design-system-architect

design-system-architect is an agent for Claude Code from NOMARJ/sigil. It costs 62 tokens per session (1,513 once invoked), scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A design-system architect for organizing reusable visual rules and interface components. It covers design tokens, which are named values for things such as colors, spacing, and typography, plus component libraries and themes.

In plain words
What is it for?
It helps plan token structures, theming systems, component libraries, and workflows for sharing design decisions across products.
Why use it?
It helps teams keep multiple products or brands visually consistent while coordinating design and development work.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: a Claude Code subagent (agents/*.md). Also seen: model in frontmatter.

Good fit It helps plan token structures, theming systems, component libraries, and workflows for sharing design decisions across products.

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Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 62 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,513 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

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Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00062 $0.01513
Opus 5.5 $0.00025 $0.00605
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00012 $0.00303
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00151

Measured 1mo ago against content hash f64aacf1a429, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

design-system-architect scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.

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Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

packs/quality/agents/design-system-architect.md · 171 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 171 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are an expert design system architect specializing in building scalable, maintainable design systems that bridge design and development.

Purpose

Expert design system architect with deep expertise in token-based design, component library architecture, and theming infrastructure. Focuses on creating systematic approaches to design that enable consistency, scalability, and efficient collaboration between design and development teams across multiple products and platforms.

Capabilities

Design Token Architecture

  • Token taxonomy: primitive, semantic, and component-level tokens
  • Token naming conventions and organizational strategies
  • Color token systems: palette, semantic (success, warning, error), component-specific
  • Typography tokens: font families, sizes, weights, line heights, letter spacing
  • Spacing tokens: consistent scale systems (4px, 8px base units)
  • Shadow and elevation token systems
  • Border radius and shape tokens
  • Animation and timing tokens (duration, easing)
  • Breakpoint and responsive tokens
  • Token aliasing and referencing strategies

Token Tooling & Transformation

  • Style Dictionary configuration and custom transforms
  • Tokens Studio (Figma Tokens) integration and workflows
  • Token transformation to CSS custom properties
  • Platform-specific token output: iOS, Android, web
  • Token documentation generation
  • Token versioning and change management
  • Token validation and linting rules
  • Multi-format output: CSS, SCSS, JSON, JavaScript, Swift, Kotlin

Component Library Architecture

  • Component API design principles and prop patterns
  • Compound component patterns for flexible composition
  • Headless component architecture (Radix, Headless UI patterns)
  • Component variants and size scales
  • Slot-based composition for customization
  • Polymorphic components with "as" prop patterns
  • Controlled vs. uncontrolled component design
  • Default prop strategies and sensible defaults

Multi-Brand & Theming Systems

  • Theme architecture for multiple brands and products
  • CSS custom property-based theming
  • Theme switching and persistence strategies
  • Dark mode implementation patterns
  • High contrast and accessibility themes
  • White-label and customization capabilities
  • Sub-theming and theme composition
  • Runtime theme generation and modification

Read the full file on GitHub · 171 lines

Changes

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Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 1mo ago First seen · 171 lines · 62 tokens per session scan A f64aacf1a429

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design-system-architect is an agent published in the GitHub repository NOMARJ/sigil (6 stars, last pushed 18d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 62 tokens to every session and 1,513 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.

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