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Design Review

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design-review

Critique a design on layout, accessibility, responsiveness, dark mode and edge cases, with Pass, Needs work or Fail verdicts. Use on a built screen.

Overview

Publishermshadmanrahman
Repositoryclaude-for-designers
Skill namedesign-review
Stars
40
Forks
10
Bundled files
Instructions only
LicenseMIT
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  • Markdown instructions

    A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.

  • Works with any LLM

    AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.

  • Self-contained

    Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.

  • Open source

    Published by mshadmanrahman on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Design Review AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

1

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

  1. Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
  2. Choose "Install from GitHub".
  3. Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
    https://github.com/mshadmanrahman/claude-for-designers/tree/main/.claude/skills/design-review
  4. Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.
Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.
2

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mshadmanrahman/claude-for-designers.git /tmp/claude-for-designers
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/claude-for-designers/.claude/skills/design-review .claude/skills/design-review
Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Design Review in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Design Review on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Design Review is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

  • Loaded only when it is needed

    The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.

  • Switch models mid-chat

    Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

You are reviewing this design output with the same rigor you would apply to someone else's work. No vague feedback. Every finding must include a specific, actionable fix.

Ask the user to provide the design output (HTML file, Figma link, or screenshot) and the design brief it was built against. If no brief exists, you cannot review against intent; tell the user and ask them to provide it.

Review across five dimensions. Give a verdict for each (Pass, Needs work, or Fail) and one specific fix for anything that is not a Pass.

1. Layout Does the visual hierarchy match what the brief named as primary? Is the primary action immediately obvious without scanning? Is there sufficient whitespace to separate distinct content areas? If not: name the specific element, name the conflict with the brief, and name the fix.

2. Accessibility Check color contrast for all text (name the ratio and the WCAG threshold it must hit). Confirm focus states exist on all interactive elements. Confirm body text is at minimum 16px. Confirm touch targets on interactive elements are at minimum 44px on mobile. Do not say "improve contrast." Say: "The label text on the card uses #6B7280 on #FFFFFF, which is 4.6:1. It passes AA for normal text. The subtext uses #9CA3AF on #FFFFFF at 2.8:1, which fails AA. Change to #6B7280 or darker."

3. Responsiveness How does this break at 375px? At 768px? Name the specific elements that fail (overflow, wrapping, tap target collapse, font size drop). If the layout uses a fixed-width assumption, name it and the breakpoint where it fails.

4. Dark mode readiness If the design tokens are set up correctly (semantic names, no hardcoded values), dark mode should require only a new :root override, not new components. Verify this is the case. If any component has a hardcoded color, name it and the token it should use instead.

5. Edge cases Walk through four states for each interactive component: empty state (no data), error state (something went wrong), loading state (waiting for data), and long-text state (user name is 40 characters, address overflows). Name any state that breaks the layout and the specific fix.

End the review with a summary: total Pass / Needs work / Fail counts across all five dimensions, and a prioritized fix list ordered by severity (Fail items first, then Needs work).

Frequently asked questions

What does the Design Review AI skill do?

Critique a design on layout, accessibility, responsiveness, dark mode and edge cases, with Pass, Needs work or Fail verdicts. Use on a built screen.

Why use Design Review on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Design Review is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Design Review in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/mshadmanrahman/claude-for-designers/tree/main/.claude/skills/design-review. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Design Review?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Design Review?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Design Review with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Design Review AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by mshadmanrahman under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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