Decision Tracing
Reverse-engineer why a design decision was made. Move from observation to inference. Use when studying products you admire, learning from competitors, or building analytical design thinking.
Install
$ agentstack add skill-dragoon0x-taste-skills-decision-tracing ✓ scanned · ✓ verified — works with Claude Code, Cursor, and more.
Security review
✓ PassedNo issues found. Passed automated security review. · v0.1.0 How review works →
- ✓ Prompt-injection patterns
- ✓ Secret / credential exfiltration
- ✓ Dangerous shell & filesystem operations
- ✓ Untrusted network calls
- ✓ Known-malicious package signatures
What it can access
- ✓ Network access No
- ✓ Filesystem access No
- ✓ Shell / process execution No
- ✓ Environment & secrets No
- ✓ Dynamic code execution No
From automated source analysis of v0.1.0. “Used” means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it’s unsafe.
About
Decision Tracing
Look at a decision. Figure out why it was made.
How to use
/decision-tracingApply decision-tracing analysis to any design in this conversation.
Constraints
Trace Structure
- MUST follow: Observation > Decision > Probable Reason
- "The primary font is Inter" > "They chose a geometric sans-serif" > "Data-heavy product needing maximum legibility at small sizes with neutral personality"
- MUST generate at least 5 traces per design screen
- SHOULD acknowledge uncertainty: "probable reason" not "the reason"
- NEVER state intent as fact unless you have insider knowledge
What to Trace
- Typeface selection and type system
- Color palette and color role assignments
- Layout structure and grid decisions
- Spacing and density choices
- Navigation architecture
- What's absent (what they chose NOT to include)
Anti-Patterns
- Assuming the most flattering interpretation of every decision
- Tracing only visual decisions and ignoring structural ones
- Stating reasons as facts without marking them as hypotheses
Source & license
This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.
- Author: Dragoon0x
- Source: Dragoon0x/taste-skills
- License: MIT
Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.
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Versions
- v0.1.0 Imported from the upstream source.