github.com/pbakaus/impeccable
- 77K+ GitHub stars (77,170 on 2026-10-06 UTC), Apache-2.0 license
- One skill (/impeccable) with 24 commands, per the README
- 60 deterministic detector rules, per the READMEthe website says 61 checks
- The detector runs with no LLM and no API key, per the README
- Works with 17 tools listed in the README, including Claude Code, Cursor and Codex CLI
- The npx installer needs Node.js 22.18+
Verified Oct 6, 2026
What it is
A free, Apache-2.0 design skill for AI coding agents. Per its README it is "1 skill, 24 commands": you run /impeccable <command> <target> inside your agent (commands like polish, critique, bolder and quieter) to give the agent a shared design vocabulary. It also ships a detector with 60 deterministic rules that flags tells of AI-made frontends, such as purple gradients, overused fonts, gray text on color and nested cards.
Setup
From your project's root folder, run the installer. It detects your agents and asks where to install. It needs Node.js 22.18 or newer.
npx impeccable installInside your AI coding tool, run the one-time setup. It writes a
PRODUCT.mdthat records your audience, purpose and constraints./impeccable initClaude Code plugin instead of the installer: add the marketplace, then open
/pluginand install Impeccable from the list./plugin marketplace add pbakaus/impeccableUse a command on a target, for example:
/impeccable critique landingScan code for the tells without any AI (works on a folder, an HTML file or a URL):
npx impeccable detect src/Codex: after installing, open
/hooksand approve the project hook when prompted.
Cheat sheet
- Repository and README and the official site.
- 24 commands, including
init,critique,audit,polish,bolder,quieter,distill,typeset,layoutandcolorize.bolderamplifies boring designs;quietertones down overly bold ones. - The detector's 60 rules and "no LLM, no API key" come from the README. The website says 61 checks, so treat 60 as the README's number.
- The README's own warning: "A clean detector run is evidence, not proof of visual or accessibility quality." Review the result yourself.
- Works with the 17 tools in the README's Supported Tools list, including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI and GitHub Copilot.
- On Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Cursor and Grok Build, the installer also adds a hook that runs the detector when the agent edits UI files. On an interactive install it explains the hook and offers it (default yes);
--no-hooksskips it. - The first run downloads the engine binary (about 14 to 17 MB) into
~/.impeccable/bin/unless it ships next to the launcher. Scanning a URL withnpx impeccable detectneeds Chrome, Chromium or Edge installed. - Costs: the skill is free. Your agent's own usage applies.
Axo's take
Haven't run it myself: this page comes from the project's README. Try it if your agent's websites could swap logos and nobody would notice. If it comes out purple anyway, the README says it's evidence, not proof.
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