# UX Artifacts

Produce evidence-labelled UX needs, journey, structure, inclusion, and...

- Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core (1591 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add microsoft/hve-core --skill ux-artifacts -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add microsoft/hve-core --skill ux-artifacts -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add microsoft/hve-core --skill ux-artifacts -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add microsoft/hve-core --skill ux-artifacts -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Produce evidence-labelled UX needs, journey, structure, inclusion, and engineering-handoff assets. Use when a practitioner needs a durable UX artifact rather than coaching.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# UX Artifacts

Produce one durable, evidence-labelled UX asset from supplied context. Use this skill directly or through an agent when the required outcome is an artifact rather than a coached conversation.

## Goal

Turn supplied UX evidence and decisions into a current Markdown asset that another practitioner, agent, or engineer can consume without inventing research or losing uncertainty.

## Modes

Load exactly one mode reference for each invocation.

| Mode               | Outcome                                                                     | Reference                                                        |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `frame-needs`      | Current context, user needs, desired outcomes, and known workarounds        | [references/frame-needs.md](references/frame-needs.md)           |
| `map-journey`      | Staged journey with actions, thoughts, pain points, and opportunities       | [references/map-journey.md](references/map-journey.md)           |
| `sketch-structure` | Surface composition, controls, interaction states, and transitions          | [references/sketch-structure.md](references/sketch-structure.md) |
| `decide-inclusion` | Concept-stage exclusion risks, demands, alternatives, and coverage gaps     | [references/decide-inclusion.md](references/decide-inclusion.md) |
| `prepare-handoff`  | Implementation-facing flow, states, recovery, rationale, and open decisions | [references/prepare-handoff.md](references/prepare-handoff.md)   |

The modes are operations over supplied evidence. They are not practitioner roles, project phases, persistent workflows, or prerequisites for one another. Never invoke another mode automatically.

## Flow

The rest: https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/blob/HEAD/.github/skills/design-thinking/ux-artifacts/SKILL.md