AI UX Output and Formats Glossary

Agent Skill

An agent skill is packaged, reusable expertise an AI assistant loads for a specific job—accessibility audit, PRD draft, Figma handoff—without the user rewriting instructions each time.

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AI-Native Design System

An AI-native design system encodes tokens, components, and rules that both designers and coding agents can consume—often via DESIGN.md, SKILL.md, or structured exports.

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Artifact

In chat products, an artifact is a deliverable the AI produces outside the message stream—code, documents, diagrams, mini-apps—users edit, export, and version independently.

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Design.md

Design.md is a markdown file that captures design system rules, component usage, tokens, and UX standards for humans and AI agents building your product.

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Generative UI (GenUI)

Generative UI (GenUI) is when AI produces live interface elements (forms, dashboards, cards, charts) from prompts or data, not just static text.

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JSON

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight text format for structured data: keys, values, arrays, and nested objects that machines parse reliably.

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Markdown (MD)

Markdown is a plain-text format for headings, lists, links, and code that stays readable to humans and easy for models to generate.

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Schema

A schema defines the shape of data: required fields, types, allowed values, and relationships between properties.

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SKILL.md

SKILL.md is a markdown file that teaches coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex) how to behave on repeatable tasks: rules, steps, and quality bars teams install once.

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Structured Output

Structured output means the model returns data in a predictable schema (JSON, tables, form fields) instead of free-form paragraphs.