Claude Code adds /design skill with artboard workflow in research preview
Anthropic's ClaudeDevs account has introduced a research-preview /design skill for Claude Code, extending the agentic coding tool beyond text edits into guided visual UI work. The capability ports Claude Design's artboard workflow into the CLI and Desktop clients and is built on artifacts, so a developer can invoke /design, review multiple editable artboard options, refine a chosen layout, and ask Claude to implement that UI in code. Early messaging emphasizes an integrated prompt-to-prototype loop rather than a separate design tool. Because the feature is explicitly in research preview, availability, fidelity, and production readiness remain unverified outside Anthropic's announcement, and builders should expect iteration before relying on it for shipped interfaces.
Claude Code adds /design skill with artboard workflow in research preview
Anthropic's ClaudeDevs account says Claude Code can design now via a new /design skill in research preview. The skill brings Claude Design's artboard workflow into the CLI and Desktop, built on artifacts, so users can run /design, pick editable artboards, tweak them, and have Claude implement the UI.
Key takeaway
Claude Code's research-preview /design skill merges visual artboard iteration with code implementation inside CLI and Desktop workflows.
What happened
Anthropic's ClaudeDevs account said Claude Code can design now via a new /design skill offered in research preview, adding visual UI capabilities to the coding agent.
The announcement states the skill brings Claude Design's artboard workflow into Claude Code on CLI and Desktop, built on artifacts; users run /design, pick editable artboards, tweak them, and have Claude implement the UI.
Evidence
Claude Code gained a new /design skill in research preview.
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Claude Code can design now via a new /design skill in research preview.
The skill ports Claude Design's artboard workflow into Claude Code on CLI and Desktop.
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The skill brings Claude Design's artboard workflow into the CLI and Desktop, built on artifacts.
Users can select and edit artboards, then have Claude implement the chosen UI.
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Run /design to get editable artboards for your UI — pick one, tweak it, then have Claude implement it.
Why it matters
If design exploration lives inside Claude Code, teams may shorten the handoff from mockups to implemented UI without leaving the agent environment.
Limits and uncertainties
The /design skill is labeled research preview, so scope, stability, and general availability are not described as production-ready.
The packet contains only Anthropic's ClaudeDevs announcement on X, with no independent benchmarks or third-party verification.
Practical implications
Claude Code users on CLI and Desktop can try /design to generate editable artboards before asking Claude to implement a selected UI.
Builders should treat the workflow as experimental until Anthropic documents broader rollout beyond research preview.
What to watch
Anthropic updates on moving /design from research preview to wider availability or general release.
Published guidance on how artifacts power the artboard workflow and what UI stacks the implementation step supports.
Original reporting: Claude Code can design now. The new /design skill (research preview) brings Claude Design's artboard workflow into the CLI and Desktop, built on artifacts.
Run /design to get edit
