# Work — Making Design Systems Agent-Ready

> I make design systems agent-ready: a 2–3 day audit into SKILL.md and DESIGN.md files, a half-day team workshop, or a talk on a 577-file knowledge graph.

Source: https://umairalikhatri.com/work/
Author: Umair Ali Khatri
Updated: 2026-08-22

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# Work

I make design systems agent-ready. I read this space early, and the standards proved the read.

[skill-kit The design knowledge layer for AI agents. 577 files. Why it matters for your team. →](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/skill-kit/)

## Three ways in

### Audit

2 to 3 days. I turn your design system into SKILL.md and DESIGN.md files, tested against the agents your team uses.

### Workshop

Half a day, hands-on. Your team leaves with a working SKILL.md draft for your own system.

### Talks

How I built a 577-file design knowledge graph in one focused session, and what it means for design teams.

If your design system needs to work with agents, say hello.

[Message me on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/umairalikhatri)

## How the work gets done

[Why I held back 505 files 31 August 2026 · 5 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/why-i-held-back-505-files/)

[The accessibility number nobody checked 31 August 2026 · 5 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/the-accessibility-number-nobody-checked/)

[Depth by border, not shadow 31 August 2026 · 5 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/depth-by-border-not-shadow/)

[What is SKILL.md 29 August 2026 · 5 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/what-is-skill-md/)

[What DESIGN.md is 29 August 2026 · 5 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/what-is-design-md/)

[What agents get wrong about design systems 29 August 2026 · 5 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/what-agents-get-wrong-about-design-systems/)

[The agent-readiness audit 29 August 2026 · 6 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/the-agent-readiness-audit/)

[How to write a SKILL.md for your design system 29 August 2026 · 8 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/how-to-write-a-skill-md-for-your-design-system/)

[How I built a 577-file design knowledge graph 29 August 2026 · 7 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/how-i-built-a-577-file-design-knowledge-graph/)

[Design tokens an agent can read 29 August 2026 · 5 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/design-tokens-an-agent-can-read/)

[AGENTS.md vs SKILL.md vs DESIGN.md 29 August 2026 · 5 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/agents-md-vs-skill-md-vs-design-md/)

[Making a design system agent-ready 29 August 2026 · 7 min read](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/agent-ready-design-systems/)

Keep going:

[→ More about me](https://umairalikhatri.com/about/)

[→ What I'm doing now](https://umairalikhatri.com/now/)