About superdesign-skill
A design skill for IDE agents that connects to a browser canvas through the SuperDesign CLI. It supports prompt search, brand extraction from existing assets, and iterative draft work.
Key features
- 01Connects to the SuperDesign browser canvas
- 02Searches a design prompt library
- 03Extracts brand identity from existing assets
- 04Creates projects and iterates on drafts
Use cases
- 01Explore design directions on a canvas
- 02Organize and compare design variations
- 03Derive brand style from existing assets
- 04Get immediate visual feedback on drafts
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ podo/ design-agent-skills --skill superdesign-skillAfter installing, type/superdesign-skillin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled filesstub.yaml
Details
From the project READMEsuperdesign-skill
Catalogue stub — full platform: superdesigndev/superdesign-skill
Account / environment requirement
@superdesign/cli must be installed globally. The skill communicates with the SuperDesign canvas via the CLI bridge — without it, skill invocation will fail.
Install methods
| Step | Command |
|---|---|
| 1. Install SuperDesign CLI | npm install -g @superdesign/cli@latest |
| 2. Install the Claude skill | npx skills add superdesigndev/superdesign-skill |
| 3. Launch the canvas | superdesign (opens browser canvas) |
Decision tree
- Is @superdesign/cli installed? Run
superdesign --version.- No → install it:
npm install -g @superdesign/cli@latest - Yes → go to step 2.
- No → install it:
- Is the skill installed? Check
~/.design-agent-skills/skills/superdesign-skill/SKILL.md.- No →
npx skills add superdesigndev/superdesign-skill - Yes → invoke
superdesign-skilland proceed.
- No →
- Is the canvas running? Open
superdesignin a terminal if not already open.
What it does
Brings an infinite-canvas design workspace directly into the IDE agent loop. The agent can search a library of design prompts, extract brand identity from existing assets, create new design projects, and iterate on design drafts with immediate visual feedback in the browser canvas. Suited for open-ended ideation sessions where spatial organization of design variants matters.
When NOT to use
- Without the SuperDesign CLI installed — the skill has no fallback rendering path
- Standard UI code generation without ideation overhead — use a component-generation skill instead
- Headless or server environments without a browser