$npx -y skills add Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill assess-loadAssess cognitive load across a complete multi-step process and produce a load map. Chains: cognitive-load-assessment, memory-load-reduction, wayfinding-navigation. Use when evaluating a checkout flow, onboarding sequence, application process, or any multi-step journey.
| 1 | # Assess Load |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Map the cognitive load across a complete multi-step process and identify |
| 4 | where users are most likely to struggle, give up, or make errors. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | ## Process |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ### Step 1: Map the Journey |
| 9 | List every step in the process from start to completion. |
| 10 | For each step, note: what the user sees, what they must do, and |
| 11 | what they must decide. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | ### Step 2: Rate Each Step |
| 14 | Using **cognitive-load-assessment**, evaluate each step across all |
| 15 | six dimensions (decisions, memory, concepts, steps, reading, visual). |
| 16 | Record the rating for each. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | ### Step 3: Identify Load Spikes |
| 19 | Plot the load across the journey. Identify: |
| 20 | - Steps where load suddenly increases (load spikes) |
| 21 | - Consecutive steps with medium-or-higher load (sustained load) |
| 22 | - Points where users must remember information from earlier steps |
| 23 | (memory bridges) |
| 24 | |
| 25 | ### Step 4: Check Navigation and Memory |
| 26 | Using **wayfinding-navigation** and **memory-load-reduction**, verify: |
| 27 | - Can users always get back to a previous step? |
| 28 | - Is progress saved automatically? |
| 29 | - Is key context carried forward between steps? |
| 30 | - Can users see where they are in the overall process? |
| 31 | |
| 32 | ### Step 5: Recommendations |
| 33 | For each load spike or sustained load zone, recommend specific |
| 34 | design changes to bring the load rating down. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | ## Output |
| 37 | |
| 38 | Deliver a cognitive load map: a step-by-step table showing the load |
| 39 | rating at each point in the journey, annotated with: |
| 40 | - Load spikes flagged in red |
| 41 | - Memory bridges highlighted |
| 42 | - Specific reduction recommendations for each issue |
| 43 | - An overall cognitive load score for the process |