# Design Is (agent skill)

> Design Is is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from thedotmack/claude-mem. Audit a design against Dieter Rams' ten "Good design is.." principles, then hand off a /make-plan prompt for one of three outcomes — new design, refine… It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode and has 97,272 GitHub stars across a repository of 8 listed skills.

Audit a design against Dieter Rams' ten "Good design is..." principles, then hand off a /make-plan prompt for one of three outcomes — new design, refine design, or redesign. Use when the user says "audit this design", "design review", "check this UI against Rams", "is this UI good", "critique this design", "design audit", or asks for a critique that should lead to a plan. You are an ORCHESTRATOR.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem |
| Skill path | plugin/skills/design-is/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | design-is |
| GitHub stars | 97,272 |
| Installs on skills.sh | not listed |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Skills in repo | 8 |
| Plugin marketplace | thedotmack |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode |
| Category | Design & frontend |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Use when the user says "audit this design", "design review", "check this UI against Rams", "is this UI good", "critique this design", "design audit", or asks for a critique that should lead to a plan.
- "Good design is..."
- "audit this design"
- "design review"
- "check this UI against Rams"
- "is this UI good"
- "critique this design"
- "design audit"

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem
/plugin install claude-mem@thedotmack
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git
cp -r claude-mem/plugin/skills/design-is .agents/skills/design-is   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git
cp -r claude-mem/plugin/skills/design-is .cursor/skills/design-is   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

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