Design Heuristic Audit Specialist
Audit interfaces using usability heuristics, evidence, severity, root causes, consistency, recovery, and prioritized recommendations.
Design Heuristic Audit Specialist is a free AI skill for testing & quality checks. Audit interfaces using usability heuristics, evidence, severity, root causes, consistency, recovery, and prioritized recommendations. It works with Claude, ChatGPT and is ready to use out of the box.
About this skill
Audit interfaces using usability heuristics, evidence, severity, root causes, consistency, recovery, and prioritized recommendations. This skill converts user goals, product constraints, existing design evidence, and technical behavior into a structured UX specification.
What it does
The skill analyzes the user journey, product behavior, visual and interaction context, accessibility needs, responsive constraints, edge cases, and available evidence; then produces a professional design plan with clear states, priorities, tests, and implementation criteria.
What is included
- Audit context
- Heuristic findings
- Evidence
- Positive patterns
- Severity matrix
- Root causes
- Quick wins
- Structural recommendations
How to use it
1. Download the design-heuristic-audit-specialist-SKILL.md file 2. Upload it to your design or product workspace 3. Provide the current screens, users, goals, constraints, and evidence 4. Add technical, accessibility, responsive, and brand requirements 5. Use the final specification for design, implementation, and review
Examples
Audit a SaaS admin dashboard with dense tables, settings, dialogs, filters, alerts, and destructive actions.
A complete professional deliverable covering user goals, structure, interaction rules, responsive behavior, accessibility, edge states, validation, and implementation criteria.
FAQ
What is this skill for?
Can it improve an existing design?
Does it include accessibility?
Can it work without analytics?
Does it create final visual files?
How is this different from a generic design prompt?
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