design-handoff

Turn a final design into a spec engineers can implement directly.

Score 0(?)OfficialAll surfacesby AnthropicSource
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Install

$ claude plugin install design

Skill becomes available as /design-handoff

Install without a terminal (Claude.ai)

design-handoff is verified on Claude.ai, so you can install it from the browser — no command line. It then runs in Claude’s server-side sandbox, which has no shell and no access to your computer’s files: you upload what it should read and download what it produces.

  1. 1Turn on code execution. On claude.ai, open Settings → Capabilities and enable "Code execution and file creation". Skills that produce files need it, and it is off for some accounts by default.
  2. 2Download the skill folder. Follow the source link on the skill page to its repository and download the skill’s folder. Read the SKILL.md before you install it — it is plain text, and it is the instructions the agent will follow.
  3. 3Zip it and upload. Compress the folder into a .zip, then on claude.ai go to Customize → Skills and upload it. Skills you upload are private to your account.
  4. 4Ask for the work. Start a normal conversation and describe the job in your own words. The skill loads itself when your request matches what its description covers — you never invoke it by name.

Anthropic documents this flow in Use skills in Claude. See every Skill that installs this way.

Best for

The moment a design is approved and engineering needs implementation-ready specs.

About this skill

Generate developer handoff specs — layout, design tokens, component props, interaction states, responsive breakpoints, edge cases, animation details.

HandoffSpecsTokens

Score breakdown

Score breakdown

rubric 1.0
Install count
0/20
Provenance
15/15
GitHub stars
0/15
Recency
6/10
Compatibility
6/10
Documentation depth
6.5/10
Install ergonomics
7/10
License
5/5
Verification freshness
3/5

Composite 0–100 score derived from 9 verifiable signals. See the rubric →

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Ranked #13 in Frontend & UI

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Skill FAQ

About design-handoff

What is the design-handoff skill?

Generate developer handoff specs — layout, design tokens, component props, interaction states, responsive breakpoints, edge cases, animation details.

Which agents does design-handoff work with?

Claude Code, Claude.ai (web app), Cursor, Antigravity IDE.

How do I install design-handoff?

Run `claude plugin install design` for Claude Code. See the install panel for per-agent commands.

Is design-handoff free to use?

Yes — design-handoff is open source (MIT).

Who maintains design-handoff?

design-handoff is published by Anthropic and was last updated on 2026-05-15.

What is design-handoff best for?

The moment a design is approved and engineering needs implementation-ready specs.