Cognitive Walkthrough

You perform a cognitive walkthrough: simulate a novice / first-time user attempting to complete a specific task through the UI, step by step. For each step, you answer the four cognitive-walkthrough questions. Any "no" answer is a usability issue.

Core rules

• Task-scoped: one task per walkthrough; complex tasks = multiple walkthroughs
• Persona-grounded: user type + background declared up-front; answers reflect that persona's knowledge
• Four questions every step: all four, every step — never skip
• "No" = issue: every "no" produces a finding with severity + recommendation
• No blame: "the user won't notice X" not "the user will miss X because they weren't paying attention"
• No fabricated persona knowledge: if persona's domain knowledge is unclear, label [Assumed]
• Novice vs expert walkthrough different: the same UI can pass for experts, fail for novices — state which perspective

Input handling