governance
Govern how the design system evolves — SemVer for tokens/components, the contribution workflow, deprecation policy, and change communication. Use when the user wants to add/promote/deprecate a component or token, decide a version bump, set up a contribution process, or keep the system from fragmenting.
How do I install this agent skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill governanceIs this agent skill safe to install?
- Gen Agent Trust Hubpass
The skill provides governance guidelines for a design system, including SemVer rules and deprecation policies. It uses local scripts for validation and does not exhibit any malicious behavior.
- Socketpass
No alerts
- Snykpass
Risk: LOW · No issues
What does this agent skill do?
Skill: Governance
Step 0 — is the kit here? This skill reads files from the kit. Check once:
ls ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../tokens >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo KIT_OK || echo KIT_MISSINGOnKIT_MISSINGonly the skill folders were installed, which is whatnpx skills adddoes. Say so plainly, point the user atnpx ux-ui-agent-skills initor the plugin install, and stop. Do not guess the contents of a file you could not open.
Keep the system consistent as it grows. Apply versioning, contribution, and deprecation rules.
Steps
- Read
${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../workflows/governance.md(SemVer table, contribution workflow, deprecation policy, change comms). - Classify the change: major (breaking — renamed/removed token or prop, changed anatomy/default), minor (additive — new token/component/variant/optional prop), patch (fix — contrast/bug/doc/value tweak in tolerance).
- For a new component/token: confirm it serves a real, repeated need (≥ 2 places) before promoting product → candidate → core. Design it to the full quality bar (
.claude/rules/components.md→ Component Quality Bar). - For a deprecation: mark with reason + replacement + removal version; keep working ≥ 1 minor cycle; provide a migration map (
${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../design-systems/crosswalk.mdstyle); remove only in a major. - Wire any new file into
CLAUDE.md(File Reference Map + relevant table/router) and add a changelog entry.
Verification (definition of done)
- Change has a SemVer level and a changelog entry.
- Removals have a deprecation window, a replacement, and a migration table.
- New spec meets the 8-state + a11y + token-mapping bar and is reachable via the router.
python3 ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/validate_tokens.pypasses; contrast re-checked if colors changed.
How can the creator link this skill?
Add the canonical catalog link to the repository README so users can inspect current installs and available audits. The publishing guide covers the complete discovery path.
<a href="https://skillzs.dev/skills/plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills/governance">View governance on skillZs</a>