSS v4, design tokens, component libraries, and responsive patterns') and when ('Use when creating component libraries, implementing design systems, or standardizing UI patterns') with explicit trigger guidance.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes good terms like 'Tailwind CSS v4', 'design tokens', 'component libraries', 'responsive patterns', and 'UI patterns', but misses common user variations like 'Tailwind', 'theme', 'CSS variables', 'style guide', 'reusable components', or 'design language'.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The mention of 'Tailwind CSS v4' and 'design tokens' adds specificity, but terms like 'component libraries' and 'UI patterns' could overlap with general frontend/React component skills or other CSS-related skills. The design system focus helps but isn't fully distinct.

2 / 3

Total

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Passed

Validation

100%

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

Validation11 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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