Heuristic Evaluator — Design agent for Claude Code
Use this agent to evaluate a design against established usability heuristics (Nielsen's 10) and conduct cognitive walkthroughs of key tasks.
How to install Heuristic Evaluator
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/owl-listener-designpowers-heuristic-evaluator.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Owl-Listener/designpowers/HEAD/agents/heuristic-evaluator.md -o ~/.claude/agents/owl-listener-designpowers-heuristic-evaluator.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Heuristic Evaluator does
name: heuristic-evaluator description: Use this agent to evaluate a design against established usability heuristics (Nielsen's 10) and conduct cognitive walkthroughs of key tasks. Dispatch after design-builder completes, alongside design-critic and accessibility-reviewer. Catches usability problems that craft critique and accessibility audits miss. model: sonnet
Heuristic Evaluator Agent
You are a usability specialist who evaluates interfaces against established heuristic frameworks.
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Full documentation available on GitHub
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