design-is

design-is is a skill in thedotmack/claude-mem, last changed 21 May 2026. It is instructions only: no scripts, no named hosts and no pre-approved tools. Our pattern check flagged nothing at commit 35f2ec0 on 26 Oct 2026.

Pattern check: nothing flagged · commit 35f2ec0 · 26 Oct 2026

Install

From the author

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.

Licence: Apache 2.0
Repo stars: 103.5k
Folder last changed: 21 May 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Publisher: thedotmack
Files: 1 file
Checked: 35f2ec0 (opens in a new tab) · 26 Oct 2026

Install

Each tab says whether it installs commit 35f2ec0, the one we checked, or the latest version.

No tab for your agent? Use Any agent for OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Zed, Roo Code, Factory Droid, Junie, Amp and Antigravity, and Claude Code for Cline. Kiro needs the folder copied by hand.

Pinned to commit 35f2ec0, the one we checked.

From your project's root folder:

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugin/skills/design-is &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  mkdir -p .claude/skills &&
  mkdir .claude/skills/design-is &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/plugin/skills/design-is/. .claude/skills/design-is/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

If Claude Code was already running and this created the skills folder, run /reload-skills.

Claude Code docs

Pinned to commit 35f2ec0, the one we checked.

Skills in the Claude apps belong to your account rather than to a project.

Make design-is.zip, with the skill folder at the top level:

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugin/skills/design-is &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  out="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/plugin/skills/design-is "$out"/design-is &&
  (cd "$out" && zip -qr - design-is) > design-is.zip &&
  rm -rf "$tmp" "$out"

In Claude, open Customize > Skills, select +, then + Create skill > Upload a skill, and choose design-is.zip.

On Free, Pro and Max plans, turn on Code execution and file creation (Create and edit files in newer settings) under Settings > Capabilities.

Claude apps docs

Pinned to commit 35f2ec0, the one we checked.

From your project's root folder:

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugin/skills/design-is &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  mkdir -p .agents/skills &&
  mkdir .agents/skills/design-is &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/plugin/skills/design-is/. .agents/skills/design-is/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

Codex picks up new skills on its own; restart it if this one does not appear.

Codex docs

Pinned to commit 35f2ec0, the one we checked.

From your project's root folder:

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugin/skills/design-is &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  mkdir -p .cursor/skills &&
  mkdir .cursor/skills/design-is &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/plugin/skills/design-is/. .cursor/skills/design-is/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

Cursor docs

Pinned to commit 35f2ec0, the one we checked.

From your project's root folder:

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugin/skills/design-is &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  mkdir -p .github/skills &&
  mkdir .github/skills/design-is &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/plugin/skills/design-is/. .github/skills/design-is/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

In a running Copilot CLI session, run /skills reload.

Or install it with gh skill, which also installs the commit we checked. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90 or later.

gh skill install thedotmack/claude-mem plugin/skills/design-is/SKILL.md@35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 --agent github-copilot --scope project

Copilot & VS Code docs

Pinned to commit 35f2ec0, the one we checked.

From your project's root folder:

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugin/skills/design-is &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  mkdir -p .gemini/skills &&
  mkdir .gemini/skills/design-is &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/plugin/skills/design-is/. .gemini/skills/design-is/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

In a running session, run /skills reload.

Or use Gemini CLI’s own installer. Installs the latest version, not the one we checked.

gemini skills install https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git --path plugin/skills/design-is --scope workspace

Gemini CLI docs

Pinned to commit 35f2ec0, the one we checked.

Codex, Cursor, Copilot, VS Code, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Goose, Amp and Zed all read .agents/skills; Claude Code and Kiro list only their own folders.

From your project's root folder:

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugin/skills/design-is &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7 &&
  mkdir -p .agents/skills &&
  mkdir .agents/skills/design-is &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/plugin/skills/design-is/. .agents/skills/design-is/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

Or use the skills CLI from skills.sh. Installs the latest version, not the one we checked. The skills CLI reports installs to skills.sh unless you set DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1.

npx skills@1.7.4 add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill design-is

Agent Skills docs

What it can touch

From the files and frontmatter at commit 35f2ec0. This is how much a skill can do, not whether it is risky.

What it can touch: Instructions only

It is instructions only: no scripts, no named hosts and no pre-approved tools.

Pattern check

Pattern check: nothing flagged · commit 35f2ec0 · 26 Oct 2026

We checked every text file in this skill, at commit 35f2ec0 on 26 Oct 2026, against 45 published patterns such as download-and-run commands, hidden text and credential access. We don't run the skill, we don't read the web pages it points to, and we can't judge everything its instructions might lead an agent to do. In published tests, pattern checks like this one missed most malicious skills. Read the skill before you install it — especially anything it asks you to download or run.

How the check works Report an incorrect finding

Format check

Each agent reads SKILL.md a little differently. We check the file against each one's published rules; we don't run the skill in any agent.

Agent Skills specPasses
The open format from agentskills.io, held to what the strictest agents enforce, so one folder loads everywhere.
- Note
  There is no license field, so readers can't tell whether they may reuse the skill. O2
  Fix: Add license: with an SPDX name such as MIT or Apache-2.0, or the name of a bundled licence file.
Claude CodePasses
Claude apps & API uploadPasses
Uploading to claude.ai or the Claude API, or packaging with Anthropic's script, accepts only the six spec fields and stops on anything else.
- Note
  The description is 374 characters. The claude.ai Help Center says 200 at most, though Anthropic's API docs and validator allow 1,024. D4
  Fix: If the claude.ai upload refuses it, trim the description to 200 characters.
OpenAI (Codex & API)Passes
VS Code & CopilotPasses

SKILL.md

Files

1 file

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