Taste Lab

Taste Lab

Abductive reasoning for design. Understand the taste and decisions behind any website.

Taste Lab provides abductive reasoning for design, extracting the 'taste' and decision-making process behind any website. It generates a Design Map and Taste DNA, offering detailed insights into colors, typography, spacing, and trade-offs, making design context accessible for AI agents.

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How to use Taste Lab?

Clone the taste-skill repository, install Playwright MCP, and then run the skill on any URL using commands like '/taste [URL]' within your AI agent environment (e.g., Claude Code, Gemini CLI). It generates .md and .json files detailing the design context.

Taste Lab 's Core Features

  • Extracts precise design measurements (colors, typography, spacing, radius, shadows).
  • Identifies systematic design patterns and rules.
  • Infers 'Taste DNA' with triggers, decisions, reasons, evidence, and trade-offs.
  • Generates both a Design Map (tokens) and Taste DNA (principles).
  • Outputs in .md and .json formats for AI agent integration.
  • Compatible with various AI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and v0 by Vercel.
  • Provides a clear, step-by-step pipeline from URL to design context.
  • Taste Lab 's Use Cases

  • Enabling AI agents to understand and replicate website design aesthetics.
  • Reverse-engineering design decisions for competitive analysis.
  • Generating design tokens and style guides automatically.
  • Providing context for AI-powered design tools and platforms.
  • Assisting developers in understanding the rationale behind design choices.
  • Creating comprehensive design documentation from live websites.
  • Improving AI's ability to make context-aware design recommendations.
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    Most impacted jobs

    AI Agent Developer
    UI/UX Designer
    Front-end Developer
    Product Manager
    AI Researcher
    Design Systems Engineer

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