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referodesign/refero_skill

Grounds AI-generated UI in real product evidence and design taste
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TL;DR

Refero Design provides a research-first methodology for product designers and frontend engineers to avoid generic AI outputs. By utilizing three distinct research layers—styles for visual direction, screens for UI patterns, and flows for journey logic—it ensures every design decision is grounded in actual app references before implementation.

The skill replaces reliance on a model's generic taste with a structured workflow of reference locks and decision ledgers. It helps teams synthesize high-fidelity CSS, design systems, and multi-step user journeys by studying strong real-world examples rather than averaging results into a safe middle.

WHO IT'S FOR
Product Designers
grounding AI-generated UI in real app references
Frontend Engineers
implementing high-fidelity CSS and visual polish
AI Agent Builders
equipping agents with design taste and evidence
UX Architects
mapping multi-step user journeys and flows
Repository contents

1 skill file

Compatible AgentsThe repository documents support for these agents. The skills may also work with other agents that can load SKILL.md files, but they may need some setup or small changes.

Use this skill

Follow the documented setup, then try a first task.

Setup

OpenAI Plugins Directory

Installs: Refero plugin bundle, including Refero MCP and Refero Skill · ChatGPT, Codex

Before you start
  • A Refero account for sign-in
  • A paid Refero Pro, Team, or Lifetime plan for live research

Platform: ChatGPT or Codex

  1. Open Refero in the OpenAI Plugins Directory and install the plugin.

  2. Connect Refero and sign in with your Refero account when prompted.

README.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026doc.refero.design · Checked Sep 18, 2026

Give it something to do.

Suggested first task

Establish a visual direction

Uses refero-design

  • Product or page to design
  • Audience and primary goal
  • Desired brand feeling
  • Existing brand, accessibility, framework, or deadline constraints
  • Optional reference URLs or file paths
  • Optional live Refero MCP connection; a paid Refero plan is required for live research
Use the refero-design skill to research a visual direction for [product or page]. Start from this brief: audience [audience], primary goal [goal], desired feeling [brand direction], and constraints [constraints]. Use live Refero styles when available; otherwise use the bundled craft references and any references I provide at [reference URLs or file paths]. Return a concise brief, name the references considered, choose one dominant direction, and produce a token direction and decision ledger. Do not implement the design yet.
skills/refero-design/SKILL.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026
Suggested first task

Research patterns for one product screen

Uses refero-design

  • Screen or page type
  • Platform: web or iOS
  • Audience and primary user goal
  • Relevant states or content constraints
  • Optional reference URLs or file paths
  • Optional live Refero MCP connection; a paid Refero plan is required for live research
Use the refero-design skill to research concrete UI patterns for [screen or page type] on [web or iOS]. The audience is [audience] and their primary goal is [goal]. Study several references, identify useful page structure, content hierarchy, states, copy, and components, then recommend one coherent pattern direction with the specific choices to adapt. Do not code the screen yet. If live Refero MCP is unavailable, use bundled craft references and the references at [reference URLs or file paths].
skills/refero-design/SKILL.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026doc.refero.design · Checked Sep 18, 2026
Suggested first task

Outline a multi-step user flow

Uses refero-design

  • Multi-step journey to analyze
  • Platform: web or iOS
  • Audience and primary goal
  • Main objection or failure risk
  • Optional flow reference URLs or file paths
  • Optional live Refero MCP connection; a paid Refero plan is required for live research
Use the refero-design skill to research and outline a compact flow for [multi-step journey] on [web or iOS]. The user is [audience], their goal is [goal], and the main objection or failure risk is [objection]. Compare several references and return the recommended step sequence, decisions, friction points, recovery paths, and system responses. Do not design or implement screens yet. If live Refero flows are unavailable, use bundled craft references and any flow references at [reference URLs or file paths].
skills/refero-design/SKILL.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026doc.refero.design · Checked Sep 18, 2026