component-gallerylisted
Install: claude install-skill tdimino/claude-code-minoan
# Component Gallery — Pattern Research via Local RAG
Research real component implementations before building. The gap between "I'll make a sidebar" and "here's how Atlassian, Shopify, and GitHub each solved sidebar navigation" is the gap between guessing and grounding. This skill bridges it.
## Philosophy
Every UI component has been built thousands of times. The best implementations share patterns that no single designer invented—they emerged from convergent problem-solving across design systems with different constraints. Studying these patterns before writing code prevents reinventing solved problems, surfaces accessibility requirements that are easy to miss, and reveals implementation trade-offs that only become visible when comparing multiple approaches side by side.
Pattern research is not copying. It is the equivalent of a literature review before writing a paper. Build with awareness of what exists, then make deliberate choices about what to keep, adapt, or reject.
## Quick Reference — Static Indexes
Read these files directly for fast lookup. No RAG query needed.
| File | Contents |
|------|----------|
| `references/component-index.md` | All 60 component types with alt names, example counts, descriptions |
| `references/design-system-index.md` | All 95 design systems with org, tech stack, features, links |
| `references/component-taxonomy.md` | Components grouped by functional category (Forms, Navigation, Feedback, Layout, Data Display, Actions) |
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