Interaction Patterns

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Implementing loading states
• Content pagination
• Disclosure patterns
• Overlay components

Example prompts

• “/interaction-patterns”

Requirements

• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Claude Code 2.1.277+.
• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch

Workflow steps

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

1. 1Keyboard parity — Every mouse interaction MUST have a keyboard equivalent. No drag-only, no hover-only.
2. 2Skeleton over spinner — Use content-shaped placeholders for data loading; reserve spinners for indeterminate actions.
3. 3Native HTML first — Prefer , , role="feed" over custom implementations.
4. 4Progressive enhancement — Features should work without JS where possible, then enhance with interaction.
5. 5Announce state changes — Use aria-live regions to announce dynamic content changes to screen readers.
6. 6Respect scroll position — Back navigation must restore scroll position; infinite scroll must not lose user's place.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0ef71d2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • Read
  • Glob
  • Grep
  • WebFetch
  • WebSearch

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are typescript).

  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.

• Compatibility

  Claude Code 2.1.277+.

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Interaction Patterns loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 102 tokens; SKILL.md has 662 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~102

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~2.3k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~5.2k

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

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 yonatangross/orchestkit at commit 0ef71d2, republished under its MIT licence (© yonatangross). 662 words, ~2,260 tokens.

name

interaction-patterns

description

UI interaction design patterns for skeleton loading, infinite scroll with accessibility, progressive disclosure, modal/drawer/inline selection, drag-and-drop with keyboard alternatives, tab overflow handling, and toast notification positioning. Use when implementing loading states, content pagination, disclosure patterns, overlay components, reorderable lists, or notification systems.

allowed-tools

Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch

compatibility

Claude Code 2.1.277+.

license

MIT

user-invocable

false

disable-model-invocation

true

metadata.owner-agent

frontend-ui-developer

metadata.category

document-asset-creation

metadata.version

1.0.0

metadata.author

OrchestKit

metadata.complexity

medium

metadata.tags

interaction-design, skeleton-loading, infinite-scroll, progressive-disclosure, modal, drawer, drag-drop, tabs, toast, ux-patterns

function CardSkeleton() {
  return (
    <div className="animate-pulse space-y-3">
      <div className="h-48 w-full rounded-lg bg-muted" />
      <div className="h-4 w-3/4 rounded bg-muted" />
      <div className="h-4 w-1/2 rounded bg-muted" />
    </div>
  )
}

function CardList({ items, isLoading }: { items: Item[]; isLoading: boolean }) {
  if (isLoading) {
    return (
      <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4">
        {Array.from({ length: 6 }).map((_, i) => (
          <CardSkeleton key={i} />
        ))}
      </div>
    )
  }
  return (
    <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4">
      {items.map((item) => <Card key={item.id} item={item} />)}
    </div>
  )
}

function InfiniteList({ fetchNextPage, hasNextPage, items }: Props) {
  const sentinelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)

  useEffect(() => {
    const observer = new IntersectionObserver(
      ([entry]) => { if (entry.isIntersecting && hasNextPage) fetchNextPage() },
      { rootMargin: "200px" }
    )
    if (sentinelRef.current) observer.observe(sentinelRef.current)
    return () => observer.disconnect()
  }, [fetchNextPage, hasNextPage])

  return (
    <div role="feed" aria-busy={isFetching}>
      {items.map((item) => (
        <article key={item.id} aria-posinset={item.index} aria-setsize={-1}>
          <ItemCard item={item} />
        </article>
      ))}
      <div ref={sentinelRef} />
      {hasNextPage && (
        <button onClick={() => fetchNextPage()}>Load more items</button>
      )}
      <div aria-live="polite" className="sr-only">
        {`Showing ${items.length} items`}
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}

© yonatangross, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 16 other files (references) in src/skills/interaction-patterns of yonatangross/orchestkit.

• SKILL.md
• references/interaction-pattern-catalog.md
• references/keyboard-interaction-matrix.md
• references/loading-states-decision-tree.md
• rules/_sections.md
• rules/_template.md
• rules/interaction-cognitive-load-thresholds.md
• rules/interaction-drag-drop.md
• rules/interaction-form-ux.md
• rules/interaction-infinite-scroll.md
• rules/interaction-modal-drawer-inline.md
• rules/interaction-persuasion-ethics.md
• rules/interaction-progressive-disclosure.md
• rules/interaction-skeleton-loading.md
• rules/interaction-tabs-overflow.md
• rules/interaction-toast-notifications.md
• test-cases.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0ef71d2