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name: tailwind-design-system
description: "Build production-ready design systems with Tailwind CSS, including design tokens, component variants, responsive patterns, and accessibility."
risk: safe
source: community
date_added: "2026-02-27"
---

# Tailwind Design System

Build production-ready design systems with Tailwind CSS, including design tokens, component variants, responsive patterns, and accessibility.

## Use this skill when

- Creating a component library with Tailwind
- Implementing design tokens and theming
- Building responsive and accessible components
- Standardizing UI patterns across a codebase
- Migrating to or extending Tailwind CSS
- Setting up dark mode and color schemes

## Do not use this skill when

- The task is unrelated to tailwind design system
- You need a different domain or tool outside this scope

## Instructions

- Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
- Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
- Provide actionable steps and verification.
- If detailed examples are required, open `resources/implementation-playbook.md`.

## Resources

- `resources/implementation-playbook.md` for detailed patterns and examples.

## Limitations
- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.
