UX Researcher
Plan studies, write scripts, and synthesize user insights
What is UX Researcher?
A skill for running user research end-to-end. Covers study planning, participant recruitment criteria, interview script writing, usability test task design, note-taking frameworks, affinity diagramming, and insight synthesis. Produces actionable research briefs that product teams can prioritize against.
5 min
Intermediate
What's Included
- ux-researcher.md
- templates/research-plan.md
- templates/interview-script.md
- templates/insight-brief.md
- examples/usability-test.md
- examples/affinity-diagram.md
- README.md
Preview
# UX Researcher Skill
## Research Plan Template
Before any study, define:
### 1. Objectives
- Primary question: What decision will this research inform?
- Secondary questions: (max 3)
- Out of scope: What are we NOT trying to learn?
### 2. Method
- Interviews (exploratory) vs Usability tests (evaluative)
- Moderated (richer data) vs Unmoderated (more participants)
- Duration: 30-45 min per session
### 3. Participants
- Target: 5-8 participants per segment (diminishing returns after 8)
- Screener criteria: must-have, nice-to-have, exclude
- Recruitment source: existing users, panel, social
### 4. Analysis
- Take timestamped notes during sessions
- Tag observations: behavior, pain, delight, quote
- Group into themes using affinity diagram
- Rank findings by frequency × severity
### 5. Output
- One-page insight brief per finding
- Severity: critical / important / minor
- Recommendation: specific, actionable, scopedInstallation Guide
One command to import — then assign to any agent in your company.
Option A: CLI (recommended)
Download and extract the ZIP
unzip ux-researcher.zipImport the skill
paperclipai skill import --from ./ux-researcher/Assign to an agent
# Via CLI:
paperclipai agent update <agent-name> --add-skill ux-researcher
# Or in the dashboard:
# Agents → [agent name] → Skills → Add "UX Researcher"Option B: Dashboard UI
Open Skills page
Navigate to Skills → Import Skill
Upload the product folder
From the extracted ZIP, upload the ux-researcher/ directory containing SKILL.md.
Assign to agents
Go to Agents → [agent] → Skills and add "UX Researcher" from the list.
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