---
name: system-design
slug: system-design
score: 55
rubric: 1.0
provenance: anthropic
publisher: Anthropic
license: MIT
capability: read-only
canonical: https://top-agent-skills.com/skill/system-design
---

# system-design

System design from requirements. APIs, data, boundaries, scale.

## Install

### Claude Code

```bash
claude plugin install engineering
```

### Cursor

Copy the system-design folder from the engineering plugin into .cursor/skills/

### Codex CLI

Copy the system-design folder into ~/.codex/skills/

### Gemini CLI

Copy the system-design folder into ~/.gemini/skills/

### Antigravity IDE

Pre-installed in the Antigravity awesome-skills bundle.

### Claude.ai (web app)

Settings → Features → Upload skill (download from anthropics/skills).

### Claude API

POST /v1/skills with the skill folder zipped.

## Best for

Greenfield service design or designing a new feature that crosses service boundaries.


## About

Design systems, services and architectures — API design, data modeling, service boundaries, scalability patterns.

## Compatibility

claude-code, cursor, codex, antigravity

## Metadata

- Categories: workflow-orchestration, apis-integrations
- Tags: System Design, Architecture, API
- Setup time: 1 min
- Complexity: Low
- Last update: 2026-05-15
- Verified: 2026-05-31
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/plugins/engineering


---

_Indexed by Top Agent Skills. Score breakdown: https://top-agent-skills.com/about/methodology_