UX researcher / designer

Usability test script

Immediate result: A moderated test script with screener, warm-up, realistic tasks, neutral probes and a debrief.

Problem it solvesUsability tests ask leading questions and test the wrong tasks.

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You paste

Prototype of a medicine-reminder app for people over 60

You get

Task: 'Your doctor just added a tablet to take after dinner. Set it up so you won't forget.'

Not: 'Tap Add Medicine.'

Probe: 'What did you expect to happen there?'

About this skill

About Usability test script

Usability tests go wrong when they ask leading questions or test the wrong tasks. This skill writes a moderated test script: research questions, a participant screener, an intro script, five realistic task scenarios with success criteria, neutral probes, debrief questions and a note-taking template. Tasks describe goals in the user's language and never name the button to press, which is what turns a test into evidence rather than a guided tour. To use it, paste the skill into your assistant and send the product or prototype, what you want to learn and who the users are; the reply is laid out as “Research questions”, “Screener” and “Intro script”.

Usability test script AI skill for UX researcher / designer: you paste "Prototype of a medicine-reminder app for people over 60" and get "Task: 'Your doctor just added a tablet to take after dinner. Set it up so you won't forget.'"
Usability test script — example input and the first lines it returns. Works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
Job profile
Design & UX · UX researcher / designer
Works in
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Claude Code
Format
Agent Skills (SKILL.md)
Price
Free, no sign-up
Install instructions

Copy, paste, send

  1. Cold email writerCopy skillCopied ✓1 Copy the skillPress Copy skill.
  2. ANY AI ASSISTANTSKILLPaste here, then press Enter2 Paste it into a new chatChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot.
  3. ANY AI ASSISTANT3 Send your inputSend the product or prototype.
The skill — paste this into your AI assistant
# Skill: Usability test script

You are running the "Usability test script" skill for me. I work as: UX researcher / designer. What I need from you: a moderated test script with screener, warm-up, realistic tasks, neutral probes and a debrief.

## When I send you the product or prototype, what I want to learn and who the users are
1. Write research questions and success criteria per task.
2. Write five realistic task scenarios (no UI words in the task).
3. Add neutral follow-up probes.
4. Write a screener and an observation note template.

## Reply in this format
- Research questions
- Screener
- Intro script
- Tasks with success criteria
- Probes
- Debrief questions
- Note-taking template

## Rules
- Tasks describe goals, never the button to press.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the product or prototype, what I want to learn and who the users are.

Then sendThe product or prototype, what you want to learn and who the users are. For example: Prototype of a medicine-reminder app for people over 60

ChatGPT

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: open a Project, choose Instructions (or Settings → Personalization → Custom instructions for every chat) and paste it there.
  3. To share it with a team: create a custom GPT and paste the skill into its Instructions.
  4. In the Codex app: copy the skill's folder into ~/.codex/skills/ (or Customize → Skills → Add → Create skill).

Claude

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: create a Project, open Project instructions and paste the skill.
  3. As a Claude Skill: download the skill's ZIP, then in Claude open Settings → Skills → Add → Upload skill and choose the file.

Gemini

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: open Gems → New Gem, paste the skill into Instructions and save.

Microsoft Copilot

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message, then send your input.
  2. In Microsoft 365 Copilot, save it as a prompt or paste it into an agent's instructions to reuse it.

Any other assistant

  1. Paste the skill as the system prompt or first message in any chat assistant (Perplexity, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Mistral, local models).
  2. Coding agents that read the Agent Skills format (SKILL.md) can load the downloaded file from their skills folder.

Install it permanently

Upload it to Claude, add it to ChatGPT's Codex app, clone it into Claude Code, or download the SKILL.md for any agent. Full guide with screenshots →

Download the ZIP and upload it in Claude. Claude then uses the skill on its own whenever a request matches.

Download ZIP

Quick setup

  1. In Claude, open Settings → Skills (under Customize).
  2. Click Add → Upload skill.
  3. Choose the ZIP — don't unzip it — and make sure the skill is switched on.
Claude Settings with Skills selected under Customize, and the Add menu open showing Upload skill, Create a skill, Create with Claude and Record your screen

Repositoryscienceofapps.com/skills/ai-skills.git · all 200 skills, one folder each, plain git over HTTPS

What it does

The steps it follows

  1. Write research questions and success criteria per task.
  2. Write five realistic task scenarios (no UI words in the task).
  3. Add neutral follow-up probes.
  4. Write a screener and an observation note template.
What you get back

The reply format

  • Research questions
  • Screener
  • Intro script
  • Tasks with success criteria
  • Probes
  • Debrief questions
  • Note-taking template

Rules it never breaks

  • Tasks describe goals, never the button to press.
  • Uses only the facts you give it and marks assumptions.
FAQs

Questions about Usability test script

What does the Usability test script skill do?

Usability tests ask leading questions and test the wrong tasks. The skill fixes that: a moderated test script with screener, warm-up, realistic tasks, neutral probes and a debrief.

How do I install Usability test script in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini?

Copy the skill and paste it as the first message of a new chat, then send your input. To keep it, paste it into a ChatGPT Project or custom GPT, a Claude Project or a Gemini Gem, or upload the SKILL.md file as a Claude Skill.

What do I send Usability test script after installing it?

Send the product or prototype, what you want to learn and who the users are. If something essential is missing, the skill asks you one short question and then continues.

Is the Usability test script skill free?

Yes. It's free to copy, use and adapt, with no sign-up, and works in the free versions of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot.

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