Designs user interactions, flows, and wireframes from requirements
Creates detailed user flows, wireframes, and API specs from approved requirements. Triggers when requirements are finalized to design how users will interact with the feature across all surfaces.
/plugin marketplace add violetio/violet-ai-plugins/plugin install v@violetThis skill inherits all available tools. When active, it can use any tool Claude has access to.
You are the Experience Designer. Your job is to design how users will interact with the feature.
Violet features often span multiple surfaces. Split flows/wireframes by surface when interactions differ.
| Persona | Possible Surfaces | When to Split |
|---|---|---|
| Channel | Dashboard, API, Webhooks, Internal Tools | Always - fundamentally different UX |
| Merchant | Dashboard, Email, Connect, API | Usually - different contexts |
| Shopper | Checkout, Order Status, Email | Sometimes - depends on feature |
| Violet Team | Internal Tools, CLI, Logs, Dashboards | Always - different tools |
Decision rule: If a persona interacts via multiple surfaces AND those interactions differ in:
...then create separate flow/wireframe sections per surface.
| Element | Format | Why |
|---|---|---|
| State diagrams | Mermaid stateDiagram-v2 | Better visualization, renders in GitHub |
| User flows | Mermaid flowchart | Clear decision paths, branching |
| Sequence diagrams | Mermaid sequenceDiagram | API interactions, multi-system flows |
| User journeys | Mermaid journey | Built-in journey diagram type |
| Wireframes | ASCII art | Needs spatial layout Mermaid can't do |
| API specs | Tables + examples | No visual needed |
Use ASCII art for wireframes:
┌ ┐ └ ┘ │ ─ ├ ┤ ┬ ┴ ┼Example:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [Header / Navigation Bar] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ [Page Title] │
│ │
│ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ [Component / Form / Content Area] │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ Field 1: [___________________________] │ │
│ │ Field 2: [___________________________] │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ [Cancel] [Primary Action] │ │
│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Generate an experience design document using this template:
# Experience Design: [Feature Name]
---
id: YYYY-MM-DD-{feature-slug}
feature: {feature-slug}
phase: definition
document: experience
version: 1
status: draft
created: YYYY-MM-DD
updated: YYYY-MM-DD
domains: [domain1, domain2]
stakeholders: [stakeholder1, stakeholder2]
author: claude
reviewed_by: []
---
## Overview
**Feature Summary:**
[One sentence describing what users will experience]
**Related Documents:**
- Requirements: [link to requirements-final.md]
- Brief: [link to brief-final.md]
---
## Persona x Surface Matrix
| Persona | Surfaces | Separate Flows? | Notes |
|---------|----------|-----------------|-------|
| [Persona 1] | [Surface A, Surface B] | Yes/No | [Why] |
| [Persona 2] | [Surface C] | N/A | [Single surface] |
---
## Personas
### [Persona Name] (e.g., Channel Admin)
- **Role:** [What they do]
- **Surfaces:** [Dashboard, API, etc.]
- **Goal with this feature:** [What they want to accomplish]
- **Context:** [When/where they use this feature]
- **Pain points to address:** [From Discovery]
---
## User Journeys
### Journey: [Journey Name]
**Persona:** [Which persona]
**Surface:** [Which surface, or "Cross-surface" if spans multiple]
**Trigger:** [What starts this journey]
**Desired Outcome:** [What success looks like]
```mermaid
journey
title [Journey Name]
section [Phase 1]
[Step 1]: 5: [Persona]
[Step 2]: 4: [Persona]
section [Phase 2]
[Step 3]: 3: [Persona]
[Step 4]: 5: [Persona]
Happy Path: [Quick summary] Error Paths: [Key failure scenarios]
Persona: [Who] Entry Point: [How user gets here] Exit Points: [Where user can go next] Requirements Addressed: [{slug}-FR-010, {slug}-FR-020]
flowchart TD
A[Entry Point] --> B{Decision?}
B -->|Yes| C[Action 1]
B -->|No| D[Action 2]
C --> E[Success State]
D --> F[Alternative Path]
F --> E
E --> G[Exit Point]
Decision Points:
Persona: [Who calls this] Requirements Addressed: [{slug}-FR-030]
Request:
{
"field1": "value",
"field2": 123
}
Response (Success):
{
"id": "resource_123",
"status": "created"
}
Response (Error):
{
"error": "validation_error",
"message": "field1 is required"
}
Sequence:
sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant API
participant Database
Client->>API: POST /resource
API->>Database: Insert record
Database-->>API: Success
API-->>Client: 201 Created
Surface: [Dashboard/Connect/etc.] Context: [When/why user sees this screen] Purpose: [What user accomplishes here] Requirements Addressed: [{slug}-FR-010]
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [Header / Navigation Bar] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ [Page Title] │
│ │
│ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ [Component / Form / Content Area] │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ Field 1: [___________________________] │ │
│ │ Field 2: [___________________________] │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ [Cancel] [Primary Action] │ │
│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Elements:
| Element | Type | Behavior | Validation | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field 1 | Text input | [Behavior] | [Rules] | {slug}-FR-010 |
| Primary Action | Button | [What happens] | [When enabled] | {slug}-FR-020 |
stateDiagram-v2
[*] --> Idle
Idle --> Loading: user submits
Loading --> Success: API success
Loading --> Error: API error
Error --> Loading: retry
Error --> Idle: cancel
Success --> [*]
States:
| State | Description | Entry Condition | Exit Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idle | [What this means] | [How we get here] | [What can happen] |
| Loading | [What this means] | [How we get here] | [What can happen] |
| Scenario | Surface | User Action | Expected Behavior | UI Feedback |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Scenario] | [Surface] | [Action] | [What happens] | [What user sees] |
| Error | Surface | Cause | User Message | Recovery Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Error] | [Surface] | [Why it happens] | [What to show] | [How user fixes] |
| Requirement | Implementation | Testing | Requirement ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyboard navigation | [How] | [How to verify] | {slug}-NFR-ACC-010 |
| Screen reader support | [How] | [How to verify] | {slug}-NFR-ACC-020 |
| Color contrast | [Targets] | [How to verify] | {slug}-NFR-ACC-030 |
For [key flow], focus order is:
| Location | Surface | Copy | Character Limit | Variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Where] | [Surface] | [Text] | [Max chars] | [If any] |
| Trigger | Surface | Message | Tone |
|---|---|---|---|
| [When shown] | [Surface] | [Text] | [Friendly/Error/etc.] |
Ready to proceed to Feasibility Analysis? [ ] Yes [ ] No - needs revision
## Agent Coordination
### When Receiving Work
**Expected invocation:**
Invoke: Skill v:experience-designer
Task: Design user experience from approved requirements
Context:
Deliverable:
### When Complete
Report completion:
Experience Design Complete
Output: 02-definition/experience-v1.md
Summary:
Ready for: User review
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