| name | design-consultation |
| description | Build a complete design system from scratch. Garry Tan's design consultation
skill: systematic approach to establishing visual language, component library,
spacing scale, and design tokens from first principles.
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| triggers | ["design consultation","design system from scratch","build design system","design language","visual language"] |
| das | {"category":"design-review","upstream":"https://github.com/garrytan/gstack","upstream_path":"design-consultation/SKILL.md","version":"latest","install":true} |
design-consultation
Catalogue stub — full skill: garrytan/gstack
Decision tree
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Is the full skill already installed?
Check whether the skill at this location still has a das: block:
- Global:
grep -q "^das:" ~/.agents/skills/design-consultation/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
- Project:
grep -q "^das:" .agents/skills/design-consultation/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
- No
das: block → full skill installed, invoke it and proceed
das: block present → go to step 2
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Detect scope, then install:
To detect scope:
[ -e ~/.agents/skills/design-consultation ] && echo "global" || echo "project"
Global (installed with -g):
npx skills add garrytan/gstack --skill design-consultation -g -y
Project (installed without -g):
npx skills add garrytan/gstack --skill design-consultation -y
Claude Code: send either command as a chat message starting with ! to run it without leaving the conversation.
Invoke after install
- Skill name:
design-consultation
- Trigger phrases: "design consultation", "design system from scratch", "build design system"
What it does
Garry Tan's (Y Combinator president) approach to building a complete design system from scratch. Establishes visual language, spacing scale, typography system, color tokens, and component library through a structured consultation process. Opinionated, systematic, and practical for early-stage products.
