What problem does it solve?
Rapidly surface high-impact UX problems and AI-generated design anti-patterns so design teams can prioritize fixes that improve clarity, trust, and conversion. The skill focuses on whether an interface actually communicates its purpose, whether the visual hierarchy directs the user's attention correctly, and whether interactions feel intentional and discoverable.
Core Features & Use Cases
- AI Slop Detection: Identifies telltale AI-generated design patterns and specific "don't" guidelines from the frontend-design skill to avoid generic, low-quality layouts.
- Holistic Critique Dimensions: Evaluates visual hierarchy, information architecture, emotional resonance, affordance, composition, typography, color usage, states, and microcopy with prioritized recommendations.
- Actionable Report: Produces an Anti-Patterns Verdict, prioritized Priority Issues with concrete fixes and command suggestions, Minor Observations, and provocative Questions to Consider for design iterations.
- Use Case: Use during design reviews, pre-launch audits, or product retrospectives to convert subjective feedback into directed, implementable changes.
Quick Start
Use the critique skill to evaluate the checkout page for visual hierarchy, discoverability, and AI-generated design tells.