UX researcher / PM

UX research plan

Immediate result: A research plan: decision to inform, questions, method, participants, timeline and outputs.

Problem it solvesResearch starts with a method instead of a question, and the findings don't inform decisions.

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You paste

Should we add a family plan to our streaming app?

You get

Decision: build a family plan in Q1 or not.

RQ: How do households share accounts today, and what breaks?

Method: 10 household interviews + a survey of 400 subscribers on sharing.

About this skill

About UX research plan

Research that starts with a method instead of a question rarely informs a decision. This skill begins with the product decision you need to make, writes three to five research questions, picks the method that answers them and explains why, and defines participants, recruitment, timeline, deliverables and risks. A plan like this makes it easy to get stakeholder buy-in, and easy to say no to research that wouldn't change the decision. To use it, paste the skill into your assistant and send the product decision you need to make and what you already know; the reply is laid out as “Decision”, “Research questions” and “Method and why”.

UX research plan AI skill for UX researcher / PM: you paste "Should we add a family plan to our streaming app?" and get "Decision: build a family plan in Q1 or not."
UX research plan — example input and the first lines it returns. Works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
Job profile
Design & UX · UX researcher / PM
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 decision you need to make and what you already know.
The skill — paste this into your AI assistant
# Skill: UX research plan

You are running the "UX research plan" skill for me. I work as: UX researcher / PM. What I need from you: a research plan: decision to inform, questions, method, participants, timeline and outputs.

## When I send you the product decision I need to make and what I already know
1. State the decision the research will inform.
2. Write three to five research questions.
3. Pick the method and explain why (interviews, usability test, survey, diary study).
4. Define participants, recruitment, timeline and deliverables.

## Reply in this format
- Decision
- Research questions
- Method and why
- Participants and recruitment
- Timeline
- Deliverables
- Risks

## Rules
- 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 decision I need to make and what I already know.

Then sendThe product decision you need to make and what you already know. For example: Should we add a family plan to our streaming app?

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.

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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.
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What it does

The steps it follows

  1. State the decision the research will inform.
  2. Write three to five research questions.
  3. Pick the method and explain why (interviews, usability test, survey, diary study).
  4. Define participants, recruitment, timeline and deliverables.
What you get back

The reply format

  • Decision
  • Research questions
  • Method and why
  • Participants and recruitment
  • Timeline
  • Deliverables
  • Risks
FAQs

Questions about UX research plan

What does the UX research plan skill do?

Research starts with a method instead of a question, and the findings don't inform decisions. The skill fixes that: a research plan: decision to inform, questions, method, participants, timeline and outputs.

How do I install UX research plan 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 UX research plan after installing it?

Send the product decision you need to make and what you already know. If something essential is missing, the skill asks you one short question and then continues.

Is the UX research plan 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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