design-research
Gathers outside UX signal via convention scans, 3-5 competitor reviews, and pain mining from forums, synthesizing pains/patterns/gaps into a cited research.md for ideation.
Source: DKeken
At a glance
- Best for
- Learning the established convention for a flow before designing it
- Works with
- Cursor · OpenAI Codex · Claude Code
- Outcome
- Finding where incumbents frustrate users as differentiation openings
- Source
- DKeken/codex-skills-alternative
01 / Understand the skill
About design-research
Find UX pains and opportunities fast through competitor scans, pattern research, and web search. Surfaces how others solve the same flow, common failure modes, and conventions users already expect. Use when the user says "research this UX", "how do others do X", "competitor scan", "find UX patterns", "what's the convention for Y", or before ideating a flow. Part of the Product Design set. Uses web search/fetch tools.
Find UX pains and opportunities fast through competitor scans, pattern research, and web search. Surfaces how others solve the same flow, common failure modes, and conventions users already expect.
Read full description
Find UX pains and opportunities fast through competitor scans, pattern research, and web search. Surfaces how others solve the same flow, common failure modes, and conventions users already expect. Use when the user says "research this UX", "how do others do X", "competitor scan", "find UX patterns", "what's the convention for Y", or before ideating a flow. Part of the Product Design set. Uses web search/fetch tools.
02 / Confirm the fit
Use design-research when you need to
- Learning the established convention for a flow before designing it
- Finding where incumbents frustrate users as differentiation openings
- Grounding ideation in evidence rather than I-think
03 / See the workflow
How design-research works
- 01Install: npx skills add https://github.com/DKeken/codex-skills-alternative --skill design-research
- 02Try: Research how SaaS products handle checkout/upgrade and where users complain.
- 03Get: A cited research.md of conventions, competitor notes, pains, and gaps.
Check before installing
Compatible platforms
Cursor · OpenAI Codex · Claude Code
Best fit
Learning the established convention for a flow before designing it
Review the source instructions if the required output differs from the formats described above.
Install and use
Compatible with Cursor and OpenAI Codex and Claude Code · Published by DKeken
Ready to add design-research?
Use the published instructions below, then provide the required input and describe the result you need.
General instructions · Cursor · OpenAI Codex · Claude Code
npx skills add https://github.com/DKeken/codex-skills-alternative --skill design-research
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