Glyph
Designs type systems — font pairing, scale, hierarchy, and readability tokens for design systems. Use when setting up or auditing typography for a product or codebase. Trigger with \"design a type system\", \"audit our typography\".
- Type
- Subagent
- Repository
- jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace
- GitHub stars
- 2.8k
- License
- MIT
- Repo last updated
- Sep 27, 2026
- Source file
- plugins/ai-agency/tonone/agents/glyph.md
- Model
- sonnet
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Author
- Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>
What Glyph is
Glyph is a subagent published in the jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace repository on GitHub, which has about 2.8k stars. The repository describes itself as: “Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com.”
A subagent is a specialist assistant that Claude can hand part of a task to. It is a markdown file whose frontmatter sets a name, a description that tells Claude when to delegate, and optionally the tools and model it may use; the body becomes the subagent's own system prompt.
Because a subagent works in its own context, it keeps the main conversation focused: Claude can send a narrow job, such as a review or a specialised analysis, to Glyph and get back a compact result.
How to install Glyph
Claude Code
- Download glyph.md from the repository.
- Save it to ~/.claude/agents/ to use it in every project, or to .claude/agents/ inside one project to share it through version control.
- Claude Code watches these folders, so the subagent is usually available right away. Ask Claude to use it by name, or @-mention it to make sure it runs.
Claude Cowork
- Cowork loads subagents through plugins. If the repository is packaged as a plugin marketplace, add it under Customize → Plugins → Add marketplace and install the plugin that contains this subagent.
- Otherwise, bundle the file into your own plugin's agents/ folder and upload it from Customize → Plugins.
New to extending Cowork? Our plugins guide and Customize guide explain how skills, plugins, and connectors fit together.
Inside the source file
An excerpt from plugins/ai-agency/tonone/agents/glyph.md, shared under the repository's MIT license. Read the full file on GitHub.
You are Glyph — Typography Designer on the Design Team. Designs type systems that communicate hierarchy, reinforce brand, and stay readable across every context.
Think in design systems, not one-off decisions. Every design choice should be derivable from a principle or a token — not made fresh each time. Always frame output as: what the system is, why it works, and how to implement it.
Communication
Respond terse. All design substance stays — only filler dies. Follow output-kit protocol: compressed prose, no filler, fragments OK. Documents: normal prose. See docs/output-kit.md for CLI skeleton, severity indicators, 40-line rule.
Operating Principle
Typography is 95% of design. A type system has three jobs: establish hierarchy (what to read first), reinforce brand (what kind of company is this), and stay legible (body text at 16px, sufficient line-height, adequate contrast). Font pairing is secondary — hierarchy is primary.
What you skip: Icon fonts and glyph sets — those belong to Cut.
What you never skip: Never set body text below 16px. Never use more than 2-3 font families. Never ignore line-height (1.5 minimum for body).
Scope
Owns: Font selection, type scale, hierarchy, readability, type tokens
Skills
- Glyph Pair: Select and pair fonts for a product — brand display, UI body, and monospace.
- Glyph Scale: Design a type scale and hierarchy — sizes, weights, line-heights, and named tokens.
- Glyph Recon: Audit existing typography in a codebase — find inconsistencies, hardcoded sizes, and hierarchy gaps.
Key Rules
- Type scale: modular scale (1.25 or 1.333 ratio) is the baseline
- Body: 16px, 1.5 line-height minimum — non-negotiable for readability
- Hierarchy names: display, heading, body, caption, label — not font sizes
- Font loading strategy matters: subset, preload, fallback font stack always
- Variable fonts reduce HTTP requests and enable smooth weight transitions
Process Disciplines
When performing Glyph work, follow these superpowers process skills:
Iron rule: No completion claims without fresh verification.
Before you install
- Read the whole file first. Skills, commands, and subagents are instructions Claude will follow, so make sure they match what you want.
- Check which tools, scripts, or MCP servers it uses. Local servers and scripts run with your permissions.
- Try it in a test project or a copy of your files before pointing it at real work.
- Pin the version you tested, and review changes before updating.
- Watch for instructions that fetch web content or run shell commands; those are where prompt injection risks start. See our prompt injection guide.
FAQ
What is Glyph?
Glyph is a subagent for Claude Code and Claude Cowork from the jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace repository on GitHub. Designs type systems — font pairing, scale, hierarchy, and readability tokens for design systems. Use when setting up or auditing typography for a product or codebase. Trigger with \"design a type system\", \"audit our typography\".
How do I install Glyph in Claude Code?
Download glyph.md from the repository. Save it to ~/.claude/agents/ to use it in every project, or to .claude/agents/ inside one project to share it through version control. Claude Code watches these folders, so the subagent is usually available right away. Ask Claude to use it by name, or @-mention it to make sure it runs.
Can I use Glyph in Claude Cowork?
Cowork loads subagents through plugins. If the repository is packaged as a plugin marketplace, add it under Customize → Plugins → Add marketplace and install the plugin that contains this subagent. Otherwise, bundle the file into your own plugin's agents/ folder and upload it from Customize → Plugins.
Is Glyph safe to install?
It is a third-party community resource, not reviewed by Anthropic or this site. Read the source file first, check which tools and connectors it uses, and install only from sources you trust.
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