Is this skill part of a larger auditing suite?

Yes, it is designed to work alongside the Carlin Audit for marketing/BS detection and the Vibe Audit for engineering quality for a comprehensive project review.

How do I trigger the Jobs Design Thinking Audit?

You can explicitly invoke it using /jobs-audit [subject] or mention keywords like 'simplify', 'too complex', or 'UX review' in your conversation.

What are the 13 design questions used by this skill?

The audit covers simplification, zero-based thinking, core function, beginner's mind, elegance, complexity, magic experience, 'insanely great' status, restraint, accessible simplicity, personal use cases, quality blind spots, and inevitable flow.

Can this skill help with backend development?

While primarily focused on UX and design, the principles of simplification and 'core function' can be applied to API design and system architecture to reduce complexity.

Jobs Design Thinking Audit

Name: Jobs Design Thinking Audit
Author: nalyk

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Herramientas de Diseño

Applies Steve Jobs' design philosophy to audit software interfaces for simplicity, elegance, and user-centricity.

The Jobs Design Thinking Audit skill transforms Claude into a high-level design consultant, applying the 13 core principles of Steve Jobs’ product philosophy to your development workflow. It automatically triggers when complexity or feature bloat is detected, guiding users through a rigorous evaluation of user flow, core functionality, and 'insanely great' magic moments. By questioning everything from the beginner's mind perspective to the necessity of every feature, this skill helps teams strip away distractions to create intuitive, elegant, and focused products that feel natural to use.

Características Principales

01Zero-Based Thinking: Encourages fresh-start perspectives to eliminate legacy technical and design debt.

02Feature Prioritization: Provides a structured methodology for deciding what to cut and what to polish.

0313-Point Design Framework: Systematic evaluation based on iconic Jobs-inspired design principles.

04Automatic Complexity Detection: Triggers on keywords like 'confusing,' 'too complex,' or 'feature bloat'.

05UX Optimization: Identifies friction points for newcomers and improves the 'inevitable flow' of interfaces.

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Casos de Uso

01Refining complex UI/UX components to improve accessibility and user satisfaction.

02Identifying and pruning feature bloat to streamline application performance and focus.

03Conducting design reviews during the transition from MVP to a polished production product.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add nalyk/nalyk-skills-demo jobs-audit

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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