Automated summary
Analyzes open or closed card sorting results to propose an information architecture and navigation structure.
Strengths
- Lays out a complete seven-step process, from confirming methodology to suggesting next steps
- Requires a similarity matrix so grouping frequency is evidenced rather than assumed
- Explicitly flags ambiguous cards that participants categorized inconsistently
- Ties findings to concrete follow-ups: tree testing, further research, or design iterations
Limitations
- Output quality depends entirely on how clean and well-formatted the supplied sort data is
- Does not specify statistical methods or thresholds for judging similarity or ambiguity
- Assumes the study already happened; it offers no help designing or running the card sort
Use it after a card sort is complete, to turn raw groupings into concrete navigation and category recommendations.
Avoid it when you need to plan or recruit for a card sort study, or when you have no participant data to analyze.
Security analysis
SafeThis skill is a UX analysis instruction file with no declared tools and no executable commands. It only asks the agent to read user-provided card sort data and produce analytical recommendations, so there is no meaningful execution, exfiltration, or destructive risk.
No concerns found
How this analysis is madeExamples
Here are the raw results of our open card sort with 24 participants (CSV attached). Please analyze the groupings and recommend a navigation structure for our e-commerce site.We ran a closed card sort against our proposed 6 top-level categories. Analyze how well participants' placements matched our intended structure and flag the cards that didn't fit.Read card-sort-results.xlsx and list the items that were sorted inconsistently across participants, with suggestions on whether to rename, merge, or relocate them.name: card-sort-analysis description: Analyze card sorting results to inform information architecture and navigation structure. Use after conducting open or closed card sort studies.
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
- Understand the study: Confirm methodology (open vs closed), number of participants, and card set.
- Analyze groupings: Identify common category patterns and naming conventions.
- Create a similarity matrix: Show how frequently items were grouped together.
- Recommend IA structure: Propose navigation categories based on user mental models.
- Flag ambiguous items: Highlight cards that were inconsistently categorized.
- Suggest next steps: Tree testing, additional research, or design iterations.
- Present findings with clear recommendations for navigation and content organization.
From the file to a first result
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1. Download the file
Download SKILL.mdFrom the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.
Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.
mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/download' --output '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/SKILL.md'2. Check prerequisites
Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.
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3. Load the skill
After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.
Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/card-sort-analysis' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe' '.claude/skills/card-sort-analysis'Cursor
test -f '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.cursor/skills' && test ! -e '.cursor/skills/card-sort-analysis' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe' '.cursor/skills/card-sort-analysis'Codex
test -f '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.agents/skills' && test ! -e '.agents/skills/card-sort-analysis' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe' '.agents/skills/card-sort-analysis'OpenSkills
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Official OpenSkills installationopenskills install './.skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe'openskills read 'card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe'Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.
For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.
openskills syncManual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.
4. Try a first task
Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:
Read .skill-downloads/card-sort-analysis-ms47vppe/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.
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