Frontend Design
Frontend Design is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from anthropics/skills. Guidance for distinctive, intentional visual design when building new UI or reshaping an existing one. It works with Claude Code and has 179,945 GitHub stars across a repository of 9 listed skills.
github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/frontend-design (opens in a new tab)
- Official
- Multi-skill repo
- Plugin marketplace
- Design & frontend
- Actively maintained
Add this skill
Claude
This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
/plugin # browse anthropic-agent-skills and install the plugin that contains frontend-designIn the Claude apps, zip the frontend-design folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
ChatGPT / Codex
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/frontend-design .agents/skills/frontend-design # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Cursor
Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/frontend-design .cursor/skills/frontend-design # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
Guidance for distinctive, intentional visual design when building new UI or reshaping an existing one. Helps with aesthetic direction, typography, and making choices that don't read as templated defaults. Approach this as the design lead at a design studio known for giving every client a distinct visual identity that is not mistaken for anyone else's.
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What is the Frontend Design skill?
Frontend Design is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from anthropics/skills. Guidance for distinctive, intentional visual design when building new UI or reshaping an existing one. It works with Claude Code and has 179,945 GitHub stars across a repository of 9 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/frontend-design.
How do I install the Frontend Design skill?
In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills, then install its plugin from /plugin. For Codex or Cursor, copy the frontend-design folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.
Is the Frontend Design skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
Is Frontend Design maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 5, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.