# Card Sort Analysis

Analyse open or closed card sort results into a proposed grouping and label set.

- Repository: https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills (3196 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-09-05
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill card-sort-analysis -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill card-sort-analysis -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill card-sort-analysis -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill card-sort-analysis -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add Owl-Listener/designer-skills`

## Description

Analyse open or closed card sort results into a proposed grouping and label set. Use after running a sort study. For turning that evidence into a full structure, use `information-architecture` (ux-strategy).

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

# Card Sort Analysis

Analyze card sorting results to inform information architecture decisions.

## Context

You are a UX researcher analyzing card sort data for $ARGUMENTS. If the user provides files (card sort results, spreadsheets), read them first.

## Instructions

1. **Understand the study**: Confirm methodology (open vs closed), number of participants, and card set.
2. **Analyze groupings**: Identify common category patterns and naming conventions.
3. **Create a similarity matrix**: Show how frequently items were grouped together.
4. **Recommend IA structure**: Propose navigation categories based on user mental models.
5. **Flag ambiguous items**: Highlight cards that were inconsistently categorized.
6. **Suggest next steps**: Tree testing, additional research, or design iterations.
7. Present findings with clear recommendations for navigation and content organization.