Supporting material availability

This catalog copy contains the inline guidance below, but does not include the following supporting paths. They are external prerequisites, not bundled files:

• ../../references/free-design-resource-map.md

Obtain the required material from the declared upstream source, or from a user-provided installation of that source. Resolve each path relative to that installation, inspect its contents, and verify any applicable license and execution prerequisites. Do not run a command or claim a referenced procedure was followed until its required file exists. Do not fabricate the missing scripts or treat an unrelated file with the same name as equivalent. Independent steps fully documented here can proceed within the user’s authorized scope; report any dependent step as unavailable.

Free Design Resources

What it is: the register of free design tools, fonts, icons, images and templates the business uses, and what each one actually permits.

Overview

Works out the smallest set of free tools that covers what the business is trying to make, then builds it only when asked. The default output is a short recommendation, not a licence review. The resource clearance and adoption register - CSV, SQL, JSON Schema, Notion mapping - is produced on request, from one field list so the four cannot drift apart.

Layer: Layer 1: Foundation. Fits: Starter stage. Table code: n/a.

The rule this table exists to enforce: "free" is not a licence term, so Licence Type and Commercial Use Allowed are the fields that matter, and the full map in ../../references/free-design-resource-map.md is the evidence base for them. A free tool is safe to use and unsafe to depend on when it cannot export, when it holds the only copy of the work, or when its terms forbid the one thing the business needs - commercial use, logo use, print, or client work. Export Format and Vendor Lock-In Risk exist to catch exactly that.

The second rule: accessibility and licence are checked at the same time. A font under 14px, a grey-on-grey pair from a template, or an icon set used without its licence attribution are both defects, and both are cheap to avoid at the point of selection.

When to Use This Skill

• free design tools, free alternatives, "what can we use for nothing"
• free fonts, free icons, free images, free templates, stock photography
• licensing, licence terms, commercial use, attribution, redistribution
• "can we use this", "is this free to use", "is this allowed for a client"
• tool consolidation, cancelling a subscription, reducing design spend
• design accessibility, contrast checking, free colour palette tools
• brand kit on a zero budget, open source design system

Do not use it for: building the design system itself (design-theme-guide), the artwork (logo-image-design), or a legal opinion on a licence agreement.

How It Works

Follow the shared execution contract. The module-specific rules below define only domain fields, decisions, calculations, and safety constraints.

Step 1 - Identify intent

Read the request and pick the intent before asking anything.

• "what can we use" / "find" / "we need" -> artifacts wanted; go to Step 2.
• "is this allowed" / "can I use this" -> a licence question, answer it before anything else.
• "review" / "audit" / "we are paying too much" -> a review, not a build.
• "we already picked a tool" -> a clearance check on one item; go straight to Step 4.

Ask only if this is the highest-value missing fact; otherwise proceed without an opener:

Q: What are you trying to make, and is it for the business itself or for a client?

Step 2 - Ask only what is missing

Treat ambiguous replies as unanswered and ask which explicit option the user means. Record unknown values as Unknown; Unknown is not zero. A record must not be Done when a required check fails.

Skip anything already answered. Ask the rest one at a time, and stop as soon as the remaining answers would not change the shortlist.

• What is being made - Logo, brand kit, website, social posts, documents, print, video, or a product interface? / Print, screen, or both - and for print, which sizes and which process?
• Who is it for - The business's own marketing, or work delivered to a client? / Is the business itself a registered company, and in which country? / Will anything be sold, or is

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