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Emil Design Eng

Emil Design Eng is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from emilkowalski/skills. It encodes Emil Kowalski's philosophy on UI polish, component design, animation decisions, and the invisible details that make software feel great. It works with Claude Code and has 43,964 GitHub stars across a repository of 13 listed skills.

github.com/emilkowalski/skills/skills/emil-design-eng (opens in a new tab)

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Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/emil-design-eng ~/.claude/skills/emil-design-eng   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the emil-design-eng folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/emil-design-eng .agents/skills/emil-design-eng   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/emil-design-eng .cursor/skills/emil-design-eng   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

This skill encodes Emil Kowalski's philosophy on UI polish, component design, animation decisions, and the invisible details that make software feel great. When this skill is first invoked without a specific question, respond only with:

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FAQ

Emil Design Eng FAQ

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What is the Emil Design Eng skill?

Emil Design Eng is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from emilkowalski/skills. It encodes Emil Kowalski's philosophy on UI polish, component design, animation decisions, and the invisible details that make software feel great. It works with Claude Code and has 43,964 GitHub stars across a repository of 13 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/emilkowalski/skills/skills/emil-design-eng.

How do I install the Emil Design Eng skill?

Copy the emil-design-eng folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.

Is the Emil Design Eng skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Emil Design Eng maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 2, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.