| name | design-inspiration |
| description | Deprecated alias for /research with the design-refs angle preset. Routes to /research focused on design patterns, visual archetype references, and award-winning site teardowns. |
| argument-hint | <design angle or site archetype, e.g. "SaaS landing dark-tech"> |
/design-inspiration — Deprecated Alias
[DEPRECATED — v0.17+] Available as a preset: /research --angle=design-refs.
This standalone skill remains for backwards compatibility. removed-after: v0.20.0 (~2026-08-01)
What this routes to
This skill is a Phase-5 specialization of /research (see
skills/research/SKILL.md). When invoked, it immediately hands off to
/research with the design-refs angle preselected, which runs:
web-researcher teammate → Find award-winning and niche-relevant sites
(Awwwards, CSS Design Awards, Godly, SiteInspire, One Page Love).
arch-analyst teammate → For each reference: visual archetype, color
system, type stack, motion tier, layout grid, notable interactions.
kei-critic teammate → Which patterns are overused / stale? Where are
references converging on the same AI-slop templates?
Hand-off
=== /DESIGN-INSPIRATION ROUTE ===
Intake: <arguments>
Next: /research --angle=design-refs <arguments>
References
skills/research/SKILL.md — full 8-phase flow
docs/CONVERGENCE-PLAN.md §Pre-unlock quick wins #5