Theming Components Agent Skill

Provides design token system and theming framework for consistent, customizable UI styling across all components. Covers complete token taxonomy (color, typography, spacing, shadows, borders, motion, z-index), theme switching (CSS custom properties, theme providers), RTL/i18n support (CSS logical properties), and accessibility (WCAG contrast, high contrast themes, reduced motion). This is the foundational styling layer referenced by ALL component skills. Use when theming components, implementing light/dark mode, creating brand styles, customizing visual design, ensuring design consistency, or supporting RTL languages.

48k tokens

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the whole folder, loaded on every use

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/ancoleman/ai-design-components --skill theming-components

The instruction itself

27 sections, as written by the author

Design Tokens & Theming System

Comprehensive design token system providing the foundational styling architecture for all component skills, enabling brand customization, theme switching, RTL support, and consistent visual design.

Overview

Design tokens are the single source of truth for all visual design decisions. This skill provides:

Complete Token Taxonomy: 7 core categories (color, typography, spacing, borders, shadows, motion, z-index)
Theme Switching: Light/dark mode, high-contrast, custom brand themes
RTL/i18n Support: CSS logical properties for automatic right-to-left language support
Multi-Platform Export: CSS variables, SCSS, iOS Swift, Android XML, JavaScript
Component Integration: Skill chaining architecture for consistent styling across all components

Critical Architectural Principle:

Component Skills (Behavior + Structure) → Use tokens for ALL visual styling
Design Tokens (Styling Variables)       → Define colors, spacing, typography
Theme Files (Token Overrides)           → Light, dark, brand-specific values

Quick Start

Using Tokens in Components

Step 1: Reference tokens in your component:

.button {
  background-color: var(--button-bg-primary);
  color: var(--button-text-primary);
  padding-inline: var(--button-padding-inline);
  padding-block: var(--button-padding-block);
  border-radius: var(--button-border-radius);
  transition: var(--transition-fast);
}

Step 2: Themes automatically apply:

<!-- Light theme -->
<html data-theme="light">
  <button class="button">Primary Button</button>
</html>

<!-- Dark theme (same component, different appearance) -->
<html data-theme="dark">
  <button class="button">Primary Button</button>
</html>

No code changes needed - theme switching is automatic!

Basic Theme Switching

function setTheme(themeName) {
  document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', themeName);
  localStorage.setItem('theme', themeName);
}

function toggleTheme() {
  const current = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme');
  setTheme(current === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark');
}

// Load saved theme on page load
setTheme(localStorage.getItem('theme') || 'light');

Token Taxonomy (7 Core Categories)

1. Color Tokens

3-tier hierarchy: Primitive → Semantic → Component

/* Primitive (9-shade scales) */
--color-blue-500: #3B82F6;

/* Semantic (purpose-based) */
--color-primary: var(--color-blue-500);
--color-success: var(--color-green-500);
--color-error: var(--color-red-500);

/* Component-specific */
--button-bg-primary: var(--color-primary);

Complete color system: See references/color-system.md

2. Spacing Tokens

4px base scale:

--space-1: 4px;   --space-2: 8px;   --space-4: 16px;
--space-6: 24px;  --space-8: 32px;  --space-12: 48px;

/* Semantic */
--spacing-sm: var(--space-2);   /* 8px */
--spacing-md: var(--space-4);   /* 16px */
--spacing-lg: var(--space-6);   /* 24px */

3. Typography Tokens

--font-sans: 'Inter', -apple-system, sans-serif;
--font-mono: 'Fira Code', monospace;

--font-size-sm: 14px;
--font-size-base: 16px;
--font-size-lg: 18px;

--font-weight-normal: 400;
--font-weight-semibold: 600;
--font-weight-bold: 700;

4. Border & Radius Tokens

--border-width-thin: 1px;
--border-width-medium: 2px;

--radius-sm: 4px;
--radius-md: 8px;
--radius-lg: 12px;
--radius-full: 9999px;

5. Shadow Tokens

--shadow-sm: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);
--shadow-md: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
--shadow-lg: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);

--shadow-focus-primary: 0 0 0 3px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.3);

6. Motion Tokens

--duration-fast: 150ms;
--duration-normal: 200ms;

--ease-out: cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1);
--transition-fast: all var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-out);

Reduced motion support:

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  :root { --transition-fast: none; }
}

7. Z-Index Tokens

--z-dropdown: 1000;
--z-modal-backdrop: 1040;
--z-modal: 1050;
--z-tooltip: 1070;

Theme Architecture

Light/Dark Themes

/* themes/light.css */
:root {
  --color-primary: #3B82F6;
  --color-background: #FFFFFF;
  --color-text-primary: #1F2937;
}

/* themes/dark.css */
:root[data-theme="dark"] {
  --color-primary: #60A5FA;
  --color-background: #111827;
  --color-text-primary: #F9FAFB;
}

Custom Brand Theme

:root[data-theme="my-brand"] {
  --color-primary: #FF6B35;
  --font-sans: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  --radius-md: 12px;
}

Complete theme guide: See references/theme-switching.md

CSS Logical Properties (RTL Support)

Use logical properties for automatic RTL language support:

| Physical (Avoid) | Logical (Use) |

|------------------|---------------|

| margin-left | margin-inline-start |

| padding-right | padding-inline-end |

| text-align: left | text-align: start |

/* Correct - auto-flips in RTL */
.button {
  padding-inline: var(--button-padding-inline);
  margin-inline-start: var(--spacing-sm);
}

Complete RTL guide: See references/logical-properties.md

Component Integration

All component skills use this naming convention:

--{component}-{property}-{variant?}-{state?}

Examples:

--button-bg-primary
--button-bg-primary-hover
--input-border-color-focus
--chart-color-1

Components use tokens for ALL styling:

.button {
  background-color: var(--button-bg-primary);
  border-radius: var(--button-border-radius);
}

Theme changes automatically update all components.

Complete integration guide: See references/component-integration.md

Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance

Normal text: 4.5:1 contrast minimum
Large text (18px+): 3:1 minimum
UI components: 3:1 minimum

High-Contrast Theme

:root[data-theme="high-contrast"] {
  --color-primary: #0000FF;
  --color-text-primary: #000000;
  /* 7:1 contrast (WCAG AAA) */
}

Reduced Motion

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  :root {
    --duration-fast: 0ms;
    --transition-fast: none;
  }
}

Complete accessibility guide: See references/accessibility-tokens.md

Platform Exports (Style Dictionary)

Transform tokens to any platform:

JSON Tokens → Style Dictionary → CSS Variables
                               → iOS Swift
                               → Android XML
                               → JavaScript

npm run build-tokens

Complete setup guide: See references/style-dictionary-setup.md

W3C Token Format

{
  "color": {
    "primary": {
      "$value": "#3B82F6",
      "$type": "color"
    }
  }
}

Scripts

# Generate color scale from base color
python scripts/generate_color_scale.py --base "#3B82F6"

# Validate token structure
python scripts/validate_tokens.py

# Check WCAG contrast ratios
python scripts/validate_contrast.py

# Build all platforms
npm run build-tokens

References

Core Systems:

references/color-system.md - Complete color scales and semantics
references/typography-system.md - Type scales and fonts
references/spacing-system.md - Spacing scale and rhythm

Implementation:

references/theme-switching.md - Light/dark mode, custom themes
references/component-integration.md - How skills use tokens
references/logical-properties.md - RTL support patterns

Tools & Accessibility:

references/style-dictionary-setup.md - Multi-platform build
references/accessibility-tokens.md - WCAG compliance

Key Takeaways

Design tokens are the foundation - All visual styling flows from tokens
3-level hierarchy - Primitive → Semantic → Component tokens
7 core categories - Color, spacing, typography, borders, shadows, motion, z-index
Theme switching built-in - Light, dark, high-contrast, custom brands
RTL support automatic - CSS logical properties enable right-to-left languages
Accessibility first - WCAG compliance, reduced motion, high contrast
Referenced by all skills - Every component skill uses design tokens

Progressive disclosure: This SKILL.md provides overview and quick start. Detailed documentation in references/ directory.

Skill chaining architecture: See SKILL_CHAINING_ARCHITECTURE.md

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