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plan-devex-review

Audit developer experience for APIs, CLIs, and SDKs with structured scoring.

Updated May 27, 2026
Search Tags:#api-design#developer-experience#devex#competitive-benchmarking#friction-points#cli-audit#sdk-onboarding
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Shmurdoc/EasyRide-v1 --skill plan-devex-review-shmurdoc
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: plan-devex-review
Source: https://github.com/Shmurdoc/EasyRide-v1/tree/main/.opencode/skills/gstack-plan-devex-review
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Shmurdoc/EasyRide-v1 --skill plan-devex-review-shmurdoc

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Launching developer-facing products like APIs, CLIs, and SDKs with poor onboarding, unclear documentation, and unaddressed friction points leads to low developer adoption, high support costs, and lost market share to competitors with better developer experience.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Three review modes: Choose DX EXPANSION to build competitive advantage against rival developer tools, DX POLISH to bulletproof every developer touchpoint, or DX TRIAGE to address only critical experience gaps.
  • Persona and competitive analysis: Explore target developer personas, benchmark your product against top competitors, and identify high-impact improvements.
  • Friction point tracing and scoring: Map every step of the developer journey to spot pain points, design "magical moments" that delight users, and score the overall experience to prioritize work.
  • Use case: For example, if your team is launching a new public API, use this skill to run a full devex audit, compare onboarding flows against top 3 competitor APIs, and generate a prioritized list of fixes to cut time-to-first-successful-call in half.

Quick Start

Run the plan-devex-review skill to conduct a full developer experience audit for your new CLI tool, including persona analysis, competitive benchmarking, and friction point scoring.

Frequently Asked Questions about plan-devex-review

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I audit developer experience friction points for a new CLI or SDK?▼

A developer experience audit evaluates APIs, CLIs, and SDKs by mapping the developer journey to score friction points and design magical moments. This structured assessment reduces onboarding time and increases product adoption by addressing critical experience gaps.

What is the best way to benchmark API onboarding flows against competitors?▼

Benchmarking API onboarding flows against competitors involves comparing your developer journey to top rival tools to identify high-impact improvements. This competitive DX analysis helps build advantage by highlighting where competitor developer tooling outperforms your product.

Can I use a developer experience review to reduce time-to-first-successful API call?▼

Yes, a developer experience review can reduce time-to-first-successful API call by tracing friction points across the onboarding flow. Generating a prioritized list of fixes based on this DX audit cuts integration time and improves developer adoption.

Does developer experience auditing work for both public APIs and internal platforms?▼

Developer experience auditing applies to public APIs, internal platforms, CLIs, and SDKs by aligning friction point scoring to target developer personas. The review evaluates every developer touchpoint regardless of whether the product is public-facing or internal.

How do I prioritize fixes when launching a public API with poor developer adoption?▼

To prioritize fixes for a public API with poor adoption, run a DX triage to address only critical experience gaps. This mode scores friction points and generates a persona-aligned improvement plan to quickly resolve the most damaging onboarding issues.

When should I choose DX triage over full competitive benchmarking for my SDK?▼

Choose DX triage over full competitive benchmarking when you need to rapidly address critical SDK experience gaps without a full competitor analysis. Use DX expansion instead when the goal is to build competitive advantage against rival developer tools.

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