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UI Skills

A registry of reusable UI skill files for AI coding agents, fetched via a CLI or MCP server.

GitHub Download v0.2.3
Stars
10.5k
Forks
497
Licence
MIT
Language
TypeScript
Last update
5 days ago
Type
Dev tool

What it is

UI Skills is a collection of pre-written 'skills' focused on user interface design and front-end work, aimed at design engineers. You can browse categories and fetch a skill from the terminal with a CLI, or let an AI agent query the registry through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The README also links to a 'Playbook' of distilled UI lessons drawn from the skills.

  • Browse available UI skill categories with the CLI
  • List skills in a category such as motion
  • Fetch a specific skill, for example baseline-ui, from the terminal
  • Connect an MCP-capable agent to the registry and use its list_skills and get_skill tools
  • Read the Playbook for distilled UI lessons

Great for

  • Front-end developers who use AI coding agents and want UI guidance loaded into them
  • Design engineers looking for reusable UI patterns such as motion or baseline layout
  • Teams wanting a shared, versioned set of UI instructions for agents
  • People who prefer browsing skills from the terminal

Not ideal for

  • Users who want a finished app or visual design tool, since the README describes a registry of skills, not a standalone product
  • Anyone expecting a guarantee that every skill is correct for their stack, because the README does not describe how skills are reviewed or tested
Step-by-step guide: how to use UI SkillsInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

How to get it

  1. 1

    Install with a package manager

    You'll need: Node.js (required for npx; version not specified in the README)

    Start the CLI via npx

    npx ui-skills start

    List skill categories

    npx ui-skills categories

    List skills in the motion category

    npx ui-skills list --category motion

    Fetch the baseline-ui skill

    npx ui-skills get baseline-ui
  2. 2

    Run it

    • Run npx ui-skills categories to see available categories
    • Run npx ui-skills list --category motion to see skills in one category
    • Run npx ui-skills get baseline-ui to fetch a skill
    • Optionally, point an MCP-capable agent at https://www.ui-skills.com/mcp
  3. 3

    Get the most out of it

    • Use the MCP endpoint so agents can call list_skills and get_skill directly
    • Browse the Playbook at ui-skills.com/playbook for distilled UI lessons
    • Explore categories before fetching to find skills relevant to your task

Downloads

Source code (.zip)main branch · straight from GitHubRelease v0.2.3Release notes and sourceOfficial website & docswww.ui-skills.com/

Strengths

  • Simple CLI commands for browsing and fetching skills
  • MCP endpoint lets agents query the registry directly
  • Released under the permissive MIT license

Trade-offs

  • The README is short and does not explain what a skill file contains or how agents use it
  • Details of skill quality, maintenance, and compatibility with specific agents are not stated
  • Depends on the hosted registry at ui-skills.com for fetching skills

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Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.