System Design Primer
Learn how to design large-scale systems. Prep for the system design interview. Includes Anki flashcards.
Supply asset profile
Design and creative production
Design assets, images, video, audio, multimodal media, presentation, and creative production skills.
Scenario
Design and creative
I need my agent to produce design assets, UI directions, presentations, or creative media workflows.
Agent fit
Claude Code + CLI + Codex
Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CLI, or custom agents.
Install
Ready
npx skills add donnemartin/system-design-primer
Maintenance
active
3mo since push
Risk
Safe to try
License is unclear
GitHub quality
353K
100/100 quality · 93/100 trust
Coverage tags
Review notes
License is unclear · License clarity: Unknown
Agent adoption scorecard
Trust, audit, and install readiness at a glance
These scores combine public repository metadata, OpenAgentSkill review signals, maintenance freshness, and install readiness. They are a shortlist signal, not a replacement for human review.
Quality
ExcellentHigh-confidence pick with strong adoption and healthy maintenance signals.
Trust
Production candidateStrong OpenAgentSkill Trust Score across adoption, recent maintenance, license clarity, documentation, dependency/runtime risk, install safety, permission surface, and install availability.
Audit
Safe to tryInstall readiness, security metadata, maintenance, and adoption risk.
Trust Score v3
Human review before install
Shortlist for production use, then run a normal repository and dependency review.
Stars
353K GitHub stars
Repo activity
353K stars, 57K forks
Maintenance
3mo since push
License
Unknown
Install
npx skills add donnemartin/system-design-primer
Install safety
standard package or runtime install path
Permission surface
filesystem or document access
Docs
Strong README/SKILL.md context
Risk summary
Review before production
- License is unclear
- License clarity: Unknown
Install readiness
Install path available
- Install path is available
- Repository evidence is available
- License is unclear
- 3mo since push
Agent-readable metadata
Machine-readable decision data for this skill.
Use this block or the embedded JSON to decide whether an agent should install this skill, choose an alternative, or ask for human review first.
Suited tasks
- Design and creative workflows
- Claude Code teams
- teams that value GitHub adoption signals
- Inspect visual requirements
- Generate reusable assets
Suited agents
Trust and risk
- Trust score
- 93/100
- Risk level
- Safe to try
- Auto install
- review
Install command
npx skills add donnemartin/system-design-primerDo not use when
- teams that need a vendor-supported SLA
- high-compliance environments without internal security review
- No major risk signals from current metadata
- License is unclear
- License clarity: Unknown
Agent safety v2
76/100 · Review before install
Good audit and safety signals with no high-risk permission hints in public metadata.
Review the audit page, then allow agent install in a sandboxed workflow.
medium
Network access
Skill likely fetches remote pages, APIs, repositories, or external services.
medium
Filesystem access
Skill may read or write project files, documents, generated artifacts, or local workspace state.
- License is unclear
Install targets
Install this skill in your agent workflow
Copy the registry command or an agent-specific install prompt for Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor.
OpenAgentSkill CLI
Use the registry command when your workflow supports the OpenAgentSkill installer.
$ npx skills add donnemartin/system-design-primerAgent resolve plan
Let an agent verify fit before installing.
The Resolve API returns the selected skill, alternatives, safety policy, audit notes, install target, and copy-paste prompt an agent can follow without scraping this page.
Resolve JSON
/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20System%20Design%20Primer%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium
Resolve text
/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20System%20Design%20Primer%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium&format=text
Install handoff
/api/skills/donnemartin-system-design-primer/install
Agent should check
- Task fit and alternatives from Resolve API.
- Audit score, trust score, and safety policy warnings.
- Install target compatibility for Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or CLI.
Copy prompt
Task: Use System Design Primer in this workspace.
Resolve first: https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20System%20Design%20Primer%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium
Review install handoff: https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/donnemartin-system-design-primer/install
Install command: npx skills add donnemartin/system-design-primer
Before running it, summarize audit warnings, required permissions, and the fallback skill if install is risky.Agent handoff
Give an agent the install path, not another directory page.
Use the public install endpoint to fetch the command, safety checklist, target prompts, and canonical links for this skill.
Install handoff
/api/skills/donnemartin-system-design-primer/install
LLM text format
/api/skills/donnemartin-system-design-primer/install?format=text
Find alternatives
/api/skills/search?q=System%20Design%20Primer&limit=3
Agent prompt
Use System Design Primer for this task. Review https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/donnemartin-system-design-primer/install, then install with: npx skills add donnemartin/system-design-primerRegistry metadata
Agent-readable profile for automatic skill selection.
This page exposes the same decision, trust, audit, use-case, and install signals through the Registry API, so agents can rank this skill without scraping the UI.
Manifest
/api/registry/manifest/donnemartin-system-design-primer
LLM text
/api/registry/manifest/donnemartin-system-design-primer?format=text
Install alias
/api/registry/install/donnemartin-system-design-primer
Recommend
/api/registry/recommend?task=Use%20System%20Design%20Primer%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&limit=3
Agent fit
Design and creative
Use-case tags
Platforms
Python, Design Systems, Claude Code
Audit report
Safe to try · 92/100
Review install readiness, maintenance, trust, quality, and metadata warnings before adding this skill to an agent workflow.
Agent decision cockpit
Primary pick for Design and creative
Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.
Role in stack
Primary pick
Primary fit
Design and creative
Trust label
Production-ready
Install path
Command ready
Use when
- Design and creative workflows
- Claude Code teams
- teams that value GitHub adoption signals
Evidence
- 353,365 GitHub stars
- recent repository activity
- install command or GitHub repo available
- 100/100 quality profile
- 1 OpenAgentSkill engagement events
Review first
- No major risk signals from current metadata
Implementation path
- 1Install it in a sandbox agent and run one Design and creative task end to end.
- 2Compare output quality, latency, and failure behavior against at least one alternative.
- 3Promote it into production only after reviewing repository permissions, license, and maintenance signals.
Trust profile
Production candidate
Strong OpenAgentSkill Trust Score across adoption, recent maintenance, license clarity, documentation, dependency/runtime risk, install safety, permission surface, and install availability.
GitHub adoption
PASS353K GitHub stars
Stars/forks activity
PASS353K stars, 57K forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata
Recent maintenance
PASS3mo since push
License clarity
CHECKUnknown
Good signals
- Manually verified listing
- AI review approved
- Install path is available
- Repository evidence is available
- Recently maintained repository
- Large GitHub adoption signal
- Install command has no obvious high-risk pattern
Review before install
- License is unclear
- License clarity: Unknown
Recommended action
Shortlist for production use, then run a normal repository and dependency review.
Quality profile
Excellent candidate for agent workflows
High-confidence pick with strong adoption and healthy maintenance signals.
Workflow fit
Use this skill in these scenarios
Create assets
Design and creative
I need my agent to produce design assets, UI directions, presentations, or creative media workflows.
Build and ship code
Coding agents
I need a coding agent that can understand a repository, edit code, and review pull requests.
Search private knowledge
RAG and knowledge
I need my agent to build a RAG workflow over documents and retrieve reliable context.
Stack fit
Add it to a complete workflow
Turn skills into distribution
Content growth agent
A stack for turning newly indexed skills into SEO briefs, social drafts, comparison pages, and reusable publishing workflows.
Inspect, patch, and verify code
Coding review agent
A stack for software agents that inspect repositories, review pull requests, generate tests, and turn findings into shippable patches.
Ingest, retrieve, and cite
RAG knowledge base
A stack for document-heavy agents that ingest files, create searchable knowledge, retrieve relevant context, and answer with grounded sources.
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Overview
Learn how to design large-scale systems. Prep for the system design interview. Includes Anki flashcards.
Imported by the skill-only GitHub discovery pipeline because it matches agent skill, automation, domain workflow, RAG, document-processing, data, finance, security, or developer-tool signals. Protocol-server projects are excluded from automated imports.
Platform Compatibility
Technical Details
- Version
- 1.0.0
- License
- Unknown
- Last Updated
- 6/16/2026
- Published
- 6/16/2026
Frameworks & Tools
Decision snapshot
Primary pick
353,365 GitHub stars
Audit Snapshot
Install and adoption review
- Security
- 82/100
- Maintenance
- 88/100
- Install
- 92/100
Growth loop
Share this skill
Scenario-led draft for System Design Primer, with the OpenAgentSkill Update theme and canonical URL.
OpenAgentSkill Update Today: System Design Primer Use it when you want an agent to help with creative production instead of only text c... 353.4K stars - design-creative Link: https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/donnemartin-system-design-primer?ref=x #AIAgents #OpenAgentSkill
Optional reply with install command
Link for System Design Primer: https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/donnemartin-system-design-primer?ref=x Install: npx skills add donnemartin/system-design-primer
Listing source
Community indexed
This listing was indexed from public sources and is not marked official until a maintainer claim is approved.
- Creator
- donnemartin
- Indexed by
- OpenAgentSkill community index
Attribution links to the public repository or creator profile. Creators can claim the listing to update ownership signals.
Claim this skillOwner claim
Claim this skill listing
This community indexed listing is attributed to donnemartin but is not marked official yet. Claim it to add a verified owner signal and make future launch, install, and audit updates easier to trust.
README badge
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@donnemartin
Tags
Platform Fit
Health Signals
- GitHub stars
- 353.4K
- Quality score
- 75/100
- Last GitHub push
- Mar 20, 2026
- Framework hints
- 2
- OpenAgentSkill views
- 1
- Install copies
- 0
- Outbound clicks
- 0
Community Signal
Share whether this skill looks useful for your agent workflow. Aggregated feedback improves rankings over time.
Trust & Safety
Production candidate
- GitHub adoption353K GitHub starsPASS
- Stars/forks activity353K stars, 57K forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadataPASS
- Recent maintenance3mo since pushPASS
- License clarityUnknownCHECK
- README/SKILL.md completenessMetadata includes enough usage and workflow contextPASS
- Dependency/runtime riskno major dependency risk hints in public metadataPASS
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