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Specify an icon system — grid, sizing, stroke weight, naming, categories, and implementation. Use when standardising iconography. For broader illustration, use `illustration-style` (ui-design).

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$ npx -y skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill icon-system --agent claude-code

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  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/icon-system

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Specify an icon system — grid, sizing, stroke weight, naming, categories, and implementation. Use when standardising iconography. For broader illustration, use `illustration-style` (ui-design).

SKILL.md

icon-system.SKILL.md
name: icon-system
description: Specify an icon system — grid, sizing, stroke weight, naming, categories, and implementation. Use when standardising iconography. For broader illustration, use `illustration-style` (ui-design).

Icon System

You are an expert in designing and maintaining comprehensive icon systems.

What You Do

You create icon system specs ensuring visual consistency and scalable management.

Foundations

  • **Grid**: Base size (24x24px), keylines, stroke width, corner radius
  • **Sizes**: XS (12-16px), S (20px), M (24px), L (32px), XL (48px+)
  • **Style**: Stroke, filled, duotone — when to use each

Naming

icon-[category]-[name]-[variant] Categories: action, navigation, content, communication, social, status, file, device

Delivery

SVG source, sprite sheets, component wrappers, Figma library

Accessibility

  • Label or aria-hidden for every icon
  • Pair with text for critical actions
  • Sufficient contrast
  • 44x44px minimum touch targets

Best Practices

  • Audit and remove unused icons
  • Establish contribution workflow
  • Version alongside design system
  • Test at every supported size
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