Design Exploration

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Design Exploration skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Design Exploration is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Product · Sub-category: product-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

新功能设计探索流程。当用户有模糊想法要做新功能/新模块时使用。通过"需求收敛 → 技术调研 → ASCII 批量探索 → HTML 设计稿 → 全状态覆盖 → 需求总结"的结构化流程，从模糊想法产出可交付的设计参考文档，作为 PRD 阶段的输入。

From the source SKILL.md

用户有一个模糊的想法，想做一个新功能或新模块，但还没想清楚具体要什么。通过结构化的探索流程，帮助用户从模糊想法收敛到明确的设计方案，并产出完整的设计参考文档。

What this skill does

Design Exploration is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the product-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/design-exploration/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Design Exploration Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/design-exploration
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/design-exploration/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/design-exploration/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/design-exploration/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/design-exploration/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\design-exploration\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Design Exploration Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/design-exploration/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Design Exploration skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Design Exploration skill?

Use Design Exploration when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the product misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Design Exploration" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Design Exploration skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Design Exploration is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Design Exploration [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/design-exploration/

BibTeX

@misc{design-exploration-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Design Exploration [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/design-exploration/}
}

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