Best skills for UI/UX designer
As a UI/UX designer, your job is to craft intuitive, user-centered experiences. But mastering design tools alone isn't enough—you need to bridge the gap between visual design and development reality. The AI coding skills on this page are curated to help you do exactly that. Take Domain-Driven Design (DDD): it gives you a shared language with developers so your interfaces reflect the actual business domain, not just aesthetic choices. Then there's the Definition of Done (DoD) for platforms—a skill that lets you clearly define when a design feature is truly complete, cutting down ambiguity and rework. And while NClaude Chat's multi-session communication might sound technical, it's a practical way to manage design feedback across multiple contexts without losing the thread. A common pitfall? Overcomplicating DDD upfront—start small, with a simple event storming session. These skills won't turn you into a developer, but they will make you a more effective collaborator. Dive in and find the ones that fit your design process.
8 skills selected
Design Craft: Creating Delightful User Experiences
Development
Focuses on the emotional and aesthetic details that transform functional apps into delightful experiences. Covers empty state patterns that welcome users, loading states that reduce perceived wait time, and micro-interactions that provide polished feedback. Helps developers bridge the gap between visually polished interfaces and truly loved products.
Figma Design Analyzer
Development
Analyzes Figma designs against code conventions for implementation readiness. Checks design-code parity, semantic token usage, and property naming consistency. Use when reviewing a Figma component before coding.
Figma API - Design File Data Extraction
Development
Extracts design file data from Figma using the REST API. Retrieves file structure, node properties, and style information such as colors, typography, and effects. Useful for automating design token extraction or inspecting component details without manually opening the file.
Figma Integration
Development
This skill lets you read Figma files, export assets, and manage comments. Use it to fetch designs, export images, or work with Figma components via terminal commands.
Discovery-First Development Workflow
Development
This skill implements a discovery-first development workflow: before creating worktrees for non-trivial features, it asks clarifying questions, proposes approaches with trade-offs, incrementally validates the design, and generates an executable implementation plan with verification commands. Use it when requirements are unclear, the task touches multiple files, or significant refactoring is needed.
Figma Design
Development
Interacts with Figma design files through the browser using the Figma Plugin API. Can create shapes, modify properties, and extract information from a design file. Helps automate design tasks or retrieve data from mockups.
Capture Webpage to Figma
Development
Captures a live webpage as a Figma design using Playwright and a configured Figma design MCP. It handles both external sites (by bypassing CSP) and local servers (by injecting a capture script), then polls for completion. Useful for quickly turning any live page into a Figma frame for design review.
SwiftUI View Generator
Development
Generates SwiftUI views with proper state management using @State, @Binding, @ObservedObject, @StateObject, and @EnvironmentObject. Creates reusable components, view models, and supports macOS-specific patterns like NavigationSplitView and toolbars. Helpful for quickly scaffolding SwiftUI screens, lists, forms, and settings panels.
How to choose
- How are these skills selected?
- Each skill is curated and verified by the Skills Guides editorial team. We run a security and quality review on every entry, so only verified skills appear in this selection.
- What do the security ratings mean?
- We label skills Safe, Caution or Risky based on our security analysis — checking for prompt-injection risks, requested permissions and other red flags. The rating gives you an at-a-glance sense of how much trust a skill warrants.
- How do I install a skill?
- Open any skill page and follow its install instructions for your tool — Claude Code, Cursor or Copilot. Each skill lists the exact steps so you can get it running in a couple of minutes.