What frontend-design is Instructs Claude to act as a design lead and make deliberate, subject-specific choices for palette, type and layout when building or reshaping UI.
What it does How frontend-design plugs in: which agents run it and what it adds RUNS IN Your agent Claude Code one host documented SKILL · OFFICIAL frontend-design Reusable instructions and scripts… 4 install steps 1 permission note WHAT IT ADDS What it does Grounds the design in the product… Pushes opinionated palette, typog… Avoids cliche or templated defaul… Confirms the subject with the use… agent → extension → new capability · from the official repository or docs Where frontend-design runs and what it adds, from its documentation Grounds the design in the product's subject matter and audience Pushes opinionated palette, typography and layout decisions Avoids cliche or templated defaults Confirms the subject with the user if the brief is unclear When to use it
Good fit Building a new web UI or landing page Reshaping an existing interface with a clearer visual identity Not for Backend or non-visual work How to install frontend-design Register the marketplace in Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills Install the bundle that contains it (document-skills or example-skills): /plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills Or copy the skill folder to ~/.claude/skills/frontend-design/ (personal) or .claude/skills/frontend-design/ (project) Mention the task in a prompt; Claude loads the skill automatically when the SKILL.md description matches Permissions and security What it can access Instructions loaded into Claude's context; any scripts it bundles run through Claude Code's normal tool permissions (shell, file edits) Security notes from the maintainers Anthropic repo disclaimer: skills are provided for demonstration and educational purposes; behavior in Claude may differ Review the source before granting an agent access to credentials or production systems. We document what the maintainers state; we do not audit code.
Limitations Repo README says implementations are examples and may differ from what Claude.ai provides
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Anthropic's agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDEs, desktop app or browser.
Watch out: Not included in the Free Claude plan, and usage on subscriptions is capped by plan limits.
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Frequently asked questions How do I install the frontend-design skill in Claude Code? Add the marketplace with /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills and install the bundle containing it, or copy skills/frontend-design into ~/.claude/skills/. source
When does Claude use the frontend-design skill? Claude loads it automatically when the request matches the description field in its SKILL.md frontmatter. source
Is the frontend-design skill official? Yes, it is published in Anthropic's anthropics/skills repository. source
Sources and gaps Not stated by the maintainers: last_release (repo has no releases read).
