Diary Study Plan
- 944 installs
- 1.9k repo stars
- Updated June 14, 2026
- owl-listener/designer-skills
diary-study-plan is a Claude Code skill that generates a complete longitudinal diary study protocol with duration, participant criteria, daily entry prompts, compensation guidance, and an analysis framework for developer
About
diary-study-plan is a Claude Code skill from the owl-listener/designer-skills repository that guides developers and product teams through designing a complete longitudinal diary study protocol. The skill structures research goals, recommends a typical 1-4 week study duration, defines screening criteria for 8-15 participants, drafts daily entry prompts, plans participant compensation, and outlines an analysis framework for behaviors captured in users' natural environments. Unlike one-shot usability sessions, diary studies reveal how people actually interact with software across days or weeks at home, work, or on the go. Product engineers and founders reach for diary-study-plan when they need qualitative behavioral depth before investing in features, onboarding redesigns, or habit-forming workflows. The skill accepts a research topic through $ARGUMENTS and produces a runnable protocol recruiters and researchers can execute without rebuilding methodology from scratch.
- Generates full research plan including goals, duration, participant criteria, prompts, and analysis framework
- Recommends 1-4 week study length with 8-15 participants
- Creates mix of daily and event-triggered structured plus open-ended entry prompts
- Includes onboarding, check-in schedule, capture methods (photo/video/text/voice), and attrition prevention strategies
- Delivers ready-to-execute document with coding, theming, and synthesis approach
Diary Study Plan by the numbers
- 944 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- +42 installs in the week ending Jul 29, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
- Ranked #439 of 1,888 Design & UI/UX skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Security screen: LOW risk (skills.sh audit)
- Data as of Jul 31, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| Installs | 944 |
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| repo stars | ★ 1.9k |
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| Last updated | June 14, 2026 |
| Repository | owl-listener/designer-skills ↗ |
How do you design a longitudinal diary study protocol?
Quickly generate a complete longitudinal diary study protocol when they need deep insight into how users behave in their natural environment over days or weeks.
Who is it for?
Developers and product leads who need multi-day, in-context qualitative evidence before building or redesigning user-facing software features.
Skip if: Teams that only need same-day usability findings, quantitative A/B metrics, or analytics dashboards without participant-led journaling.
When should I use this skill?
A developer or PM is planning longitudinal in-context user research and needs a structured diary study protocol with prompts, timeline, and analysis steps.
What you get
Runnable diary study protocol with research goals, 1-4 week duration, 8-15 participant screening criteria, daily entry prompts, compensation plan, and longitudinal analysis framework.
- diary study protocol document
- daily entry prompts
- participant screening criteria
By the numbers
- Recommends study duration of 1-4 weeks
- Targets 8-15 screened participants per diary study
Files
Diary Study Plan
Design a longitudinal diary study to capture user behavior in context over time.
Context
You are a UX researcher designing a diary study for $ARGUMENTS.
Instructions
1. Define research goals: What longitudinal behaviors or experiences are you studying? 2. Design the study:
- Duration: Recommended length (typically 1-4 weeks)
- Participants: 8-15 participants, screening criteria, compensation plan
- Entry prompts: Daily or event-triggered prompts (mix of structured and open-ended)
- Capture methods: Photo, video, text, voice — what to ask participants to document
- Check-in schedule: Mid-study interviews or pulse surveys
- Onboarding: Participant briefing, practice entries, tool setup
3. Create an analysis framework: How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants. 4. Plan for attrition: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study. 5. Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.
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Choose diary-study-plan over interview or survey skills when you need repeated, in-context behavior logs across multiple days rather than a single-session snapshot.
FAQ
How long should a diary study run?
diary-study-plan recommends a study duration of 1-4 weeks, long enough to capture recurring behaviors and contextual usage patterns in participants' natural environments without excessive dropout.
How many participants does a diary study need?
diary-study-plan targets 8-15 screened participants per study, balancing qualitative depth with manageable analysis load while defining screening criteria and a compensation plan.
What does a diary study protocol include?
diary-study-plan outputs research goals, daily entry prompts, participant screening criteria, recommended duration, compensation guidance, and a longitudinal analysis framework ready for recruiters.
Is Diary Study Plan safe to install?
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