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Tailwind Design System

Lets the agent build Tailwind CSS v4 design tokens, themes, and component patterns

Repository
wshobson/agents
Stars
42,095
Licence
MIT
Files
3 files

What it does

When installed, the agent follows this guide to set up Tailwind CSS version 4 for a website or app. It writes shared design settings (colors, radius, animations, dark mode) as CSS variables so that components look consistent, and it applies standard patterns for building reusable UI pieces and responsive, accessible layouts. It also explains how to move older Tailwind v3 setups to v4.

Great for

  • Front-end developers building a shared component library in Tailwind
  • Teams standardizing colors, spacing and dark mode across a codebase
  • Developers migrating a project from Tailwind v3 to v4

Skip it if

  • Projects that still use Tailwind v3 without planning an upgrade, since the guide targets v4 syntax and the config patterns differ
  • Non-developers wanting a finished visual design, because this only supplies patterns and starter code, not a ready-made site

Try asking

  • “Set up a Tailwind v4 theme with light and dark mode color tokens for my React app”
  • “Convert my tailwind.config.ts theme settings into CSS @theme variables”
  • “Create reusable button variants with consistent sizes and focus states”
  • “Add fade and slide entry animations to my component library using Tailwind v4”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Tailwind Design SystemInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 3 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    tailwind-design-system.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip tailwind-design-system.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip tailwind-design-system.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Name the framework you use (React, Vue, plain HTML) so the agent can match component code to it.
  • Tell the agent whether you are starting fresh or migrating from v3, since the steps differ.
  • Check the generated CSS in a browser, especially dark mode and focus rings, because the color values are examples to adjust.

What's inside

  • references/advanced-patterns.md
  • references/details.md
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from wshobson/agents under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.