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

Install it, pinned

mdr add nicepkg/ai-workflow/user-research@v2.0.0

Pins v2.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade: A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind: SKILL.md skill
Repository: nicepkg/ai-workflow
Path: workflows/product-manager-workflow/.claude/skills/user-research/SKILL.md
Versions recorded: 1
Latest version: v2.0.0, committed Jan 18, 2026
Size: 4,012 bytes
Repository stars: 288
License: MIT

User research methods, customer insight gathering, and problem validation for product discovery.

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 Skill

Conduct effective user research to understand customer needs, behaviors, and pain points. Master interview techniques and insight synthesis.

## Research Methods

### Method Selection Guide

| Method | When | Sample | Duration |
|--------|------|--------|----------|
| Interviews | Deep understanding | 15-25 | 45-60 min |
| Surveys | Quantitative validation | 100+ | 5-10 min |
| Usability | UX issues | 5-8 | 30-60 min |
| Observation | Real behavior | 3-5 | 2-4 hours |
| Analytics | Scale patterns | All users | Ongoing |

## Qualitative Research

### Interview Structure

```
OPENING (5 min):
- Intro & rapport
- Permission to record
- Context setting

CONTEXT (10 min):
- Role and responsibilities
- Day-to-day workflow
- Tools used

DEEP DIVE (20 min):
- "Walk me through [process]..."
- "Tell me about last time [problem]..."
- "What frustrates you most?"

IMPACT (10 min):
- "What happens when [problem]?"
- "How much time/money does it cost?"

FUTURE (10 min):
- "What would ideal look like?"
- "What would you pay for [solution]?"

CLOSING (5 min):
- "Anything else?"
- "Can I follow up?"
```

### Interview Best Practices

- Listen 70%, talk 30%
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint

mdr add nicepkg/ai-workflow/user-research@sha256:bba8c128cf42c9d6

The line at the top of this page pins the label v2.0.0, 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.

Badge

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Versions

The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jan 18, 2026.

version	committed	commit	size	audit
v2.0.0 latest	2026-01-18	be84779	4,012 B	A	view

Audit of the latest version

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Source

GitHub

nicepkg/ai-workflow · 288 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-01-20 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ladeghmqyql4lekg
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=nicepkg/ai-workflow/user-research
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/bba8c128cf42c9d6804a46f5d6ef0d6048f38122a1904450beb043a0f440f4ef

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