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Card Sort Analysis skill

Analyse open or closed card sort results into a proposed grouping and label set. Use after running a sort study. For turning that evidence into a full structure, use `information-architecture` (ux-strategy).

$npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill card-sort-analysis
View this skill on GitHubOwl-Listener/designer-skills/design-research/skills/card-sort-analysis/SKILL.md
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Owl-Listener

Card Sort Analysis

Install Card Sort Analysis

Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.

$npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill card-sort-analysis

The open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.

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Install it

Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.

02

Ask naturally

Describe the task. Your agent loads card-sort-analysis when the request matches its description.

03

Name it if needed

If it does not trigger, say “use the card-sort-analysis skill”. In Codex, type $card-sort-analysis.

The skill itself

SKILL.md

FolderGitHub

Card Sort Analysis

Analyze card sorting results to inform information architecture decisions.

Context

You are a UX researcher analyzing card sort data for $ARGUMENTS. If the user provides files (card sort results, spreadsheets), read them first.

Instructions

  1. Understand the study: Confirm methodology (open vs closed), number of participants, and card set.
  2. Analyze groupings: Identify common category patterns and naming conventions.
  3. Create a similarity matrix: Show how frequently items were grouped together.
  4. Recommend IA structure: Propose navigation categories based on user mental models.
  5. Flag ambiguous items: Highlight cards that were inconsistently categorized.
  6. Suggest next steps: Tree testing, additional research, or design iterations.
  7. Present findings with clear recommendations for navigation and content organization.

Tips for Card Sort Analysis

  • • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
  • • It is part of a pack with 30 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
  • • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.

Questions about Card Sort Analysis

What does the Card Sort Analysis skill do?

Analyse open or closed card sort results into a proposed grouping and label set. Use after running a sort study. For turning that evidence into a full structure, use `information-architecture` (ux-strategy).

How do I install Card Sort Analysis?

Run "npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill card-sort-analysis" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.

Does Card Sort Analysis work in Cursor and Codex?

Yes. Card Sort Analysis uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.

Is Card Sort Analysis free?

Card Sort Analysis is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.

Who made Card Sort Analysis?

Card Sort Analysis is published by Owl-Listener in the Owl-Listener/designer-skills repository, together with 29 other skills.

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