user-persona-discovery

Generate actionable user personas through a structured conversational workflow.

1|Updated Feb 5, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/dacb/chagas_ai --skill user-persona-discovery
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Skill: user-persona-discovery
Source: https://github.com/dacb/chagas_ai/tree/main/skills/user-persona-discovery
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/dacb/chagas_ai --skill user-persona-discovery

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Creative user personas are essential for guiding design decisions, but generating diverse, evidence-based personas can be conversational and time-consuming. This skill provides a structured, open-ended workflow to elicit, cluster, and refine user personas during research through design, turning insights into actionable archetypes.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Phase-based conversational workflow (Align on Purpose, Share Evidence, Cluster and Name Patterns, Construct Persona Hypotheses, Stress-Test with Design Scenarios, Make Assumptions Explicit, Reflect and Reposition)
  • Evidence-based persona generation that surfaces constraints, tensions, and design implications
  • Reusable reference materials (examples) to anchor hypotheses and support living artifacts

Quick Start

Start a guided persona discovery session to elicit 2–4 candidate personas for a given research brief and document core goals, behaviors, constraints, and design implications.

Frequently Asked Questions about user-persona-discovery

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I generate evidence-based user personas for design research?

You can generate evidence-based user personas through a structured conversational workflow that elicits, clusters, and refines research insights into actionable archetypes. This process surfaces constraints, tensions, and design implications to guide creative decisions.

What is research through design for cultural probes?

Research through design for cultural probes is an open-ended brainstorming approach used to explore diverse contexts. It applies a phase-based conversational workflow to align on purpose, share evidence, and construct living persona artifacts for design exploration.

How do I stress-test user persona hypotheses with design scenarios?

You stress-test user persona hypotheses by applying them to specific design scenarios during a conversational workflow. This validates core goals, behaviors, and constraints, making explicit assumptions and repositioning archetypes based on surfaced evidence.

Can I use this conversational workflow for open-ended brainstorming sessions?

Yes, you can use this structured conversational workflow for open-ended brainstorming sessions. It guides you through phases like sharing evidence, clustering patterns, and reflecting to produce 2 to 4 candidate personas for a given research brief.

What is the best way to document user persona constraints and behaviors?

The best way to document user persona constraints and behaviors is by constructing living persona artifacts through phase-based collaboration. This method captures core goals, behaviors, and tensions while making assumptions explicit for ongoing design exploration.