Translate a design brief — structured I-Lang or plain English — into a concrete DESIGN.md and optional HTML token preview. Resolves 8 dimensions (palette, accent, typography, display font, layout, mood, density, constraints) to specific CSS tokens. Use when asked to "create a design brief", "write a DESIGN.md", "define the design system", "design brief for X", "what tokens should we use", or "I-Lang brief".

Use BEFORE answering analytical, diagnostic, planning, or multi-step reasoning questions. Trigger phrases include "should I X or Y", "why is X happening", "what's the best approach", "what are the tradeoffs", "help me think through", "diagnose", "root cause", "plan/design X", "what are the implications of", "compare these approaches". Also fires on cross-domain analysis, strategy questions, architecture decisions, or anything requiring multiple factors to be weighed before responding. The skill calls the reasoning MCP tool to retrieve a cognitive scaffold (named failure pattern, executable procedure, suppression vectors, falsification test) the model absorbs internally before generating its response. Catches causal shortcuts, premature conclusions, generic templates, and surface pattern matching that produce confidently-wrong answers. Do NOT trigger for simple factual lookups, syntax questions, file reads, code execution, or restating the user's input.

Design Supabase Postgres schema from business requirements with migrations, RLS, and types. Use when translating specifications into database tables, creating migration files, adding Row Level Security policies, or generating TypeScript types from schema. Trigger with phrases like "supabase schema", "design database supabase", "schema from requirements", "supabase migration", "supabase tables from spec".

Implement ElevenLabs reference architecture for production TTS/voice applications. Use when designing new ElevenLabs integrations, reviewing project structure, or building a scalable audio generation service. Trigger: "elevenlabs architecture", "elevenlabs project structure", "how to organize elevenlabs", "TTS service architecture", "elevenlabs design patterns", "voice API architecture".

Use when asked to design a pitch deck, presentation, or slide set. Examples: "design a pitch deck", "create a sales deck", "make a conference presentation", "build an investor deck", "help me present this to the board", "create slides for X".

Metrics architecture — produce a complete metrics plan given a product description. North Star, input metrics tree, instrumentation spec, action triggers, and counter-metrics. Use when asked to "design a metrics framework", "what should we measure", "build a metrics system", "define our KPIs", "what are our success metrics", "metrics strategy", or "what do we track".

Produce a complete mobile app architecture design — platform choice, navigation structure, state management, data layer, key screens. Use when asked to "build a mobile app", "new app", "create iOS/Android app", "app architecture", or "cross-platform app".

Implement Webflow reference architecture — layered project structure, client wrapper, CMS sync service, webhook handlers, and caching layer for production integrations. Trigger with phrases like "webflow architecture", "webflow project structure", "how to organize webflow", "webflow integration design", "webflow best practices".

Production-grade architecture patterns for Apify-powered applications. Use when designing scraping infrastructure, building multi-Actor pipelines, or integrating Apify into a larger system architecture. Trigger: "apify architecture", "apify best practices", "apify project structure", "scraping architecture", "apify system design".

Implement AssemblyAI reference architecture with best-practice project layout. Use when designing new AssemblyAI transcription services, reviewing project structure, or building production-grade speech-to-text applications. Trigger with phrases like "assemblyai architecture", "assemblyai best practices", "assemblyai project structure", "how to organize assemblyai", "assemblyai design".

Implement Cohere reference architecture with layered project layout for RAG and agents. Use when designing new Cohere integrations, reviewing project structure, or establishing architecture standards for Cohere API v2 applications. Trigger with phrases like "cohere architecture", "cohere project structure", "cohere layout", "organize cohere app", "cohere design pattern".

Implement Groq reference architecture with model routing, streaming pipelines, and fallbacks. Use when designing new Groq integrations, reviewing project structure, or establishing architecture standards for Groq applications. Trigger with phrases like "groq architecture", "groq best practices", "groq project structure", "how to organize groq", "groq design".

Structured hypothesis formulation, experiment design, and results interpretation for Product Managers. Use when the user needs to validate an assumption, design an A/B test, evaluate experiment results, or decide whether to ship based on data. Triggers include "hypothesis", "A/B test", "experiment", "validate assumption", "test this", "should we ship", or when making a decision that should be data-informed.

Implement Intercom reference architecture with layered project structure. Use when designing new Intercom integrations, reviewing project structure, or establishing architecture standards for Intercom applications. Trigger with phrases like "intercom architecture", "intercom project structure", "how to organize intercom", "intercom layout", "intercom design patterns".

Implement Klaviyo reference architecture with best-practice project layout. Use when designing new Klaviyo integrations, reviewing project structure, or establishing architecture standards for email/SMS marketing applications. Trigger with phrases like "klaviyo architecture", "klaviyo project structure", "klaviyo design", "how to organize klaviyo", "klaviyo layout".

Design and spec an analytical dashboard — define the question each chart answers, write the SQL queries, spec the layout and refresh cadence. Produces a complete dashboard spec ready to implement. Use when asked to "build a dashboard", "analytics dashboard", "BI dashboard", "weekly product health", or "visualize this data".

A/B test design — produce an experiment spec with hypothesis, primary metric, MDE, sample size, run time, and decision rule. Also determines when NOT to A/B test and what to do instead. Use when asked to "design an A/B test", "should we test this", "experiment design", "how do we know if this works", "what's the sample size", or "set up an experiment".

Implement a production-ready reference architecture for Miro REST API v2 integrations with layered design, caching, and event processing. Trigger with phrases like "miro architecture", "miro project structure", "how to organize miro integration", "miro design patterns".

Build E2E test specs for critical user journeys — Playwright or Cypress, page objects, setup/teardown, CI config. Use when asked to "write E2E tests", "end-to-end testing", "browser tests", "UI tests", or "Playwright tests".

Choose and implement Clay integration architecture for different scales and use cases. Use when designing new Clay integrations, comparing direct vs queue-based vs event-driven, or planning architecture for Clay-powered data operations. Trigger with phrases like "clay architecture", "clay blueprint", "how to structure clay", "clay integration design", "clay event-driven".

Production reference architecture for ClickHouse-backed applications — project layout, data flow, multi-tenant patterns, and operational topology. Use when designing new ClickHouse systems, reviewing architecture, or establishing standards for ClickHouse integrations. Trigger: "clickhouse architecture", "clickhouse project structure", "clickhouse design", "clickhouse multi-tenant", "clickhouse reference".

Information architecture — design navigation structure, content hierarchy, sitemap, and taxonomy for a product or feature set. Use when asked to "organize the navigation", "information architecture", "how should content be structured", "sitemap", "nav redesign", "where should X live", or "content hierarchy".

Design meeting intelligence architecture with Fireflies.ai GraphQL API, webhooks, and CRM sync. Use when designing new integrations, planning transcript pipelines, or establishing architecture for meeting analytics platforms. Trigger with phrases like "fireflies architecture", "fireflies design", "fireflies project structure", "meeting intelligence pipeline".

Reference architecture for enterprise Gamma integrations. Use when designing systems, planning integrations, or implementing best-practice Gamma architectures. Trigger with phrases like "gamma architecture", "gamma design", "gamma system design", "gamma integration pattern", "gamma enterprise".

Implement a complete UI screen or feature from a Form visual spec. Use when asked to "build a page", "implement this screen", "build the frontend for this feature", or "create this UI".

Produce a system design doc — components, data flow, decisions made, tradeoffs, failure modes. Not a list of options. An actual design with calls made. Use when asked for "system design for", "architect this", "how should we build", or "design the backend".

Implement Algolia reference architecture: index design, multi-index strategy, data pipeline, search service layer, and frontend/backend separation. Trigger: "algolia architecture", "algolia best practices", "algolia project structure", "how to organize algolia", "algolia index design".

Execute major Canva Connect API integration migrations with strangler fig pattern. Use when migrating to Canva from another design platform, re-platforming existing integrations, or performing major architectural changes. Trigger with phrases like "migrate to canva", "canva migration", "switch to canva", "canva replatform", "replace design tool with canva".

Production PostHog architecture: event taxonomy, SDK layering, feature flag strategy, analytics module layout, and data pipeline integration patterns. Trigger: "posthog architecture", "posthog best practices", "posthog project structure", "how to organize posthog", "posthog design".

Implement a reusable, accessible, typed component from a design spec. Use when asked to "create a component", "build a widget", "implement this design", or "reusable UI element".

Implement Salesforce integration reference architecture with jsforce, SFDX, and event-driven patterns. Use when designing new Salesforce integrations, reviewing project structure, or establishing architecture standards for Salesforce-connected applications. Trigger with phrases like "salesforce architecture", "salesforce project structure", "salesforce integration design", "how to organize salesforce code", "salesforce layout".

Implement Snowflake reference architecture with medallion pattern and Snowflake-native design. Use when designing a new Snowflake data platform, setting up bronze/silver/gold layers, or establishing architecture standards for a Snowflake deployment. Trigger with phrases like "snowflake architecture", "snowflake medallion", "snowflake best practices layout", "snowflake data platform design".

Map the system architecture — read the codebase, identify services and connections, output a C4-level architecture map as Mermaid diagrams with component descriptions. Use when asked to "map the architecture", "system diagram", "how does this work", or "architecture overview".

Design and implement an AI feature integration — model selection, architecture pattern, system prompt, data flow, error handling, cost estimate. Use when asked to "add AI to this", "LLM integration", "add Claude/GPT", or "AI-powered feature".

Implement Exa reference architecture for search pipelines, RAG, and content discovery. Use when designing new Exa integrations, reviewing project structure, or establishing architecture standards for neural search applications. Trigger with phrases like "exa architecture", "exa project structure", "exa RAG pipeline", "exa reference design", "exa search pipeline".

Choose between Figma integration architectures: CLI script, webhook service, or plugin. Use when deciding how to integrate with Figma, comparing REST API vs Plugin API, or planning a Figma-connected application. Trigger with phrases like "figma architecture", "figma blueprint", "how to integrate figma", "figma plugin vs api", "figma project type".

Configure Figma Enterprise features: OAuth 2.0, team management, and access control. Use when implementing OAuth flows, managing team/project access via API, or building Enterprise-level Figma integrations. Trigger with phrases like "figma enterprise", "figma OAuth", "figma team management", "figma access control", "figma SCIM".

Migrate design systems between Figma files, or from other tools to Figma via API. Use when migrating design tokens between files, syncing variables across libraries, or building automated migration pipelines for Figma. Trigger with phrases like "migrate figma", "figma migration", "move figma library", "figma file migration", "sync figma files".

Choose and implement Firecrawl architecture patterns for different scales and use cases. Use when designing new Firecrawl integrations, choosing between on-demand/scheduled/pipeline architectures, or planning scraping infrastructure. Trigger with phrases like "firecrawl architecture", "firecrawl blueprint", "how to structure firecrawl", "firecrawl at scale", "firecrawl pipeline design".

Design and spec an API — endpoints, request/response shapes, error codes, auth pattern, pagination. Applies Stripe's consistency principles. Use when asked to "design an API", "build API endpoints", "create REST API", or "API for this feature".

Produce a mobile feature spec — user story, technical approach, component breakdown, platform-specific considerations, edge cases. Use when asked to "add a screen", "spec this feature", "mobile feature", "new tab", "push notifications", or "deep link".

Implement Abridge reference architecture for clinical AI integration. Use when designing a new Abridge deployment, reviewing project structure, or planning multi-site health system rollouts with EHR integration. Trigger: "abridge architecture", "abridge project structure", "abridge system design", "abridge multi-site".

Developer relations playbook builder — produces a DevRel program design covering community platform, contributor program tiers, ambassador criteria, event strategy, and success metrics. Use when asked to "build a DevRel program", "design our developer community", "create a contributor program", "start a developer advocacy program", or "how do we grow our dev community".

Enforce security policies and coding standards for Figma API integrations. Use when setting up linting rules for Figma tokens, preventing accidental credential leaks, or enforcing API usage best practices. Trigger with phrases like "figma policy", "figma lint", "figma guardrails", "figma security rules", "figma best practices check".

Reference architecture for production Figma API integrations. Use when designing a new Figma integration, planning project structure, or establishing patterns for design-to-code pipelines. Trigger with phrases like "figma architecture", "figma project structure", "figma integration design", "figma best practices layout".

Build resilient Figma integrations with circuit breakers, fallbacks, and graceful degradation. Use when implementing fault tolerance, handling Figma outages gracefully, or building production-grade reliability into Figma API consumers. Trigger with phrases like "figma reliability", "figma circuit breaker", "figma fallback", "figma resilience", "figma graceful degradation".

Production-ready patterns for the Figma REST API and Plugin API. Use when building reusable Figma client wrappers, extracting design tokens, traversing node trees, or creating typed API helpers. Trigger with phrases like "figma patterns", "figma best practices", "figma client wrapper", "figma typed API".

Build automated Figma-to-React pipeline with the Anima SDK. Use when automating design handoff, building CI/CD design-to-code workflows, or creating a design system code generator from Figma components. Trigger: "anima design pipeline", "figma to react pipeline", "automated design handoff", "anima component generator".

Clone websites to React/HTML code and customize Anima output with AI. Use when converting live websites to code, customizing generated components, or building design-system-aware code from URL screenshots. Trigger: "anima website to code", "anima URL clone", "anima AI customization", "website to react", "clone website to code".

Implement Canva Connect API data handling, PII protection, and GDPR/CCPA compliance. Use when handling user design data, implementing data retention policies, or ensuring privacy compliance for Canva integrations. Trigger with phrases like "canva data", "canva PII", "canva GDPR", "canva data retention", "canva privacy", "canva CCPA".

Implement Canva Connect API webhook handling with JWK signature verification. Use when setting up webhook endpoints, handling Canva event notifications, or implementing real-time design collaboration features. Trigger with phrases like "canva webhook", "canva events", "canva notifications", "handle canva events", "canva JWK".

Design ClickHouse schemas with MergeTree engines, ORDER BY keys, and partitioning. Use when creating new tables, choosing engines, designing sort keys, or modeling data for analytical workloads. Trigger: "clickhouse schema design", "clickhouse table design", "clickhouse ORDER BY", "clickhouse partitioning", "MergeTree table".

Production architecture for ClickUp API v2 integrations with layered design, custom fields, time tracking, goals, and two-way sync patterns. Trigger: "clickup architecture", "clickup design", "clickup project structure", "clickup custom fields", "clickup time tracking", "clickup goals API".

Usability review — evaluate an existing flow or UI against usability heuristics, flag friction points, and recommend fixes. Use when asked to "review the UX", "usability audit", "what's wrong with this flow", "UX feedback", "critique this design", or "why are users dropping off here".

Choose and implement Exa architecture patterns at different scales: direct search, cached search, and RAG pipeline. Use when designing Exa integrations, choosing between simple search and full RAG, or planning architecture for different traffic volumes. Trigger with phrases like "exa architecture", "exa blueprint", "how to structure exa", "exa RAG design", "exa at scale".

Deep debugging for Figma API issues: network analysis, response inspection, and support escalation. Use when standard troubleshooting fails, diagnosing intermittent failures, or preparing detailed evidence for Figma support. Trigger with phrases like "figma hard bug", "figma mystery error", "figma deep debug", "figma intermittent failure", "figma support ticket".

Extract design tokens, colors, typography, and spacing from Figma files via REST API. Use when building a design-to-code pipeline, syncing design tokens, or extracting styles from a Figma design system file. Trigger with phrases like "figma design tokens", "extract figma styles", "figma to CSS", "sync figma colors", "figma typography".

Export images, icons, and assets from Figma files via the REST API. Use when building an asset pipeline, exporting icons as SVG/PNG, or rendering frames to images for documentation or previews. Trigger with phrases like "figma export", "figma images", "export figma icons", "figma assets", "figma render".

Handle Figma API data correctly: comments, versions, user data, and privacy compliance. Use when working with Figma comments API, version history, or ensuring GDPR compliance for Figma user data. Trigger with phrases like "figma data", "figma comments", "figma versions", "figma GDPR", "figma user data".

Avoid the most common Figma API integration mistakes and anti-patterns. Use when reviewing Figma code, onboarding new developers, or auditing an existing Figma integration. Trigger with phrases like "figma mistakes", "figma anti-patterns", "figma pitfalls", "figma code review", "figma what not to do".

Set up monitoring, metrics, and alerting for Figma API integrations. Use when implementing observability for Figma operations, tracking API health, or configuring alerts for rate limits and errors. Trigger with phrases like "figma monitoring", "figma metrics", "figma observability", "figma alerts", "figma dashboard".

Implement Figma Webhooks V2 for real-time file, comment, and library events. Use when setting up webhook endpoints, handling FILE_UPDATE events, or building event-driven Figma automation. Trigger with phrases like "figma webhook", "figma events", "figma FILE_UPDATE", "figma notifications", "figma real-time".

Migrate from Elasticsearch/Algolia: 1) Export all documents from source, 2) Transform to Glean document schema (id, title, url, body, permissions), 3) Create datasource with adddatasource, 4) Bulk index with bulkindexdocuments, 5) Validate search quality with test queries, 6) Switch search UI to use Glean Client API. Trigger: "glean migration deep dive", "migration-deep-dive".

Implement Vast.ai reference architecture for GPU compute workflows. Use when designing ML training pipelines, structuring GPU orchestration, or establishing architecture patterns for Vast.ai applications. Trigger with phrases like "vastai architecture", "vastai design pattern", "vastai project structure", "vastai ml pipeline".

Implement reference architecture for Alchemy-powered Web3 applications. Use when designing dApp infrastructure, planning multi-chain deployments, or structuring a production blockchain application. Trigger: "alchemy architecture", "dApp architecture", "alchemy project structure", "web3 system design", "alchemy multi-chain design".

Implement Claude API reference architectures for common use cases. Use when designing a Claude-powered application, choosing between direct API vs queue-based, or planning a multi-model architecture. Trigger with phrases like "anthropic architecture", "claude system design", "anthropic reference architecture", "design claude integration".

Production reference architecture for Attio CRM integrations -- layered project structure, sync patterns, webhook processing, and multi-environment setup. Trigger: "attio architecture", "attio best practices", "attio project structure", "how to organize attio", "attio integration design".

Build and manage open source community — Discord/Slack structure, contributor onboarding, ambassador program, community flywheel design, and GitHub community health. Use when asked to "build a community", "grow our Discord", "improve contributor experience", or "design a developer ambassador program".

Execute the Canva design creation and export pipeline via the Connect API. Use when building design creation workflows, exporting designs programmatically, or integrating Canva's design tools into your application. Trigger with phrases like "canva create design", "canva export", "canva design pipeline", "canva generate content".

OKR design — create objectives and key results with a North Star metric, input metrics tree, and cadence. Use when asked to "set OKRs", "define our objectives", "what should we measure this quarter", "design our OKR framework", "build a metrics tree", or "what's our North Star".

Diagnose and fix common Figma REST API and Plugin API errors. Use when encountering HTTP errors, plugin sandbox crashes, or unexpected API responses from Figma. Trigger with phrases like "figma error", "fix figma", "figma not working", "figma 403", "figma 429".

Optimize Figma API usage to minimize costs and stay within plan limits. Use when analyzing request volumes, reducing unnecessary API calls, or choosing the right Figma plan for your integration needs. Trigger with phrases like "figma cost", "figma pricing", "reduce figma API calls", "figma plan limits", "figma budget".

Respond to Figma API outages, auth failures, and rate limit incidents. Use when Figma integration is down, experiencing errors, or running post-incident reviews for Figma-related failures. Trigger with phrases like "figma incident", "figma outage", "figma down", "figma broken", "figma emergency".

Set up Figma REST API authentication with personal access tokens or OAuth 2.0. Use when connecting to the Figma API, generating tokens, configuring scopes, or setting up OAuth flows for Figma integrations. Trigger with phrases like "install figma", "setup figma API", "figma auth", "figma personal access token", "figma OAuth".

Load test Figma API integrations and plan for scale. Use when benchmarking API throughput, testing rate limit behavior, or planning capacity for high-volume Figma integrations. Trigger with phrases like "figma load test", "figma scale", "figma benchmark", "figma capacity", "figma throughput".

Set up a local development workflow for Figma plugin and REST API projects. Use when building Figma plugins, creating design-to-code pipelines, or developing against the Figma API with hot reload. Trigger with phrases like "figma dev setup", "figma plugin development", "figma local development", "develop figma plugin".

Optimize Figma REST API performance with caching, partial fetches, and connection reuse. Use when experiencing slow API responses, reducing bandwidth for large files, or optimizing request throughput for Figma integrations. Trigger with phrases like "figma performance", "figma slow", "figma caching", "figma optimize", "figma large file".

Handle Figma REST API rate limits with exponential backoff and request queuing. Use when encountering 429 errors, implementing retry logic, or optimizing API request throughput for Figma. Trigger with phrases like "figma rate limit", "figma throttling", "figma 429", "figma retry", "figma backoff".

Handle Figma REST API scope changes, deprecations, and migration tasks. Use when migrating from deprecated scopes, updating webhook versions, or adapting to Figma API changelog changes. Trigger with phrases like "upgrade figma", "figma deprecation", "figma scope migration", "figma API changes", "figma v2 webhooks".

Design and build database schema — tables, columns, types, indexes, constraints, relationships. Given a domain description, output the schema and write the files. Use when asked to "design schema", "database design", "create tables", or "data model".

Theory-backed design audit — names the principle violated, cites the source, shows the fix. Use when asked to "evaluate design quality", "check if this follows design principles", "theory check", "design exam", "audit against best practices", or "what's wrong with this design".

Instrumentation plan — design event taxonomy, property schema, and tracking plan for analytics tools. Use when asked to "what should we track", "instrumentation plan", "set up analytics events", "analytics event schema", "tracking plan", or "instrument this feature".

Build a complete KYC verification flow with Persona inquiries and embedded UI. Use when implementing identity verification, building KYC onboarding, or integrating Persona's hosted flow into your application. Trigger with phrases like "persona KYC flow", "identity verification", "persona inquiry workflow", "onboarding verification".

Frontend audit — bundle size, dependencies, accessibility, performance, component quality. Use when asked for "frontend review", "performance audit", "accessibility check", or "bundle size".

Design QA audit — red flags, severity classification, visual quality scorecard. Use when asked to "QA the design", "check visual quality", "design review before launch", "visual bugs", "design audit", or "does this look right".

Production architecture for SalesLoft API integrations with service layer, webhook processing, and CRM sync patterns. Use when designing new SalesLoft integrations or reviewing project structure. Trigger: "salesloft architecture", "salesloft project structure", "salesloft design".

Implement reference architecture for Anima design-to-code automation. Use when designing a design system automation pipeline, structuring a Figma-to-React project, or planning team-scale design handoff. Trigger: "anima architecture", "design-to-code architecture", "anima project structure", "figma automation architecture".

Apply production-ready patterns for the Anima SDK design-to-code pipeline. Use when building reusable Anima client wrappers, implementing output caching, or establishing team standards for design-to-code automation. Trigger: "anima SDK patterns", "anima best practices", "anima code patterns".

Design and execute a launch plan — Product Hunt, HN Show HN, newsletter coordination, social posts, and community launch moment. Use when asked to "launch [feature/product]", "plan a launch", "help us do a Product Hunt launch", or "coordinate the announcement".

Reference architecture for Clari revenue intelligence integrations. Use when designing a forecast data platform, planning Clari integration architecture, or establishing team patterns for revenue analytics. Trigger with phrases like "clari architecture", "clari data platform", "clari integration design", "clari best practices".

Use when asked to design a user flow, map how a user moves through a feature, create a wireframe or flow diagram, or document interaction design for a product brief. Examples: "design the flow for X", "map out the user journey", "create a wireframe for this feature", "how should the UX work for this".

UI and UX reconnaissance — scan existing frontend routes, components, navigation, and flows to understand the current UX state before designing. Use when asked to "understand the current UI", "what UX patterns exist", "map the navigation", "what screens exist", or before starting any flow or wireframe work.

Automate Figma design token sync and asset export in CI/CD pipelines. Use when setting up GitHub Actions for Figma, automating icon exports, or validating design token changes in pull requests. Trigger with phrases like "figma CI", "figma GitHub Actions", "automate figma export", "figma CI pipeline".

Collect Figma API diagnostic evidence for support tickets and troubleshooting. Use when encountering persistent issues, preparing support tickets, or collecting diagnostic information for Figma API problems. Trigger with phrases like "figma debug", "figma support bundle", "collect figma logs", "figma diagnostic".

Deploy Figma-powered applications to Vercel, Cloud Run, and Fly.io. Use when deploying webhook receivers, design token APIs, or Figma-connected web apps to production platforms. Trigger with phrases like "deploy figma", "figma Vercel", "figma production deploy", "figma Cloud Run".

Make your first Figma REST API call to fetch a file and inspect its node tree. Use when starting a new Figma integration, testing API connectivity, or learning the Figma document structure. Trigger with phrases like "figma hello world", "figma first call", "figma quick start", "fetch figma file".