How do I install the Gsd Sketch skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add open-gsd/gsd-sketch 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 Gsd Sketch safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Gsd Sketch?

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 Gsd Sketch free to use?

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

Who published Gsd Sketch?

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

Gsd Sketch by open-gsd — Agent Skill

Name: Gsd Sketch
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: open-gsd

File contents

Two modes:

Idea mode (default) — describe a design idea to sketch
Frontier mode (no argument or "frontier") — analyzes existing sketch landscape and proposes consistency and frontier sketches

Does not require prior new-project setup — auto-creates .planning/sketches/ if needed.

Available flags:

--quick — Skip mood/direction intake, jump straight to decomposition and building. Use when the design direction is already clear.
--wrap-up — Package sketch design findings into a persistent project skill for future build conversations. Runs the sketch-wrap-up workflow.

Preserve all workflow gates (intake, decomposition, target stack research, variant evaluation, MANIFEST updates, commit patterns).

---name: gsd-sketchdescription: Sketch UI/design ideas with throwaway HTML mockups, or propose what to sketch next (frontier mode)--- <objective> Explore design directions through throwaway HTML mockups before committing to implementation. Each sketch produces 2-3 variants for comparison. Sketches live in `.planning/sketches/` and integrate with GSD commit patterns, state tracking, and handoff workflows. Loads spike findings to ground mockups in real data shapes and validated interaction patterns. Two modes: - **Idea mode** (default) — describe a design idea to sketch - **Frontier mode** (no argument or "frontier") — analyzes existing sketch landscape and proposes consistency and frontier sketches Does not require prior new-project setup — auto-creates `.planning/sketches/` if needed. </objective> <execution_context> @~/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/sketch.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/sketch-wrap-up.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/references/ui-brand.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/references/sketch-theme-system.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/references/sketch-interactivity.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/references/sketch-tooling.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/references/sketch-variant-patterns.md </execution_context> <runtime_note> **Copilot (VS Code):** Use `vscode_askquestions` wherever this workflow calls `AskUserQuestion`. </runtime_note> <context> Design idea: $ARGUMENTS **Available flags:** - `--quick` — Skip mood/direction intake, jump straight to decomposition and building. Use when the design direction is already clear. - `--wrap-up` — Package sketch design findings into a persistent project skill for future build conversations. Runs the sketch-wrap-up workflow. </context> <process> Parse the first token of $ARGUMENTS: - If it is `--wrap-up`: strip the flag, execute the sketch-wrap-up workflow end-to-end. - Otherwise: execute the sketch workflow end-to-end. Preserve all workflow gates (intake, decomposition, target stack research, variant evaluation, MANIFEST updates, commit patterns). </process>

Frequently asked questions

Gsd Sketch