Designer Skill

Plug-and-play MCP that gives your coding agent UI superpowers: design references, intent routing and a static anti-slop gate, no API key.

pymodel/designer-skill · v0.22.0 · Development & Workflow

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What is Designer Skill?

Designer Skill is a published development & workflow plugin for AI coding agents in the mcp ecosystem, developed by PyModel and distributed through the HOL AI plugin registry. Plug-and-play MCP that gives your coding agent UI superpowers: design references, intent routing and a static anti-slop gate, no API key.

Canonical slug: pymodel/designer-skill
Version: v0.22.0 · updated Oct 6, 2026
Open data: entity.json (JSON-LD)

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Per-metric points (0–100 each) combined via a weighted average into the overall score.

Installability

64pts

Maintenance

55pts

MCP Posture

100pts

Plugin Security

59pts

Provenance

70pts

Publisher Quality

75pts

Registry Snapshot

Repository: https://github.com/PyModel/designer-skill
Homepage: https://github.com/PyModel/designer-skill
Canonical profile: https://hol.org/registry/plugins/pymodel%2Fdesigner-skill
Publisher verification: No
Marketplace source: Unknown
Scanner: Broker fallback
Safety label: caution
Digest verified: Yes

4 bundled skills — copy or download SKILL.mdOpen skills

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Trust & Reputation

HOL Trust Score

Factor Analysis

Per-metric points (0–100 each) combined via a weighted average into the overall score.

Installability

64pts

Maintenance

55pts

MCP Posture

100pts

Plugin Security

59pts

Provenance

70pts

Publisher Quality

75pts

Provenance

Plugin root: .
Source repo: https://github.com/PyModel/designer-skill
Source commit: c13af2b595b7…
Publisher verified: No
Owner verified: Not owner verified

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High findings

Provider: registry-broker-fallback
Grade: F · caution
Version: Unknown

cisco-skill-scanner: unknown

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Designer Skill — Frequently asked questions

What is Designer Skill?: Designer Skill is an AI plugin in the HOL registry. Plug-and-play MCP that gives your coding agent UI superpowers: design references, intent routing and a static anti-slop gate, no API key.
How do I install Designer Skill?: Install Designer Skill in your harness: Codex — codex plugin marketplace add PyModel/designer-skill; Claude Code — /plugin marketplace add PyModel/designer-skill; Cursor — npx skills add PyModel/designer-skill. Full step-by-step guidance is on the HOL plugin page.
How do I install Designer Skill in Codex?: To install Designer Skill in Codex, start with codex plugin marketplace add PyModel/designer-skill. The complete step-by-step install guide for Codex is on the HOL plugin page.
How do I install Designer Skill in Claude Code?: To install Designer Skill in Claude Code, start with /plugin marketplace add PyModel/designer-skill. The complete step-by-step install guide for Claude Code is on the HOL plugin page.
How do I install Designer Skill in Cursor?: To install Designer Skill in Cursor, start with npx skills add PyModel/designer-skill. The complete step-by-step install guide for Cursor is on the HOL plugin page.
Is Designer Skill free?: Pricing for Designer Skill is published on its HOL plugin page when the maker schedules a launch.
Who publishes Designer Skill?: Designer Skill is published by PyModel and listed on HOL.
Is Designer Skill available now?: Designer Skill availability is listed on its HOL plugin page.

Install Guidance

Install in Claude Code

Install through the Claude Code plugin marketplace.

Claude Code plugin docs

1
Add the marketplace
Run this inside a Claude Code session.
claude code
2
Install the plugin
Use the plugin name and the marketplace name shown by the previous command.
claude code
3
Scripted alternative
Non-interactive equivalent for scripts and CI pipelines. Add --scope project to pin the install to one repository.
shell

Plugin Manifest

{
  "name": "designer-skill",
  "version": "0.22.0",
  "description": "Plug-and-play MCP that gives your agent UI superpowers. One install: design skill + MCP server, zero config.",
  "repository": "https://github.com/PyModel/designer-skill",
  "license": "MIT",
  "author": "PyModel",
  "homepage": "https://github.com/PyModel/designer-skill",
  "keywords": [
    "design",
    "ui",
    "mcp",
    "coding-agent",
    "design-system"
  ],
  "skills": "./",
  "mcpServers": "./.registry/mcp.json",
  "commands": [
    "commands/designer-setup.md",
    "commands/designer-status.md"
  ],
  "interface": {
    "displayName": "Designer Skill",
    "developerName": "PyModel",
    "shortDescription": "Production-grade design skill + MCP server for coding agents.",
    "longDescription": "Designer Skill gives your coding agent a production-grade visual design system with one install. It ships five opinionated design languages (Minimalist, Soft, High-end, Brutalist, Brand-identity), a full command playbook for iterative UI work, and a local MCP server that loads context, detects anti-patterns, and serves reference material — so your agent always works from a concrete visual direction, not guesswork.",
    "composerIcon": "./assets/icon.webp",
    "category": "Development & Workflow",
    "capabilities": [
      "ui-design",
      "design-system",
      "mcp-server",
      "coding-agent"
    ]
  },
  "holManifestOrigin": "repository",
  "registryIndexVersion": 5
}

Marketplace Source

Repo URL: https://github.com/PyModel/designer-skill
Marketplace path: Unknown
Source path: plugins/PyModel/designer-skill
Install policy: AVAILABLE

Skills

4 SKILL.md files ship with this plugin. Preview, copy, or download each one, then install them with the Skills CLI.

skills-cli

release
.claude/skills/release/SKILL.md
Cut and publish a designer-skill-mcp release (maintainers only).
Raw SKILL.md
SKILL.md content is not in this snapshot. Open the raw file to copy it from the source repository.
designer-skill
skills/designer-skill/SKILL.md
UI craft: build, redesign, or visually review an interface and its design system. Not for backend or other non-visual work.
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raster-logo-svg
skills/raster-logo-svg/SKILL.md
Turn a raster logo (PNG, JPG, WebP) into a pixel-identical, self-contained SVG by base64 embedding. Use when an .svg logo is needed without a vector source, or a redrawn SVG does not match the original.
Raw SKILL.md
SKILL.md content is not in this snapshot. Open the raw file to copy it from the source repository.
ux-designer
skills/ux-designer/SKILL.md
UX principles for planning or auditing an interface: accessibility (WCAG, EAA), information architecture, microcopy, i18n/RTL, and AI or voice UX.
Raw SKILL.md
SKILL.md content is not in this snapshot. Open the raw file to copy it from the source repository.

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