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Separating a surface by border, elevation or fill v1.0.0

Use this resource to set a card, panel or row apart from its background using one visual strategy

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  • 575 downloads
  • 244 likes
  • 197 saves

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install separate-ui-surfaces-cleanly

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent picks one separation strategy (border, elevation or fill) based on the surface's role. It avoids stacking two strong effects and reserves opacity for states. You get clean, consistent containers.

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Updated November 2, 2026

Card for the “Separating a surface by border, elevation or fill” skill

Details

Works in
Install guides
Generates with
Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: table of the three strategies and their uses
  • SKILL.md: nesting, opacity as a state, and checklist

Good fit for

  • Cards blend into the background
  • A list of rows and a card both use two effects at once

Not for

    Tags

    • surfaces
    • borders
    • elevation
    • containers

    About

    You say

    “Give these product cards a clear separation, without an extra border or shadow.”

    Card for the “Separating a surface by border, elevation or fill” skill

    Skill published by dembrandt under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to set a card, panel or row apart from its background using one visual strategy
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md7.1 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    dembrandt
    Source
    github.com/dembrandt/dembrandt-skills/tree/c4ad177dea5b864f779f8c722f28cf04f760cb22/skills/surface-separation
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « surface-separation » (dembrandt, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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