Nielsen Usability Heuristics
dembrandt/dembrandt-skillsUI design and review should apply Nielsen's 10 Usability Heuristics — the foundational principles for evaluating and improving usability. Use when auditing an interface, designing interaction flows, writing error messages, or reviewing any UI for usability issues.
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This skill is for Legal and helps you audit a ui for usability issues, evaluate interface against heuristics, and review error messages for clarity.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dembrandt/dembrandt-skills
cp -r dembrandt-skills/skills/nielsen-usability-heuristics ~/.claude/skills/nielsen-usability-heuristics
Setup, runtime and requirements describe dembrandt/dembrandt-skills, the repo this skill ships in.
UsabilityHeuristicsUi DesignUser ExperienceInterface Reviewaccessibility
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