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openai-ui-skills

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OpenAI's UI design system. Use when building interfaces inspired by OpenAI's aesthetic - light mode, Inter font, 4px grid.

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ui-design-system openai-style-ui typography-guidelines layout-specs interaction-design

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OpenAI UI Skills

Opinionated constraints for building OpenAI-style interfaces with AI agents.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

Building light-mode interfaces
Creating OpenAI-inspired design systems
Implementing UIs with Inter font and 4px grid

Colors

SHOULD use light backgrounds for primary surfaces
MUST use
```
#FFFFFF
```
as page background (
```
surface-base
```
)
SHOULD limit color palette to 8 distinct colors
MUST maintain text contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for accessibility

Semantic Tokens

Token	HEX	RGB	Usage
`surface-base`	#FFFFFF	rgb(255,255,255)	Page background
`text-primary`	#525252	rgb(82,82,82)	Headings, body text
`text-secondary`	#747474	rgb(116,116,116)	Secondary, muted text
`text-tertiary`	#8A8A8A	rgb(138,138,138)	Additional text
`border-default`	#C9C0BB	rgb(201,192,187)	Subtle borders, dividers

Typography

MUST use
```
Inter
```
as primary font family
SHOULD use single font family for consistency
MUST use
```
24px
```
/
```
semi_bold
```
for primary headings
MUST use
```
14px
```
/
```
400
```
for body text
MUST limit font weights to: regular, semi_bold, light
MUST use
```
text-balance
```
for headings and
```
text-pretty
```
for body text
SHOULD use
```
tabular-nums
```
for numeric data
NEVER modify letter-spacing unless explicitly requested

Text Styles

Style	Font	Size	Weight	Color	Count
`heading-1`	Inter	24px	semi_bold	#212121	1
`heading-2`	Inter	24px	semi_bold	#222222	1
`body`	Inter	14px	400	#8F8F8F	1
`body-secondary`	Inter	13px	400	#525252	2
`body-secondary`	Inter	13px	400	#5B5B5B	1
`body-secondary`	Inter	13px	400	#565656	1
`body-secondary`	Inter	11px	400	#8A8A8A	1
`body-secondary`	Inter	11px	400	#8D8D8D	1
`text-10px`	Inter	10px	400	#5C5C5C	2
`text-10px`	Inter	10px	400	#575757	2

Typography Reference

Font Families:

```
Inter
```
(used 19x)

Font Sizes: 7px, 10px, 11px, 13px, 14px, 24px

Spacing

MUST use 4px grid for spacing
SHOULD use spacing from scale: 4px, 5px, 6px, 7px, 10px, 11px, 31px, 32px
SHOULD use 4px as default gap between elements
NEVER use arbitrary spacing values (use design scale)
SHOULD maintain consistent padding within containers

Borders

MUST use border-radius from scale: 16px, 18px, 19px, 22px
SHOULD use 22px+ radius for pill-shaped elements
MUST use 1px border width consistently
SHOULD use 19px as default border-radius
NEVER use arbitrary border-radius values (use design scale)
SHOULD use subtle borders (1px) for element separation

Border Radius Reference

Scale: 16px, 18px, 19px, 22px

Layout

MUST design for 1920px base viewport width
SHOULD use 202px for sidebar width
SHOULD use consistent element widths: 8px, 21px, 14px, 61px, 36px
SHOULD maintain text-heavy layout with clear hierarchy
NEVER use
```
h-screen
```
, use
```
h-dvh
```
for full viewport height
MUST respect
```
safe-area-inset
```
for fixed elements
SHOULD use
```
size-*
```
for square elements instead of
```
w-*
```
+
```
h-*
```

Detected Layout Patterns

Sidebar: width: 202px, position: left

Components

MUST use
```
0px
```
height for input fields

Buttons

Variant	Background	Text	Border	Height	Radius
Ghost	transparent	#8A8A8A	none	-	-

Inputs

Height:
```
0px
```

Interactive States

Focus

MUST use
```
2px
```
outline with accent color (
```
#5E6AD2
```
)
MUST use
```
2px
```
outline-offset
NEVER remove focus indicators

Hover

Buttons (primary): lighten background by 10%
Buttons (secondary): use
```
surface-raised
```
background
List items: use
```
surface-raised
```
background

Disabled

MUST use
```
opacity: 0.5
```
MUST use
```
cursor: not-allowed
```

Interaction

MUST use an
```
AlertDialog
```
for destructive or irreversible actions
SHOULD use structural skeletons for loading states
MUST show errors next to where the action happens
NEVER block paste in
```
input
```
or
```
textarea
```
elements
MUST add an
```
aria-label
```
to icon-only buttons

Animation

NEVER add animation unless it is explicitly requested
MUST animate only compositor props (
```
transform
```
,
```
opacity
```
)
NEVER animate layout properties (
```
width
```
,
```
height
```
,
```
top
```
,
```
left
```
,
```
margin
```
,
```
padding
```
)
SHOULD use
```
ease-out
```
on entrance animations
NEVER exceed
```
200ms
```
for interaction feedback
SHOULD respect
```
prefers-reduced-motion
```

Performance

NEVER animate large
```
blur()
```
or
```
backdrop-filter
```
surfaces
NEVER apply
```
will-change
```
outside an active animation
NEVER use
```
useEffect
```
for anything that can be expressed as render logic