Design Patterns

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Design Patterns skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Design Patterns is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: frontend · Last updated: 2026-05-21

lang:typescript

Frontend design patterns with React 19.2 and TypeScript 6 examples (Composition, Compound Components, Custom Hooks, Render Props, HOC, State Machines). Use when user asks "implement pattern", "use composition", or when designing reusable components.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Design Patterns includes pricing or quota commentary; 6 code blocks for direct copy-paste. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,129 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

Original author: FlorianBruniaux
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Engineering · frontend
Indexed related skills: 10

How Design Patterns fits the catalog

Design Patterns sits in the Engineering category under the frontend sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Quick reference for common frontend design patterns in React 19.2 and TypeScript 6.

What this skill does

Design Patterns is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the frontend sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/design-patterns/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when user asks "implement pattern", "use composition", or when designing reusable components.

Who uses this skill

The Design Patterns Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/design-patterns
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/design-patterns/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/design-patterns/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/design-patterns/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/design-patterns/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\design-patterns\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Design Patterns Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/design-patterns/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Design Patterns skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Design Patterns skill?

Use Design Patterns when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the frontend area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Design Patterns" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Design Patterns skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Design Patterns is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/FlorianBruniaux/claude-code-ultimate-guide/blob/HEAD/examples/skills/design-patterns/SKILL.md
Author: FlorianBruniaux

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

FlorianBruniaux. (2026). Design Patterns [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/design-patterns/

BibTeX

@misc{design-patterns-2026,
  author    = {FlorianBruniaux},
  title     = {Design Patterns [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/design-patterns/}
}

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