Heuristic Evaluation
This skill performs heuristic evaluations to identify usability issues in designs, offering valuable insights for improvement and user-centered development.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add heuristic-evaluation npx -- -y @trustedskills/heuristic-evaluation
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"heuristic-evaluation": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/heuristic-evaluation"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows an AI agent to perform heuristic evaluations, a usability inspection method. It identifies potential usability problems in designs based on established principles and guidelines. The evaluation focuses on identifying issues quickly rather than comprehensive testing. This helps improve user experience by proactively addressing design flaws.
When to use it
- Early-stage design review: Quickly assess the usability of wireframes or mockups before investing in development.
- Identifying potential accessibility issues: Evaluate designs for compliance with accessibility guidelines (e.g., WCAG).
- Comparing different design options: Objectively evaluate multiple design approaches to determine which is most user-friendly.
- Troubleshooting existing user experience problems: Analyze a website or application to pinpoint usability bottlenecks.
Key capabilities
- Usability inspection based on established heuristics
- Identification of potential design flaws
- Assessment against accessibility guidelines (WCAG)
- Comparative analysis of design options
Example prompts
- "Evaluate this website mockup for usability issues."
- "Perform a heuristic evaluation of this mobile app interface, focusing on findability."
- "Assess the accessibility of this landing page according to WCAG 2.1 guidelines."
Tips & gotchas
The quality of the evaluation depends heavily on the clarity and completeness of the design provided as input. Providing context about the target users will improve accuracy.
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