| name | anthropic-frontend-design |
| description | Bold aesthetics for AI-native interfaces, conversational UI, trust-forward design. Use when use when building ai-native or conversational interfaces Triggers on keywords: ai, frontend, trust, conversational.
|
| allowed-tools | Read, Write, Bash, Edit, Grep, Glob |
| user-invocable | true |
| mcp-servers | ["filesystem","fetch","google-drive"] |
AI-Native Interface Design
context
Bold aesthetics for AI-native interfaces — conversational UI, streaming responses, and AI feedback patterns. Designs interfaces that feel intelligent, responsive, and trustworthy. This skill provides structured frameworks and production-ready patterns that ensure consistency, accessibility, and performance across all design outputs.
instructions
Step 1: Understand the Design Request
- Identify the design goal — is it a new component, a full page, a design system, or an audit?
- Determine constraints — brand guidelines, accessibility requirements, performance budgets
- Assess the context — what platform, framework, and existing design tokens are in play?
Step 2: Apply Design Framework
- Conversational UI patterns — Provides structured approach
- Streaming response design — Provides structured approach
- AI confidence indicators — Provides structured approach
- Progressive disclosure for AI features — Provides structured approach
- Trust-building visual cues — Provides structured approach
- Error and fallback states — Provides structured approach
Step 3: Generate Output
Produce structured design output following this format:
## Design Specification
### Overview
Summary of the design decision and rationale
### Design Tokens
- Colors: palette with hex values and contrast ratios
- Typography: font stack with sizes, weights, line heights
- Spacing: scale with values
- Breakpoints: responsive breakpoints
### Component Structure
Component hierarchy and layout specification
### Accessibility Notes
- Contrast ratios for all color combinations
- Keyboard navigation flow
- Screen reader considerations
### Implementation Notes
- Framework-specific guidance
- Performance considerations
Step 4: Validate and Refine
- Check all color combinations meet WCAG 2.1 AA (4.5:1 for text, 3:1 for large text)
- Verify responsive behavior at all breakpoints
- Confirm animation respects prefers-reduced-motion
- Validate semantic HTML structure
- Test with screen reader navigation patterns
constraints
- NEVER generate designs that fail WCAG 2.1 AA contrast requirements.
- NEVER use placeholder colors — always provide specific hex/hsl values with contrast ratios.
- NEVER skip responsive design — every component must work from 320px to 2560px.
- ALWAYS consider dark mode from the start, not as an afterthought.
- ALWAYS document design decisions and their rationale.
examples
Example: Design Request
Input: "Use when building AI-native or conversational interfaces"
Output:
## Design Specification
### Overview
Production-ready anthropic frontend design implementation following AI-Native Interface Design patterns.
### Design Tokens
- Primary: #3B82F6 (contrast 4.6:1 on white)
- Surface: #F8FAFC
- Text: #0F172A (contrast 15.4:1 on white)
- Font: Inter 16px/1.5 body, 24px/1.2 headings
### Accessibility Notes
- All interactive elements keyboard-accessible
- Focus indicators visible (3px offset ring)
- Screen reader labels on all controls
- Reduced-motion fallback provided