Coding & Dev Tools Agent Skills
Coding agent skills teach AI agents repeatable engineering workflows: reviewing pull requests, writing tests, refactoring safely, and enforcing house style. Install one SKILL.md and your agent applies the same checklist every time, whether you use Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or another agent.
Coding & Dev Tools
9,772 skills
owl-listener design-critique
Facilitate structured design critiques with clear feedback frameworks and actionable outcomes.
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owl-listener dark-mode-design
Design comfortable, accessible dark mode interfaces with proper color adaptation, contrast, and surface hierarchy.
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owl-listener law-of-proximity
Apply the Law of Proximity to group related elements through spatial relationships in UI layouts.
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owl-listener experience-map
Create a holistic experience map showing the full ecosystem of user touchpoints, channels, and relationships across the customer journey.
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owl-listener ux-writing
Write clear, helpful UI copy including microcopy, error messages, empty states, and CTAs that guide users and reinforce product voice.
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owl-listener responsive-design
Design adaptive layouts and interactions that work across all screen sizes and input methods.
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owl-listener business-design
Translate design decisions into business value by reading financials, mapping competitive landscapes, and defending design work in ROI terms.
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owl-listener motion-system
Define a motion system with duration tokens, easing vocabulary, and reduced-motion handling for consistent animation across a product.
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owl-listener fitts-law
Apply Fitts's Law to size and position interactive targets for fast, accurate interaction.
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owl-listener hicks-law
Reduce decision time and cognitive burden by limiting the number and complexity of simultaneous choices in user interfaces.
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owl-listener search-ux
Design search experiences that help users find what they need, recover from failure, and refine results.
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owl-listener content-strategy
Plan and govern product content: audit existing material, define content models, establish voice and tone, and set ownership workflows.
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owl-listener design-sprint-plan
Plan and facilitate design sprints from challenge framing through prototype testing, using a structured 5-day process with variations for mini, remote, and discovery sprints.
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owl-listener theming-system
Design a theming architecture that supports brand variants, dark mode, and high-contrast modes with token mapping.
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owl-listener aesthetic-usability
Apply the Aesthetic-Usability Effect to ensure visual consistency and polish translate into user trust and perceived quality without masking genuine usability problems.
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owl-listener von-restorff-effect
Apply the Von Restorff Effect to make the most important element visually distinct from its surroundings, improving attention and recall.
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owl-listener design-principles
Define a set of actionable design principles that guide decision-making and resolve trade-offs.
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owl-listener service-blueprint
Map the end-to-end service delivery system including frontstage actions, backstage processes, and supporting infrastructure.
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owl-listener design-qa-checklist
Create systematic QA checklists to verify that design implementations match specifications across visual accuracy, layout, interaction, content, accessibility, and cross-platform categories.
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owl-listener pattern-library
Structure a pattern library entry with problem context, solution pattern, usage examples, and related patterns.
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owl-listener form-design
Design forms that minimize friction, prevent errors, and guide users to successful completion.
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owl-listener law-of-common-region
Group interface elements using containers, backgrounds, and boundaries based on the Gestalt Law of Common Region.
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owl-listener metrics-definition
Define UX metrics and KPIs that connect design decisions to measurable business and user outcomes.
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owl-listener naming-convention
Establish clear naming conventions for design assets, components, and tokens to make design systems predictable and maintainable.
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owl-listener competitive-analysis
Conduct a structured competitive analysis comparing UX patterns, features, strengths, and gaps across rival products.
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owl-listener design-rationale
Write clear design rationale that connects decisions to user needs, business goals, and principles.
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owl-listener loading-states
Design loading, skeleton, and progressive content reveal patterns that maintain user confidence and perceived performance.
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owl-listener test-scenario
Generates structured usability test scenarios with realistic tasks, success criteria, and facilitation notes — ready to run with real participants or in a moderated session.
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owl-listener design-impact-reporting
Build evidence and narratives that connect design decisions to measurable user, product, and business outcomes.
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owl-listener presentation-deck
Structure compelling design presentations for stakeholders, reviews, and showcases.
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owl-listener version-control-strategy
Define version control strategies for design files, component libraries, and design assets to enable team collaboration and consistency.
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owl-listener design-negotiation
Advocate for design quality, scope, and time with cross-functional partners and leadership using evidence and shared goals.
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owl-listener gesture-patterns
Designs intuitive gesture-based interactions for touch and pointer devices, covering core gestures, discoverability, feedback, thresholds, conflict resolution, and accessibility.
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owl-listener click-test-plan
Design click and first-click tests to evaluate navigation clarity and information findability in user interfaces.
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owl-listener critique-affordance
Analyze a screen's interactive affordances to identify clickability issues, state visibility gaps, CTA clarity problems, and action discoverability failures.
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owl-listener doherty-threshold
Apply the Doherty Threshold to keep system response times under 400ms, maintaining user flow and perceived performance.
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Frequently asked questions
What are Coding & Dev Tools agent skills?
Coding agent skills teach AI agents repeatable engineering workflows: reviewing pull requests, writing tests, refactoring safely, and enforcing house style. Install one SKILL.md and your agent applies the same checklist every time, whether you use Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or another agent.
Which Coding & Dev Tools skills are most installed?
Popular Coding & Dev Tools skills on SkillMD right now include dark-mode-design, law-of-proximity, responsive-design. Rankings shift as installs change; sort this page by "Most downloaded" for the live list.
Do Coding & Dev Tools skills work with Claude Code and Cursor?
Yes. Every skill here ships as a SKILL.md file, an open format that works in Claude Code, Claude.ai, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and 60+ other agents. Install one with npx skillmds add <owner>/<name>, or copy the file into your agent's skills directory.