AgentSkills DS Skill
Pattern and catalog of Agent Skills exposing a design system as a cross-platform Anthropic Skill. SKILL.md + YAML frontmatter format (`name`+`description`); open standard adopted by Microsoft VS Code, GitHub, Cursor, Goose, Amp, OpenCode (ref. anthropic.com/engineering/equipping-agents-with-agent-skills, March 2026). You export your DS as a `.claude/skills/ds-mybrand/` folder that runs everywhere.
Strengths
- Cross-platform open standard, adopted by Microsoft, GitHub, Cursor, Goose, Amp, OpenCode
- Native progressive disclosure: short SKILL.md + detailed sub-files (refs, examples, scripts)
- Zero infra: no MCP server to host, just a git-clone-able folder into ~/.claude/skills/
Limitations
- Static: a Skill cannot serve a dynamic manifest or respond to a query, it describes, it does not execute
- Manual maintenance: if your DS evolves, the SKILL.md must follow, no auto-sync from Storybook or Figma
Best for
- DS managers wanting to distribute their DS to 10+ teams using different agents (Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode)
- First 'agent-ready' deliverable: 1 day of work to export your DS as SKILL.md, vs weeks for a custom MCP
- Combo of Skill (rules, conventions, constraints) + MCP (dynamic manifests, stories) for full coverage