Brand Guidelines
Apply a consistent color and typography system to slides, docs, and UI artifacts so solo builders look professional without hiring a brand designer.
Overview
Brand Guidelines is an agent skill for the Build phase that applies official Anthropic brand colors and typography so artifacts share a consistent visual identity.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --skill brand-guidelinesWhat is this skill?
- Maps official Anthropic brand colors and typography for reuse in your own design system
- Trigger phrases include brand guidelines, brand colors, brand typography, and visual identity
- Curated Open Design catalogue entry pointing at upstream anthropics/skills bundle
- Design-system mode for planning-time discovery before invoking the full upstream workflow
Adoption & trust: 834 installs on skills.sh; 61.4k GitHub stars; 3/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You are generating UI, docs, or decks with the agent but every artifact uses random colors and fonts that do not feel like one product.
Who is it for?
Solo builders who want a fast, authoritative color-and-type reference while polishing frontend or marketing artifacts.
Skip if: Teams that already have a locked Figma design system and only need component implementation without brand reference.
When should I use this skill?
User mentions brand guidelines, brand colors, brand typography, or visual identity when shaping artifacts.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Artifacts inherit a documented color and typography system you can mirror or adapt for your own brand standards.
- Color and typography application guidance on target artifacts
- Pointers to upstream anthropics/skills bundle for full assets
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Brand application happens while you are shaping visible product and marketing surfaces during the build phase. Frontend and landing deliverables are where palette, type scale, and visual identity are applied to artifacts agents generate.
How it compares
Use as a curated brand reference skill, not a full component library or MCP design tool.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is brand-guidelines for?
Solo and indie builders using Claude Code, Cursor, or similar agents who need consistent colors and typography on generated artifacts without a dedicated brand team.
When should I use brand-guidelines?
During Build (frontend docs and UI mockups) and Launch (polished distribution assets) when you mention brand guidelines, brand colors, brand typography, or visual identity.
Is brand-guidelines safe to install?
Review the Security Audits panel on this Prism catalog page before installing any skill bundle from upstream GitHub sources.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Brand Guidelines
# brand-guidelines > Curated from Anthropic's official skills repository. ## What it does Apply Anthropic's official brand colors and typography to artifacts for consistent visual identity and professional design standards. A reference for shaping your own. ## Source - Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/brand-guidelines - Category: `design-systems` ## How to use This catalogue entry advertises the skill in Open Design so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory: ```bash # Inspect the upstream README for exact paths open https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/brand-guidelines ``` Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (`brand-guidelines`) or with one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.