tui-designer

A Claude Code plugin for designing Terminal UIs.

Install

Run both commands in Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add Fabio-RibeiroB/tui-designer
/plugin install tui-designer@tui-designer

Usage

Once installed, ask Claude to design a TUI:

• "Design a TUI for X"
• "Build a terminal UI for my tool"
• "Make this CLI feel like a modern dev tool"
• "Design a dashboard like k9s"

Claude produces a design covering layout, keyboard interactions, components, colour system, tech stack recommendation, and an implementation plan.

What's included

TUI Builder Skill

#	Section	What you get
1	UX Philosophy	Archetype, mental model, guiding principles
2	Layout System	ASCII diagram, panel hierarchy, focus flow
3	Interaction Model	Keyboard-first design, full keymap table
4	Visual Design System	Semantic colour tokens, accessibility (AA contrast)
5	Component System	Reusable primitives with states and performance notes
6	Performance Strategy	Rendering model, SSH/local/low-CPU presets
7	Technology Recommendation	Justified stack (Rust/Go/Python/Node)
8	Implementation Plan	Step-by-step build sequence and module structure

Structure

tui-designer/
  .claude-plugin/
    marketplace.json
  plugins/
    tui-designer/
      .claude-plugin/
        plugin.json
      skills/
        tui-designer/
          SKILL.md
          references/
            deep-research-report.md
            library-comparison.md
            design-system.md
            interaction-patterns.md
            performance-security.md
            configuration-state.md

Troubleshooting

Plugin fails to install after adding the marketplace

If you added the marketplace before v0.1.1, run an update first:

/plugin marketplace update tui-designer
/plugin install tui-designer@tui-designer

Local testing

/plugin marketplace add ./
/plugin install tui-designer@tui-designer