Interface Design for Dashboards and Apps
holaboss-ai/holaOS
Pushes an agent past generic defaults when designing dashboards, admin panels, SaaS apps and tools, with attention to structure, type, navigation and how data is shown.
Run an expert review against Nielsen's heuristics and domain criteria, with severity ratings.
Install Heuristic Evaluation
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill heuristic-evaluation -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills heuristic-evaluation --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/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation .claude/skills/heuristic-evaluation && 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 "heuristic-evaluation" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation into .claude/skills/heuristic-evaluation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "heuristic-evaluation", 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/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluationType 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 heuristic-evaluation -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills heuristic-evaluation --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/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation .agents/skills/heuristic-evaluation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "heuristic-evaluation" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation into .agents/skills/heuristic-evaluation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "heuristic-evaluation", 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 heuristic-evaluation -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills heuristic-evaluation --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/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation .cursor/skills/heuristic-evaluation && 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 "heuristic-evaluation" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation into .cursor/skills/heuristic-evaluation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "heuristic-evaluation", 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 prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation--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 heuristic-evaluation -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills heuristic-evaluation --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/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation .gemini/skills/heuristic-evaluation && 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 "heuristic-evaluation" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation into .gemini/skills/heuristic-evaluation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "heuristic-evaluation", 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 heuristic-evaluationInstalls 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 heuristic-evaluation -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/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation .github/skills/heuristic-evaluation && 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 "heuristic-evaluation" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation into .github/skills/heuristic-evaluation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "heuristic-evaluation", 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 heuristic-evaluation -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 heuristic-evaluation --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/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation .opencode/skills/heuristic-evaluation && 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 "heuristic-evaluation" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation into .opencode/skills/heuristic-evaluation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "heuristic-evaluation", 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
heuristic-evaluation- GitHub stars
- 2.9k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~491 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 230 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 107
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Run an expert review against Nielsen's heuristics and domain criteria, with severity ratings.
- Works in 10 steps: Visibility of system status — Users know… → Match real world — System speaks users'… → User control and freedom — Easy undo and… → …
- You need findings without recruiting participants
- SKILL.md covers What You Do, Nielsen's 10 Usability…, Evaluation Process and Issue Documentation, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Heuristic Evaluation is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designer-skills. Run an expert review against Nielsen's heuristics and domain criteria, with severity ratings. Use when you need findings without recruiting participants. For a facilitated team feedback session, use design-critique (design-ops).
Its SKILL.md is about 490 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 UX design, Recruiting and HR and Design review and critique. 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
- You need findings without recruiting participants
- Tasks that involve UX design
- Tasks that involve Recruiting and HR
Example prompts
- “/heuristic-evaluation”
Workflow steps
10 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Visibility of system status — Users know what is happening
- Match real world — System speaks users' language
- User control and freedom — Easy undo and exit
- Consistency and standards — Follow conventions
- Error prevention — Prevent problems before they occur
- Recognition over recall — Make options visible
- Flexibility and efficiency — Shortcuts for experts
- Aesthetic and minimalist design — No irrelevant information
- Error recovery — Help users recognize and recover from errors
- Help and documentation — Provide assistance when needed
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
Heuristic Evaluation loads about 491 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 63 tokens; SKILL.md has 230 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). 230 words, ~491 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/heuristic-evaluation/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- heuristic-evaluation
- description
- Run an expert review against Nielsen's heuristics and domain criteria, with severity ratings. Use when you need findings without recruiting participants. For a facilitated team feedback session, use `design-critique` (design-ops).
Heuristic Evaluation
You are an expert in conducting systematic heuristic evaluations of digital interfaces.
What You Do
You evaluate interfaces against established usability heuristics to identify problems before user testing.
Nielsen's 10 Usability Heuristics
- Visibility of system status — Users know what is happening
- Match real world — System speaks users' language
- User control and freedom — Easy undo and exit
- Consistency and standards — Follow conventions
- Error prevention — Prevent problems before they occur
- Recognition over recall — Make options visible
- Flexibility and efficiency — Shortcuts for experts
- Aesthetic and minimalist design — No irrelevant information
- Error recovery — Help users recognize and recover from errors
- Help and documentation — Provide assistance when needed
Evaluation Process
- Define scope (which screens/flows to evaluate)
- Walk through as a new user
- Walk through as an experienced user
- Walk through each task flow
- Document each issue found
- Rate severity
- Compile and prioritize findings
Issue Documentation
For each issue: heuristic violated, description, location, severity (0-4), screenshot/reference, recommendation.
Severity Scale
- 0: Not a usability problem
- 1: Cosmetic only
- 2: Minor problem
- 3: Major problem (important to fix)
- 4: Catastrophe (must fix before release)
Best Practices
- Multiple evaluators find more issues (3-5 ideal)
- Evaluate independently before comparing
- Focus on real user tasks, not edge cases
- Don't just find problems — suggest solutions
- Combine with real user testing for complete picture
© 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 prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heuristic Evaluation this skillOwl-Listener/designer-skills | 2.9k | 1 repos | ~491 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Interface Design for Dashboards and Appsholaboss-ai/holaOS | 11k | 3 repos | ~6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Design Critiquegetcrew44/crew44 | 356 | — | ~691 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| UX Surface Auditlobehub/lobehub | 83k | — | ~4.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Product Design Workflow BundleXiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code | 14k | — | ~721 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Om UX Review PRgo-musicfox/go-musicfox | 2.6k | 1 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | GPL-3.0 |
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Questions about Heuristic Evaluation
What does Heuristic Evaluation do?
Run an expert review against Nielsen's heuristics and domain criteria, with severity ratings. Heuristic Evaluation is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designer-skills. Run an expert review against Nielsen's heuristics and domain criteria, with severity ratings.
When should I use Heuristic Evaluation?
Heuristic Evaluation fits situations like: you need findings without recruiting participants; tasks that involve UX design; tasks that involve Recruiting and HR.
How do I install Heuristic Evaluation in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill heuristic-evaluation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation in Owl-Listener/designer-skills) into .claude/skills/heuristic-evaluation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Heuristic Evaluation in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill heuristic-evaluation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (prototyping-testing/skills/heuristic-evaluation in Owl-Listener/designer-skills) into .agents/skills/heuristic-evaluation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Heuristic Evaluation 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 heuristic-evaluation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/heuristic-evaluation, .gemini/skills/heuristic-evaluation, .github/skills/heuristic-evaluation and .opencode/skills/heuristic-evaluation in your project.
What does Heuristic Evaluation need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Heuristic Evaluation is instructions for the agent only.
Does Heuristic Evaluation 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 Heuristic Evaluation 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 Heuristic Evaluation use?
Heuristic Evaluation 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 Heuristic Evaluation use?
About 491 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k 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 Heuristic Evaluation?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Heuristic Evaluation: Interface Design for Dashboards and Apps (holaboss-ai/holaOS, 11k stars), Design Critique (getcrew44/crew44, 356 stars), UX Surface Audit (lobehub/lobehub, 83k stars) and Product Design Workflow Bundle (XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code, 14k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Heuristic Evaluation?
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.