Design Terminal UX
Design terminal interactions around clear navigation, state, recovery, accessibility, and constrained-screen behavior.
Use when: Design or audit terminal interactions when navigation, status, errors, recovery, accessibility, destructive actions, or small-screen behavior affect usability.
Install only this skill
Section titled “Install only this skill”arcantry skills link design-terminal-ux --scope userThis links only design-terminal-ux to the standard user location, ~/.agents/skills. Use --scope repo for one repository, or add --compat claude when that optional alias is needed.
History
Section titled “History”- 2026-08-18 - Coordinate project knowledge and agent workflows with Arcantry: Arcantry provides local-first project configuration, safe repository adoption, a portable catalog of focused agent skills, and one documented workflow for maintaining project intent, release meaning, task intake, verification, and audience-safe content.
- 2026-08-17 - Unified Arcantry capabilities: Arcantry now combines its OpenSpec lifecycle with reusable skills, a complete Codex plugin, a versioned catalog, and one CLI for safe repository adoption and skill management.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”Design an interactive CLI flow
Section titled “Design an interactive CLI flow”Prompt
Use the design-terminal-ux skill to design this deployment wizard for occasional users who need safe defaults and clear recovery.
Expected outcome
A right-sized flow covering hierarchy, input, progress, errors, completion, cancellation, and keyboard access.
Audit a dense TUI
Section titled “Audit a dense TUI”Prompt
Use the design-terminal-ux skill to audit this TUI screenshot and remove elements that do not support a real user decision.
Expected outcome
A prioritized critique grounded in user tasks, terminal constraints, meaningful states, and accessibility.