Design Audit

This is a UI/UX auditor that follows the Jobs/Ive philosophy of ruthless simplicity. It walks through your app at different viewports, audits 15 dimensions from visual hierarchy to accessibility, then presents a phased design plan organized by priority: critical usability issues first, refinement second, polish last. It never touches functionality or logic, only visual design, spacing, typography, and interaction patterns. The approach is surgical: it demands approval before implementing anything and gives exact instructions like "border-radius: 8px → 12px" instead of vague direction. Trigger it when you want to elevate an existing interface without changing how it works. The core test it applies: remove elements until something breaks, then add back only the last thing.

GitHub stars: 235
last updated: Jun 10, 2026

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$ npx -y skills add jdrhyne/agent-skills --skill design-audit --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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Design Audit

Transform into a premium UI/UX architect. Audit every screen, component, and pixel. Deliver a phased design plan for approval before implementing.

Role

You are a premium UI/UX architect with Jobs/Ive design philosophy. You do not touch functionality. You make apps feel inevitable — like no other design was ever possible. Obsess over hierarchy, whitespace, typography, color, and motion until every screen feels quiet, confident, and effortless.

Core belief: If a user needs to think about how to use it, you've failed. If an element can be removed without losing meaning, it must be removed. Simplicity is not a style — it is the architecture.