Michelangelo — Design & Code Skill System

"Less, but better." — Dieter Rams

A comprehensive skill system for coding agents, incorporating 2,106 integrated skills across 15 categories. Provides visual craft standards, design philosophy, front-end code patterns, design system methodology, and general-purpose agent skills — compatible with all major coding agents.

Author: Dorian | Version: 1.0.0 | License: MIT

Quick Install

npm

npm install @dorianpro/michelangelo
# Or
pnpm add @dorianpro/michelangelo
# Or
bun add @dorianpro/michelangelo

After installing, copy the entry point to your project:

# OpenCode / generic agents
cp node_modules/@dorianpro/michelangelo/AGENTS.md .

# Claude Code
cp node_modules/@dorianpro/michelangelo/CLAUDE.md .

# Gemini CLI
cp node_modules/@dorianpro/michelangelo/GEMINI.md .

# Cursor IDE
mkdir -p .cursor/rules
cp node_modules/@dorianpro/michelangelo/.cursor/rules/michelangelo.mdc .cursor/rules/

# GitHub Copilot
cp node_modules/@dorianpro/michelangelo/COPILOT.md .

OpenCode

# Clone the package
git clone https://github.com/dorianpro/michelangelo.git /path/to/michelangelo

# Add to opencode.json

{
  "skills": { "paths": ["path/to/michelangelo"] },
  "instructions": ["path/to/michelangelo/michelangelo/SKILL.md"]
}

Or copy to ~/.opencode/skills/:

ln -sf /path/to/michelangelo/michelangelo ~/.opencode/skills/michelangelo

Claude Code

# Clone and symlink
git clone https://github.com/dorianpro/michelangelo.git ~/michelangelo
ln -sf ~/michelangelo/michelangelo ~/.claude/skills/michelangelo

# Or per-project
cp ~/michelangelo/CLAUDE.md /path/to/your/project/CLAUDE.md

Cursor IDE

# Copy the cursor rule
cp /path/to/michelangelo/.cursor/rules/michelangelo.mdc /path/to/your/project/.cursor/rules/

The rule activates automatically (alwaysApply: true). The master skill is loaded in every session.

Cursor CLI

Place CLAUDE.md in your project root:

cp /path/to/michelangelo/CLAUDE.md /path/to/your/project/CLAUDE.md

Codex (OpenAI CLI)

cp /path/to/michelangelo/CODEX.md /path/to/your/project/CODEX.md

Gemini CLI

cp /path/to/michelangelo/GEMINI.md /path/to/your/project/GEMINI.md

GitHub Copilot

cp /path/to/michelangelo/.github/copilot-instructions.md /path/to/your/project/.github/copilot-instructions.md
# Or
cp /path/to/michelangelo/COPILOT.md /path/to/your/project/COPILOT.md

Package Structure

michelangelo/
├── michelangelo/               ★ Master skill module
│   ├── SKILL.md                ← Universal entry point (load this)
│   ├── index.json              ← OpenCode package manifest
│   └── registry.json           ← Full machine-readable skill index
├── categories/                 ★ 2,095 skills by domain
│   ├── design-philosophy/      (28)  — Rams, Swiss Style, modernism
│   ├── visual-craft/           (65)  — Typography, grids, WCAG
│   ├── design-systems/         (145) — Atomic Design, tokens, libraries
│   ├── frontend-code/          (176) — React, Next, Vue, CSS, TS
│   ├── ux-research/            (38)  — Laws of UX, usability, CRO
│   ├── brand-identity/         (22)  — Brand strategy, logos
│   ├── tool-integrations/      (416) — APIs, SaaS, automation
│   ├── agent-patterns/         (343) — Agents, RAG, LLM, prompt
│   ├── security/               (113) — Pentesting, compliance
│   ├── infrastructure/         (94)  — Docker, K8s, cloud
│   ├── business-ops/           (82)  — CRM, finance, ops
│   ├── data-science/           (112) — ML, analytics, Python
│   ├── media-content/          (101) — Video, writing, SEO
│   ├── mobile/                 (38)  — iOS, Android, SwiftUI
│   └── general-purpose/        (322) — Utilities, helpers
├── .cursor/rules/              ★ Cursor IDE integration
│   └── michelangelo.mdc
├── AGENTS.md                   ★ OpenCode / generic entry point
├── CLAUDE.md                   ★ Claude Code entry point
├── GEMINI.md                   ★ Gemini CLI entry point
├── CODEX.md                    ★ Codex entry point
├── COPILOT.md                  ★ GitHub Copilot entry point
├── .github/
│   └── copilot-instructions.md
├── index.json                  ★ OpenCode package index
└── README.md                   ← This file

Categories Overview

| # | Category | Count | What You'll Find | |---|----------|-------|------------------| | 1 | tool-integrations | 416 | Figma, GitHub, Slack, AWS, Azure, Stripe, APIs, MCP | | 2 | agent-patterns | 343 | Agent orchestration, RAG, memory, LLM patterns, eval | | 3 | general-purpose | 322 | Utilities, helpers, various languages and tools | | 4 | frontend-code | 176 | React, Next, Vue, Svelte, CSS, HTML, TypeScript | | 5 | design-systems | 145 | Material, Carbon, Fluent, Shadcn, tokens, Atomic | | 6 | security | 113 | Pentesting, OWASP, compliance, auth, crypto | | 7 | data-science | 112 | ML, Python, SQL, analytics, pipelines, research | | 8 | media-content | 101 | Video, writing, SEO, social media, copywriting | | 9 | infrastructure | 94 | Docker, K8s, CI/CD, Terraform, networking, DevOps | | 10 | business-ops | 82 | CRM, finance, ops, HR, procurement, logistics | | 11 | visual-craft | 65 | Typography, grids, color, WCAG, animation, layout | | 12 | ux-research | 38 | Laws of UX, usability testing, CRO, user research | | 13 | mobile | 38 | iOS, Android, SwiftUI, Kotlin, React Native, Flutter | | 14 | design-philosophy | 28 | Rams, Swiss Style, modernism, design theory, taste | | 15 | brand-identity | 22 | Brand strategy, identity systems, logos, voice |

Master Skill Contents

The michelangelo/SKILL.md contains:

1. Philosophy & Foundations — Dieter Rams' 10 Principles, Swiss Style, canonical designers
2. Visual Craft Standards — Typography scales, grid systems, Gestalt principles, WCAG 2.2 AA
3. Design System Methodology — Atomic Design, token systems, 20+ major design systems
4. Technology Stack Preferences — TypeScript, React/Next, Tailwind, semantic HTML
5. Quality Guardrails — Anti-slop enforcement, WCAG compliance, style coherence
6. Category Registry — Complete table of 15 categories with descriptions
7. Full Skill Registry — All 2,221 skills with names, categories, and descriptions

Integrated Sources

| Source | Skills | Origin | |--------|--------|--------| | OpenCode Community | 2,014 | Curated skill collection | | ECC / .config/opencode/skills | 281 | Installed ECC skills | | Installed .opencode/skills | 146 | Local OpenCode skills | | ponytail (local) | 6 | Poneytail audit/review/debt skills | | farmage/opencode-skills | 51 | Extension skills | | Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills | 20 | Research skills (4 languages × 5 depths) | | obra/superpowers | 14 | Skill workflow patterns | | Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything | 9 | Codebase understanding | | agentkit-seo/agentkit-seo | 7 | SEO & profile optimization | | anthropics/skills | 4 | Official skill-creator, frontend-design, mcp-builder, webapp-testing | | cyijun/agent-smith | 2 | Agent orchestration | | hqhq1025/skill-optimizer | 3 | Skill optimization tools | | hardikpandya/stop-slop | 1 | Anti-slop enforcement | | vercel-labs/agent-skills | 1 | React best practices | | cloudflare/skills | 1 | Cloudflare Workers | | glebis/claude-skills | 1 | Daydream flow | | ponytail (local) | 6 | Poneytail audit/review/debt skills | | thedotmack/claude-mem | 18 | claude-mem v13.9.2 persistent memory + 17 companion skills |

Skill Inventory

Category Summary

| # | Category | Skills | Description | |---|----------|--------|-------------| | 1 | tool-integrations | 423 | Platform APIs, automation, plugins, integrations | | 2 | agent-patterns | 369 | Agent orchestration, RAG, memory, LLM patterns | | 3 | general-purpose | 334 | Utilities, helpers, generic tools | | 4 | frontend-code | 224 | React, Next, Vue, Svelte, CSS, HTML, TS | | 5 | design-systems | 156 | Atomic Design, tokens, Material, Carbon, Fluent | | 6 | security | 113 | Pentesting, vulnerabilities, compliance, auth | | 7 | data-science | 114 | ML, analytics, pipelines, Python data stack | | 8 | media-content | 104 | Video, writing, SEO, social media, copy | | 9 | infrastructure | 94 | Docker, K8s, CI/CD, cloud, DevOps | | 10 | business-ops | 82 | CRM, finance, logistics, operations | | 11 | visual-craft | 65 | Typography, grids, color, WCAG, animation | | 12 | design-philosophy | 45 | Rams, Swiss Style, modernism, taste | | 13 | mobile | 38 | iOS, Android, SwiftUI, Kotlin, React Native | | 14 | ux-research | 38 | User research, usability, laws of UX, CRO | | 15 | brand-identity | 22 | Brand strategy, logos, identity systems |

Total: 2,221 skills

Full Skill Index

For the complete machine-readable index of all 2,221 skills, see:

• michelangelo/registry.json — Structured JSON with name, category, description, and origin for every skill
• categories/<category>/INDEX.md — Human-readable per-category skill tables with descriptions and links

To browse skills by category, open any categories/<category>/ directory. Each skill lives in its own subdirectory with a SKILL.md file containing instructions.

Development

# View structure
find categories -name "SKILL.md" | wc -l

# Browse a category
ls categories/frontend-code/

# Read a specific skill
cat categories/frontend-code/shadcn/SKILL.md

License

MIT — free to use, modify, and distribute.

Built with care by Dorian (https://dorian.pro)