# Virginia Web Standards

> Builds the Virginia Commonwealth Branding Bar and follows VITA web standards for authorized state websites. Use for Virginia state sites; the branding bar is the currently published implementation, with the broader Commonwealth Design System still in progress.

- Skill: `blencorp/virginia-web-standards` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add blencorp/virginia-web-standards`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/blencorp/virginia-web-standards/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Design & Media
- Author: blencorp (https://skillmd.com/u/blencorp)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/blencorp/virginia-web-standards

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# Virginia Web Standards

## Before editing

1. Confirm the product is inside this system's scope.
2. Read [references/implementation.md](references/implementation.md) before installing, copying, or changing upstream assets.
3. Read [references/sources.md](references/sources.md) for provenance, version, and license.
4. Inspect and preserve the target project's framework, package manager, asset pipeline, and accessibility tests.

## Workflow

1. Choose one documented delivery path and pin an exact package, commit, release, or downloaded asset snapshot.
2. Use only official components, tokens, templates, and examples that are actually public.
3. Extend through documented mechanisms. Label every unsupported addition as custom.
4. Record the upstream version or commit and the accepted maturity/maintenance risk.
5. Test keyboard operation, focus, names/roles/states, errors, status messages, contrast, zoom/reflow, responsive behavior, and supported browsers.

## Boundaries

- **Scope:** Virginia state websites using the current branding bar and web standards. This is not a full component-system skill.
- **Delivery:** Public branding-bar implementation resources and web standards guidance.
- **Release:** The published material is the Commonwealth branding bar; the developer portal says the broader Commonwealth Design System is coming soon and elements are still being finalized.
- Do not invent a registry package, public repository, component API, or release commitment.
- Do not imply that a beta, hosted asset, code example, or product-specific repository is government-wide.
- Do not claim legal or WCAG conformance for the completed service solely from component use.
- If this system does not fit the product's requirements, route to the governing system or stop and explain the gap.

## References

- [Implementation](references/implementation.md)
- [Sources](references/sources.md)