Design OS

DESIGN:OS (design-os)

Multi-runtime design operating system and CLI for Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, and Google Antigravity.

Install once to equip any AI coding agent with 12+ domain design skills, deterministic verification gates, 2:1 axonometric art direction, and live Figma / SVG / 3D / SwiftUI / packaging workflows.

DESIGN:OS is free to use and modify. Source-available under PolyForm Shield 1.0.0. Install with npx @easestart/design-os init.

  Quickstart · What it makes · Install · How it works · Commands · Limits

Why this exists

AI coding agents write functional code quickly, but their default visual output suffers from inconsistent spacing, hallucinated tokens, rainbow badges, and zero verification gates. DESIGN:OS turns aesthetic taste and design systems engineering into deterministic, runtime-agnostic contracts.

Quickstart

1. Install the plugin or CLI

In Claude Code:

Or from your terminal (Codex, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, OpenCode, or standalone CLI):

2. Ask in plain English

Open your project in your AI coding agent and describe what you need:
"Initialize DESIGN:OS in this repo and wire our design tokens and verification gates for Claude Code and Codex."
"Audit our current frontend components against DESIGN:OS typography, spacing, and WCAG 2.2 AA contrast gates."
"Scaffold a new product landing page with 2:1 axonometric B&W technical illustrations and SEO/AEO/GEO metadata."

3. Verify your setup

What it makes

Every deliverable produced by design-os is backed by a deterministic verification gate rather than freehand AI guesswork.

  Prompt: "Initialize DESIGN:OS in this repo and wire our design tokens and verification gates for Claude Code and Codex."

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