# skill-kit — The Design Knowledge Layer for AI Agents

> A concept-first knowledge graph of design skills: 577 enriched files across 9 categories, distilled from 24 platforms. Public, re-runnable, agent-ready.

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

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Umair Ali Khatri · UX design consultant

# Design agents are only as good as the knowledge you give them.

I mapped the AI design skills space before SKILL.md and DESIGN.md became the standard. The standards proved the read. Now I make design systems agent-ready.

[Message me on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/umairalikhatri)
[Browse the repo](https://github.com/Youmair/skill-kit)

The shift

## The scarce asset moved.

Design knowledge used to live in scattered repos, CSVs, and blog posts. Then the standards landed. SKILL.md in December 2025. DESIGN.md in April 2026. Now any agent can consume structured design knowledge. The scarce assets are curation and judgment. That is where I work.

The proof

577

enriched skill files across 9 categories, distilled from 24 platforms

skill-kit is a concept-first knowledge graph of design skills. One concept, one file. Frontmatter as schema, wiki-links as edges. Drop a file into your agent's context and it works. The method is public and re-runnable.

[Youmair/skill-kit](https://github.com/Youmair/skill-kit)

The take

## Your design system was written for humans.

Agents read it and guess. The gap between your tokens and a file an agent can act on is real work: what to include, what to cut, which rules survive translation. The race to collect knowledge is over. The standards won it for everyone. Closing your gap is a judgment call, not a download. That is the conversation I sell.

Work with me

## 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.

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

The person

I am Umair Ali Khatri, Director, Product Experience and Services at 10Pearls, based in Karachi. 20 years of choosing design over engineering. My whole ops stack runs through Claude. The skill-kit methodology is public and carries its dates.

[More about me](https://umairalikhatri.com/about/) · [The three ways in](https://umairalikhatri.com/work/)

## Questions

### What is skill-kit?

skill-kit is a concept-first knowledge graph of design skills: 577 enriched skill files across 9 categories, distilled from 24 platforms. One concept, one file. Frontmatter as schema, wiki-links as edges. Drop a file into an agent’s context and it works. The method is public and re-runnable.

### What does it mean to make a design system agent-ready?

Your design system was written for humans. Agents read it and guess. Making it agent-ready means turning it into SKILL.md and DESIGN.md files an agent can act on — deciding what to include, what to cut, and which rules survive translation.

### What are SKILL.md and DESIGN.md?

They are the standards for structured design knowledge that any agent can consume. SKILL.md landed in December 2025 and DESIGN.md in April 2026. Because the standards won the collection race for everyone, the scarce assets are now curation and judgment.

### How can I work with Umair Ali Khatri on this?

Three ways in. An audit takes 2 to 3 days and turns your design system into SKILL.md and DESIGN.md files, tested against the agents your team uses. A workshop is half a day, hands-on, and your team leaves with a working SKILL.md draft for your own system. Talks cover how a 577-file design knowledge graph was built in one focused session and what it means for design teams.

### Who is Umair Ali Khatri?

Umair Ali Khatri is Director, Product Experience and Services at 10Pearls, based in Karachi, with 20 years of choosing design over engineering. He teaches Interaction Design and Tech Product Management at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (currently on sabbatical) and runs the Friends of Figma Karachi chapter. His whole operating stack runs through Claude, and the skill-kit methodology is public and carries its dates.