# ux-compare

Reads pattern libraries from ux-extract and builds a comparison document: where apps converge, where they diverge, and what to do in a new build.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 647 installs · ★ 1075
- Author: jezweb
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dev-tools/skills/ux-compare/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ux-compare

## What it does

The skill takes two or more `pattern-library.md` files produced by `ux-extract` and walks them category by category. For each category you see what every app does, where they agree, where they genuinely differ, what only one app does, and what none of them cover. No browser involved — it is pure markdown analysis.

Libraries live at `docs/ux-extracts/<app-name>/pattern-library.md` or `.jez/artifacts/ux-extracts/<app-name>/pattern-library.md`. The skill first lists what it found with each extraction date, so stale ones stand out. With only one library it stops and suggests running `ux-extract` on more apps first: a one-library comparison is just the library.

You set the scope: the whole library, a single category such as empty states or keyboard shortcuts, a feature area, or one specific question. Narrower scope gives sharper recommendations. Output goes to `docs/ux-comparisons/<topic>-YYYY-MM-DD.md`, or under `.jez/artifacts` when that path exists. The document closes with recommendations: the safe default, deliberate deviations with their tradeoffs, and gaps worth filling. Without that section you get a pile of bullets instead of a decision.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill ux-compare -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill ux-compare -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill ux-compare -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jezweb/claude-skills ux-compare
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill ux-compare -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills --path plugins/dev-tools/skills/ux-compare
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill ux-compare -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/jezweb/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dev-tools/skills/ux-compare/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- compare how several apps handle empty states
- find the shared keyboard shortcut vocabulary across references
- decide whether to follow convention on a billing page or break it
- build a shared reference for a design review before a build
- spot patterns missing from every reference app

## Example prompts
- compare UX patterns: how do claude.ai, Linear, Notion and Superhuman handle empty states
- ux comparison of keyboard shortcuts across all libraries
- how do top apps handle destructive actions — compare and give recommendations

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: ux-compare
description: "Compare UX patterns across multiple reference apps using pattern libraries produced by ux-extract. Reads 2+ pattern-library.md files, walks them category by category, identifies where apps converge (strong signal), where they diverge (genuine design choice), what's unique to one app, and what's absent across the set. Produces an opinionated comparison document with recommendations for a new build. No browser needed — pure markdown analysis. Trigger with 'compare UX patterns', 'how do top apps handle X', 'ux comparison', 'pattern comparison across reference apps'."
compatibility: claude-code-only
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# UX Compare

Read N pattern libraries produced by `ux-extract` and synthesise a comparison. Answers questions like:

- *"Across claude.ai, Linear, Notion, Vercel, and Superhuman — how are empty states handled?"*
- *"Which apps use keyboard shortcuts, and what's the shared vocabulary?"*
- *"When we build our billing page, should we follow convention or deliberately break it?"*

A single extract is a reference point. Multiple extracts are a design library. A comparison is a *decision aid* — it turns the library into "here's what to do and why".

## When to use

- **Before a build** — comparing 3–5 references for the feature class you're about to build reveals the convention and the tradeoffs
- **During a design review** — "this pattern isn't in any of the 5 references we've extracted — is that deliberate?"
- **For team alignment** — shared reference for a design decision
- **To produce a design brief** — convergent patterns become the baseline; divergent patterns become the discussion

## Inputs

### Available libraries

First, discover what's available. Pattern libraries live at:

- `docs/ux-extracts/<app-name>/pattern-library.md`
- `.jez/artifacts/ux-extracts/<app-name>/pattern-library.md`

List everything you find. Show the user the inventory with the extraction date for each so they can spot stale ones:

```
Available pattern libraries:
- claude.ai      (extracted 2026-03-12)
- linear.app     (extracted 2026-02-28)
- notion.so      (extracted 2026-01-15) ← 3 months old
- superhuman     (extracted 2026-03-20)
```

If only one library exists, stop and suggest running `ux-extract` on more apps first. A one-library "comparison" is just the library.

### Scope / focus

Ask the user what to compare — or infer from their request:

- **Whole library** — compare every category across every library (verbose but comprehensive)
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