Does this skill help with security compliance?

Yes, it includes specific guidelines on which error details to hide from users—such as database constraints or login specifics—to prevent information leakage.

How does this skill help reduce support tickets?

By providing clear 'next steps' in error messages, users can often resolve issues themselves (like checking their connection) rather than contacting support.

What are the common anti-patterns this skill flags?

It flags 'Blame Language' (e.g., 'You entered...'), 'Dead Ends' where the user doesn't know what to do next, and excessive technical jargon or stack traces.

Is it compatible with internationalization (i18n)?

Yes, the skill encourages the use of i18n keys and interpolation instead of hardcoded strings to support multi-language applications.

Can I use this for backend API development?

Absolutely. It provides patterns for returning structured error responses that separate technical codes from the human-readable messages displayed on the frontend.

Error UX Therapist

Name: Error UX Therapist
Author: jimmc414

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Design Tools

Optimizes application error messages using proven UX patterns and recovery-focused frameworks to improve user satisfaction.

The Error UX skill serves as an expert consultant for improving the user experience of error handling within your codebase. By applying a specialized three-part framework—Symptom, Cause, and Resolution—it helps developers transform cryptic technical jargon into actionable, human-readable guidance. The skill identifies common anti-patterns such as blame language, technical dumps, and 'dead-end' messages, while providing standardized templates for validation, authentication, and network failures. It ensures that your application communicates effectively during failures, helping users recover quickly while maintaining security best practices and internationalization standards.

Key Features

01Audits codebase for anti-patterns like blame language, all-caps, and technical stack traces.

02Integrates with i18n workflows to ensure error messages are localized and maintainable.

03Implements a Symptom-Cause-Resolution framework for actionable error messaging.

04Provides security-conscious patterns for sensitive authentication and authorization errors.

05Translates technical 'System Speak' (like ETIMEDOUT) into user-friendly language.

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Use Cases

01Auditing an existing project to replace cryptic error codes with helpful recovery instructions.

02Drafting high-quality validation messages for new forms or API endpoints during development.

03Refactoring backend exception handling to separate technical logging from user-facing notifications.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jimmc414/claude-code-plugin-marketplace error-ux

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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