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Design: minimalist

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stacks-design-minimalist · Design · model-invoked

An aesthetic preset for editorial and minimalist surfaces, the Notion and Linear register: restrained warm monochrome, typographic contrast, flat bento grids, muted accents, no gradients and no heavy shadows.

When to reach for it

  • Designing a docs site
  • Dashboard
  • Landing page
  • Content surface that needs restrained warm monochrome
  • Typographic contrast
  • Flat bento grids
  • Muted pastel accents
  • No gradients
  • Heavy shadows

Inside the skill

The sections an agent reads once the skill loads.

    1. Protocol Overview
    1. Absolute Negative Constraints (Banned Elements)
    1. Typographic Architecture
    1. Color Palette (Warm Monochrome + Spot Pastels)
    1. Component Specifications
    1. Iconography & Imagery Directives
    1. Subtle Motion & Micro-Animations
    1. Execution Protocol

Using it

This one is model-invoked. Your agent reaches for it on its own when the task matches, and you can also call it by name:

/stacks-design-minimalist

Source: stacks-design-minimalist/SKILL.md. Shadow it for one project with app/Skills/stacks-design-minimalist/SKILL.md, then re-run buddy setup:ai. See Writing your own.