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Skills distill
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distill
Content revision r1 Safe
Simplify Interface Designs
Complex interfaces slow decisions and hide the main user goal. This skill guides Claude, Codex, and Claude Code to remove clutter, clarify hierarchy, and preserve needed functionality.
Supports: Claude Codex Code(CC)
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Test it
Using "distill". A dashboard has six primary buttons, repeated status text, nested cards, and three sidebar panels.
Expected outcome:
Primary goal: review account health. Keep one main action, merge repeated status copy, flatten nested cards, and move side panels behind clear entry points.
Using "distill". A checkout flow asks for account creation, promo codes, shipping details, gift options, and surveys on one page.
Expected outcome:
Essential path: complete purchase. Defer surveys, collapse optional gift details, keep promo codes secondary, and show account creation after payment.
Using "distill". A settings page uses many colors, mixed typography, repeated explanations, and separate buttons for similar actions.
Expected outcome:
Simplification plan: standardize type, reduce accent colors, remove repeated copy, group related settings, and expose one primary save action.
Security Audit
Safev4 • 7/6/2026 Open versioned report
The only static finding is a false positive. SKILL.md line 61 tells the model to remove duplicated design copy. It does not request system, environment, host, network, or filesystem reconnaissance.
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No confirmed security findings were detected by the latest completed static and semantic audit. This does not prove the skill has no side effects.
Audited by: codex View Audit History →
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date-released: "2026-07-06"
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Skillstore Score
Why this score Evidence Confidence: High 55
Architecture
85
Maintainability
87
Content
69
Community
91
Spec Compliance
What You Can Build
Refine Busy Product Screens
Find redundant UI elements and reduce competing actions while keeping the main task clear.
Reduce UI Implementation Complexity
Simplify nested layouts, repeated components, and unnecessary variants before building or refactoring.
Clarify Feature Scope
Separate essential user value from optional ideas before a design review or sprint plan.
Try These Prompts
Simplify a Screen
Use distill on the current screen. Identify the primary user goal, list unnecessary elements, and suggest the smallest useful simplification plan.
Reduce Interaction Choices
Use distill for the target feature. Compare all actions and options, then recommend what to keep, combine, hide, or remove.
Refactor a Complex Flow
Use distill on the target workflow. Map the essential path, remove unnecessary steps, preserve accessibility, and document tradeoffs.
Audit Design and Code Complexity
Use distill to review the target across layout, content, visual hierarchy, and component structure. Produce prioritized changes and verification checks.
Best Practices
- Start by naming one primary user goal before removing anything.
- Preserve accessibility, required information, and recovery paths during simplification.
- Document removed complexity so product teams can review tradeoffs later.
Avoid
- Do not remove features only to make the screen look minimal.
- Do not hide essential decisions behind unclear controls or unlabeled icons.
- Do not simplify complex domains without understanding user risk and compliance needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill help simplify?
It helps simplify interface structure, visual hierarchy, interaction choices, content, and component complexity.
Can it remove product features automatically?
No. It recommends simplification choices and asks for context when feature value is unclear.
Does it support accessibility?
Yes. The instructions warn against sacrificing labels, ARIA, required information, or clear hierarchy.
When should I use it?
Use it before design review, UI refactoring, scope reduction, or cleanup of a crowded workflow.
Does it work with codebases?
Yes. It can guide removal of unused code, deep component nesting, and excessive variants.
What context improves results?
Provide the target user, primary goal, constraints, screenshots, current UI, and any must-keep requirements.
Developer Details
Author
pbakausLicense
MIT
Skillstore revision
r1
Version notice
The author did not declare a version.
Ref
e397ce5a135369cd6def89cb6400d013e2f68f2f
Maintenance freshness
7/18/2026
Usage
7 downloads · 164 views
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