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Claude Code Design Toolkit

AI-powered design orchestration framework integrating Claude into your design pipeline for generating UI components, design tokens, and responsive layouts.

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What It Does

Claude Code Design Toolkit is an open-source framework that transforms your design workflow by treating design as code. It acts as a design co-pilot, automating the generation of UI components, SVG assets, design tokens, and responsive layouts directly from natural language prompts.

How It Works

The toolkit uses a plugin-based architecture with specialized sub-agents handling different design tasks—semantic analysis, color theory, typography, and layout synthesis. You describe your design needs in plain language, and Claude generates production-ready code (React/JSX, CSS, SVG) along with design documentation. The system includes pre- and post-processing hooks for CI/CD integration and validation.

Key Capabilities

  • Component Generation: Describe a UI element and get styled React/CSS/SVG code
  • Design System Support: Multilingual design tokens and documentation in 150+ languages
  • Responsive Layouts: Automatic breakpoint-aware grid systems using CSS Grid/Flexbox
  • Color Intelligence: Generate harmonious palettes from brand guidelines or descriptions
  • Skills Marketplace: Discover and install community-built design plugins
  • Headless Mode: Run design pipelines on servers without GUI

Who Benefits

Product designers, design systems managers, and teams wanting to accelerate design-to-code workflows. Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows with Node.js 20+ or Bun 1.2+.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Claude Code Design Toolkit?
Clone the repository with `git clone --recursive https://github.com/your-org/Claude-Code-AI-Design.git`, then run `npm install` followed by `npx claude-design init --skills responsive-ui,color-theory` to bootstrap example skills. You'll need Node.js 20+, Bun 1.2+, Git 2.40+, and a Claude or OpenAI API key.
What design assets can it generate?
The toolkit generates React TSX components, CSS modules, SVG graphics, design tokens in JSON format, style sheets, and responsive layout systems. You can specify output format (React, HTML, vanilla CSS) and styling approach (CSS modules, Tailwind, styled-components).
Does it work offline or require API calls?
It requires API integration—either Claude API or OpenAI API. The system supports both and automatically falls back to OpenAI if Claude is unavailable or rate-limited. You can force a specific backend using `--api claude` or `--api openai` flags for benchmarking.
Can I create custom design skills?
Yes, the plugin marketplace supports custom skills. Use `claude-design skills scaffold --name 'your-skill-name'` to create a new skill with manifest.yml and processing files. Skills are stored in `~/.claude/design-skills/` and can be shared with the community.
How does it handle multilingual design?
Prompts work in any language. The system automatically applies correct text direction (LTR/RTL), locale-appropriate typography, and cultural color considerations. Japanese prompts get Noto Sans JP fonts; Arabic text flows right-to-left automatically.
What's the difference between this and traditional design tools?
Traditional tools are GUI-based with vendor lock-in. This toolkit is command-line driven, open-source, and decentralized—you run Claude locally or via API without dependency on a single platform. It integrates design directly into your development workflow and CI/CD pipeline.
Can I use design review hooks in my workflow?
Yes, hooks system supports pre- and post-processing validation. Use `claude-design watch --hook 'npx @claude/design-review --accessibility=AA'` to automatically audit generated designs for accessibility compliance, contrast ratios, and semantic HTML before deployment.
What operating systems are supported?
Full support for Linux (Ubuntu 24.04+), macOS Sequoia 15.x, and Windows 11 Build 22631+ (via WSL2). Community support available for FreeBSD 14.x. Node.js and Git requirements are the same across all platforms.

Glossary

Sub-agents
Specialized Claude instances that decompose complex design tasks into focused components—one for color theory, another for typography, another for layout. They work in parallel then combine results.
Design Profile
A YAML configuration file (`design-profile.yml`) that defines your design personality, constraints (color mode, typography, spacing), and active plugins with their settings.
Hook System
Pre- and post-processing mechanisms that intercept design generation at specific points to inject custom validation, transformation, or CI/CD logic without modifying core generation.
Design Tokens
Structured JSON data representing design decisions (colors, typography scales, spacing units) that can be imported into design tools or code to maintain consistency across projects.
Plugin Architecture
Modular skill system that loads design capabilities at runtime from `~/.claude/design-skills/`, allowing extensibility without modifying the core toolkit.

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