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Best UX research Skills for AI Agents
103 UX research skills for AI coding assistants — ranked by popularity.
This curated collection provides specific ai-agent skills for developers focused on the user research and design phase of product development. These skills enable your coding agent—whether in Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor—to perform tasks ranging from user-centered microcopy creation with ux-writing to data-driven persona generation using the ux-researcher-designer skill. Developers can automate architectural visualization via excalidraw, apply design systems using ui-ux-pro-max, or conduct methodical analysis with design-research. These tools turn your editor into an extension of your design team. By integrating these skills, you bring research-backed decisions into your codebase, ensuring that interface components, wireframes, and design systems are grounded in accessible and professional standards. Whether you are building an interactive portfolio or designing complex interface components in penpot-uiux-design, this list provides the specific capabilities needed to execute high-quality, research-informed product development directly within your workflow.
Top UX research skills
ui-ux-pro-max
nextlevelbuilder
UI/UX design intelligence. 50 styles, 21 palettes, 50 font pairings, 20 charts, 8 stacks (React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte, SwiftUI, React Native, Flutter, Tailwind). Actions: plan, build, create, design, implement, review, fix, improve, optimize, enhance, refactor, check UI/UX code. Projects: website, landing page, dashboard, admin panel, e-commerce, SaaS, portfolio, blog, mobile app, .html, .tsx, .vue, .svelte. Elements: button, modal, navbar, sidebar, card, table, form, chart. Styles: glassmorphism, claymorphism, minimalism, brutalism, neumorphism, bento grid, dark mode, responsive, skeuomorphism, flat design. Topics: color palette, accessibility, animation, layout, typography, font pairing, spacing, hover, shadow, gradient.
ux-writing
content-designer
Create user-centered, accessible interface copy (microcopy) for digital products including buttons, labels, error messages, notifications, forms, onboarding, empty states, success messages, and help text. Use when writing or editing any text that appears in apps, websites, or software interfaces, designing conversational flows, establishing voice and tone guidelines, auditing product content for consistency and usability, reviewing UI strings, or improving existing interface copy. Applies UX writing best practices based on four quality standards — purposeful, concise, conversational, and clear. Includes accessibility guidelines, research-backed benchmarks (sentence length, comprehension rates, reading levels), expanded error patterns, tone adaptation frameworks, and comprehensive reference materials.
penpot-uiux-design
github
Comprehensive guide for creating professional UI/UX designs in Penpot using MCP tools. Use this skill when: (1) Creating new UI/UX designs for web, mobile, or desktop applications, (2) Building design systems with components and tokens, (3) Designing dashboards, forms, navigation, or landing pages, (4) Applying accessibility standards and best practices, (5) Following platform guidelines (iOS, Android, Material Design), (6) Reviewing or improving existing Penpot designs for usability. Triggers: "design a UI", "create interface", "build layout", "design dashboard", "create form", "design landing page", "make it accessible", "design system", "component library".
ui-ux-designer
sickn33
Create interface designs, wireframes, and design systems. Masters user research, accessibility standards, and modern design tools. Specializes in design tokens, component libraries, and inclusive design. Use PROACTIVELY for design systems, user flows, or interface optimization.
design-research
mevans2120
Conducts user experience research and analysis to inform design decisions. Reviews first-party and third-party user data, analyzes industry trends from UX and visual design perspectives, and plans user research studies. Creates personas, customer segments, design principles, design roadmaps, and research discussion guides.
ux-researcher-designer
davila7
UX research and design toolkit for Senior UX Designer/Researcher including data-driven persona generation, journey mapping, usability testing frameworks, and research synthesis. Use for user research, persona creation, journey mapping, and design validation.
interactive-portfolio
davila7
Expert in building portfolios that actually land jobs and clients - not just showing work, but creating memorable experiences. Covers developer portfolios, designer portfolios, creative portfolios, and portfolios that convert visitors into opportunities. Use when: portfolio, personal website, showcase work, developer portfolio, designer portfolio.
user-journeys
alinaqi
User experience flows - journey mapping, UX validation, error recovery
paywall-upgrade-cro
davila7
When the user wants to create or optimize in-app paywalls, upgrade screens, upsell modals, or feature gates. Also use when the user mentions "paywall," "upgrade screen," "upgrade modal," "upsell," "feature gate," "convert free to paid," "freemium conversion," "trial expiration screen," "limit reached screen," "plan upgrade prompt," or "in-app pricing." Distinct from public pricing pages (see page-cro) — this skill focuses on in-product upgrade moments where the user has already experienced value.
aesthetic
mrgoonie
Create aesthetically beautiful interfaces following proven design principles. Use when building UI/UX, analyzing designs from inspiration sites, generating design images with ai-multimodal, implementing visual hierarchy and color theory, adding micro-interactions, or creating design documentation. Includes workflows for capturing and analyzing inspiration screenshots with chrome-devtools and ai-multimodal, iterative design image generation until aesthetic standards are met, and comprehensive design system guidance covering BEAUTIFUL (aesthetic principles), RIGHT (functionality/accessibility), SATISFYING (micro-interactions), and PEAK (storytelling) stages. Integrates with chrome-devtools, ai-multimodal, media-processing, ui-styling, and web-frameworks skills.
angular-ui-patterns
sickn33
Modern Angular UI patterns for loading states, error handling, and data display. Use when building UI components, handling async data, or managing component states.
interface-design
Dammyjay93
This skill is for interface design — dashboards, admin panels, apps, tools, and interactive products. NOT for marketing design (landing pages, marketing sites, campaigns).
onboarding-cro
davila7
When the user wants to optimize post-signup onboarding, user activation, first-run experience, or time-to-value. Also use when the user mentions "onboarding flow," "activation rate," "user activation," "first-run experience," "empty states," "onboarding checklist," "aha moment," or "new user experience." For signup/registration optimization, see signup-flow-cro. For ongoing email sequences, see email-sequence.
form-cro
davila7
When the user wants to optimize any form that is NOT signup/registration — including lead capture forms, contact forms, demo request forms, application forms, survey forms, or checkout forms. Also use when the user mentions "form optimization," "lead form conversions," "form friction," "form fields," "form completion rate," or "contact form." For signup/registration forms, see signup-flow-cro. For popups containing forms, see popup-cro.
signup-flow-cro
davila7
When the user wants to optimize signup, registration, account creation, or trial activation flows. Also use when the user mentions "signup conversions," "registration friction," "signup form optimization," "free trial signup," "reduce signup dropoff," or "account creation flow." For post-signup onboarding, see onboarding-cro. For lead capture forms (not account creation), see form-cro.
cli-design
vm0-ai
Design patterns and conventions for the vm0 CLI user experience
design-context
WellApp-ai
Refresh UI/UX context from design system, Storybook, and codebase
information-architecture
Prorise-cool
Design information architecture - site structure, navigation, card sorting, tree testing, taxonomy, labeling systems, and findability.
ux-audit-walkthrough
AIPexStudio
Minimalist UX/Interaction Audit Expert that deconstructs complex interactions through cognitive load and operational efficiency lenses. Use this skill when you need to perform a UX walkthrough audit on a Figma prototype or web interface, evaluating usability based on principles like fewer clicks, less UI elements, no hidden logic, and self-explanatory design.
competitor-scan
WellApp-ai
Research best-in-class products using Browser MCP and WebSearch
recruiter
dailydotdev
Think like a skeptical technical recruiter when working on the daily.dev Recruiter platform. Use when reviewing UI/UX, features, or code in webapp/pages/recruiter.
customer-service-expert
GitHamza0206
Expert guidance for improving customer service assistants. Use when optimizing UX, response time, tone, wording, conversation flow, or evaluating customer service quality.
brief
educlopez
Write or update the project's durable design brief at .ui-craft/brief.md. Invoke when the user asks for brief on their UI, or mentions 'brief' alongside design / UI / frontend work.
teach-impeccable
mmaaaaz
One-time setup that gathers design context for your project and saves it to your AI config file. Run once to establish persistent design guidelines.
How to choose a UX research skill
When selecting a skill, evaluate its specific output. Determine if you need broad design system generation like ui-ux-pro-max or targeted research analysis from design-research. Consider the maintenance level and the specific tool integration required, such as excalidraw for diagrams or penpot-uiux-design for interface files. Check if the skill matches your current development stack, as some focus on UI implementation while others prioritize user journey mapping and persona building. Choose skills that complement your existing workflow rather than those that duplicate functions you already manage manually.