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user-research from yonatangross/orchestkit is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add yonatangross/orchestkit/user-research@v1.0.0

Pins v1.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
yonatangross/orchestkit
Path
plugins/ork/skills/user-research/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
9
Latest version
v1.0.0, committed Oct 7, 2026
First version recorded
Jun 10, 2026
Size
6,258 bytes
Repository stars
299
License
MIT

User personas, customer journey maps, interview guides, usability testing, and card sorting. Use when building user understanding, mapping customer experiences, planning user research sessions, or defining Jobs-to-Be-Done.

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# User Research

Frameworks for building deep user understanding through structured research methods. Covers personas, journey mapping, interviews, usability testing, and Jobs-to-be-Done.

## Research Method Selection

Choose the right method for your question:

| Method | When to Use | Sample Size | Time | Output |
|--------|-------------|-------------|------|--------|
| User Interviews | Early discovery, deep understanding | 5-8 | 2-3 weeks | Qualitative insights |
| Usability Testing | Validate designs, find issues | 5-10 | 1-2 weeks | Actionable fixes |
| Surveys | Quantify attitudes, preferences | 100+ | 1-2 weeks | Statistical data |
| Card Sorting | Information architecture | 15-30 | 1 week | IA recommendations |
| A/B Testing | Compare alternatives | 1000+ | 2-4 weeks | Statistical winner |

**Rule of thumb:** Start with interviews (5-8 participants) to discover unknowns. Switch to surveys once you have hypotheses to validate.

## Persona Quick Reference

Personas are fictional composites built from research synthesis. Keep to 3-5 max.

```markdown
## Persona: [Name]

### Demographics
- Age: [Range]
- Role: [Job title]
- Company: [Type/size]
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add yonatangross/orchestkit/user-research@sha256:3cb39cfcb9fb7342

The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

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Source

GitHub

yonatangross/orchestkit · 299 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-04 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_bpgnk4mbyj5y46sg
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=yonatangross/orchestkit/user-research
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/3cb39cfcb9fb7342eafe924582463c6806a6b07d11291324b68c7bfb4cd3b3e1

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