Design Terminal UX
Design terminal interactions around clear navigation, state, recovery, accessibility, and constrained-screen behavior.
When to use
Section titled “When to use”Design or audit terminal interactions when navigation, status, errors, recovery, accessibility, destructive actions, or small-screen behavior affect usability.
Link this skill
Section titled “Link this skill”arcantry skills link design-terminal-ux --scope userThe standard destination is ~/.agents/skills. Codex reads this universal Agent Skills location directly.
Claude compatibility
Section titled “Claude compatibility”arcantry skills link design-terminal-ux --scope user --compat claudeThis keeps the universal link and adds a Claude alias to the same canonical package.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”Design an interactive CLI flow
Section titled “Design an interactive CLI flow”Prompt
Use the design-terminal-ux skill to design this deployment wizard for occasional users who need safe defaults and clear recovery.
Expected outcome
A right-sized flow covering hierarchy, input, progress, errors, completion, cancellation, and keyboard access.
Audit a dense TUI
Section titled “Audit a dense TUI”Prompt
Use the design-terminal-ux skill to audit this TUI screenshot and remove elements that do not support a real user decision.
Expected outcome
A prioritized critique grounded in user tasks, terminal constraints, meaningful states, and accessibility.