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Design rationale writing v1.0.0

Use this resource to write down the rationale for a design decision

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install design-decision-rationale

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 structures the decision into sections (decision, context, options, evidence, reasoning, trade-offs, validation) and checks the quality of the write-up. You get a written rationale the team can review and challenge.

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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: seven-part structure (decision, context, options, evidence, reasoning, trade-offs, validation)
  • SKILL.md: when to write a rationale and a quality checklist

Good fit for

  • A contested decision must be defended in writing
  • A new team member needs to understand why a screen is built this way

Not for

    Tags

    • rationale
    • decision
    • writing
    • evidence

    About

    You say

    “Write the rationale for choosing tabs over a side menu for navigation.”

    Card for the “Design rationale writing” 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 write down the rationale for a design decision
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md1.9 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    owl-listener
    Source
    github.com/owl-listener/designer-skills/tree/9a6930cf84a822eb458624bd11c61aac5bbdf224/designer-toolkit/skills/design-rationale
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

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

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