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UCD Pilot

User-centred design, Discover to Deliver. Your yes at every stage.

UCD Pilot turns a brief or transcript into research themes, a problem statement, user stories, a journey, a UI plan and a working GOV.UK prototype. Every finding links back to what users said.

UCD lead, Discover to Deliver · GDS Service Standard, WCAG 2.2 AA · Available

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The problem

  • Teams jump to screens before they agree the problem.

  • Findings lose their link to what users actually said.

  • Accessibility gets checked last.

What it does

  • Builds an evidence log and themes, each tied to a quote

  • Writes a solution-free problem statement, assumption map, How Might We questions and a testable hypothesis

  • Writes user stories with Given-When-Then and accessibility criteria

  • Maps the journey and plans pages with GOV.UK Design System components

  • Builds a prototype and runs WCAG 2.2 AA checks before handover

How it works

  1. Get this on Gumroad and download the zip.

  2. Unzip it into a project folder and open it in your AI tool.

  3. Say `run the UCD pipeline on <file>`.

  4. It works one stage at a time and stops for your yes.

  1. Discover

    Evidence map: themes, each tied to what users said

  2. Define

    Problem statement, assumption map, How Might We questions, hypothesis

  3. Develop

    User stories, screen content, journey map, UI plan, design tokens

  4. Deliver

    Working GOV.UK prototype, accessibility check, handover notes

Built to a standard

GDS Service Standard and WCAG 2.2 AA.

Every claim cites its source. Nothing is written to your tools without your approval.

Who it is for

Delivery managers and product owners without a UCD lead to hand, and prototypers who want a disciplined start.

What you need

  • An AI tool that reads project instructions: Claude Code, Cursor, or a tool that reads AGENTS.md. Claude Projects and custom bots work too, with copy-and-paste outputs.

  • Your own AI subscription or API key. Nothing to host.

  • Optional

    Optional connections: Figma, Miro, Google Drive, web search, axe-core.

What is in the zip

FileWhat it does
00-root-instructions.mdWho the agent is, the rules, the gates
01-discover.mdStage 1: Discover
02-define.mdStage 2: Define
03-develop.mdStage 3: Develop
04-deliver.mdStage 4: Deliver
05-tools.mdConnections and permissions
06-manifest.mdWhich skill uses which tool
07-adapters.mdHow to load it in your tool
LICENCE.mdWhat you may and may not do
README.mdStart here: set-up in two minutes
guardrails.mdRisks, controls and sign-off
memory.mdWhat is kept and where
adapters/AGENTS.mdAdapter for your AI tool
adapters/CLAUDE.mdAdapter for your AI tool
adapters/chat-system-prompt.mdAdapter for your AI tool
adapters/ucd-pilot.mdcAdapter for your AI tool
evals/eval-suite.mdTests and pass marks
samples/01-passport-eligibility.mdSynthetic sample input
samples/02-epc-rating.mdSynthetic sample input
samples/03-universal-credit.mdSynthetic sample input
samples/04-driving-licence-70.mdSynthetic sample input
samples/05-council-tax-reduction.mdSynthetic sample input

Questions

Does it replace user research?
No. It works from what you give it and tells you when that is only one brief, not research.
Do I need Figma or Miro?
No. Both are optional. Without them you get markdown, Mermaid and JSON.
What do I need installed?
An AI tool such as Claude Code or Cursor. Node.js for the accessibility check.
Can I change the files?
Yes. They are plain markdown. The licence lets you adapt them for your own work.

Designed before it was built

Designed before it was built

This agent was designed with the five-question method: purpose, boundaries, what it touches, when a person steps in, and how you know it works. [Read the design](./anatomy).

About the author

Designed by Vijay Kandhalu.