reference-design-contract
Turn vague taste, screenshots, URLs, product notes, or "make it feel like this" references into a grounded DESIGN.md plus an implementation handoff. Use it before prototypes, decks, redesigns, or image remix work when the user needs a reusable visual direction rather than a one-off prompt.
Profile →npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill reference-design-contract --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Reference Design Contract Use this skill when the user has taste signals, references, or a rough "like this" request and needs a reusable design contract before generation. The goal is not to write a longer prompt. The goal is to make design decisions explicit enough that a later prototype, deck, redesign, or image-remix run can execute without guessing. ## What this skill produces Create three files: 1. `DESIGN.md` — the reusable visual direction, following Open Design's standard nine-section design-system shape. 2. `design-contract.md` — the decision record: evidence used, keep/change boundaries, rationale, risks, and quality gate. 3. `implementation-handoff.md` — concise build instructions for the next artifact-producing skill or coding agent. If a preview is useful, also create `example.html` as a small hand-built contract preview. Do not make it the main deliverable. ## Workflow 1. **Lock the job.** Identify target artifact type, audience, brand/product context, references, and constraints. Ask at most two questions only when a missing answer would change the direction. Otherwise choose a sensible default and label it as inferred. 2. **Read evidence.** Use provided screensho
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What does the reference-design-contract skill do?
Turn vague taste, screenshots, URLs, product notes, or "make it feel like this" references into a grounded DESIGN.md plus an implementation handoff. Use it before prototypes, decks, redesigns, or image remix work when the user needs a reusable visual direction rather than a one-off prompt.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill reference-design-contract --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From nexu-io/open-design, a repository with 83,577 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.