A mandatory self-review checkpoint for AI agents to validate UI/UX quality and functional completeness before delivering frontend work.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install ux-qa-gate
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install ux-qa-gate using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is UX QA Gate?
The UX QA Gate is a critical quality assurance protocol designed for AI coding agents to ensure that every user-facing feature meets high usability standards. It acts as a final filter that prevents broken links, missing states, or poor accessibility from reaching the end-user. By integrating this skill, developers can automate a rigorous inspection of components and layouts against established industry standards.
This tool leverages the power of Openclaw Skills to transform AI agents from simple code generators into quality-conscious engineers. It systematically evaluates every interaction, from button handlers to responsive breakpoints, ensuring that the final output is not just functional but polished and user-friendly.
UX QA Gate Use Cases
- Validating a new React or Vue component immediately after construction.
- Performing a final usability sweep before submitting a Pull Request.
- Checking for missing empty or loading states in data-heavy dashboard features.
- Ensuring mobile responsiveness and touch-target compliance for web applications.
- Running a heuristic evaluation based on Nielsen Norman principles during the development lifecycle.
How UX QA Gate Works
- The agent triggers the gate automatically upon finishing a UI build or modification task.
- It performs a functional completeness check to ensure all buttons, links, and forms operate as intended.
- The agent loads the heuristic checklist to evaluate the work against 10 core usability principles.
- A state sweep is conducted to verify that empty, loading, error, and success states are correctly handled.
- Interaction tests are executed, checking for keyboard navigation and responsive design across viewports.
- Issues are classified by severity (Blocker, Major, Minor, Enhancement), and the agent fixes critical issues before final delivery.
UX QA Gate Setup
To integrate this quality gate into your workflow, ensure the skill is registered within your agent environment. You may need to provide the reference checklist for full heuristic support.
# Install the skill into your project
openclaw install ux-qa-gate
# Ensure the heuristics reference is available
mkdir -p references
cp path/to/heuristics-checklist.md references/
UX QA Gate Data Schema & Taxonomy
The UX QA Gate uses a structured classification system to manage findings and report status. It organizes data according to the following taxonomy:
| Data Point | Description |
|---|---|
| Status Codes | ✅ Pass, 🔧 Fixes Applied, ⚠️ Minor Issues Noted |
| Severity | Blocker, Major, Minor, Enhancement |
| States Checked | Empty, Loading, Error, Success, Partial, Overflow, Auth |
| Checklists | Nielsen Norman 10 Heuristics (stored in references/) |
UX QA Gate Advanced Features
- Automated severity classification to prioritize critical bug fixes without human intervention.
- Multi-state validation sweep that forces agents to consider edge cases like data overflows and authentication redirects.
- Seamless integration with Openclaw Skills workflows to act as a mandatory deployment hook.
- Support for custom heuristic checklists tailored to specific design systems or accessibility requirements.
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