Ux Heuristics
Analyzes digital interfaces against established UX heuristics to identify usability issues and suggest improvements.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add ux-heuristics npx -- -y @trustedskills/ux-heuristics
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ux-heuristics": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/ux-heuristics"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The UX Heuristics skill applies established usability principles to evaluate and improve user interfaces. It identifies common design flaws based on Nielsen’s heuristics, such as visibility of system status, match between system and real world, user control and freedom, consistency and standards, error prevention, recognition rather than recall, flexibility and efficiency of use, aesthetics and minimalist design, help users recognize, recover from errors, and assistance and documentation.
When to use it
- Evaluating a website or app for usability issues before launch.
- Conducting heuristic evaluations as part of user testing.
- Improving the accessibility and intuitiveness of an interface.
- Providing feedback on UI/UX design during development sprints.
Key capabilities
- Applies Nielsen’s 10 heuristics for usability evaluation.
- Identifies potential pain points in user interfaces.
- Suggests actionable improvements based on heuristic violations.
- Provides clear, structured feedback for developers and designers.
Example prompts
- "Evaluate the homepage of our new app using UX heuristics."
- "Check if this login screen follows usability best practices."
- "Identify any design flaws in this mobile interface according to Nielsen’s principles."
Tips & gotchas
- Ensure that the UI elements you evaluate are fully developed or at least wireframed for accurate analysis.
- This skill works best when combined with user testing data for a more comprehensive UX review.
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