
This picture is from one run by SkillLift on an invented brief. It is not from the project.
Some Claude Skills
Five teachers for your eye: type, colour, design critique, photo composition, and turning a feeling into choices.
Some Claude Skills · Erich Owens · MIT
Install
Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add erichowens/some_claude_skills /plugin install some-claude-skills@some-claude-skills
Commands are copied word for word from the project's README. Read them before you run them.
We ran it once
The brief: A one-page site for an invented tea shop in the invented town of Saltmere, with hours and a short menu. Vibe given: calm and welcoming, a little premium but not cold.
The skill turned a mood phrase into a short spec: four hex colours, a serif and sans font pair, a one-column layout, slow transitions, each with a reason. It builds no page, so no site was made.
What we thought: Does what the listing says: advice with reasons, in text. Useful as a short brief before design, but you see no picture and must still make the site. Modest value for a normal person; its answers feel generic.
Open the full outputOne run by an AI agent on 2026-11-02, at commit 88a60e3. No person has judged it, and your result will differ.
Why it was picked
Five useful teachers in a large collection: a type specialist, a palette specialist, a design critic, a photo composition critic, and one that turns a feeling into visual choices.
Why it exists
To learn what looks good you need a reason each time, and most tools give only a result.
What you get
Advice and critique with reasons, in text.
Skills in this pack
typography-expertPicks and pairs type by mood, era and purpose, and covers font licences.color-theory-palette-harmony-expertPalettes and why they work.design-criticScores a design on six dimensions and explains why.photo-composition-criticCritiques a photo's composition and crop.vibe-matcherTurns "edgy but professional" into visual choices.
How it works
- Add the marketplace and the collection.
- Name the skill you want.
- Ask why, then try it on your own work.
What it needs
Claude Code.
In short
Pick this if you want to learn, not only to get a result.
Worth knowing
SkillLift lists 5 skills from this large collection. The install line brings them all, including skills named after and imitating real products, such as the Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 designers, which we do not list or recommend, and many that are for programmers. The project's install uses its previous address, which GitHub redirects. The photo critic's scoring tools need extra setup. There is no sample output to show.