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Output Visual Quality
Use this checklist before approving a generated skill that produces reports, tutorials, HTML pages, screenshots, Markdown deliverables, or slide-like artifacts.
Common Visual Failures
- generic headings such as Overview, Key Points, Summary, or Next Steps when the user's domain needs sharper section names
- large citation or footnote clusters that break sentence flow
- Markdown tables with paragraph-length cells or weak hierarchy
- screenshots captured from the wrong state, viewport, crop, or missing asset
- HTML reports that look like raw JSON converted into cards
- repeated cards with identical weight, making the page hard to scan
- decorative gradients, shadows, or glass effects that do not serve the content
- mobile layouts that collapse into long undifferentiated blocks
Design Quality Gates
P0 Must Fix
- no absolute
/Users/...paths in final HTML - no placeholder titles, labels, screenshots, or source notes
- no invented screenshots, charts, citations, or visual evidence
- no table with paragraph-length cells when bullets or cards would scan better
- no fixed design palette copied from another skill without content justification
P1 Should Fix
- title and section headings use domain nouns and the target outcome
- each report has one clear first-screen explanation of what it is for
- visual hierarchy separates decisions, evidence, risks, and next actions
- dense content is split across sections instead of squeezed into one block
- reviewer-only detail is present but not pushed into the user's main reading flow
P2 Polish
- typography roles are consistent
- whitespace rhythm supports reading speed
- cards, tables, and callouts are used for different semantic jobs
- source notes are grouped where they preserve flow
- mobile, print, and static-file viewing are considered when relevant
Self-Repair Pass
Before handoff, scan the generated artifact for:
- heading specificity
- table readability
- citation density
- screenshot truthfulness
- local path leakage
- placeholder remnants
- mobile scanability
- reviewer-visible evidence