Anthropic Frontend Design
Anthropic Frontend Design is Anthropic's free, Apache-2.0 skill that tells a coding agent how to make distinctive UI instead of templated defaults; install…
OUR TAKE
Pick Anthropic Frontend Design for Claude Code users who want better-looking first drafts with almost no setup. It is guidance, not a checker.
Good fit
Claude Code users who want better-looking first drafts with almost no setup.
Poor fit
Teams that want commands and a rule-based detector (Impeccable) or Figma frame data (Figma Context MCP).
Free / OSS $0
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-11-03 · github.com/anthropics/skills
OUR TAKE
Pick Anthropic Frontend Design for Claude Code users who want better-looking first drafts with almost no setup. It is guidance, not a checker. Nothing scans the output; the agent can still ship the tells it lists.
Good fit
Claude Code users who want better-looking first drafts with almost no setup.
Poor fit
Teams that want commands and a rule-based detector (Impeccable) or Figma frame data (Figma Context MCP).
Free / OSS $0
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-11-03 · github.com/anthropics/skills
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-11-03 · github.com/anthropics/skills
Free / OSS
Apache-2.0 for this skill folder. Install with the skills CLI or a Claude Code plugin
$0
No paid tier
Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-11-03·github.com/anthropics/skills
Install and adoption
Skill1,100,000 listed installs on skills.sh (anthropics/skills/frontend-design) (2026-11-03)
Listed installs 2026-11-03 from skills.sh (https://skills.sh/anthropics/skills/frontend-design). License Apache-2.0, 2026-11-03 from the license file (https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/main/skills/frontend-design/LICENSE.txt).
Claude Code plugin directory (built in)
/plugin install frontend-design@anthropic-plugin-directory
Tested on 2026-11-03 · https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/frontend-design
claude-plugins-official marketplace
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official /plugin install frontend-design@claude-plugins-official
Tested on 2026-11-03 · https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/tree/main/plugins/frontend-design
anthropics/skills marketplace (example-skills bundle)
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills /plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
Tested on 2026-11-03 · https://github.com/anthropics/skills
Any agent via skills CLI
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill frontend-design
Tested on 2026-11-03 · https://skills.sh/anthropics/skills/frontend-design
Before you pay
Good fit
Claude Code users who want better-looking first drafts with almost no setup.
Poor fit
Teams that want commands and a rule-based detector (Impeccable) or Figma frame data (Figma Context MCP).
Watch out
It is guidance, not a checker. Nothing scans the output; the agent can still ship the tells it lists.
Instead, try
Impeccable if you want 24 design commands and a slop detector on top of this brief (Impeccable grew out of this skill); Taste Skill if you want art direction with reference images and a browser pass, not only a short brief
Compare Anthropic Frontend Design with
Limits, in full
- 01
It is guidance, not a checker. Nothing scans the output; the agent can still ship the tells it lists.
- 02
The license is per folder. The anthropics/skills repo has no single repo-wide license, so read the LICENSE.txt in the skill folder.
- 03
The plugin name depends on the marketplace. In Claude Code 2.1.317 on 2026-11-03, /plugin install frontend-design@anthropic-plugin-directory installed from the built-in marketplace, while frontend-design@claude-plugins-official resolved only after /plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official.
If Anthropic Frontend Design isn't it
Pick it if you want 24 design commands and a slop detector on top of this brief (Impeccable grew out of this skill).
Free· open source,Apache-2.0
The hook runs outside model approvalChecked 2026-11-03·github.com/pbakaus/impeccable
vs Anthropic Frontend Design
Pick it if you want art direction with reference images and a browser pass, not only a short brief.
Free· open source,MIT
It does not read Figma filesChecked 2026-11-03·github.com/Leonxlnx/taste-skill
vs Anthropic Frontend Design
Pick it if you want a hosted prompt-to-UI app that generates the first draft, not a skill inside your agent.
Free· paid from$30/user/mo
Free is 7 messages/dayChecked 2026-10-19·v0.app/pricing
vs Anthropic Frontend DesignLimits & alternatives3 limits · Impeccable, Taste Skill, v0 by Vercel instead
Limits, in full
- 01
It is guidance, not a checker. Nothing scans the output; the agent can still ship the tells it lists.
- 02
The license is per folder. The anthropics/skills repo has no single repo-wide license, so read the LICENSE.txt in the skill folder.
- 03
The plugin name depends on the marketplace. In Claude Code 2.1.317 on 2026-11-03, /plugin install frontend-design@anthropic-plugin-directory installed from the built-in marketplace, while frontend-design@claude-plugins-official resolved only after /plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official.
If Anthropic Frontend Design isn't it
Pick it if you want 24 design commands and a slop detector on top of this brief (Impeccable grew out of this skill).
Free· open source,Apache-2.0
The hook runs outside model approvalChecked 2026-11-03·github.com/pbakaus/impeccable
vs Anthropic Frontend DesignPick it if you want art direction with reference images and a browser pass, not only a short brief.
Free· open source,MIT
It does not read Figma filesChecked 2026-11-03·github.com/Leonxlnx/taste-skill
vs Anthropic Frontend DesignPick it if you want a hosted prompt-to-UI app that generates the first draft, not a skill inside your agent.
Free· paid from$30/user/mo
Free is 7 messages/dayChecked 2026-10-19·v0.app/pricing
vs Anthropic Frontend Design