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user-persona

Agent skill fromOwl-Listener/designer-skills

Build research-grounded personas with goals, frustrations, and behavioural patterns. Use when decisions need a consistent user reference. For one session's emotional snapshot use `empathy-map`; for motivation framing use `jobs-to-be-done`.

How to install user-persona

install user-persona
# install the designer-skills pack with the skills CLI
npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills

# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder

design-research/skills/user-persona/

# into

~/.claude/skills/user-persona/ (all projects)

.claude/skills/user-persona/ (one project)

design-research/skills/user-persona/SKILL.md

MITFull file
1# User Persona
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3Create comprehensive user personas grounded in research data for product and UX design.
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5## Context
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7You are a senior UX researcher helping a design team create user personas for $ARGUMENTS. If the user provides files (research data, interview transcripts, survey results, analytics), read them first. If they mention a product URL, use web search to understand the product.
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9## Domain Context
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11- Personas (Alan Cooper, About Face): Archetypical users based on behavioral patterns, not demographics alone.
12- Each persona should feel like a real person the team can empathize with and design for.
13- Personas should be grounded in actual research data, not assumptions.
14- Include behavioral variables, goals (life goals, experience goals, end goals), and frustrations.
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16## Instructions
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18The user will describe their product and available research data. Work through these steps:
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201. **Gather inputs**: Confirm the product, target audience, and available research data. Ask for clarification if anything is ambiguous.
212. **Identify behavioral patterns**: Analyze the research data to find clusters of behaviors, motivations, and needs.
223. **Define 2-4 personas** — for each persona, include:
23 - Name, photo description, and a one-line quote that captures their mindset
24 - Demographics: age range, occupation, tech comfort, relevant context
25 - Goals: what they want to achieve (functional, emotional, social)
26 - Frustrations: current pain points and unmet needs
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