Borrowing it
Nothing to install: this file belongs to dev-lou/PixelPilot. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dev-lou/PixelPilot/main/vscode/.github/instructions/uiux-library-research.instructions.mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dev-lou/PixelPilotWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
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<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/dev-lou/pixelpilot/uiux-library-research"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/dev-lou/pixelpilot/uiux-library-research.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00605 | $0.00605 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00242 | $0.00242 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00121 | $0.00121 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00060 | $0.00060 |
Grade A, and why
PixelPilot uiux-library-research.instructions.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2mo ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 74 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
UI/UX Library Research 2026
Research process for defining requirements, searching for options, evaluating candidates, and providing recommendations.
1. WHEN TO USE THIS SKILL
- The user asks for a library recommendation.
- Existing skills reference a potentially outdated library.
- A new project requirement emerges that isn't covered by existing skills.
2. RESEARCH PROCESS
Step 1: Define Requirements
- What is the core problem?
- What is the tech stack (React, Vue, Vanilla JS)?
- What is the design language?
- What are the performance and accessibility needs?
Step 2: Search for 2026 Options
- Use
searchtool with queries like: "best [category] library 2026", "modern [category] react library", "[category] alternatives to [old-library]". - Look for GitHub repositories, npm packages, and community discussions.
Step 3: Evaluate Candidates
- GitHub Stars: Community popularity.
- npm Downloads: Real-world usage.
- Bundle Size: Impact on performance.
- Framework Support: Compatibility with the project's stack.
- Performance: Benchmark data (if available).
- License: MIT, Apache 2.0, etc.
- Documentation: Quality and clarity of examples.
3. PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION
Top 2-3 options, each with a "best for" use case.
| Library | Best For | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library A | Large apps | Feature-rich, well-documented | Heavy bundle size |
| Library B | Small apps | Lightweight, fast | Limited features |
| Library C | Experimental | Cutting-edge features | Potential instability |
4. UPDATING SKILL FILES
If a library becomes a new industry standard:
- Propose updating the relevant skill file (e.g.,
uiux-admin-dashboard.md). - Include the new library in the "Decision Guide" or "Recommended Libraries" section.
- Provide a code example for the new library.
5. EXAMPLE RESEARCH TASK
Task: Find a modern 2026 library for data visualization in React.
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 2mo ago First seen · 74 lines · 605 tokens per session scan A d7520b819271
PixelPilot uiux-library-research.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository dev-lou/PixelPilot (2 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 605 tokens to every session, about $0.0024 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.
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