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Oil UI

Oil UI is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from oil-oil/oil-ui. Design, improve, and review interfaces for websites, apps, dashboards, and components: explore distinct design directions, compare styles side by side, and refine visual hierarchy against real. It works with Claude Code and Codex and has 895 GitHub stars.

github.com/oil-oil/oil-ui (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/oil-oil/oil-ui.git
cp -r oil-ui ~/.claude/skills/oil-ui   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the oil-ui 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/oil-oil/oil-ui.git
cp -r oil-ui .agents/skills/oil-ui   # 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/oil-oil/oil-ui.git
cp -r oil-ui .cursor/skills/oil-ui   # 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

Design, improve, and review interfaces for websites, apps, dashboards, and components: explore distinct design directions, compare styles side by side, and refine visual hierarchy against real screenshots. Delivers comparison pages, design notes, mockups, or working interfaces. Use for new interface design, style comparison, visual polish, screenshot recreation, or interface review. Not for business logic, APIs, builds, or code cleanup without visible UI changes.

When it triggers

  • Use for new interface design, style comparison, visual polish, screenshot recreation, or interface review.

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FAQ

Oil UI FAQ

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What is the Oil UI skill?

Oil UI is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from oil-oil/oil-ui. Design, improve, and review interfaces for websites, apps, dashboards, and components: explore distinct design directions, compare styles side by side, and refine visual hierarchy against real. It works with Claude Code and Codex and has 895 GitHub stars. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/oil-oil/oil-ui.

How do I install the Oil UI skill?

Copy the oil-ui 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 Oil UI skill free?

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

Is Oil UI maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its latest release is v0.16.5. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.