css-architecture

css-architecture is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts. It costs 36 tokens per session (561 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide to organizing CSS, the language that controls a web page's visual style, so styles remain understandable as a project grows. It covers BEM, SMACSS, and CSS-in-JS naming and organization patterns.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to structure large stylesheets, style reusable components, build design systems, and coordinate CSS across teams.
Why use it?
It reduces conflicting rules, duplicated styles, and difficult-to-change stylesheets. Clear conventions also make shared components easier for multiple developers to maintain.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one.

Good fit Use it to structure large stylesheets, style reusable components, build design systems, and coordinate CSS across teams.

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When invoked 561 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. Third-party audits
  • Socket pass 18 Mar 2026
  • Snyk pass 4 Mar 2026
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Sonnet 5 $0.00007 $0.00112
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skills/css-architecture/SKILL.md · 89 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 89 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CSS Architecture

Table of Contents

Overview

Build maintainable CSS systems using methodologies like BEM (Block Element Modifier), SMACSS, and CSS-in-JS patterns with proper organization and conventions.

When to Use

  • Large-scale stylesheets
  • Component-based styling
  • Design system development
  • Multiple team collaboration
  • CSS scalability and reusability

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

/* Block - standalone component */
.button {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 16px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

/* Element - component part */
.button__icon {
  margin-right: 8px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

/* Modifier - variant */
.button--primary {
  background-color: #007bff;
  color: white;
}

.button--primary:hover {
  background-color: #0056b3;
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)

Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:

Guide Contents
BEM (Block Element Modifier) Pattern BEM (Block Element Modifier) Pattern
SMACSS (Scalable and Modular Architecture for CSS) SMACSS (Scalable and Modular Architecture for CSS)
CSS-in-JS with Styled Components CSS-in-JS with Styled Components
CSS Variables (Custom Properties) CSS Variables (Custom Properties)
Utility-First CSS (Tailwind Pattern) Utility-First CSS (Tailwind Pattern)

Best Practices

✅ DO

  • Follow established patterns and conventions
  • Write clean, maintainable code
  • Add appropriate documentation
  • Test thoroughly before deploying

Read the full file on GitHub · 89 lines

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  1. 9d ago First seen · 89 lines · 36 tokens per session scan A 91fe44eb14a9

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css-architecture is a skill published in the GitHub repository aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts (338 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 36 tokens to every session and 561 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 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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