Extract Design System
Extract Design System is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from arvindrk/extract-design-system. Extract design primitives from a public website and generate starter token files for your project. It works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor and has 234 GitHub stars.
github.com/arvindrk/extract-design-system/skills/extract-design-system (opens in a new tab)
Add this skill
Claude
Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/arvindrk/extract-design-system.git
cp -r extract-design-system/skills/extract-design-system ~/.claude/skills/extract-design-system # personal, or .claude/skills in a projectIn the Claude apps, zip the extract-design-system 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/arvindrk/extract-design-system.git
cp -r extract-design-system/skills/extract-design-system .agents/skills/extract-design-system # 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/arvindrk/extract-design-system.git
cp -r extract-design-system/skills/extract-design-system .cursor/skills/extract-design-system # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (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
Extract design primitives from a public website and generate starter token files for your project. Use this skill when the user wants to reverse-engineer a public website's design primitives into project-local starter token files.
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What is the Extract Design System skill?
Extract Design System is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from arvindrk/extract-design-system. Extract design primitives from a public website and generate starter token files for your project. It works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor and has 234 GitHub stars. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/arvindrk/extract-design-system/skills/extract-design-system.
How do I install the Extract Design System skill?
Copy the extract-design-system folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.
Is the Extract Design System skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.
Is Extract Design System maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Jun 19, 2026. Its latest release is v0.1.11. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.