Together AI Releases Hallmark: An Anti-Slop Design Skill for AI Coding Tools
dotey · x · 2026-08-20
Together AI engineer Hassan released Hallmark, a design skill (26k GitHub stars) for tools like Claude Code and Cursor, designed to generate high-quality UIs and avoid generic "AI slop."
Key Methods & Insights:
- Anti-Pattern Rules: Feeds common "AI slop" design patterns back to the model as "negative rules."
- Structured Output: Selects distinct macrostructures and themes for tasks to ensure uniqueness.
- Built-in Audit & Redesign: Includes commands to score existing code against anti-patterns and rebuild it.
- Visual References Matter: Providing reference images/screenshot is more effective than text prompts alone.
- Longer Prompts: Longer, more specific prompts yield better design quality.
- Iterate with Small Models: Using cheaper small models (like GLM 5.2) for iteration matches Opus quality but is much faster.
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