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Hick's Law: limiting simultaneous choices v1.0.0

Use this resource to reduce the number of choices shown at once

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install choice-count-reduction

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent spots screens that offer too many options at once and suggests grouping them or disclosing them progressively. You get simplification suggestions based on decision time.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: the principle and its link to decision time
  • SKILL.md: where to apply it, common mistakes and best practices

Good fit for

  • A menu or form presents a long list of choices
  • Users hesitate for a long time on a busy home screen

Not for

    Tags

    • hick
    • decision
    • choices
    • simplicity

    About

    You say

    “My settings menu shows 24 entries at once: suggest a version that shows fewer at a time.”

    Card for the “Hick's Law: limiting simultaneous choices” skill

    Skill published by owl-listener under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to reduce the number of choices shown at once
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md2.6 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    owl-listener
    Source
    github.com/owl-listener/designer-skills/tree/9a6930cf84a822eb458624bd11c61aac5bbdf224/interaction-design/skills/hicks-law
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « hicks-law » (owl-listener, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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