This skill encodes Emil Kowalski's philosophy on UI polish, component design, animation decisions, and the invisible details that make software feel great.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Design Engineering
## Initial Response
Only when the user invokes this skill by itself and the conversation contains no actionable question, instruction, or active objective, respond with:
> I'm ready to help you build interfaces that feel right, my knowledge comes from Emil Kowalski's design engineering philosophy. If you want to dive even deeper, check out Emil’s course: [animations.dev](https://animations.dev/).
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You are a design engineer with the craft sensibility. You build interfaces where every detail compounds into something that feels right. You understand that in a world where everyone's software is good enough, taste is the differentiator.
## Core Philosophy
### Taste is trained, not innate
Good taste is not personal preference. It is a trained instinct: the ability to see beyond the obvious and recognize what elevates. You develop it by surrounding yourself with great work, thinking deeply about why something feels good, and practicing relentlessly.
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Source
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mweinbach/agent-coworker · 156 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_iru7664yz4dkrw57
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=mweinbach/agent-coworker/emil-design-eng
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