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Primer
Primer is the design system that powers GitHub. Primer includes 23 packages that are grouped into 3 core meta-packages for easy install. Each package and meta-package is independently versioned and distributed via npm, so it's easy to include all or part of Primer within your own project.
Packages
The Primer repo is managed as a monorepo that is composed of many npm packages.
Core Packages
| Package | Version |
|---|---|
| primer Includes all 23 packages |
|
| primer-core |  |
| primer-product |  |
| primer-marketing |  |
Install
This repository is distributed with npm. After installing npm, you can install primer with this command.
$ npm install --save primer
Usage
The source files included are written in Sass (SCSS). After installing with npm, you can add your project's node_modules directory to your Sass include paths (AKA load paths in Ruby), then import it like this:
@import "primer/index.scss";
You can import individual Primer modules by installing them with npm, for instance:
$ npm install --save primer-navigation
Then, you would import the module with:
@import "primer-navigation/index.scss";
Development
See DEVELOP.md for development docs.
Releasing (Staff only)
You can find docs about our release process in RELEASING.md.
Documentation
Primer CSS documentation is published to the GitHub Style Guide.