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How to use the Minimal Agency Grid Design agent skill
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
The Minimal Agency Grid Design skill (agency-grid-layout-minimal) tells an AI agent to design web pages in a specific visual style: a strict multi-column editorial grid, very large headlines, tiny uppercase labels, restrained image blocks and thin separators. It is aimed at refined architecture, design and strategy agency sites. After this guide you will know what the skill changes, how to install it, how to ask for it in plain language, and what to check before you rely on the output.
Minimal Agency Grid DesignMengTo/Skills · MIT Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Get the agency-grid-layout-minimal ZIP from the directory page.
- 2Unzip into the skills folder. Extract it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. Go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and upload the skill there instead.
- 4Write a specific request. Describe the page type, content and the minimal editorial look, optionally naming $agency-grid-layout-minimal.
- 5Compare against the demo. Open demo/index.html and check the output for grid, type scale and motion.
- 6Refine with tuning knobs. Ask for stricter or looser grid placement, more or less headline dominance, or fewer labels and separators.
What an agent skill is and what this one changes
An agent skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file. The file holds instructions that an AI agent reads when a task matches the skill. This one is a design-direction guide rather than a code library, so it does not add functions or components. It shapes how the agent lays out and styles a page.
When the skill is active, the source describes a page built on a disciplined multi-column grid with large open spans and generous negative space. Headlines are oversized with tight tracking, and they are paired with very small uppercase labels, section markers or short descriptive copy in adjacent columns. Surfaces stay light and neutral, with thin separators and quiet image frames. Buttons are understated, using thin gradient-border wrappers and small uppercase labels. Motion is limited to masked text reveals, slow image settle and restrained hover shifts.
- Large hero headline spanning most of the grid, with supporting copy in a narrow side column
- Architectural or facade-style image blocks instead of card galleries
- Service or capability rows with tiny metadata and strong headlines
- Off-white content block that overlaps the previous section with a soft radius
Install the skill from the downloaded ZIP
Download the ZIP for agency-grid-layout-minimal from the directory page, then unzip it. The skill folder should contain SKILL.md, plus a demo folder with demo/index.html, demo/PROMPT.md and demo/source.json.
For a personal install, unzip the skill into ~/.claude/skills/ so it is available across your projects. For a single project, unzip it into that project's .claude/skills/ folder instead. The skill is then available to the agent in that location.
If you use the Claude apps, you can instead upload the skill under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
- Personal: ~/.claude/skills/agency-grid-layout-minimal/
- Project only: .claude/skills/agency-grid-layout-minimal/ inside your project
- Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Trigger the skill with a natural request
You do not need special syntax. Describe a minimal, editorial agency page and mention the look you want. The demo prompt in the package refers to the skill as $agency-grid-layout-minimal, so including that name in your request is a direct way to point the agent at it.
Good requests state the page type, the feeling and the content. Say what the hero headline should say and which sections you need. Name the look explicitly, such as a strict editorial grid or oversized type with tiny uppercase labels, so the agent knows which direction to follow.
- Use $agency-grid-layout-minimal to build a standalone HTML landing page for a small architecture studio with a hero headline, three service rows and a contact CTA.
- Using the minimal agency grid style, make a responsive one-page site for a strategy consultancy.
- Use $agency-grid-layout-minimal to recreate the demo as a complete responsive HTML document.
Use the demo files as a reference
The demo folder shows an example of the look. The PROMPT.md file contains a minimal prompt and a longer recreate-the-demo prompt. The longer prompt asks the agent to treat demo/index.html as the visual and interaction reference rather than a loose mood board.
Point the agent at demo/index.html when you want closer visual matching. Check the result against the demo for hierarchy, spacing and hover behaviour, since the skill describes these qualities in general terms.
- demo/index.html: the example page to compare against
- demo/PROMPT.md: ready-made prompts to copy
- demo/source.json: supporting metadata included in the package
Know what to avoid and when it does not fit
The skill steers away from repeated cards, heavy borders, big shadows and dashboard-style layouts. It also says it is not meant for a generic startup landing page. If you need a bold, colourful or product-heavy page, or an app interface, choose a different direction.
Keep your own requests consistent with this. Asking for a dashboard or a card-heavy product grid will conflict with the skill's rules.
What people use it for
- A boutique architecture studio wanting a spacious homepage with a large hero headline and a facade-style image block
- A strategy consultancy building a one-page site with service rows that have small metadata and strong headlines
- A front-end developer prototyping a minimal editorial landing page as a standalone HTML file
- A designer exploring a calm, neutral visual direction before handing the layout to a developer
Frequently asked questions
Is the agency grid layout minimal skill free?
The skill is listed under the MIT licence. That licence is stated on the item page, so check its terms there before you reuse the files in a commercial project.
Do I need anything installed to use this skill?
The item lists no requirements. It does not run scripts and does not use the network, according to the directory assessment. You do need an agent environment that can read skills, such as the Claude setup described above.
Where do I install agency-grid-layout-minimal?
Unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder. In the Claude apps, you can upload it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
Does this skill write code libraries or components?
No. It is a design-direction guide. It shapes how the agent lays out and styles a page rather than providing a code library.
What kind of site is this skill not suitable for?
It is not meant for dashboards or app interfaces, or for bold, colourful or startup-style landing pages. Choose another skill if you need those.
Why does my output look too busy or card-heavy?
The skill asks for restraint. Repeat the request with the minimal editorial look, reference demo/index.html, and ask the agent to remove extra cards, heavy borders and shadows.
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Our verdict
Use this skill if you want an agent to produce a refined, spacious, editorial agency page with oversized headlines and quiet structure, especially for architecture, design or strategy sites. Pick a different skill if you need dashboards, app interfaces or a bold startup landing page, which this one explicitly avoids.
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