Css Specificity
Analyzes CSS rules to determine specificity conflicts and suggests solutions for predictable styling behavior.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add css-specificity npx -- -y @trustedskills/css-specificity
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"css-specificity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/css-specificity"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill helps you understand and troubleshoot CSS specificity conflicts. It can explain why certain styles are being applied over others, identify the most specific selectors, and suggest ways to adjust your CSS to achieve the desired visual outcome. The tool provides insights into how different selectors interact based on their weight in the cascade.
When to use it
- You're debugging a website where styles aren’t appearing as expected.
- You need to understand why an inline style isn't overriding a class or ID selector.
- You want to refactor your CSS and simplify complex selectors.
- You are learning about the cascade in CSS and how specificity works.
Key capabilities
- Explains CSS specificity rules.
- Identifies the most specific selector in a given scenario.
- Helps troubleshoot style conflicts.
Example prompts
- "Explain why this inline style isn't overriding my class."
- "What is the specificity of a
div > p::first-lineselector?" - “I have conflicting styles, can you help me determine which one will be applied?”
Tips & gotchas
The skill’s effectiveness depends on providing accurate and complete CSS code snippets. Specificity calculations are based solely on the provided selectors; external stylesheets or browser defaults aren't considered.
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