Investigate
ghaida/intent
Guide and conduct user research — from planning through synthesis.
Design a diary study — prompts, cadence, duration, participant criteria, and analysis frame.
Install Diary Study Plan
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill diary-study-plan -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills diary-study-plan --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan .claude/skills/diary-study-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "diary-study-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan into .claude/skills/diary-study-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diary-study-plan", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/design-research/skills/diary-study-planType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill diary-study-plan -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills diary-study-plan --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan .agents/skills/diary-study-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "diary-study-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan into .agents/skills/diary-study-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diary-study-plan", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill diary-study-plan -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills diary-study-plan --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan .cursor/skills/diary-study-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "diary-study-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan into .cursor/skills/diary-study-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diary-study-plan", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills.git --path design-research/skills/diary-study-plan--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill diary-study-plan -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills diary-study-plan --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan .gemini/skills/diary-study-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "diary-study-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan into .gemini/skills/diary-study-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diary-study-plan", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills diary-study-planInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill diary-study-plan -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan .github/skills/diary-study-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "diary-study-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan into .github/skills/diary-study-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diary-study-plan", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill diary-study-plan -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills diary-study-plan --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan .opencode/skills/diary-study-plan && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "diary-study-plan" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan into .opencode/skills/diary-study-plan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "diary-study-plan", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
diary-study-plan- GitHub stars
- 2.9k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~313 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 128 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 107
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Design a diary study — prompts, cadence, duration, participant criteria, and analysis frame.
- Works in 5 steps: Define research goals: What longitudinal… → Design the study → Create an analysis framework: How to… → …
- Behaviour unfolds over days
- SKILL.md covers Context and Instructions
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Diary Study Plan is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designer-skills. Design a diary study — prompts, cadence, duration, participant criteria, and analysis frame. Use when behaviour unfolds over days or weeks. For a single-session study, use usability-test-plan.
Its SKILL.md is about 310 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Journaling and reflection, UX design and Test generation. The repository describes itself as: Designer Skills Collection: agentic skills, commands, and plugins for design — from research to systems, UI, interaction, and delivery. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Behaviour unfolds over days
- Tasks that involve Journaling and reflection
- Tasks that involve UX design
Example prompts
- “/diary-study-plan”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Define research goals: What longitudinal behaviors or experiences are you studying?
- Design the study
- Create an analysis framework: How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants.
- Plan for attrition: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study.
- Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9a6930c. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
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
Diary Study Plan loads about 313 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 128 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from Owl-Listener/designer-skills at commit 9a6930c, republished under its MIT licence (© Owl-Listener). 128 words, ~313 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/diary-study-plan/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- diary-study-plan
- description
- Design a diary study — prompts, cadence, duration, participant criteria, and analysis frame. Use when behaviour unfolds over days or weeks. For a single-session study, use `usability-test-plan`.
Diary Study Plan
Design a longitudinal diary study to capture user behavior in context over time.
Context
You are a UX researcher designing a diary study for $ARGUMENTS.
Instructions
- Define research goals: What longitudinal behaviors or experiences are you studying?
- Design the study:
- Duration: Recommended length (typically 1-4 weeks)
- Participants: 8-15 participants, screening criteria, compensation plan
- Entry prompts: Daily or event-triggered prompts (mix of structured and open-ended)
- Capture methods: Photo, video, text, voice — what to ask participants to document
- Check-in schedule: Mid-study interviews or pulse surveys
- Onboarding: Participant briefing, practice entries, tool setup
- Create an analysis framework: How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants.
- Plan for attrition: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study.
- Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.
© Owl-Listener, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in design-research/skills/diary-study-plan of Owl-Listener/designer-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9a6930c
Used in 1 other repository
We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in Owl-Listener/designer-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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| React Expertmizchi/skills | 356 | — | ~408 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
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Questions about Diary Study Plan
What does Diary Study Plan do?
Design a diary study — prompts, cadence, duration, participant criteria, and analysis frame. Diary Study Plan is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designer-skills. Design a diary study — prompts, cadence, duration, participant criteria, and analysis frame.
When should I use Diary Study Plan?
Diary Study Plan fits situations like: behaviour unfolds over days; tasks that involve Journaling and reflection; tasks that involve UX design.
How do I install Diary Study Plan in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill diary-study-plan -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (design-research/skills/diary-study-plan in Owl-Listener/designer-skills) into .claude/skills/diary-study-plan in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Diary Study Plan in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill diary-study-plan -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (design-research/skills/diary-study-plan in Owl-Listener/designer-skills) into .agents/skills/diary-study-plan in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Diary Study Plan 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 Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill diary-study-plan -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/diary-study-plan, .gemini/skills/diary-study-plan, .github/skills/diary-study-plan and .opencode/skills/diary-study-plan in your project.
What does Diary Study Plan need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Diary Study Plan is instructions for the agent only.
Does Diary Study Plan 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 Diary Study Plan 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. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Diary Study Plan use?
Diary Study Plan 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 Diary Study Plan use?
About 313 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k 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 Diary Study Plan?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Diary Study Plan: Investigate (ghaida/intent, 206 stars), SDK AI Bot Run Evaluation (Azure/azure-sdk-tools, 134 stars), Weekly Review (Prismer-AI/PrismerCloud, 1.6k stars) and React Expert (mizchi/skills, 356 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Diary Study Plan?
Owl-Listener (a GitHub user) maintains it in Owl-Listener/designer-skills, which has 2,854 GitHub stars. The repository holds 107 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 5, 2026.
Source: Owl-Listener/designer-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.