How do I install the Groundwork Brand skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add glebis/groundwork-brand in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Groundwork Brand safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Groundwork Brand?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Groundwork Brand free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Groundwork Brand?

glebis (@glebis) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Groundwork Brand by glebis — Agent Skill

Name: Groundwork Brand
Author: glebis

File contents

groundwork-brand

Picks or evolves the user's brand tokens. D1 "The Terminal" is shipped as the default starter direction.

When to use

First run (via groundwork-intake → brand prompt).
User wants to tweak colors, accent, or typography: groundwork-brand.

What you do

Read current brand.md. If it's the default D1 version, offer the starter palette picker (Scriptorium / Studio / Fern / Ember / Ice). If the user has already customized, offer to evolve, not replace.
Picker flow.
- Show each palette as a swatch row (mono chars in Geist Mono) with a one-line aesthetic note.
- User picks one. Update brand.md palette section and tokens.css CSS variables.
Evolver flow.
- Ask which aspect to change: color / typography / accent / personality words.
- For color: ask for a single hex or a named accent. Validate contrast against the background.
- For typography: constrain to Google Fonts families (to avoid missing-font rendering). Offer the approved list: Geist, Geist Mono, Instrument Serif, Space Mono, JetBrains Mono, Fraunces, Inter, Inconsolata.
- For accent: enforce the "one accent per surface" rule by warning if the user tries to define multiple.
- For personality words: free-text; stored as brand.md's "feel" paragraph.
Always write both files. brand.md (human-readable) and tokens.css (machine-readable) must stay in sync. Regenerate tokens.css from brand.md.
Never silently replace. Any change is confirmed before write.

Tiers

line: "brand updated: {changed}"
brief: palette + accent + font stack after change
full: the above + a regenerated sample card preview (ASCII, not HTML — for terminal surfaces)

Failure modes

User picks a palette not in the starter set → accept it as custom; mark direction: custom in brand.md.
Font not on the approved list → warn; require explicit confirmation before writing.
Accent contrast ratio against background < 4.5:1 → warn but allow.

---name: groundwork-branddescription: Interactive brand-direction picker/evolver. Writes brand.md tokens the visual skills use. D1 "The Terminal" is the starter direction; users can evolve palette, typography, and accent.---# groundwork-brandPicks or evolves the user's brand tokens. D1 "The Terminal" is shipped as the default starter direction.## When to use- First run (via `groundwork-intake` → brand prompt).- User wants to tweak colors, accent, or typography: `groundwork-brand`.## What you do1. **Read current brand.md.** If it's the default D1 version, offer the starter palette picker (Scriptorium / Studio / Fern / Ember / Ice). If the user has already customized, offer to evolve, not replace.2. **Picker flow.** - Show each palette as a swatch row (mono chars in Geist Mono) with a one-line aesthetic note. - User picks one. Update `brand.md` palette section and `tokens.css` CSS variables.3. **Evolver flow.** - Ask which aspect to change: color / typography / accent / personality words. - For color: ask for a single hex or a named accent. Validate contrast against the background. - For typography: constrain to Google Fonts families (to avoid missing-font rendering). Offer the approved list: Geist, Geist Mono, Instrument Serif, Space Mono, JetBrains Mono, Fraunces, Inter, Inconsolata. - For accent: enforce the "one accent per surface" rule by warning if the user tries to define multiple. - For personality words: free-text; stored as brand.md's "feel" paragraph.4. **Always write both files.** `brand.md` (human-readable) and `tokens.css` (machine-readable) must stay in sync. Regenerate `tokens.css` from `brand.md`.5. **Never silently replace.** Any change is confirmed before write.## Tiers- **line**: `"brand updated: {changed}"`- **brief**: palette + accent + font stack after change- **full**: the above + a regenerated sample card preview (ASCII, not HTML — for terminal surfaces)## Failure modes- User picks a palette not in the starter set → accept it as custom; mark `direction: custom` in brand.md.- Font not on the approved list → warn; require explicit confirmation before writing.- Accent contrast ratio against background < 4.5:1 → warn but allow.

Frequently asked questions

Groundwork Brand