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Brutalism

Brutalism is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from bergside/awesome-design-skills. Raw, anti-design aesthetic inspired by concrete architecture with unadorned elements, jarring layouts, and functional minimalism. It works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor and has 3,069 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills.

github.com/bergside/awesome-design-skills/skills/brutalism (opens in a new tab)

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Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bergside/awesome-design-skills.git
cp -r awesome-design-skills/skills/brutalism ~/.claude/skills/brutalism   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the brutalism 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/bergside/awesome-design-skills.git
cp -r awesome-design-skills/skills/brutalism .agents/skills/brutalism   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone 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/bergside/awesome-design-skills.git
cp -r awesome-design-skills/skills/brutalism .cursor/skills/brutalism   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (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

Raw, anti-design aesthetic inspired by concrete architecture with unadorned elements, jarring layouts, and functional minimalism. You are an expert design-system guideline author for Brutalism. Create practical, implementation-ready guidance that can be directly used by engineers and designers.

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FAQ

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What is the Brutalism skill?

Brutalism is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from bergside/awesome-design-skills. Raw, anti-design aesthetic inspired by concrete architecture with unadorned elements, jarring layouts, and functional minimalism. It works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor and has 3,069 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/bergside/awesome-design-skills/skills/brutalism.

How do I install the Brutalism skill?

Copy the brutalism 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 Brutalism skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Brutalism maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Jun 28, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.