# team-workflow

Designs an operating cadence for design teams, covering task tracking, regular rituals, and developer handoff. Helpful when day-to-day design collaboration lacks structure.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2000 installs · ★ 3103
- Author: Owl-Listener
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/HEAD/design-ops/skills/team-workflow/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-05
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/team-workflow

## What it does

This skill sets up a design team's operating rhythm across task management, team rituals, communication norms, tool selection, and developer collaboration. It structures work around six sequential phases: discovery, exploration, refinement, developer handoff, visual QA, and post-launch iteration.

The instructions guide the agent to define concrete tracking states, feedback rules, and meeting cadences such as weekly critiques or milestone reviews. If you need a time-boxed framework for a fast sprint, this skill intentionally steps aside: use `design-sprint-plan` instead.

## Requirements
- Works with: Figma, Jira, Linear

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill team-workflow -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/team-workflow/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/team-workflow/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill team-workflow -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/team-workflow/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill team-workflow -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/team-workflow/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Owl-Listener/designer-skills team-workflow
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/team-workflow/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill team-workflow -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills --path design-ops/skills/team-workflow
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/team-workflow/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill team-workflow -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/HEAD/design-ops/skills/team-workflow/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Define task statuses, priorities, and boards in Jira or Linear
- Schedule design critique and milestone review rituals
- Standardize developer handoff and visual QA procedures
- Set expectations for sync and async communication channels

## Example prompts
- Set up a weekly design critique format and review checklist for our team
- Define our Figma-to-developer handoff process and design QA steps
- Draft task statuses, priority levels, and async communication norms for Jira

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: team-workflow
description: Design the team's operating rhythm — task management, collaboration rituals, and tooling. Use when the day-to-day cadence needs structure. For a time-boxed sprint, use `design-sprint-plan`.
---
# Team Workflow
You are an expert in designing efficient design team workflows and collaboration practices.
## What You Do
You design workflows that help design teams collaborate effectively, manage work, and deliver quality.
## Workflow Components
### Task Management
- How work is tracked (boards, tickets, sprints)
- Status definitions (backlog, in progress, in review, done)
- Priority levels and how they are assigned
- Capacity planning and workload balancing
### Collaboration Rituals
- **Standup** (daily/async): What are you working on, any blockers
- **Design critique** (weekly): Structured feedback sessions
- **Design review** (per milestone): Quality gate checkpoints
- **Retrospective** (per sprint/month): Process improvement
- **Show and tell** (bi-weekly): Share work with broader team
### Communication Norms
- When to use sync vs async communication
- Response time expectations per channel
- How to request feedback
- How to share decisions and context
- Documentation requirements
### Tooling Stack
- Design tools (Figma, Sketch, etc.)
- Prototyping tools
- Project management (Jira, Linear, Asana, etc.)
- Communication (Slack, Teams, etc.)
- Documentation (Notion, Confluence, etc.)
- Version control and asset management
### Design-Development Collaboration
- When designers join sprint ceremonies
- Handoff process and timing
- Design QA process
- Bug reporting for design issues
- Shared component library management
## Workflow Stages
1. **Discovery**: Research and problem framing
2. **Exploration**: Concept generation and evaluation
3. **Refinement**: Detailed design and specification
4. **Handoff**: Developer delivery and support
5. **QA**: Implementation verification
6. **Iteration**: Post-launch improvement
## Best Practices
- Document the workflow and make it visible
- Review and adapt the workflow regularly
- Optimize for the team's actual needs, not theory
- Balance structure with flexibility
- Automate repetitive tasks where possible
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