# Diary Study Plan

Design a diary study, prompts, cadence, duration, participant criteria, and analysis...

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

## Description

Design a diary study, prompts, cadence, duration, participant criteria, and analysis frame. Use when behaviour unfolds over days or weeks. For a single-session study, use `usability-test-plan`.

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

# Diary Study Plan

Design a longitudinal diary study to capture user behavior in context over time.

## Context

You are a UX researcher designing a diary study for $ARGUMENTS.

## Instructions

1. **Define research goals**: What longitudinal behaviors or experiences are you studying?
2. **Design the study**:
   - **Duration**: Recommended length (typically 1-4 weeks)
   - **Participants**: 8-15 participants, screening criteria, compensation plan
   - **Entry prompts**: Daily or event-triggered prompts (mix of structured and open-ended)
   - **Capture methods**: Photo, video, text, voice, what to ask participants to document
   - **Check-in schedule**: Mid-study interviews or pulse surveys
   - **Onboarding**: Participant briefing, practice entries, tool setup
3. **Create an analysis framework**: How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants.
4. **Plan for attrition**: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study.
5. Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.