# Information Architecture And Navigation

> Reference-grade information architecture and navigation: organization/labeling/navigation/ search systems, taxonomy depth-vs-breadth, every nav pattern per device, wayfinding, findability.

- Skill: `podo/information-architecture-and-navigation` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add podo/information-architecture-and-navigation`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/podo/information-architecture-and-navigation/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: podo (https://skillmd.com/u/podo)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/podo/information-architecture-and-navigation

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# information-architecture-and-navigation

> Catalogue stub — full skill: [jpoindexter/design-and-ai-skills](https://github.com/jpoindexter/design-and-ai-skills)

## Decision tree

1. **Is the full skill already installed?**
   - Global: `grep -q "^das:" ~/.agents/skills/information-architecture-and-navigation/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"`
   - Project: `grep -q "^das:" .agents/skills/information-architecture-and-navigation/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"`
   - No `das:` block → full skill installed, invoke and proceed
   - `das:` block present → go to step 2

2. **Detect scope, then install:**

   ```bash
   [ -e ~/.agents/skills/information-architecture-and-navigation ] && echo "global" || echo "project"
   ```

   **Global:**
   ```bash
   npx skills add jpoindexter/design-and-ai-skills --skill information-architecture-and-navigation -g -y
   ```

   **Project:**
   ```bash
   npx skills add jpoindexter/design-and-ai-skills --skill information-architecture-and-navigation -y
   ```
   > **Claude Code:** send either command as a chat message starting with `!` to run it without leaving the conversation.

## What it does

A 23.8KB IA reference built on Rosenfeld/Morville/Arango (the "polar bear book") four-systems model — organization, labeling, navigation, search — with exact-vs-ambiguous schemes, depth/breadth + faceted classification, per-device navigation patterns, wayfinding mechanics, URLs-as-IA, and the research methods (card sort, tree test, first-click) that prove findability. A strict superset of Owl’s IA skill.

## When NOT to use

- Visual nav-bar styling only → a component/design-system concern
- Search interaction details → pair with `search-ux`