How do I install the Localization Design skill?

Run npx skillmds add podo/localization-design 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.

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Is Localization Design free to use?

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Who published Localization Design?

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

Localization Design by podo — Agent Skill

Name: Localization Design
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: podo

Localization Design

Design interfaces that survive translation, RTL scripts, and cultural difference. Per-language text-expansion table, full RTL mirroring rules, non-Latin typography, logical CSS properties, and cultural color/icon traps.

podo 8579541 2 files · 2.1 KB Updated Sep 9, 2026

File contents

localization-design

Catalogue stub — full skill: Owl-Listener/designer-skills

Decision tree

Is the full skill already installed?
- Global: grep -q "^das:" ~/.agents/skills/localization-design/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
- Project: grep -q "^das:" .agents/skills/localization-design/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
- No das: block → full skill installed, invoke and proceed
- das: block present → go to step 2

Detect scope, then install:

[ -e ~/.agents/skills/localization-design ] && echo "global" || echo "project"

Global:

npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill localization-design -g -y

Project:

npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill localization-design -y

Claude Code: send either command as a chat message starting with ! to run it without leaving the conversation.

What it does

Owls best-in-class localization-design skill. Covers the failure modes generic agents miss: text-expansion budgets per language (German +35%, Finnish +40%), full RTL layout mirroring (what flips vs what does not), non-Latin script typography, margin-inline-start-style logical properties, and culturally loaded color/icon meanings. Web research found no public skill with deeper localization-design coverage.

When NOT to use

Pure string/i18n plumbing (use an i18n library, not a design skill)
General accessibility audits → use wcag-audit-patterns or fixing-accessibility

---name: localization-designdescription: Design interfaces that survive translation, RTL scripts, and cultural difference. Per-language text-expansion table, full RTL mirroring rules, non-Latin typography, logical CSS properties, and cultural color/icon traps.--- # localization-design > Catalogue stub — full skill: [Owl-Listener/designer-skills](https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills) ## Decision tree 1. **Is the full skill already installed?** - Global: `grep -q "^das:" ~/.agents/skills/localization-design/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"` - Project: `grep -q "^das:" .agents/skills/localization-design/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"` - No `das:` block → full skill installed, invoke and proceed - `das:` block present → go to step 2 2. **Detect scope, then install:** ```bash [ -e ~/.agents/skills/localization-design ] && echo "global" || echo "project" ``` **Global:** ```bash npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill localization-design -g -y ``` **Project:** ```bash npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill localization-design -y ``` > **Claude Code:** send either command as a chat message starting with `!` to run it without leaving the conversation. ## What it does Owls best-in-class localization-design skill. Covers the failure modes generic agents miss: text-expansion budgets per language (German +35%, Finnish +40%), full RTL layout mirroring (what flips vs what does not), non-Latin script typography, `margin-inline-start`-style logical properties, and culturally loaded color/icon meanings. Web research found no public skill with deeper localization-*design* coverage. ## When NOT to use - Pure string/i18n plumbing (use an i18n library, not a design skill) - General accessibility audits → use `wcag-audit-patterns` or `fixing-accessibility`

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