Agent skill

Form Labelling

by Owl-Listener in Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills

Design form labels, instructions, and grouping that work for screen readers and cognitive accessibility.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Form Labelling

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill form-labelling -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills form-labelling --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/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/accessible-content/skills/form-labelling .claude/skills/form-labelling && 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
form-labelling
GitHub stars
103
Token cost
~869 tokens
SKILL.md length
421 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
55
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Design form labels, instructions, and grouping that work for screen readers and cognitive accessibility.

  • Reviewing forms
  • SKILL.md covers Core Rules, Grouping Patterns, Instruction Patterns and Common Mistakes, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Any data entry interface

What it does

Form Labelling is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills. Design form labels, instructions, and grouping that work for screen readers and cognitive accessibility. Use when designing or reviewing forms, input fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, select menus, or any data entry interface. Triggers on: form label, label, input label, fieldset, legend, placeholder, form instructions, form group, radio group, checkbox group, required field, form accessibility.

Its SKILL.md is about 870 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 Frontend & Design, covering Accessibility. The repository describes itself as: Inclusive design skills for AI coding agents — from cognitive accessibility to adaptive interfaces, inclusive research, and accessibility decision-making. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing forms
  • Any data entry interface
  • Form instructions
  • Form accessibility

Example prompts

  • “/form-labelling”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e0740f. 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

Form Labelling loads about 869 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 104 tokens; SKILL.md has 421 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~104
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~869

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/inclusive-design-skills at commit 6e0740f, republished under its MIT licence (© Owl-Listener). 421 words, ~869 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/form-labelling/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
form-labelling
description
Design form labels, instructions, and grouping that work for screen readers and cognitive accessibility. Use when designing or reviewing forms, input fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, select menus, or any data entry interface. Triggers on: form label, label, input label, fieldset, legend, placeholder, form instructions, form group, radio group, checkbox group, required field, form accessibility.

Form Labelling

Every form field needs a visible, persistent label that is programmatically associated with the input. This is the single most common accessibility failure on the web — and the easiest to fix.

Core Rules

Every Input Has a Visible Label
  • Use <label> element with for/id association
  • The label must be visible at all times — not just as placeholder text that disappears on focus
  • Labels go above the input (most accessible and most scannable)
  • Never use placeholder text as the only label — it disappears when the user starts typing
Labels Describe What to Enter
  • Good: "Email address"
  • Bad: "Enter your info here"
  • Good: "Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)"
  • Bad: "Date"
  • Include format hints in the label or help text, not just in placeholder
Required Fields Are Clear
  • Mark required fields with visible text: "required" or *
  • If using , explain it at the top of the form: " = required"
  • Use aria-required="true" for programmatic indication
  • Better: make most fields required by design and mark the optional ones instead — "Company name (optional)"

Grouping Patterns

  • Group related fields with <fieldset> and <legend>
  • Radio buttons: always group with fieldset
    • Legend: "Preferred contact method"
    • Options: Email, Phone, Text
  • Checkboxes: group when they share a question
    • Legend: "Which topics interest you?"
    • Options: Design, Engineering, Product
  • Address fields: group under "Delivery address" or "Billing address"
When You Have Multiple Forms
  • Each form section should have a heading or legend
  • Sections should be visually and structurally separated
  • Progress indicators help users understand where they are

Instruction Patterns

Show full SKILL.md (172 more words)Show less
Help Text
  • Place help text between the label and the input
  • Associate with aria-describedby so screen readers announce it
  • Good: "Must be at least 8 characters with one number"
  • Keep instructions concise — one sentence
Error Association
  • Error messages must be programmatically linked to the field (aria-describedby or aria-errormessage)
  • Place error text directly below the field, not in a remote banner
  • Include the field label in the error: "Email address: please enter a valid email"

Common Mistakes

  • Placeholder as label — disappears on input, invisible to many screen readers
  • Icon-only labels — a magnifying glass without text "Search" label
  • Labels far from inputs — spatial separation breaks the visual association
  • Labels that change — don't change label text based on input state
  • Unlabelled buttons — every button needs visible text or aria-label

Assessment Checklist

  • Every input has a visible <label> associated with for/id
  • No placeholder-only labels
  • Required fields are indicated visually and programmatically
  • Related fields are grouped with fieldset/legend
  • Help text is associated with aria-describedby
  • Error messages are linked to their field
  • All buttons have visible text labels

© 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 accessible-content/skills/form-labelling of Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e0740f

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Questions about Form Labelling

What does Form Labelling do?

Design form labels, instructions, and grouping that work for screen readers and cognitive accessibility. Form Labelling is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills. Design form labels, instructions, and grouping that work for screen readers and cognitive accessibility.

When should I use Form Labelling?

Form Labelling fits situations like: reviewing forms; any data entry interface; form instructions; form accessibility.

How do I install Form Labelling in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill form-labelling -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (accessible-content/skills/form-labelling in Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills) into .claude/skills/form-labelling in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Form Labelling in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill form-labelling -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (accessible-content/skills/form-labelling in Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills) into .agents/skills/form-labelling in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Form Labelling 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/inclusive-design-skills --skill form-labelling -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/form-labelling, .gemini/skills/form-labelling, .github/skills/form-labelling and .opencode/skills/form-labelling in your project.

What does Form Labelling need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Form Labelling is instructions for the agent only.

Does Form Labelling 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 Form Labelling 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 Form Labelling use?

Form Labelling 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 Form Labelling use?

About 869 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k 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 Form Labelling?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Form Labelling: Web Interface Guidelines Reviewer (vercel-labs/openreview, 1.7k stars), Accessibility Review (markmead/hyperui, 12k stars), Web Animation Design (baptisteArno/typebot.io, 11k stars) and Accessibility Fixer (ibelick/ui-skills, 9.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Form Labelling?

Owl-Listener (a GitHub user) maintains it in Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills, which has 103 GitHub stars. The repository holds 55 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 9, 2026.

Source: Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.