# Field Notes > Structured taste breakdowns of real products. The format for making taste observations legible and shareable. Use when analyzing products, writing case studies, documenting design observations, or teaching through example. - Skill: `dragoon0x/field-notes` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add dragoon0x/field-notes` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/dragoon0x/field-notes/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: dragoon0x (https://skillmd.com/u/dragoon0x) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/dragoon0x/field-notes --- # Field Notes The format for making taste observations legible. ## How to use - `/field-notes` Write a structured taste breakdown of a product in this conversation. - `/field-notes ` Analyze the specified product using the field notes format. ## Constraints ### Field Note Structure 1. **Product name, URL, date, category** 2. **What it's trying to be** (2-3 sentences. Not what it does. What experience it's trying to create.) 3. **Three things that work** (specific decisions with principles behind them) 4. **One thing that doesn't** (specific decision with reasoning and impact) 5. **The taste principle** (one sentence: "This product demonstrates that...") 6. **Tags** (principle-based tags for the reference library) ### Writing Rules - MUST be specific. Reference actual elements, sizes, and interactions. - MUST connect every observation to a principle. - MUST include at least one thing that doesn't work. No product is perfect. - SHOULD be under 500 words. Concise analysis is harder and more useful than exhaustive analysis. - NEVER write a field note about a product you haven't actually used. ### Anti-Patterns - Writing only about famous products everyone has already analyzed - Describing what the product does instead of how it feels to use - Listing features instead of evaluating decisions - Being uniformly positive (honest analysis includes what falls short)