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name: styleseed-design-review
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description: Reviews UI/frontend code and tells you exactly why it "looks AI-generated" — then how to fix it. Use it when a React/Tailwind/HTML interface looks off, generic, or unfinished, when you want a design score before shipping, or when asked to make UI look more professional, polished, or...
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risk: unknown
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source: https://github.com/bitjaru/styleseed/tree/main/skills/styleseed-design-review
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source_repo: bitjaru/styleseed
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source_type: community
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date_added: 2026-07-01
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license: MIT
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license_source: https://github.com/bitjaru/styleseed/blob/main/LICENSE
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---
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# StyleSeed Design Review
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## Overview
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A UI reads as "AI-generated" not because the components are ugly, but because the **parts
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don't agree with each other** — mixed corner radii, three accent colors, pure-black text,
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no hierarchy, missing states, robotic copy. This skill reviews a UI file (or a whole
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directory) against a concrete design rubric, scores it 0–100, and returns a prioritized
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fix list. It reviews and recommends; it never edits or deletes without you asking.
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Full rule set (74 rules) and components: https://github.com/bitjaru/styleseed
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## When to use
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- A React / Tailwind / HTML UI "looks off," generic, or unfinished and you can't say why.
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- You want a design score / pre-ship check.
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- The user asks to make UI "look professional / polished / designed, not AI-generated."
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- After generating UI, to verify it before shipping.
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## How to review
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Read the file(s). Score these **seven categories** (total 100); start each at full marks
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and subtract for violations you can cite by line. Be specific and evidence-based.
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### 1. Coherence — 20 (the #1 "AI-generated" tell)
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One choice per axis, applied everywhere. Deduct for each **mixed** axis:
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- mixed corner radii — e.g. a sharp card with pill buttons (−6)
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- two or more accent colors used for emphasis (−5)
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- **emoji used as UI icons** (🚗🧺⭐ as list/nav/status/category markers) — injects many uncontrolled hues; use one line-icon set in currentColor (−6)
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- mixed shadow languages / light directions (−3)
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- mixed icon families, fill modes, or stroke weights (−3)
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- inconsistent control heights (buttons/inputs differ) (−3)
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### 2. Color discipline — 16
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- pure black (`#000` / `text-black`) text — the refined black is ~`#2A2A2A` (−4 each, cap −8)
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- hardcoded hex where a semantic token exists (−2 each, cap −6)
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- **a normal / OK / default ("보통") state shown in a status color** instead of neutral grey (−4)
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- **status color on most/every row** (no severity hierarchy — color should mark the minority that needs attention) (−4)
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- **decorative hues** — gold stars, rainbow category dots, a different color per card — instead of accent/grey (−3)
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- status conveyed by color alone, no icon/text (−4)
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- contrast below WCAG AA (4.5:1 body, 3:1 large/UI) (−6)
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### 3. Hierarchy & typography — 16
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- number and its unit not ~2:1 (48px number / 24px unit) (−4)
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- everything the same size and weight, no clear primary (−5)
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- arbitrary font sizes; no scale (−4)
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- wrong line-height (loose on display, cramped on body) (−3)
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### 4. Layout & spacing — 12
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- content on a bare page background, not in cards (−6)
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- off-grid spacing (7/13/19px instead of an 8px scale) (−3)
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- the gap *around* a group not larger than the gap *inside* it (−3)
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- the same section type repeated in a row (−4)
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### 5. States — 12
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- missing empty / loading / error state on a data surface (−5 each, cap −10)
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- empty state with no next action; error that blames instead of helping (−4)
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### 6. UX writing — 12
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- buttons that don't name the action ("Submit" / "OK" instead of "Send $2,400") (−4)
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- error copy that blames or uses system-speak ("Invalid input", "An error occurred") (−4)
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- two terms for one concept (delete vs remove); filler words ("please", "successfully") (−2)
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### 7. Motion & polish — 12
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- ad-hoc fades instead of one consistent, named feel (−3)
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- motion that delays content or blocks an action (−4)
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- no `prefers-reduced-motion` handling on custom motion (−3)
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- a single hard black shadow instead of a layered, low-opacity, tinted one (−2)
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Clamp each category at 0; sum to a total. Bands: 90+ A · 80–89 B · 70–79 C · 60–69 D · <60 F.
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## Output format
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```
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## Design Score: 72 / 100 (src/Dashboard.tsx) C
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Coherence 13/20 sharp cards (l.22) + pill buttons (l.48); 3 accent hues
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Color discipline 12/16 #000 headings (l.12, 40)
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Hierarchy & type 15/16 number/unit 1:1 on hero (l.18)
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Layout & spacing 10/12 two identical KPI rows (l.22-31)
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States 7/12 no empty/loading state on the orders list
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UX writing 8/12 "Submit" button (l.55); "Invalid input" (l.61)
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Motion & polish 10/12 one hard black shadow (l.22)
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### Fix first (highest score gain)
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1. Unify radius (pick soft 8–12px) + collapse to one accent → +11 coherence/color
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2. Add empty + loading states to the orders list → +7 states
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3. Rename "Submit" → "Send $2,400"; "Invalid input" → "Check the card number" → +6 copy
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Re-score after: ~90 / 100.
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```
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## Rules
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- Review from real evidence (cite line numbers); never guess.
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- Order the fix list by **score gain**, not severity alone — fastest path to a better number.
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- For a directory: one-line score per file, then the lowest file's full breakdown.
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- **Don't auto-edit.** This skill measures and recommends. Apply fixes only when asked.
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- Use it as a **quality gate**: review right after generating UI, apply the fix list, and
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re-review until the score clears ~80 *before showing the user* — no first-draft, incoherent
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UI (rainbow status lists, emoji icons, two accents, missing states) should reach them. The
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bar is a floor, not a ceiling: clear 80 and ship; don't chase 100 to delay.
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---
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Based on **StyleSeed** — an open-source (MIT) design engine that gives Claude Code, Cursor,
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and Codex design judgment so AI-built UI stops looking generated. Full 74-rule reference,
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components, brand skins, and motion: https://github.com/bitjaru/styleseed
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## Limitations
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- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches its upstream source and local project context.
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- Verify commands, generated code, dependencies, credentials, and external service behavior before applying changes.
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- Do not treat examples as a substitute for environment-specific tests, security review, or user approval for destructive or costly actions.
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