Solutioning-phase UX planning skill (optional; activate when the project has a UI).

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesFrontend & Design

Install Bmad UX

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-ux -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills bmad-ux --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-ux .claude/skills/bmad-ux && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
bmad-ux
GitHub stars
488
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
711 words
Files
7 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
20
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Solutioning-phase UX planning skill (optional; activate when the project has a UI).

  • Works in 4 steps: bmad-output/config.yaml — project name,… → bmad-output/project-context.md — user… → bmad-output/prd.md (if present) —… → …
  • The user says design the UX
  • SKILL.md covers What it produces, Three intents, Pre-flight reads and DESIGN.md — Visual System, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Shell and Python scripts from its folder; calls bash and python

What it does

Bmad UX is an agent skill from aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills. Solutioning-phase UX planning skill (optional; activate when the project has a UI). Produces TWO planning documents: DESIGN.md (the visual system — design tokens, color palette, typography, spacing, component specs, WCAG 2.1 AA contract) and EXPERIENCE.md (user journeys, flow diagrams, screen states, error/empty/loading handling). Use when the user says "design the UX", "create UX planning docs", "define the design system", "map the user flows", "UX for this feature", "wireframe the flows", "what are the user…

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including scripts (for example `REFERENCE.md`, `scripts/contrast-check.py` and `scripts/responsive-breakpoints.sh`).

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering Design tokens, Accessibility and UX design. The repository describes itself as: BMAD Method skills for Claude Code - Auto-detection, Memory integration, Slash commands. Transform Claude Code into a BMAD-powered development environment.

When your agent uses it

  • The user says design the UX
  • Create UX planning docs
  • Define the design system
  • Map the user flows

Example prompts

  • “design the UX”
  • “create UX planning docs”
  • “define the design system”
  • “/bmad-ux”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A Bash shell
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TodoWrite

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. bmad-output/config.yaml — project name, track, output folder.
  2. bmad-output/project-context.md — user personas, platform targets, constraints.
  3. bmad-output/prd.md (if present) — feature list, user stories, acceptance criteria.
  4. bmad-output/architecture.md (if present) — component boundaries, API contracts.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 27dca0e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Bash
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • TodoWrite

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 3 files in scripts/ (Shell and Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • bash
    • python

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Bmad UX loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 198 tokens; SKILL.md has 711 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~198
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TodoWrite

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 711 words (~1,998 tokens).

“Produces the two-document UX contract that downstream story authors and the external dev tool rely on. This is a planning skill. It produces specifications, not code.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aj-geddes, Custom licence
name
bmad-ux
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TodoWrite

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (scripts) in bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-ux of aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • REFERENCE.md
  • scripts/contrast-check.py
  • scripts/responsive-breakpoints.sh
  • scripts/wcag-checklist.sh
  • templates/design.template.md
  • templates/experience.template.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 27dca0e

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Questions about Bmad UX

What does Bmad UX do?

Solutioning-phase UX planning skill (optional; activate when the project has a UI). Bmad UX is an agent skill from aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills. Solutioning-phase UX planning skill (optional; activate when the project has a UI).

When should I use Bmad UX?

Bmad UX fits situations like: the user says design the UX; create UX planning docs; define the design system; map the user flows.

How do I install Bmad UX in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-ux -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-ux in aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills) into .claude/skills/bmad-ux in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Bmad UX in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-ux -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-ux in aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills) into .agents/skills/bmad-ux in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Bmad UX in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-ux -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/bmad-ux, .gemini/skills/bmad-ux, .github/skills/bmad-ux and .opencode/skills/bmad-ux in your project.

What does Bmad UX need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Bmad UX needs a shell and Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (bash and python). Our summary lists: Python 3; A Bash shell. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TodoWrite.

Does Bmad UX access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Bmad UX safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Bmad UX use?

Bmad UX has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Bmad UX use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Bmad UX?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Bmad UX: Material Design 3 UI/UX Guide (skydashnet/material-design-3-ui-skill, 138 stars), UI Design System (try-works/role-model, 117 stars), iOS Design Guidelines (MacMagazine/app-iOS, 170 stars) and Apply Aesthetic (plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills, 1.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Bmad UX?

aj-geddes (a GitHub user) maintains it in aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills, which has 488 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 20, 2026.

Source: aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.