design-shotgun

Generate multiple AI design variants and collect structured feedback through a browser comparison board.

107|7|Updated Mar 29, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/no-session/pstack --skill design-shotgun-no-session
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Skill: design-shotgun
Source: https://github.com/no-session/pstack/tree/main/design-shotgun
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/no-session/pstack --skill design-shotgun-no-session

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Choosing a visual direction for a UI screen is slow when you can only imagine one option at a time. This Skill generates several distinct AI design mockups in parallel, opens them side-by-side in your browser, and captures structured feedback so you can lock in a direction quickly. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Parallel Variant Generation: Launch multiple design directions at once via subagents, each with its own brief, quality check, and retry logic. - Comparison Board with Feedback Loop: Serve an HTML board over HTTP where you rate variants, leave comments, and request regenerations or remixes. - Taste Memory: Read previously approved designs to bias new generations toward your demonstrated aesthetic preferences. - Use Case: You are building a pricing page and are unsure of the visual direction. Run the Skill to get three distinct mockups, compare them in your browser, pick a favorite, and iterate with feedback until approved. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to run /design-shotgun to explore design options for the screen you are working on.

Frequently Asked Questions about design-shotgun

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I generate multiple design variants for a UI screen?

Run /design-shotgun and describe the screen, audience, and goal. The Skill proposes distinct design directions, confirms them with you, then generates all variants in parallel and opens a side-by-side comparison board in your browser.

How do I explore alternatives to a design I already have?

If a local dev server is running, the Skill screenshots the current page and uses the evolve command to generate improvement variants from your existing design instead of starting from scratch.

Where are generated design mockups saved?

All artifacts are saved to ~/.pstack/projects/$SLUG/designs/, never to project-local folders like docs/ or /tmp. Approved choices are recorded in an approved.json file that persists across branches and sessions.

What happens if parallel design generation fails?

Each variant agent retries on rate limits up to three times and runs a vision quality check. If all parallel generations fail, the Skill falls back to sequential generation and reports each failure explicitly.

Does design-shotgun work without the design binary installed?

If the design binary is unavailable, the Skill skips visual mockup generation and falls back to an HTML wireframe approach. Without the browse binary, it opens comparison boards using the system default browser.