https://github.com/supernovae-st/nika-design-skill
Claude Code skill + canonical design system for nika.sh — retro-futurist cyberpunk terminal (Ghost in the Shell × Akira × Evangelion × Daft Punk). AGPL-3.0.
https://github.com/supernovae-st/nika-design-skill
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Claude Code skill + canonical design system for nika.sh — retro-futurist cyberpunk terminal (Ghost in the Shell × Akira × Evangelion × Daft Punk). AGPL-3.0.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/supernovae-st/nika-design-skill
- Owner: supernovae-st
- License: agpl-3.0
- Created: 2026-04-14T10:04:57.000Z (2 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-04-14T11:36:25.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-04-14T12:24:41.373Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: agpl, ai-agents, claude-code-skill, cyberpunk, design-md, design-system, nika, typography
- Language: CSS
- Homepage: https://nika.sh
- Size: 49.8 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
- Roadmap: ROADMAP.md
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README
# nika-design-skill 🦋
> A Claude Code skill for generating UI in the **Nika** design language —
> retro-futurist cyberpunk terminal. Ghost in the Shell × Akira × Evangelion
> × Daft Punk, filtered through a pirate open-source terminal.
Part of [SuperNovae Studio](https://github.com/supernovae-st) · AGPL-3.0-or-later
---
## What it is
A portable design system shipped as:
1. **A Claude Code skill** — drop it into `~/.claude/skills/` and Claude generates UI in Nika aesthetic on demand.
2. **A canonical `DESIGN.md`** — published at [nika.sh/design.md](https://nika.sh/design.md) for any AI agent to consume.
3. **A design reference** — humans can read it too.
The aesthetic: **dark-only, monospace-heavy, everything is labeled, restraint as signal**. 90% Linear-quiet craft, 10% shock surfaces. Electric blue and amber on near-black. A butterfly that earns every placement. A pirate voice in the words, not the visuals.
## Install (as a Claude Code skill)
```bash
git clone https://github.com/supernovae-st/nika-design-skill.git
cp -r nika-design-skill/nika-design ~/.claude/skills/
```
Invoke in Claude Code:
```
"generate this page in nika style"
"/nika-design"
"apply nika aesthetic to this component"
```
The skill explicitly **does not** auto-trigger on generic UI tasks. If you don't name Nika, it stays out of your way.
## Read it yourself
- [`nika-design/PRINCIPLES.md`](./nika-design/PRINCIPLES.md) — 15 non-negotiable rules (read first)
- [`nika-design/DESIGN.md`](./nika-design/DESIGN.md) — full design system (~3000 words, publishable standalone)
- [`nika-design/references/cinema.md`](./nika-design/references/cinema.md) — the "why": GITS / Akira / Eva / Daft Punk analysis
- [`nika-design/references/forbidden.md`](./nika-design/references/forbidden.md) — the anti-AI-slop firewall
## Canonical links
- Website: [nika.sh](https://nika.sh)
- Design system (plain markdown): [nika.sh/design.md](https://nika.sh/design.md)
- Nika (workflow engine): [github.com/supernovae-st/nika](https://github.com/supernovae-st/nika)
- Studio: [supernovae.studio](https://supernovae.studio)
## Status
`v0.1.0` — initial public release. The skill evolves with nika.sh. Expect refinement. PRs for typos + factual errors welcome; aesthetic direction is curated (not crowdsourced) per rule 16 of the [Nothing skill convention](https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-design-md).
## License
AGPL-3.0-or-later. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE).
You may fork, adapt, and redistribute under the same terms. If you ship a fork as a public service, you must release your modifications under AGPL as well.
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