Agent skill

Live UX Polish

by EveryInc in EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin

Collects your feedback on a running feature, typed or spoken and drawn in the browser, and turns it into focused UX fixes saved as local commits.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Live UX Polish

skills CLI
$ npx skills add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin --skill ce-polish -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin ce-polish --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/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ce-polish .claude/skills/ce-polish && 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
ce-polish
GitHub stars
25k
Token cost
~777 tokens
SKILL.md length
469 words
Files
25 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
37
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Collects your feedback on a running feature, typed or spoken and drawn in the browser, and turns it into focused UX fixes saved as local commits.

  • Works in 5 steps: Ask live or traditional. Ask once,… → Get the live page ready. Read… → Wait for observations. Tell the user… → …
  • A feature works but needs UX refinement before it ships
  • Gathering spoken and drawn feedback on a page running locally
  • Applying a series of small interface fixes you spot while browsing the app

What it does

Polish starts the dev server for a feature that already works and puts the page in front of you, then turns what you notice into small UX fixes on the running page. You pick one of two ways to give feedback: typing what could be better, or a live mode where you talk and draw on the page while a voice interviewer turns your speech into units the agent acts on at checkpoints.

The agent only works on what you point at. It does not invent its own checklist or widen the pass into general QA, it refuses to work on the repository's default branch, and it saves changes as local commits without pushing or opening a pull request. Reference files cover dev-server discovery for Astro, Next, Nuxt, Rails, Remix, SvelteKit, Vite and Procfile-based apps.

Live mode needs an OpenAI key in the environment, streams the session to a local endpoint that the skill runs, and may add the riffrec dependency and a provider mount as a setup commit that stays on your branch. When the session ends you get a list of feedback that was not applied, plus the path of the session log.

When your agent uses it

  • A feature works but needs UX refinement before it ships
  • Gathering spoken and drawn feedback on a page running locally
  • Applying a series of small interface fixes you spot while browsing the app

Example prompts

  • “Polish the new checkout page. I'll type what looks off as I click through it.”
  • “Start a live polish session on the settings screen so I can talk through the changes.”
  • “Run polish on the dashboard branch and commit each fix locally.”

Requirements

  • A web app that can run a local dev server
  • An OpenAI API key for live voice mode
  • A git branch other than the default branch

Workflow steps

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

  1. Ask live or traditional. Ask once, before any server starts. Include this disclosure with the question: live mode needs an OpenAI key in…
  2. Get the live page ready. Read references/run.md before resolving the requested ref or starting anything. It owns existing-worktree safety…
  3. Wait for observations. Tell the user where the server is running and ask what could be better. Do not start a review pass while they browse.
  4. Iterate. For each requested change, inspect only as needed, edit the in-scope surface, and let hot reload update the page. When the user…
  5. Close locally. When the user says they are done, invoke ce-commit for the polish changes, then report the commit(s), the still-running…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 67035e9. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/, which the agent can run.

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Live UX Polish loads about 777 tokens when it runs, and up to ~27k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 39 tokens; SKILL.md has 469 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~39
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~777
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~27k

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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

The full file from EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin at commit 67035e9, republished under its MIT licence (© EveryInc). 469 words, ~777 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ce-polish/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 24 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
ce-polish
description
Polish a working feature through user-directed live browser feedback. Use when a functional feature needs focused UX refinement before shipping.
disable-model-invocation
true
argument-hint
[PR number, branch name, or blank for current branch]

Polish

Put a working feature in front of the user and turn their live observations into focused UX fixes on the running page. Two ways to collect those observations: traditional, where the user types what could be better; and live, where they talk and draw on the page while a voice interviewer turns speech into units and you act on them at checkpoints.

Done: the user ends the polish loop, every requested fix is reflected in the live feature or reported as blocked, and the in-scope changes are saved in local commit(s). A live session also ends with a residual list of the units that were not applied and the path of its session log. A server or checkout blocker also ends the run when it is reported with the evidence needed to resume.

Boundaries: the user drives what to inspect and change; do not invent an autonomous checklist or expand into general QA. Never work on the repository's default branch. This workflow may edit and locally commit the requested polish, and in live mode the disclosed riffrec setup commit, but it never pushes or opens a PR.

Run

  1. Ask live or traditional. Ask once, before any server starts. Include this disclosure with the question: live mode needs an OpenAI key in the environment, runs a voice interviewer in the page that hears the user, is told what they click and draw on, and looks at their screen when they point at something or ask it to, streams the session to a local endpoint this skill runs, and, when riffrec is not yet in the app, adds the riffrec dependency and a provider mount as a setup commit on the current branch that stays after the session. Traditional continues with steps 2–5 unchanged. Live: read references/live-start.md; it owns preconditions, install, the endpoint, and the URL handoff, applies the workspace and server rules of references/run.md itself, then routes to references/live-loop.md for the session and its close. Steps 2–5 do not run for a live session.
  2. Get the live page ready. Read references/run.md before resolving the requested ref or starting anything. It owns existing-worktree safety, dev-server discovery, the bundled-script calls, reachability, and the browser handoff.
  3. Wait for observations. Tell the user where the server is running and ask what could be better. Do not start a review pass while they browse.
  4. Iterate. For each requested change, inspect only as needed, edit the in-scope surface, and let hot reload update the page. When the user asks you to inspect the result, use a browser capability available in the active harness; if none exists, ask them to describe what they see.
  5. Close locally. When the user says they are done, invoke ce-commit for the polish changes, then report the commit(s), the still-running server URL, and any residual blocker.

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Files

SKILL.md and 24 other files (scripts, references) in skills/ce-polish of EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/dev-server-astro.md
  • references/dev-server-detection.md
  • references/dev-server-next.md
  • references/dev-server-nuxt.md
  • references/dev-server-procfile.md
  • references/dev-server-rails.md
  • references/dev-server-remix.md
  • references/dev-server-sveltekit.md
  • references/dev-server-vite.md
  • references/install-riffrec.md
  • references/launch-json-schema.md
  • references/live-loop.md
  • references/live-remote.md
  • references/live-start.md
  • references/live-stream-contract.md
  • references/run.md
  • scripts
  • … and 6 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 67035e9

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Questions about Live UX Polish

What does Live UX Polish do?

Collects your feedback on a running feature, typed or spoken and drawn in the browser, and turns it into focused UX fixes saved as local commits. Polish starts the dev server for a feature that already works and puts the page in front of you, then turns what you notice into small UX fixes on the running page. You pick one of two ways to give feedback: typing what could be better, or a live mode where you talk and draw on the page while a voice interviewer turns your speech into units the agent acts on at checkpoints.

When should I use Live UX Polish?

Live UX Polish fits situations like: A feature works but needs UX refinement before it ships; gathering spoken and drawn feedback on a page running locally; applying a series of small interface fixes you spot while browsing the app.

How do I install Live UX Polish in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin --skill ce-polish -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ce-polish in EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin) into .claude/skills/ce-polish in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Live UX Polish in Codex?

Run `npx skills add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin --skill ce-polish -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ce-polish in EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin) into .agents/skills/ce-polish in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Live UX Polish 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 EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin --skill ce-polish -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ce-polish, .gemini/skills/ce-polish, .github/skills/ce-polish and .opencode/skills/ce-polish in your project.

What does Live UX Polish need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Live UX Polish is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: A web app that can run a local dev server; An OpenAI API key for live voice mode; A git branch other than the default branch.

Does Live UX Polish access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Live UX Polish safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. 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 Live UX Polish use?

Live UX Polish is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Live UX Polish use?

About 777 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 26k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Live UX Polish?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Live UX Polish: Lunora Quickstart (anolilab/lunora, 283 stars), Super UI UX Design (syahiidkamil/Software-Engineer-AI-Agent-Atlas, 401 stars), Tabler Asset Pipeline (tabler/tabler, 42k stars) and Design Lab (NeverSight/learn-skills.dev, 216 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Live UX Polish?

EveryInc (a GitHub organization) maintains it in EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin, which has 25,424 GitHub stars. The repository holds 37 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.