interaction-design
Interaction design (IxD) principles and frameworks for digital product work. Covers interaction flows, component state design (hover/focus/error/loading/empty), micro-interactions, affordances, feedback mechanisms, mental models, task flows, gesture design, response time guidelines, and handoff annotations. Grounded in Norman's design principles and Tognazzini's first principles of interaction design.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/podo/design-agent-skills --skill interaction-design- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads interaction-design automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
interaction-design
<!-- das:install:start — generated from stub.yaml by `npm run generate`; edit stub.yaml, not this block -->Catalogue stub — full skill: rastian/interaction-design-skills
Decision tree
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Is the full skill already installed?
- Global:
f=~/.agents/skills/interaction-design/SKILL.md; [ -f "$f" ] && ! grep -q "^das:" "$f" && echo "installed" || echo "pointer" - Project:
f=.agents/skills/interaction-design/SKILL.md; [ -f "$f" ] && ! grep -q "^das:" "$f" && echo "installed" || echo "pointer" installed→ the skill is installed asinteraction-design, invoke it and proceedpointer→ go to step 2
- Global:
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Detect scope, then install:
[ -e ~/.agents/skills/interaction-design ] && echo "global" || echo "project"Global:
npx skills add rastian/interaction-design-skills --skill interaction-design -g -yProject:
npx skills add rastian/interaction-design-skills --skill interaction-design -yClaude Code: send a command as a chat message starting with
!to run it without leaving the conversation.
Heads-up
- License: no LICENSE file in the repo
Invoke after install
- Skill name:
interaction-design - Trigger phrases: "interaction design", "interaction flow", "component states", "micro-interaction", "affordance", "interaction spec"
What it does
A practitioner's guide to interaction design — from foundational principles to practical state design, flow specification, and interaction review:
- Interaction flows — task flows, user flows, navigation patterns, decision trees
- State design — the full set of component states: default, hover, focus, active, disabled, loading, error, success, empty, skeleton
- Micro-interactions — trigger → rules → feedback → loops model; timing and easing guidelines
- Affordances — signifiers, feedback, constraints, mapping, consistency, discoverability
- IxD principles — Norman's principles (Design of Everyday Things) and Tognazzini's First Principles of Interaction Design
- Response time — 100ms/1s/10s thresholds, progress indicators, optimistic UI
- Interaction specs — handoff annotation format, interaction specification documents
- Interaction audit — review checklist against established principles
The install includes a reference/ folder with the principles, response-time and patterns-and-flows notes the skill points to.
When NOT to use
- UX journey mapping + Playwright testing → use
neo-user-journey - Animation and motion timing → use
gsap-skillsorframer-motion-skills - WCAG accessibility audit → use
wcag-ai-skill - Full UX strategy → use
ux-designer-skill
FAQ
What does the interaction-design skill do?
Interaction design (IxD) principles and frameworks for digital product work. Covers interaction flows, component state design (hover/focus/error/loading/empty), micro-interactions, affordances, feedback mechanisms, mental models, task flows, gesture design, response time guidelines, and handoff annotations. Grounded in Norman's design principles and Tognazzini's first principles of interaction design.
How do I install interaction-design?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/podo/design-agent-skills --skill interaction-design in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/interaction-design/ (personal) or .claude/skills/interaction-design/ (project).
Which AI agents can use interaction-design?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is interaction-design safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains interaction-design?
It is published by podo in podo/design-agent-skills. It has 223 recorded installs.
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