Evidence record · captured 2026-10-10

Anthropic Frontend Design

Opinionated design-lead guidance for subject-specific visual direction, typography, layout, copy, motion restraint, accessibility, and self-critique before frontend implementation.

Official publisherUnverifiedSource reviewedBehavior not tested

Source review

Editorial assessment

This is a source-only assessment. It does not claim runtime or security testing.

What it does

The skill asks for a compact token and layout plan grounded in the subject, challenges generic AI-design defaults before coding, and uses restraint, responsive behavior, focus treatment, and copy consistency as the quality floor.

Best for

Giving a new interface a distinct visual identity
Reshaping a generic landing page or product UI
Reviewing typography, motion, and copy as one design system

Strengths in the source

Names common generated-design clichés so choices can be intentional rather than automatic.
Connects visual structure and interface language to the user's actual task.
Includes responsive, keyboard-focus, reduced-motion, and contrast expectations without making them decorative extras.

Limitations

It supplies design judgment, not a framework-specific component implementation.
Some aesthetic defaults are deliberately opinionated and may conflict with an established design system.
No user research or rendered interface was evaluated in this source-only review.

When not to use it

A pixel-exact existing design must be implemented without reinterpretation
The task is purely backend or has no user interface

Reviewed by Retenta editorial on 2026-10-10; scope: source only.

Files included in this review

skills/frontend-design/SKILL.md
README.md
skills/frontend-design/LICENSE.txt

Evidence and boundaries

Execution · not tested

Retenta reviewed the pinned source but did not install or execute this skill.

Security · not tested

No sandbox run, dependency audit, or independent security assessment is claimed.

Pinned publisher source: skills/frontend-design/SKILL.md
Revision: dbd4588f9e1033efb41dad4bef2f7947c8993d44
License evidence: Apache-2.0The pinned skill directory includes an Apache License, Version 2.0 LICENSE.txt.
Last source change: 2026-09-03
Independent verification: The source is controlled by Anthropic; Retenta has not independently verified its runtime behavior or security.
Upstream repository: Open publisher repository

Compatibility

Claude Code

documented

Anthropic documents these skills as Claude implementations distributed through its Claude Code plugin marketplace.

Requirements and access

A concrete product, audience, and primary job for the interface
Freedom to establish or apply a visual direction
A way to inspect screenshots when the environment supports it

Referenced tools

Frontend sourceScreenshot review

Install from the source

Anthropic documents this skill inside the example skill set; the command installs that set rather than one folder.

View the SKILL.md at its source Verify the publisher's install documentation

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Claude Code plugin install

/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
/plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills

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