Web Design Guidelines Review

Web Design Guidelines Review

Overview

Audit UI code or diffs with findings first, high signal, and minimal subjectivity. Stay focused on concrete breakage, not broad aesthetic commentary.

Review Workflow

1. Read only the files needed to understand the change and its surrounding context.
2. Check the project for a local design system or style guide. Look for files such as docs/**/design-system.md, DESIGN_SYSTEM.md, docs/**/style-guide.md, theme files (theme.ts, theme/index.ts), or any file referenced in the project's CLAUDE.md as the design system. If found, read it first — its explicit decisions take precedence over universal plugin guidance on specifics; the plugin guidance fills gaps.
3. Prioritize references/core/anti-patterns.md and the core guidance that directly applies to the surface under review.
4. Output findings first, grouped by file and referenced with file:line.
5. Classify each issue as bug, regression risk, or polish.
6. If nothing is provably wrong, say so explicitly and note any residual testing gaps.

Reference Map

All paths below are relative to this file's directory. Resolve them as {dir_of_SKILL.md}/{path} before reading.

• references/core/anti-patterns.md
• references/core/interactions.md
• references/core/forms.md
• references/core/animation.md
• references/core/layout.md
• references/core/content-accessibility.md
• references/core/performance.md
• references/core/theming-copy.md
• references/design/anti-slop.md
• references/frameworks/react-next.md
• references/frameworks/mantine.md
• references/frameworks/tailwind-integration.md

Guardrails

• Prefer concrete violations and anti-patterns over broad aesthetic commentary.
• Use design guidance only when the UI is clearly generic or undirected.
• Keep findings terse and actionable.
• Avoid turning the review into a checklist recital.
• When a project-local design system is present, its explicit decisions take precedence over universal plugin guidance on specifics; the plugin guidance fills gaps.