| name | information-architecture-and-navigation |
| description | Reference-grade information architecture and navigation: organization/labeling/navigation/
search systems, taxonomy depth-vs-breadth, every nav pattern per device, wayfinding, findability.
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| triggers | ["information architecture","navigation design","site map structure","card sorting analysis","tree testing","findability audit"] |
| das | {"type":"skill","category":"interaction-polish","upstream":"https://github.com/jpoindexter/design-and-ai-skills","upstream_path":"design-system-skills/information-architecture-and-navigation/SKILL.md","version":"latest"} |
information-architecture-and-navigation
Catalogue stub — full skill: jpoindexter/design-and-ai-skills
Decision tree
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Is the full skill already installed?
- Global:
grep -q "^das:" ~/.agents/skills/information-architecture-and-navigation/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
- Project:
grep -q "^das:" .agents/skills/information-architecture-and-navigation/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
- No
das: block → full skill installed, invoke and proceed
das: block present → go to step 2
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Detect scope, then install:
[ -e ~/.agents/skills/information-architecture-and-navigation ] && echo "global" || echo "project"
Global:
npx skills add jpoindexter/design-and-ai-skills --skill information-architecture-and-navigation -g -y
Project:
npx skills add jpoindexter/design-and-ai-skills --skill information-architecture-and-navigation -y
Claude Code: send either command as a chat message starting with ! to run it without leaving the conversation.
What it does
A 23.8KB IA reference built on Rosenfeld/Morville/Arango (the "polar bear book") four-systems model — organization, labeling, navigation, search — with exact-vs-ambiguous schemes, depth/breadth + faceted classification, per-device navigation patterns, wayfinding mechanics, URLs-as-IA, and the research methods (card sort, tree test, first-click) that prove findability. A strict superset of Owl’s IA skill.
When NOT to use
- Visual nav-bar styling only → a component/design-system concern
- Search interaction details → pair with
search-ux
