Description
reference-design-contract is an agent skill in the OpenDesign project that turns vague design input into a written design contract before anything is generated. The input can be taste signals, screenshots, URLs, product notes, or a loose request such as make it feel like this. The skill's goal is not to write a longer prompt. It makes the design decisions explicit enough that a later prototype, deck, redesign or image-remix run can carry them out without guessing. The skill produces three files. The first, DESIGN.md, sets out the reusable visual direction in OpenDesign's standard nine-section design-system shape. The second, design-contract.md, is the decision record: the evidence that was used, the boundaries of what to keep and what to change, the rationale, the risks and a quality gate. The third, implementation-handoff.md, gives concise build instructions for the next artifact-producing skill or for a coding agent. The skill is listed on skills.sh, with its security audit results shown there. It suits a team that has a reference they like but cannot yet say what about it they want, and that needs the answer recorded before a designer or an agent starts work.…
Highlights
- Turns references and taste into a written contract
- Produces DESIGN.md, a decision record and a handoff
- Records evidence, keep and change boundaries
- Feeds later prototypes, decks and redesigns
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reference-design-contract FAQ
What does the reference-design-contract skill do?
It converts taste signals, screenshots, URLs or product notes into a design contract, so later design work is made from explicit decisions.
How do I install it?
Run: npx skills add https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --skill reference-design-contract
What files does it create?
DESIGN.md with the visual direction, design-contract.md as the decision record, and implementation-handoff.md with build instructions.
Does it just write a longer prompt?
No. The skill says its goal is to make design decisions explicit so later runs do not have to guess.
What security checks has it passed?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass, Socket Pass and Snyk Warn. A Warn or Fail is worth reading before you install.
What are the best reference-design-contract alternatives?
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