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name: design-research
description: Retrieve and analyze real visual references for a design decision. Triggers on "design references", "设计参考".
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# Design Research

## When to use

- Retrieve and analyze real visual references for a design decision.

**Not for:** research for technical comparisons; imagegen for generated references.

## Steps

1. Define audience, category and the specific interface or brand question.

2. Search accessible product pages and public galleries; verify availability and report blocked sources.

3. Inspect visuals where available; separate visual observation from text-only descriptions and record source evidence.

4. Curate a purposeful set with what to borrow, avoid and why; do not enforce gallery quotas.

**Output:** Suggested paths, subject to [human audit](../../../references/human-audit.md): `docs/design/references.md` when a durable board is needed.

## Verify

- Sources and actual visual access are traceable; selection serves a concrete decision.

## References

- [engineering-principles.md](../../../references/engineering-principles.md) — shared decision boundaries, scope and verification.
- [design-principles.md](../../../references/design-principles.md) — design discipline (CRAP, hierarchy before decoration, consistency from systems)
- [human-audit.md](../../../references/human-audit.md) — document consent, readability and human review.
- [references/sources.md](references/sources.md) — 5 free public sources (coverage, category URL patterns, WebFetch feasibility) + routing matrix + capability boundary (iOS per-screen, markdown-not-pixels)
- [references/query-patterns.md](references/query-patterns.md) — brief → category URL path + search term, with per-goal example queries (fintech landing, SaaS hero, onboarding flow, error/empty states)
- [references/analysis-framework.md](references/analysis-framework.md) — extraction axes (layout/grid/spacing/type/density/accent, text-descriptive) + 8 analysis lenses + 3 output frameworks (Reference Board / Competitive Comparison / Decision Log)