Borrowing it
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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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00000 | $0.01281 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00000 | $0.00512 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00000 | $0.00256 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00000 | $0.00128 |
Grade A, and why
brief 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 2mo ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
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.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 108 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Command: brief — Design Context Gate & Fit Test
Runtime entry point for establishing design context before any build begins. Part of the Discovery lifecycle phase.
When to use
- Always before
init,page,dashboard, orcomponents— the brief ensures the design has intention, not defaults. - After
studyif a reference was analyzed. - Whenever a design request lacks context ("build me a landing page" without audience/tone/purpose).
The 3-Question Design-Context Gate
Question 1: Audience
Who is the primary audience, and what is their emotional state when they arrive?
Why it matters: A B2B decision-maker comparing vendors arrives in evaluate mode (needs tables, specs, trust signals). A luxury buyer arrives in aspire mode (needs atmosphere, restraint, desire). The same "landing page" requires completely different design DNA.
Classify into:
| Mode | Characteristics | Design implications |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire | Browse, dream, aspirate | Atmospheric, generous whitespace, cinematic motion, minimal text |
| Evaluate | Compare, decide, justify | Data-forward, specs tables, social proof, clear pricing |
| Act | Purchase, sign up, convert | Friction-free, prominent CTA, trust signals, minimal distraction |
| Learn | Study, explore, understand | Content-rich, good typography, navigation, readable hierarchy |
Question 2: Use Case / Surface Type
What kind of surface is this?
| Surface | Layout suggestions | Foundation fit |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing landing page | film, story, minimal (from memory/13-layout-archetypes.md) |
native, tailwind |
| Product / e-commerce | product, store |
tailwind, daisyui |
| Dashboard / app screen | Use dashboard command |
native, shadcn |
| Documentation / content | Use page command with editorial school |
native, pico |
| Real estate / spatial | space |
tailwind |
| Personal brand / portfolio | creator |
native, pico |
Question 3: Tone / Design School
What emotional register should the design communicate?
What this file has done since we first saw it
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.
- 2mo ago First seen · 108 lines · 0 tokens per session scan A 37c11e2ddbb9
brief is a command published in the GitHub repository alwkala/tidyfactor-design (6 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 1,281 tokens. 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 2026-08-31.
brief compared with commands from other repositories
| Mod | Type | Stars | Last push | Licence | Scan | Tokens | Works with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| briefalwkala/tidyfactor-design | Command | 6 | 3mo ago | MIT | A | 0 | Claude Code |
| responsive-auditOwl-Listener/designer-skills | Command | 3.3k | 2mo ago | MIT | A | 20 | Claude Code |
| start-hereOwl-Listener/designer-skills | Command | 3.3k | 2mo ago | MIT | A | 33 | Claude Code |
| critique-screenOwl-Listener/designer-skills | Command | 3.3k | 2mo ago | MIT | A | 16 | Claude Code |
| critique-uxOwl-Listener/designer-skills | Command | 3.3k | 2mo ago | MIT | A | 26 | Claude Code |
| design-formOwl-Listener/designer-skills | Command | 3.3k | 2mo ago | MIT | A | 22 | Claude Code |
| platform-auditOwl-Listener/designer-skills | Command | 3.3k | 2mo ago | MIT | A | 22 | Claude Code |