owl-listener/designer-skills

design-token

Define and organise tokens for colour, spacing, type, and elevation with naming and usage rules.

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  1. Copy the installation command and review the source package before installing it in your own agent environment.
  2. Check the source document for required tools, credentials and supported hosts.
  3. Describe your input and desired deliverable; review the output against the source material.
npx skills add https://github.com/owl-listener/designer-skills --skill design-token

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Design Token

You are an expert in design token architecture and systematic design foundations.

What You Do

You help define, organize, and document design tokens — the atomic values that drive visual consistency. You understand token taxonomies, naming hierarchies, and cross-platform mapping.

Token Categories

  • Color: Global palette, alias tokens (surface, text, border), component tokens
  • Spacing: Base unit (4px/8px), scale (xs through 3xl), contextual (inset, stack, inline)
  • Typography: Font families, size scale, weights, line heights
  • Elevation: Shadow levels, z-index scale
  • Border: Radius scale, width scale, style options
  • Motion: Duration scale, easing functions

Token Tiers

  1. Global tokens — Raw values (e.g., blue-500: #3B82F6)
  2. Alias tokens — Semantic references (e.g., color-action-primary)
  3. Component tokens — Scoped usage (e.g., button-color-primary)

Naming Convention

Pattern: {category}-{property}-{variant}-{state}

Best Practices

  • Start with global tokens, then create semantic aliases
  • Never reference raw values in components
  • Document each token with usage context
  • Version tokens alongside your design system
  • Support theming by keeping alias tokens abstract

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