plan-design-review
nexu-io/open-design
Senior designer review: rates design dimensions 0-10 and flags AI Slop signals.
What is plan-design-review?
Provides structured design critique by rating each design dimension on a 0-10 scale, explaining what excellence looks like, and identifying AI-generated or low-quality design patterns. Use this as a quality gate before merging UI work.
- Rates each design dimension on a 0-10 scale with detailed justification
- Explains what a 10 rating looks like for each dimension
- Flags AI Slop signals and low-quality design patterns
- Provides structured feedback suitable for design review workflows
- Acts as a quality gate before UI work is merged
How to install plan-design-review
npx skills add https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --skill plan-design-review- Access to design files or mockups to review
- Familiarity with design dimensions and quality standards
How to use plan-design-review
- 1.Install the skill using the provided npm command
- 2.Ask the agent to invoke the skill by name or use trigger phrases like 'plan design review', 'senior designer review', 'design rating', or 'ai slop check'
- 3.Provide the design work or mockup to be reviewed
- 4.Review the ratings, explanations of excellence, and AI Slop flags in the output
Use cases
- Review UI designs before merging to main branch
- Evaluate design quality across multiple dimensions systematically
- Identify AI-generated or derivative design patterns in mockups
- Provide consistent design feedback using a standardized rubric
- Gate design work in CI/CD pipelines
- Design leads and senior designers
- Product managers reviewing design work
- Development teams implementing UI changes
- Design systems maintainers
- Teams using AI-assisted design tools
plan-design-review FAQ
The skill rates multiple design dimensions on a 0-10 scale, though specific dimensions are determined by the upstream gstack implementation. Refer to the upstream repository for the complete list.
AI Slop signals are indicators of low-quality, derivative, or AI-generated design patterns that lack originality or craftsmanship.
Yes, this skill is designed to act as a quality gate before merging UI work, making it suitable for integration into design review processes and CI/CD pipelines.
The upstream implementation is at https://github.com/garrytan/gstack. Install that bundle for the complete workflow with original assets and scripts.
Use 'plan design review', 'senior designer review', 'design rating', or 'ai slop check' to trigger the skill.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from nexu-io/open-design.
name: plan-design-review description: | Senior Designer review: rates each design dimension 0-10, explains what a 10 looks like, and flags AI Slop signals. Useful as a gate before merging UI work. triggers:
- "plan design review"
- "senior designer review"
- "design rating"
- "ai slop check" od: mode: design-system category: creative-direction upstream: "https://github.com/garrytan/gstack"
plan-design-review
Curated from Garry Tan (gstack).
What it does
Senior Designer review: rates each design dimension 0-10, explains what a 10 looks like, and flags AI Slop signals. Useful as a gate before merging UI work.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/garrytan/gstack
- Category:
creative-direction
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/garrytan/gstack
Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (plan-design-review) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
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