01 // identity

Escape the mean.

AI converges on the same palette, the same layout, the same voice. Design Substrate is a structured vocabulary that gives your AI something precise to execute from. Your aesthetic. Everywhere.

02 // specimen
substrate.json
{
  "name": "Design Substrate",
  "type": "skill",
  "purpose": "Give AI taste",
  "temperature": 9, // near WTF
  "compatible": [
    "claude-code",
    "codex",
    "gemini-cli"
  ],
  "output": "git repo that IS your design system",
  "dependencies": 0,
  "external_fonts": 0,
  "javascript_frameworks": 0
}
03 // process
$ substrate taste # three questions. then a sketch.
> discovering taste profile...
 
$ substrate iterate # sketch, react, refine
> generating v1.html at temp 9...
 
$ substrate structure # systematize what works
> colors/ typography/ spacing/ components/ voice/
 
$
04 // compatibility

One skill file.
Every AI coding tool.

CLAUDE CODE CODEX GEMINI CLI

Your substrate travels with your project. Consistent aesthetic across every tool, every generation. No vendor lock-in. It's a file in your repo.

05 // execute
$ substrate taste --temp 9

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