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Design content structure, hierarchy, labelling, and the navigation model.
Install Information Architecture
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill information-architecture -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills information-architecture --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/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture .claude/skills/information-architecture && 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 "information-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture into .claude/skills/information-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "information-architecture", 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/ux-strategy/skills/information-architectureType 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 information-architecture -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills information-architecture --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/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture .agents/skills/information-architecture && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "information-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture into .agents/skills/information-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "information-architecture", 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 information-architecture -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills information-architecture --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/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture .cursor/skills/information-architecture && 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 "information-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture into .cursor/skills/information-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "information-architecture", 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 ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture--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 information-architecture -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills information-architecture --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/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture .gemini/skills/information-architecture && 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 "information-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture into .gemini/skills/information-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "information-architecture", 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 information-architectureInstalls 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 information-architecture -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/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture .github/skills/information-architecture && 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 "information-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture into .github/skills/information-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "information-architecture", 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 information-architecture -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 information-architecture --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/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture .opencode/skills/information-architecture && 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 "information-architecture" agent skill from https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture into .opencode/skills/information-architecture/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "information-architecture", 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
information-architecture- GitHub stars
- 2.9k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~839 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 414 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 107
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Design content structure, hierarchy, labelling, and the navigation model.
- Works in 5 steps: Audit: inventory existing content and… → Research: card sort (open for new… → Draft: sketch candidate hierarchies;… → …
- Organising what exists
- SKILL.md covers What You Do, Core IA Deliverables, IA Heuristics and Process, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Information Architecture is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designer-skills. Design content structure, hierarchy, labelling, and the navigation model. Use when organising what exists. For the UI that exposes it use navigation-patterns (interaction-design); for user-generated grouping evidence use card-sort-analysis (design-research).
Its SKILL.md is about 840 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. 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
- Organising what exists
- Tasks that involve UX design
Example prompts
- “/information-architecture”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Audit: inventory existing content and map current structure
- Research: card sort (open for new structures, closed for validation), tree testing
- Draft: sketch candidate hierarchies; evaluate against findability and user mental models
- Validate: tree test the draft IA with target users before building navigation components
- Document: produce sitemap and content model for the team
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
Information Architecture loads about 839 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 414 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). 414 words, ~839 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/information-architecture/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- information-architecture
- description
- Design content structure, hierarchy, labelling, and the navigation model. Use when organising what exists. For the UI that exposes it use `navigation-patterns` (interaction-design); for user-generated grouping evidence use `card-sort-analysis` (design-research).
Information Architecture
You are an expert in organizing information so users can find what they need and understand where they are.
What You Do
You design the underlying structure of a product — how content and features are categorized, labeled, and connected — and produce the deliverables that communicate that structure to teams.
Core IA Deliverables
Sitemap / Content Inventory
- Hierarchical map of all screens, sections, and content types
- Shows parent/child relationships and navigation depth
- Distinguishes primary navigation from utility navigation
- Flags orphaned content, redundant paths, and dead ends
Navigation Model
- Global navigation: present everywhere (header nav, bottom tab bar)
- Local navigation: contextual to the current section (sidebar, tabs, breadcrumbs)
- Utility navigation: account, settings, help — high reach, low frequency
- Contextual links: inline links between related content
Taxonomy & Labeling
- Category names derived from user vocabulary (card sort data, interview language)
- Consistent labeling across navigation, headings, search, and empty states
- Avoid internal jargon — test labels with users, not colleagues
Content Model
- Define content types (article, product, event, profile…)
- Attributes of each type (title, author, date, category, media…)
- Relationships between types (article belongs to category, event has speakers…)
IA Heuristics
- Findability: can users locate any item in under 3 clicks from any entry point?
- Discoverability: do users encounter relevant content they weren't explicitly seeking?
- Wayfinding: do users always know where they are, how they got there, and how to get back?
- Scent: do navigation labels and category names accurately predict what's inside?
- Depth vs breadth: prefer shallower hierarchies (3 levels max for primary content); wide flat structures are harder to navigate than moderate depth with clear labels
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Process
- Audit: inventory existing content and map current structure
- Research: card sort (open for new structures, closed for validation), tree testing
- Draft: sketch candidate hierarchies; evaluate against findability and user mental models
- Validate: tree test the draft IA with target users before building navigation components
- Document: produce sitemap and content model for the team
Common Mistakes
- Building IA around org structure rather than user tasks
- Conflating navigation structure with URL structure
- Designing IA from the homepage outward — design from tasks inward
- Assuming search substitutes for IA — search fails when users don't know the right terms
Best Practices
- Conduct open card sorts before designing new structures; closed card sorts to validate
- Tree test early — it's cheap and reveals findability failures before they're built
- Revisit IA as content volume grows; structures that work at launch often break at scale
- Label from user vocabulary; measure with first-click tests on key tasks
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Files
Just SKILL.md in ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture 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.
Compare with similar skills
Information Architecture next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Architecture this skillOwl-Listener/designer-skills | 2.9k | 1 repos | ~839 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Impeccablebestofjs/bestofjs | 3.1k | 26 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Interface Design for Dashboards and Appsholaboss-ai/holaOS | 11k | 3 repos | ~6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Animategrowupanand/ConvoForm | 102 | 6 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Migrate Content Iadocker/docs | 4.7k | — | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| UX WalkthroughXiaoMi/hiui | 879 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Information Architecture
What does Information Architecture do?
Design content structure, hierarchy, labelling, and the navigation model. Information Architecture is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/designer-skills. Design content structure, hierarchy, labelling, and the navigation model.
When should I use Information Architecture?
Information Architecture fits situations like: organising what exists; tasks that involve UX design.
How do I install Information Architecture in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill information-architecture -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture in Owl-Listener/designer-skills) into .claude/skills/information-architecture in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Information Architecture in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill information-architecture -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (ux-strategy/skills/information-architecture in Owl-Listener/designer-skills) into .agents/skills/information-architecture in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Information Architecture 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 information-architecture -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/information-architecture, .gemini/skills/information-architecture, .github/skills/information-architecture and .opencode/skills/information-architecture in your project.
What does Information Architecture need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Information Architecture is instructions for the agent only.
Does Information Architecture 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 Information Architecture 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 Information Architecture use?
Information Architecture 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 Information Architecture use?
About 839 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.4k 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 Information Architecture?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Information Architecture: Impeccable (bestofjs/bestofjs, 3.1k stars), Interface Design for Dashboards and Apps (holaboss-ai/holaOS, 11k stars), Animate (growupanand/ConvoForm, 102 stars) and Migrate Content Ia (docker/docs, 4.7k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Information Architecture?
Owl-Listener (a GitHub user) maintains it in Owl-Listener/designer-skills, which has 2,871 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.