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Design Psychology

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Design Psychology 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 Psychology is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Growth & Marketing category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Growth & Marketing · Sub-category: conversion · Last updated: 2026-07-31

Web UX & Conversion Psychology framework based on Self-Made Web Designer (Chris McCoy) and Ran Segall (Flux Academy). Implements 3-Brain Persona Alignment (Survival, Emotional, Rational), Mental Model Layout Familiarity, MAYA Principle pattern breaks, Cognitive Chunking (3-4 item Working Memory Rule), Luxury White Space ("Space is Wealth"), Signature Niche Positioning, and the Oliver Smithies "Wander Off" experimental directive.

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From the source SKILL.md

This skill applies fundamental behavioral psychology, cognitive science, conversion optimization, luxury positioning, and legendary designer habits to web design based on Chris McCoy's (Self-Made Web Designer) and Ran Segall's (Flux Academy) master frameworks.

What this skill does

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

Who uses this skill

The Design Psychology Claude Code skill is built for growth marketers, product-led growth teams, founders running experiments, and performance marketing teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 168,000+ 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-psychology
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/design-psychology/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/design-psychology/SKILL.md

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

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

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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 →

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Design Psychology Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Design Psychology 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 Psychology skill?

Use Design Psychology when your Claude Code task falls under the Growth & Marketing category — specifically in the conversion 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 Psychology" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/growth/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Design Psychology 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 Psychology is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Growth & Marketing category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/xenodeve/xeno-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/design/design-psychology/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: xenodeve

Cite this skill

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

APA

xenodeve. (2026). Design Psychology [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/design-psychology/

BibTeX

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

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-31 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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