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Cognitive Walkthrough Usability v1.0.0

Use this resource to evaluate how easy a specific task is in an interface

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install cognitive-walkthrough-usability

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 breaks your task into simple actions and answers four questions at each step: is the goal clear, is the action visible, is the link obvious, is feedback noticeable. It ranks problems and recommendations by priority. You get a structured report before running any user test.

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Updated November 2, 2026

Step-by-step usability report rated clear, unclear or confusing.

Details

Works in
Install guides
Generates with
Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: a five-step method and analysis rules
  • A fill-in report template (reference file)
  • A list of common findings and success metrics
  • Safeguards against booby-trapped content supplied as input

Good fit for

  • Evaluating a signup or purchase flow before launch
  • Understanding why visitors abandon a task
  • Preparing hypotheses for upcoming user tests

Not for

  • A general accessibility or performance audit
  • Replacing real tests with users
  • Measuring numeric success rates

Tags

  • usability
  • ux
  • audit
  • user journey
  • research

About

You say

"Run a cognitive walkthrough of the task 'order a product' on my site for an occasional mobile buyer."

Step-by-step usability report rated clear, unclear or confusing.

Skill published by mastepanoski under the MIT license.

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Prerequisites

You bring
The task to evaluate and the target user profile and Screenshots or a link to the interface

How to use it

  1. Copy the skill with its references folder into your agent's skills folder.
  2. Provide the task, the user profile and screenshots of the interface.
  3. Read the report, then fix blocking issues first.

Content preview

Files

  • LICENSE1 KB
  • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.4 KB
  • references/common-findings-and-metrics.md1.5 KB
  • references/report-template.md8.9 KB
  • SKILL.md10.3 KB

Origin and licence

Modified by PalateKit

Author
mastepanoski
Source
github.com/mastepanoski/claude-skills/tree/72b925cf3aadda7ccd43dfe4f8361bec381ca64e/skills/cognitive-walkthrough
Licence
MIT

Notice

Version modifiée de « cognitive-walkthrough » (mastepanoski, MIT) : traduction française et fiche par PalateKit.

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Frequently asked questions

Does the report give failure percentages?

No. The skill forbids it: probability is assessed qualitatively unless you have real test data.

Does it replace user testing?

No. It is a predictive method; validate its findings with real users.