How does this skill help with UX research?

It automates the creation of professional documentation like test plans and scripts, and helps categorize findings by severity to ensure the most critical issues are fixed first.

How many participants does the skill recommend for testing?

Following industry best practices like those from Steve Krug and NN/g, the skill focuses on testing with 5-8 users to identify the majority of usability issues.

Can I use this for mobile and desktop applications?

Yes, the skill includes patterns for cross-platform testing, including specific considerations for mobile touch targets and desktop navigation.

What is the Usability Testing Claude Code skill?

It is a specialized plugin for Claude that provides expert guidance and templates for planning, conducting, and analyzing usability tests for software products.

Usability Testing

Name: Usability Testing
Author: spjoshis

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Design Tools

Conducts professional usability tests to validate designs, identify friction points, and generate actionable UX recommendations.

About

The Usability Testing skill transforms Claude into a specialized UX research assistant capable of managing the end-to-end testing lifecycle. It provides structured frameworks for creating comprehensive test plans, drafting unbiased moderation scripts, and synthesizing raw user feedback into prioritized findings reports. By implementing best practices like the 'think aloud' protocol and severity-based issue categorization, this skill helps development teams move from subjective opinions to data-driven design improvements that enhance conversion and user satisfaction.

Key Features

1 GitHub stars
Professional moderation scripts with 'think aloud' protocols
Iterative design validation and competitive analysis frameworks
Quantitative metric tracking (Task Completion, Error Rates, SUS)
Structured test planning for targeted user segments and devices
Finding synthesis with severity-based prioritization (High/Medium/Low)

Use Cases

Validating complex e-commerce checkout flows to reduce cart abandonment
Conducting accessibility audits and remote moderated user sessions
Analyzing user feedback from feature betas to prioritize the product roadmap

About

Key Features

1 GitHub stars
Professional moderation scripts with 'think aloud' protocols
Iterative design validation and competitive analysis frameworks
Quantitative metric tracking (Task Completion, Error Rates, SUS)
Structured test planning for targeted user segments and devices
Finding synthesis with severity-based prioritization (High/Medium/Low)

Use Cases

Validating complex e-commerce checkout flows to reduce cart abandonment
Conducting accessibility audits and remote moderated user sessions
Analyzing user feedback from feature betas to prioritize the product roadmap