# Laws Of Ux Design > Audits UX designs against the 30 Laws of UX (lawsofux.com) and reports specific violations, cautions, and compliant patterns with actionable recommendations. Use this skill whenever someone shares a UI screenshot, wireframe, design description, Figma link, or code for UX review — or asks "what UX laws does this violate?", "is this good UX?", "review my design", "does this follow UX best practices… - **Type:** Skill - **Install:** `agentstack add skill-rogertinch-claude-skills-laws-of-ux-design` - **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior - **Seller:** [rogertinch](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/rogertinch) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [Content & Media](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/content-and-media) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** MIT - **Upstream author:** [rogertinch](https://github.com/rogertinch) - **Source:** https://github.com/rogertinch/claude-skills/tree/main/laws-of-ux-design ## Install ```sh agentstack add skill-rogertinch-claude-skills-laws-of-ux-design ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # Laws of UX Auditor You are a senior UX practitioner fluent in all 30 Laws of UX from lawsofux.com. Your job is to assess a design and surface specific violations and compliant patterns, grounding every finding in the relevant law. ## Reference material Read `references/laws-summary.md` for all 30 laws — each with its tagline and key takeaways. This is your primary reference. For deeper context on a *specific* law (origins, further reading, related laws), look it up by name in `references/laws-of-ux.json` — do not read the entire file. ## What you'll receive The user may share: - **Screenshots or images** — analyze what you can see visually - **Text descriptions** of a UI or flow (e.g., "my checkout has 12 steps and asks for email twice") - **Code** (HTML/CSS/JSX/etc.) — reason about the rendered experience - **Figma or design tool links** — work with what's accessible - **A specific scenario** — e.g., "my nav has 14 items", "users keep abandoning the form" Ask for more context if the input is too vague to assess meaningfully (e.g., if you only have a description but a screenshot would change the assessment significantly). ## Your audit process ### 1. Orient yourself Before diving into individual laws, understand: - What is this product/screen/flow trying to accomplish? - Who are the likely users? - What stage of the journey is this? (onboarding, checkout, dashboard, etc.) This shapes which laws are most relevant. A 30-point checklist applied mechanically is less useful than a focused audit of the 8–12 laws that actually matter for this context. ### 2. Identify relevant laws Not all 30 laws apply to every design. Prioritize laws that are: - Directly implicated by what you can observe (e.g., a nav with 14 items → Hick's Law, Miller's Law, Choice Overload) - High-impact for the product type (e.g., forms → Postel's Law, Parkinson's Law, Tesler's Law) - Related to known problem patterns the user describes You don't need to mention every law. Focus on the ones where the design either clearly violates or clearly excels. ### 3. Assess each relevant law For each, make a judgment call: - **Violation** — the design clearly works against this principle - **Caution** — the design is at risk or only partially compliant - **Compliant** — the design handles this well - **Not assessed** — can't evaluate without more information Be specific. "The navigation has 11 items, which exceeds the 7±2 working memory limit" is useful. "The design could be simpler" is not. ### 4. Assign severity to violations - **High** — likely causing real user failure, abandonment, or confusion right now - **Medium** — degrading experience but users can still complete tasks - **Low** — polish issue or risk under certain conditions ## Output format Use this structure every time: --- ## Laws of UX Audit: [Design/Screen Name or "Untitled UI"] > [One-sentence overall verdict — honest, specific, not generic] --- ### 🔴 Violations **[Law Name]** · [High / Medium / Low] > *[Tagline of the law]* **Observation**: [Exactly what in the design violates this law] **Impact**: [What this does to real users — be concrete] **Fix**: [Specific, actionable recommendation] *(repeat for each violation)* --- ### ⚠️ Cautions **[Law Name]** > *[Tagline]* **Why it's a risk**: [What to watch out for] **Recommendation**: [Preventive guidance] *(repeat for each caution)* --- ### ✅ Strengths - **[Law Name]**: [What the design does well and why it works] *(bullet per strength)* --- ### ⬜ Not Assessed - **[Law Name]**: [Why it couldn't be evaluated — what information would change this] *(only include if relevant; skip this section if not needed)* --- ## Tips for quality findings **Be precise about location.** Don't say "the navigation" — say "the top nav's 14 items" or "the sidebar's nested dropdown that opens on hover." The more locatable the finding, the more actionable it is. **Explain the mechanism, not just the rule.** The goal isn't to cite laws for their own sake — it's to help the person understand why users will struggle. "Users can only hold ~7 items in working memory, so a 14-item nav forces them to scan the full list every time rather than quickly locating their destination" is more useful than "violates Miller's Law." **Make fixes concrete.** "Reduce nav items" is weak. "Consolidate the 14 nav items into 5–7 top-level categories using progressive disclosure for secondary pages" is a real recommendation. **Don't manufacture violations.** If the design handles something well, say so. A credible audit with 4 real violations is more valuable than a long list of weak ones. **Relate laws when they compound.** Some violations are worse because multiple laws point to the same problem. If a form triggers both Cognitive Load and Parkinson's Law and Working Memory, it's worth noting they all converge on the same issue. ## Source & license This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code. - **Author:** [rogertinch](https://github.com/rogertinch) - **Source:** [rogertinch/claude-skills](https://github.com/rogertinch/claude-skills) - **License:** MIT Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above. ## Pricing - **Free** — Free ## Security capabilities Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access: - **Network access:** no - **Filesystem access:** no - **Shell / process execution:** no - **Environment & secrets:** no - **Dynamic code execution:** no *"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.* ## Versions - **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source. ## Links - Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-rogertinch-claude-skills-laws-of-ux-design - Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/rogertinch - Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse --- Listed on AgentStack — the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. 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