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web-design-engineer

Build polished visual web artifacts with HTML/CSS/JavaScript/React: pages, dashboards, prototypes, slide decks, animations, UI mockups, and data visualizations. Use when the user wants a browser-rendered, interactive, or presentational front-end deliverable. Not for back-end, CLI, or non-visual coding tasks.

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About web-design-engineer

The Web Design Engineer skill transforms the AI into a top-tier design engineer specializing in crafting visually stunning, interactive web artifacts using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React. This skill is purpose-built for creating polished, browser-rendered deliverables including landing pages, dashboards, prototypes, slide decks, animations, UI mockups, and data visualizations. It operates on the philosophy that every pixel is intentional and every interaction is deliberate, with the bar set at "stunning" rather than merely "functional."

The skill provides comprehensive capabilities across multiple design disciplines: UX design for user flows and prototypes, motion design for animations and transitions, presentation design for slide decks, and data visualization for dashboards and charts. It emphasizes fact-verification before implementation, ensuring that any mentioned products, brands, or technologies are confirmed through web search rather than relying on potentially outdated training data. The workflow intelligently adapts questioning based on context—asking extensively when requirements are vague, but proceeding directly when sufficient information is provided.

Ideal for designers, product managers, marketers, and developers who need high-quality visual web deliverables quickly. Whether building interactive prototypes for user testing, creating presentation decks for stakeholder meetings, designing animated product demos, or constructing data dashboards, this skill delivers professional-grade front-end artifacts. It's not intended for backend development, CLI tools, or non-visual coding tasks, maintaining sharp focus on the visual presentation layer where design quality matters most.

FAQ

What types of deliverables can this skill create?

This skill creates visual front-end deliverables including web pages, interactive prototypes, slide decks, animations, UI mockups, dashboards, and data visualizations—all rendered in HTML/CSS/JavaScript/React for browser display.

When should I NOT use this skill?

Avoid using this skill for backend APIs, CLI tools, data-processing scripts, pure logic development without visual requirements, performance tuning, or other terminal-based tasks. It's specifically designed for visual, browser-rendered outputs.

How does the skill handle unclear requirements?

The skill intelligently adapts its questioning based on context. For vague requests, it asks extensively about audience, tone, and variants. When sufficient information is provided (like a PRD or clear specifications), it proceeds directly to building without unnecessary questions.

Does this skill verify facts about products and technologies?

Yes, fact-verification is Step 0 in the workflow. Before building anything, the skill uses web search to verify existence, versions, and specifications of any mentioned products, brands, or technologies—especially for anything dated 2024 or later—ensuring accuracy rather than relying on potentially outdated training data.

What's the design quality standard for this skill?

The bar is set at "stunning," not just "functional." Every pixel is intentional, every interaction is deliberate. The skill respects design systems and brand consistency while encouraging innovation in visual presentation.

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Install web-design-engineer

Download and extract the skill files to your .claude/skills/ directory.

Quick Setup:

  1. Copy the skill folder to .claude/skills/
  2. Claude will automatically detect and use the skill