Interaction Design Skill for Claude

Creates intuitive user experiences through feedback patterns, microinteractions, and accessible interaction design. Use when designing loading states, error handling UX, animation guidelines, or touch interactions.

633 tokens

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202

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills --skill interaction-design

The instruction itself

8 sections, as written by the author

Interaction Design

Create intuitive user experiences through thoughtful feedback and interaction patterns.

Interaction Patterns

| Pattern | Duration | Use Case |

|---------|----------|----------|

| Microinteraction | 100-200ms | Button press, toggle |

| Transition | 200-400ms | Page change, modal |

| Entrance | 300-500ms | List items appearing |

Loading States

/* Skeleton loader */
.skeleton {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f0f0f0 25%, #e0e0e0 50%, #f0f0f0 75%);
  background-size: 200% 100%;
  animation: shimmer 1.5s infinite;
}

@keyframes shimmer {
  0% { background-position: 200% 0; }
  100% { background-position: -200% 0; }
}

function LoadingState({ isLoading, children }) {
  if (isLoading) {
    return <div className="skeleton" style={{ height: 200 }} />;
  }
  return children;
}

Error States

function ErrorState({ error, onRetry }) {
  return (
    <div className="error-container" role="alert">
      <Icon name="warning" />
      <h3>Something went wrong</h3>
      <p>{error.message}</p>
      <button onClick={onRetry}>Try Again</button>
    </div>
  );
}

Empty States

function EmptyState({ title, description, action }) {
  return (
    <div className="empty-state">
      <Illustration name="empty-inbox" />
      <h3>{title}</h3>
      <p>{description}</p>
      {action && <button onClick={action.onClick}>{action.label}</button>}
    </div>
  );
}

Accessibility

// Announce state changes to screen readers
function StatusAnnouncer({ message }) {
  return (
    <div aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true" className="sr-only">
      {message}
    </div>
  );
}

// Respect motion preferences
const prefersReducedMotion = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches;

Animation Guidelines

Keep animations under 500ms (longer feels sluggish)
Use ease-out for entering, ease-in for exiting
Respect prefers-reduced-motion
Ensure focus indicators are always visible
Test with keyboard navigation

Best Practices

Provide immediate feedback for all actions
Show loading states for waits >0.5s
Include clear error messages with recovery options
Design meaningful empty states
Support keyboard navigation

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How to use it

Copy the folder

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